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Welcome to the Hockey Forum's official resource for the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2008-2009 season schedule.
I have to put together for the Hockey Forum community a news resource thread for the Tampa Bay Lightning's regular season game schedule and upcoming broadcasting information. Such information isn't just for here, but also for individual team boards. The posts are organized to show both schedule types and are easy to find what you're looking for.
The first post in this thread will contain news hyperlinks for the game schedules themselves. The second post is reserved for the broadcasting information.
I would like to invite everyone's participation in helping me track down any news items you find in the posts that follow! You see something that you think I should add to either the game schedule news link list or those for the broadcasting schedules, please by all means post them and I'll then add them.
My goal is to encourage participation in this thread where once the schedules are released, let's hear what you think are the most anticipated games you think should be circled on the 2008-2009 hockey calendar! Also, what do you like about the new schedules? What do you not like about them? Many other fans would like to know what your answers would be.
The National Hockey League unveiled the 2008-2009 regular season schedule on July 17, 2008 at 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. For more on the entire league schedule, please go to
this thread for further details.
Here are the most resourceful news items available online.
National Hockey League official site
(July 17):
*European opening, Canadiens centennial highlight 2008-2009 season
Matchups not to be missed
2008-2009 NHL schedule page
(July 18):
Inside the 2008-2009 schedule
(August 11):
NHL announces 2008-2009 pre-season schedule
Tampa Bay Lightning official news releases
(July 16):
Lightning announce 2008 preseason schedule
(July 17):
Lightning open 16th NHL season October 4th vs. New York Rangers in Prague; home opener set for October 11th vs. Carolina
(August 15):
Lightning add exhibition game September 30th vs. HC Slovan in Bratislava, Slovakia
Tampa Tribune's Lightning page
(July 16):
Lightning announce 2008 preseason schedule
(July 17):
NHL releases Lightning season schedule
Breaking down the Lightning schedule
Lightning time correction for game in Prague
(July 18):
Lightning will travel abroad, out west
(August 15):
Lightning make additional European game official
St. Petersburg Times' Lightning page
(July 17):
2008-2009 Lightning schedule
Regular season schedule no easy road to redemption
(July 18):
Lightning coach Melrose sets scene on schedule
Five Lightning games to watch in 2008-2009
(August 15):
Slovakia game added to European trip
The Sports Network's (TSN) NHL page
(July 17):
Season to open in Europe as NHL releases 2008-2009 schedule
2008-2009 NHL schedule
2008-2009 Canadian calendar
(August 11):
NHL releases pre-season schedule
CBC Sports' hockey page
(July 17):
New NHL schedule heightens Canadian rivalries
(August 11):
Senators host Rangers to open NHL pre-season
ESPN's NHL page (July 17):
The can't-miss games of 2008-2009 NHL season