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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Tampa Bay Lightning to Host Free Fan Fest Sunday

Are you a Tampa Bay Lightning fan? Lightning players will sign autographs for fans during Fan Fest on Jan. 13. There will also be a warehouse sale and other activities are planned as the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate their 20th year.

If you like hockey, it might be fun to go to Tampa on Sunday, Jan. 13 for the Tampa Bay Lightning's Fan Fest. The Tampa Bay Lightning welcome fans back to the Tampa Bay Times Forum with Fan Fest, pending ratification of the tentative collective bargaining agreement recently agreed upon by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association, as the team prepares to open its landmark 20th NHL season. The 2013 Lightning Fan Fest is free and is open to the public.   Here's what to know if you go: In addition to meeting the team and watching the first practice of the season, those in attendance will have the first opportunity to purchase single-game tickets. They will receive 50 percent off select Lightning merchandise…

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Major Changes in Store for Clearwater Ice Arena

The facility is undergoing a massive overhaul after being purchased by a Bay area doctor.

Tucked away in an industrial park in the southeast corner of Clearwater sits a nondescript building that’s home to an item rarely seen in Florida — a hockey rink.  But if a new owner and management team have their way, people will soon be talking about, and frequenting, the Clearwater Ice Arena.  Renovations are currently under way that will turn the aging, outdated ICOT Center facility into a modern, amenable ice palace, which will hopefully turn more people on to the arena and ice sports.  “We’re taking the next six months to reeducate the community,” said Dave Beaudin, director of hockey operations. “We need their support to help make us stronger.”  History on Ice Built in 1985, the facility is currently home to roughly 800 members of …

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