Inside the lobby of Tampa's Floridan Hotel, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy finds wrangling stray kittens for a photo shoot more problematic than corralling a loose puck in the crease with a couple of opponents' sticks jabbing away.

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Tye McGinn to a one-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. 

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning and AMALIE Arena will be holding their first part-time job fair for the upcoming season on Thursday, August 17 from 3 - 6 p.m. on the Promenade Level of the arena. The fair is being held to fill positions for AMALIE Arena events, Lightning hockey and Tampa Bay Storm football games.

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Lightning Foundation will hold the 17th annual Florida Hospital Bolt Run, presented by Dasani, benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the March of Dimes on Saturday, October 21 with the first race starting at 7:30 a.m. at AMALIE Arena. Past participants of the Bolt Run can sign up starting on Monday, August 14, while new runners can sign up beginning on Friday, August 18.

TAMPA BAY - Single game tickets for Tampa Bay Lightning games at AMALIE Arena during the 2017-18 regular season will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 11, the team announced today. Single game tickets can be purchased exclusively online at www.TampaBayLightning.com/tickets, not at the McDonald's Ticket Office.  

TAMPA BAY - The Lightning Girls have announced their 2017-18 squad that will perform at AMALIE Arena this season.

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TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today registration for the third season of the Lightning High School Hockey League (LHSHL) is now open for the 2017-18 season. High school students who are interested in joining one of the LHSHL's respective teams can visit www.LightningHighSchoolHockeyLeague.com to complete the online registration process.

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Ondrej Palat to a five-year contract worth $5.3-million AAV, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced Friday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have hired Karl Goehring as the Syracuse Crunch goaltending & video coach, general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.