Stanley Cup: Why a Small Czech Town Stays Up Late for Tampa Bay
Stanley Cup: Why a Small Czech Town Stays Up Late for Tampa Bay
Frýdek-Místek natives Pavel Kubina and Ondrej Palat won Stanley Cup titles with the Lightning two decades apart—and forever endeared their Florida NHL team to residents of the eastern Czech Republic.
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Blues fans shrug off rain to honour Stanley Cup champions
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Panthers start fast and finish strong, topping Golden Knights 4-2 in Cup rematch, Sports
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Stanley Cup Final: Avalanche beat Lightning in OT Game 1
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NHL takeaways: Kings proving Western superiority
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Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers
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Roman Polak, who signed deal with Czech hockey team, says he may not return to Stars if NHL season resumes
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Tampa Bay Lightning Celebrate Stanley Cup Win with Cigars
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Bringing the Winter Classic to Seattle came with an insurance policy. A retractable roof, Sports
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Defenseman Darren Raddysh scores twice, Lightning beat banged-up Wild 4-1, National Sports
Tampa Bay Lightning fans celebrate a third straight Stanley Cup Final appearance