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Blackhawks, Lightning to face off in Stanley Cup Final

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Between the Chicago Blackhawks‘ veteran poise and the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s young stars, the Stanley Cup Final will have no shortage of dynamic offensive talent playing on hockey’s biggest stage. The Blackhawks begin the final series in their quest for a third NHL championship in six seasons when they visit Amalie Arena on Wednesday to face the Lightning, who are going for the second Stanley Cup title in franchise history after streaking through the Eastern Conference bracket with a series…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.29.15 –The Rays stadium situation in St. Pete seriously needs to change soon

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The St. Pete City Council huddled for over four hours yesterday to settle….absolutely nothing regarding the impasse with the Tampa Bay Rays and the stadium situation. For a blow-by-blow account, check out my colleague Janelle Irwin’s recount. While the Rays and the Council battle against each other, I’m going to take a look at one of the real culprits in this saga: baseball fans in the Tampa Bay area, or the lack of them. Depending on what happens tonight in Madison Square Garden,…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.22.15 — On Donald Trump, James Harden & what local taxpayers should pay for

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Happy Memorial Day Weekend to you all, which by the way is the earliest we can ever have such a holiday, with this Monday only being the 25th of May. Incidentally, Labor Day will take place as late as it can be this year (September 7), which will actually be a factor in delaying the NFL season by a week, meaning the regular season won’t end until next January. If one of the prerequisites for being a politician is engaging in a…

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Rangers victory means ‘Disney on Ice: Frozen’ is on for Tampa

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Some moms and little girls in Florida are thanking the New York Rangers. The top-seeded Rangers won Game 7 of the NHL semifinals in New York Wednesday night, meaning that a “Disney on Ice: Frozen” will go on as planned in Tampa this weekend. Had the Washington Capitals beaten the Rangers, they would’ve faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in game one of the NHL Eastern Conference finals in Tampa on Saturday, bumping the Disney show. The Lightning will now play…

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Tampa Bay hockey fans boost record wireless use during NHL postseason game

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Smartphones in hand, hockey fans have engulfed the postseason with one goal: capturing the most memorable experiences – everything from hard checks to slapshot goals. At Amalie Arena, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning postseason series against the Detroit Red Wings, fans have pushed network traffic on AT&T to new heights. None of this is particularly surprising for the folks at AT&T, as they find that more and more consumers use a variety of mobile devices – each one in search of…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.1.15 — On the so-called Fight of The Century

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If you were growing weary of reading Jameis Winston vs. Marcus Mariota everyday in your local sports pages for the past four months, Buc fans, congrats. Now you’ll just be reading about Winston everyday up until the season begins. Let’s just hope for all concerned it’s only in the sports pages. Last night the NFL draft’s opening round kicked off in what is considered to be the biggest non-football sports weekend in America this year. In addition to the NBA and NHL…

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Steve Yzerman to be named Lightning GM

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Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman will be named general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning at a 3 p.m. ET news conference Tuesday, two sources told ESPN.com. Yzerman leaves the Detroit Red Wings, the only NHL team he’s ever been with, both as the superstar captain and more recently as vice president. The Lightning have been courting Yzerman heavily for at least two weeks, one source said. Yzerman replaces Brian Lawton, who was fired last month.

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