On this week's Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper at the Cigar City Taproom. They discuss why he's paying for Paul Kennedy's dry cleaning, his transition from lacrosse to hockey as a youth, his coaching style and inspirations, how they've integrated new…

On this week’s Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois to recap the season and the challenges they faced, why their window to win the Stanley Cup is still open, where the roster sits and the salary cap, why Nikita Kucherov should be the MVP and hi…

On this week’s Block Party Podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Dave Mishkin, radio play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They discuss his journey into broadcasting, calling Stanley Cup Championships and memorable moments, his motivation for volunteering with his therapy dog, Stella, and his n…

On this week's Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by the 2 newest members of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Anthony Duclair and Matt Dumba. They discuss their journeys to the Lightning, how they became friends, the Hockey Diversity Alliance, excitement for the playoffs, why Nikita Kucherov should win th…

On this week's Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Assistant Head Coach Jeff Halpern to discuss his journey to the NHL, playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning and with a young Steven Stamkos, why he got into coaching, how collaborative the Lightning coaching staff is and some in…

On this week’s Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by the Lightning’s Senior VP of Game Presentation, John Franzone, to discuss his role in creating the gameday experience at Amalie Arena, why it’s so important, his journey to get here, building out his team, taking changes but staying within the b…

On this special episode of the Block Party presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn were joined on stage at the Lightning Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony by members of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup team including Brad Lukowich, Chris Dingman, Cory Sarich, Ben Clymer, Andre Roy and Dan Boyle. They discuss the memories and…

On this week’s Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel who is currently one of the hottest players in the NHL. They discuss his journey to the NHL, the importance of family, and his experience filming Bolts Beginnings. They also talk about his relationship w…

On this week's Block Party Podcast, presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Jonas Johansson. They discuss him becoming a new dad and how it's changed his perspective on life. They delve into his journey to the NHL, his love for goaltending, his adjustment to the different ice sizes in North A…

On this week's Block Party podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning rookie forward Mitchell Chafee. He shares his journey in hockey, playing for UMass, the challenges of injuries, his role as a depth player, a love of country music, learning to play the guitar and how grateful he is for being…

On this week's Block Party podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ross Colton. They discuss his journey to the NHL, growing up in New Jersey, the influence of his family and going off to boarding school. He reflects on his time with the Syracuse Crunch and winning the Stanley…

On this week’s Block Party presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tyler Motte to discuss his journey from St. Clair, Michigan to the NHL, playing at the University of Michigan, being drafted by the Blackhawks, playing for John Tortorella, getting the call from Tampa Bay, his role on the team and why he likes blocking …

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Calvin de Haan to discuss his hockey journey from Carp, Ontario to the NHL, the challenges he faced along the way including multiple shoulder surgeries, coming to the Tampa Bay Lightning, his love of cars, his ownership in a Canadian brewery and his pas…

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by NHL Network's Jackie Redmond to discusses her love of hockey, her start in broadcasting including winning a reality show, her support of the Maple Leafs, the consistency and success of the Tampa Bay Lightning, working with Ryan Callahan and Brian Boyle,…

On this week’s Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury to discuss his journey to the NHL, the influence of coach Brent Sutter, growing up in Carlyle, Saskatchewan, the impact of his dad's, facing his brother in a game, being a teammate of his brother’s and his excitement about joining the …

On this week's Block Party Podcast presented by Jai Alai IPA, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos to discuss the players and coaches who influenced his career, his development as a player and leader, the 'Seen Stamkos' campaign when he was drafted and the toughest moments in his career. He also talk…

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh to discuss his hockey journey, playing roller blade hockey, his experience in junior hockey, transitioning from forward to defenseman and the importance of his coaches in that move. He also shares advice for you…

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn were joined in front of a live audience by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nick Paul to discuss his game progression, playing with top players like Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point, and his role on the power play. He also talks about the team's performance and the importanc…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Lightning CEO Steve Griggs to discuss how the Lightning became the organization they are today, his journey to the NHL, his vision for the Lightning in the community and more.By Tampa Bay Lightning

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vinny Lecavalier to discuss his journey to the NHL, his welcome to the NHL moment, getting drafted in Tampa, playing in Russia and what he's doing now for the Canadiens.By Tampa Bay Lightning

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Lightning forward Alex Barre-Boulet to discuss playing with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point, his welcome to the NHL moment, playing 2 games with the Kraken, Dad Life, why he wears hats all the time and earning his 'chirp card'.By Tampa Bay Lightning

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Manual Therapist Christian Rivas who just celebrated his 1,000th NHL game. They discuss what a Manual Therapist does and how he became one, the origin of his nickname, his 'Welcome to the NHL' moment, how they got Steven Stamkos ready to play in the Bubble fo…

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn were joined by Lightning forward Austin Watson to discuss his journey to the NHL, getting a new dog, tattoos, his fighting prowess and how he is approaching 5 years sober.By Tampa Bay Lightning

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Lightning forward Conor Sheary to discuss his move to Tampa Bay, being injured this year, the impact his sister had on him as an athlete, winning the Stanley Cup his first 2 seasons, playing with greats like Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Steven Stamkos …

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coborn are joined LIVE at the Cigar City Taproom by Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman Victor Hedman to talk about his career in Tampa Bay, the Global Series in Sweden, stories about Braydon Coburn, his acting career and so much more.…

On this week's Block Party Podcast, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning reporters Gabby Shirley and Chris Krenn to discuss how they got to the Lightning, favorite memories working for the team and their new podcast called 'Into The Blue'.By Tampa Bay Lightning

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Coach Frantz Jean who just celebrated his 1,000th career game as an NHL Coach, how he was destined to be a coach, what the Lightning saw in Jonas Johansson, getting to coach both Ben Bishop and Andrei Vasilevskiy and in fact of fi…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Luke Glendening to discuss his long journey to the NHL, how he became one of the best in hockey at faceoffs, how he would describe his game, becoming a dad, his initial thoughts on Tampa Bay, finding a pearl in his oyster, his love of tattoos and coll…

On this week's Block Party presented by Jai Alai, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois to discuss the upcoming season, the new players on the teams, what they will do in net with Andrei Vasilevskiy set to miss 2 months and so much more.By Tampa Bay Lightning

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by the first Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach, Terry Crisp, to talk about the first years with the Tampa Bay Lightning, his relationship with Phil Esposito including outscoring him in Juniors, playing in Expo Hall, playoff games in the Thunderdome, changes in the game today and curfe…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Vice President and General Manager to discuss the past season, how they plan and prepare for the off-season and next year, his path from lawyer to hockey General Manager and more.By Tampa Bay Lightning

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf is joined by former Lightning forward Ryan Malone to discuss his altercation with Paul Bissonnette, rooming with Andre Roy in Pittsburgh, growing up at the Penguins rink where his dad worked, watching Marty St. Louis practice, playing in the Olympics and so much more.…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by TNT Hockey Analyst Darren Pang to discuss this Lightning-Maple Leafs series, playing goalie in the NHL at 5'5", how he threw up before every game he played, calling Olympic games, growing up with former Lightning GM Steve Yzerman, close calls on the bench and Pangerisms.…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn were live at the Lightning Playoff Pep Rally at Sparkman Wharf with former Lightning Captain Dave Andreychuk to discuss his playing days in Tampa Bay, winning the 2004 Stanley Cup, looking ahead to the playoffs which begin this week and they take questions from the audience.…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Lightning forward Brian Boyle to discuss his time in Tampa Bay, his leukemia diagnosis in 2017, transitioning from a player to alumni, what happened with Justin Abdelkader in the 2015 playoffs, scoring against the Lightning in his return after a year off and a great Vinny…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf is joined by former Lightning players Andre Roy and Brad Lukowich to discuss coming back to Tampa for Alumni Weekend, what happened when Andre could skate at the Reunion Cup, how they could have formed a band together, proposing with the Stanley Cup, Marty St. Louis as a coach, a hilarious story about Vinny Lec…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Lightning forward Ryan Callahan to discuss reuniting with former teammates at Alumni Weekend, working for ESPN, being traded to Tampa and what surprised him about the area, the 2015 Stanley Cup Final run, his upcoming Foundation event and what really happened when Brad Ma…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf is joined by former Lightning players Ben Bishop and Teddy Purcell on Alumni Weekend to discuss what they are up to now, how hockey has evolved, what Ben saw in Andrei Vasilevskiy at an early age, how Teddy isn't the best athlete in his house, their favorite moments in Tampa Bay and how they used to prank Marty…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by new Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mike Eyssimont to discuss his trade to the Bolts and where he was when he found out, his style of play, tattoos, his battle with Crohn's Disease and introducing himself to Brayden Point months after getting into a fight on the ice.…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by new Lightning foward Tanner Jeannot to discuss his trade to Tampa Bay, growing up in Saskatchewan, his physical play, who he models his game after, playing with Braydon Point in Juniors and flying with the Royal Canadian Snowbirds.…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Founder Phil Esposito as he's been selected as part of the Lightning Hall of Fame's Inaugural Class. They discuss when he had the idea to start an NHL expansion franchise, why he chose Tampa, getting the investors to make it happen, other stories from the las…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Lightning forward Vinny Prospal to discuss his career and playing for so many teams, being on a line with Vinny LeCavalier and Marty St. Louis, practice celebrations, best advice he got from a coach, getting into coaching himself and why he's has settled down in Tampa.…

On this week's Block party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Bally Sports Sun's Paul Kennedy to discuss his journey to Tampa Bay and the Lightning broadcasts, if he ever gets nervous, broadcasting gaffes on-air, his most awkward interview, pronouncing players names, favorite places to travel on the job and more.…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point to discuss his love of Crocs and Subway sandwiches, scoring a shootout goal before his first NHL goal, his struggle with time, how he used to get undressed from his suit on gamedays, his stick blade, speaking to Pat Maroon's hockey team …

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie Brian Elliott to discuss how he got started as a goalie, designing goalie masks, how his nickname took off in St. Louis, gameday routine, why he uses a hula-hoop when warming up, how he tries to keep guys loose on the bench and the mental part of being…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Luke Schenn on why he became a defenseman when his brother is a forward, best advice from his Dad who was a coach, impact on his family of playing for so many teams, being sent to the minors at age 29, his time with the Tampa Bay Lightning a…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Alex Killorn to talk about his path to the NHL from Harvard to the Lightning, his love of Tampa, getting to know other Tampa Bay athletes, his key to longevity and not missing many games, the time Braydon Coburn got his by a golf ball on the course an…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by former Lightning forward Yanni Gourde to discuss his journey to the NHL, his adjustment to Seattle and being a leader there, his dislike for the Panthers, his defining moments in Tampa, his wife's entertaining videos she sent in the Bubble and how listening to the Block Party Po…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Tampa Bay Lightning's Director of High Performance and Strength Coach Mark Lambert to discuss how he got his start in training, what he looks for in scouting prospects, how he develops training regimens for the players and which Lightning players are most like the guys you see i…

On this week's Block Party, Greg Wolf and Braydon Coburn are joined by Lightning Video Coach Nigel Kirwan to discuss coaching his 2,000th game, how he got started in hockey and how is has been with the organization for the entire 30 years.