2013-2014 Tampa Bay Lightning Organizational Roster Tracker
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Connolly Quietly Collecting Postseason Points
Submitted by chad on May 21, 2013 - 16:04
For a 30-goal scorer, Brett Connolly is essentially flying below the radar.
Overshadowed by the success of the Syracuse Crunch's top line, Connolly has quietly continued his nearly one point per game pace in the Calder Cup Playoffs. He has five points in seven postseason games, having already notched 31 goals and 32 assists in 71 games in the regular season.
World Championships Game Day: 5-19-13
Submitted by pete on May 19, 2013 - 16:18
Bronze Medal Match
Finland 2 vs. USA 3 (SO)
Ben Bishop, USA, DNP
Tournament totals: 5 GP, 3-2-0, 0 SO, 2.83 GAA, .876 sv%
Matt Carle, USA, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Tournament totals: 10 GP, 0-2-2, E, 0 PIM
Nate Thompson, USA, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 2 SOG
Tournament totals: 10 GP, 1-2-3, +1, 8 PIM
Montreal's Alex Galchenyuk scored in the 4th round of the shootout to lift USA to a 3-2 win over Finland and a Bronze Medal at the IIHF World Championships. USA held a 2 goal lead heading into the Third Period on markers by Nashville's Craig Smith and Colorado's Paul Stastny, but Lauri Korpokoski scored a pair of goals in the final frame to force extra hockey. Ben Bishop sat backup for Team USA. The result is an excellent one for USA, which has often struggled in international tournaments outside the Olympics and World Cup, but is slightly bittersweet after their loss to Switzerland in the Semifinals.
In the day's other match, Sweden pummeled Cinderella Switzerland 5-1 to win the Gold Medal Match.
World Championships Game Day: 5-18-13
Submitted by pete on May 18, 2013 - 22:47
Semifinal Round
Switzerland 3 vs. USA 0
Ben Bishop, USA, DNP
Tournament totals: 5 GP, 3-2-0, 0 SO, 2.83 GAA, .876 sv%
Matt Carle, USA, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 9 GP, 0-2-2, +1, 0 PIM
Nate Thompson, USA, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 9 GP, 1-2-3, +1, 8 PIM
Former Blues draft pick Reto Berra stopped all 29 shots he faced to send unlikely Switzerland to the Gold Medal Match of the IIHF World Championships. Berra received 1 goal and 1 assist of support from Islanders first rounder Nino Neiderreiter in the victory. Ben Bishop sat backup to Anaheim draft pick John Gibson for Team USA.
Switzerland will play Sweden in the Gold Medal Match. USA will conclude their tournament against Finland in the Bronze Medal Match tomorrow.
Crunch Finish Sweep of Falcons With 5-2 Win
Submitted by jghoughtaling on May 17, 2013 - 22:48With a one goal lead and the third period winding down, Matt Taormina found the puck on his stick and looked for an open shot.
After his first attempt was blocked, the Syracuse Crunch defenseman drove toward the net wristed another toward the Springfield Falcons' net. He lost track of it there.
"I shot and I didn't hear anything until the crowd reacted," Taormina said. "I finally knew it actually went in."
The goal put the exclamation point on Syracuse's 5-2 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday, as the Crunch swept the Falcons 4-0 to move on to the conference finals.
"They were pressing, they could feel it," Syracuse coach Rob Zettler said of Springfield. "Then Taormina steps up and scores that goal, it's huge. It put a stamp on it for us."

