Sunday, August 30, 2009

FAN FEST - Tampa Bay Lighting Hockey Team 8-29-09

The Lighting play at the St Pete Times Forum ….

The St Pete Times Forum is located in Downtown Tampa's ...

Channelside District the lighting capital of the U.S.. Opening in 1996 as the Ice Palace. Naming rights to the Ice Palace were sold to the St. Pete Times, a daily newspaper which circulates throughout the Tampa Bay Area.

The Forum other entertainment events include concerts, NBA exhibition games, USF Basketball, NCAA Tournament games, tennis, professional wrestling, boxing, figure skating, and rodeos.

The Bolts have one Stanley Cup championship in 2004, and several Eastern Conference championships ...

Tampa-based group led by two Hockey Hall of Famers Phil Esposito and his brother Tony who are the primary owners.

One of the limited partners is New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner who lives in Tampa during the year.

Pictures include the St Pete Times Forum, banners Downtown Tampa plus ...

Kids from various kid leagues around the area as well has children of Bolt players and TPD were allow to skate on the ice before the game ...


Bolt players signed autographs for fans & Cousin Steve messing around ....

Scrimmage between the Tampa PD Hockey Team and the Bolts ....








Friday, August 28, 2009

Pre-Season Football 8-27-09 Miami 10 Bucs 6






Byron Leftwich's arm proved to be better than his aim at ending the Bucs' starting quarterback quandary Thursday against the Dolphins in front of 35,000 fans.

At game time the temperature was around 77 degrees with a cool breeze and rain clouds forming, by half time we had a fairly heavy rain, with the game being suspended for about 20 minutes do to rain ...

All pics were taken with my cell phone ...

Today FanFest for the Lighting, Next Weeked USF and Bucs vs Texans ...