Ice hockey is a big deal in our area right now. Maybe it has something to do with our own Tampa Bay Lightning making it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals last month for the first time since 2004. It could also have to do with the fact that Florida Hospital Center Ice (FHCI), which will be the largest recreational skating facility in the state, is about to open in a few months in nearby Wesley Chapel, off S.R. 56 near the I-75 interchange. Either way, if your Freedom or Wharton high school student is interested in hitting the ice this next school year, registration officially has begun for the new Lightning High School Hockey League (LHSHL).Continue reading
Lightning Fever Strikes Tampa Bay
By Gary Nager
Unlike most people I know here in the Tampa Bay area, I’ve been an ice hockey fan for almost 50 years. The first hockey playoff game I ever went to was the deciding Game 3 between the New York Islanders and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in 1975, which was the first playoff series the Islanders ever won before they won four Stanley Cups in a row in the 1980s.Continue reading
Zimmerman Unveils Ice Hockey Plans For Wesley Chapel
By Matt Wiley
It seems that Wesley Chapel is going to be pretty cool in the coming years, as two ice hockey rinks now are in the works for our area, although one of the two is significantly closer to becoming a reality.Continue reading
Wesley Chapel Could Get ‘Cooler’ With Largest Hockey Facility In Florida
By Matt Wiley
Gordie Zimmerman sees a cold, icy future ahead for Wesley Chapel. That is, if his company’s plan to build the largest ice hockey facility in the Tampa Bay area comes to fruition.Continue reading