Lightning training camp schedule (including free lunch for fans on Tuesday)

Posted Sep 11, 2009 by Erik Erlendsson

Updated Sep 11, 2009 at 03:58 PM

The Tampa Bay Lightning will open up their 17th training camp, presented by the Embassy Suites Downtown, at the Brandon Ice Sports Forum on Saturday, September 12.  Physicals will begin at 8 a.m. while on-ice testing will get underway at 10 a.m.  The camp will be highlighted with open practices, free lunches and more for fans.

Lightning training camp will feature 52 players, including those currently participating in Tampa Bay’s rookie camp, which concludes Friday in Brandon. Newcomers Mattias Ohlund, Alex Tanguay, Victor Hedman, Antero Niittymaki and others will join perennial NHL All-Stars Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis as well as Mike Smith, Paul Ranger and Andrej Meszaros. In all 52 players will take to the ice including 30 forwards, 16 defenseman and six goaltenders. 

Players will begin camp broken into three different teams.

All practices and scrimmages from Saturday until Friday, September 18 will be free and open to the public, including those at the St. Pete Times Forum.  On Sunday, commemorating the first day of practice, the Lightning will host a fan party at the Ice Sports Forum with entertainment, fan land games, the Bolt Brigade with ThunderBug and more from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.  The Lightning will also hold a free lunch Tuesday, September 15 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the St. Pete Times Forum as training camp moves to downtown Tampa.

2009 Tampa Bay Lightning Training Camp Schedule

Saturday, September 12

Group A

        Brandon Ice Sports Forum

  8:00 AM                       Off-Ice Physicals

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM           On-Ice Testing

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM           Media

Group B

Brandon Ice Sports Forum

  9:15 AM                       Off-Ice Physicals

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM           On-Ice Testing

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM           Cool Down

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM             Media

       

Group C

Brandon Ice Sports Forum

  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM         Media

       
Sunday, September 13th

Group A

        Brandon Ice Sports Forum

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM           Practice (Rink 1)

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM           Flood

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM           Practice (Rink 1)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM             Off-Ice Workout

Group B

Brandon Ice Sports Forum

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM           Practice (Rink 2)

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM           Flood

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM           Practice (Rink 2)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM             Off-Ice Workout

Group C

Brandon Ice Sports Forum

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM           Off-Ice Workout

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM             Practice

Monday, September 14th

Group A

        Brandon Ice Sports Forum

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM           Scrimmage vs. Group C (Rink 1)

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM           Flood

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM           Practice (Rink 1)

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM           Off-Ice Workout

Group B

Brandon Ice Sports Forum

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM           Practice (Rink 2)

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM           Flood

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM           Scrimmage vs. Group C (Rink 2)

12:30 PM – 12:50 PM           Off-Ice Workout

Group C

Brandon Ice Sports Forum

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM           Scrimmage vs. Group A (Rink 1)

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM           Flood

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM           Scrimmage vs. Group B (Rink 2)

12:30 PM – 12:50 PM           Off-Ice Workout

       

Tuesday, September 15th (Training camp moves to St. Pete Times Forum)

Group A

9:30 AM                         Meeting

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM             Practice

        10:30 AM – 10:45 PM           Flood

        10:45 AM – 11:30 AM           Controlled Scrimmage

        11:30 AM – 12:30 PM           Off-Ice Workout

Group B

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM           Off-Ice Workout

11:30 AM                       Meeting

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM           Practice

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM           Flood

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM             Controlled Scrimmage

Group C

       

        1:45 PM – 3:15 PM             Practice

          3:45 PM – 4:45 PM             Off-Ice Workout