The Block Party

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 for that one game and his Nikita Kucherov impersonat...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 plus Fact of Fiction. See omnystudio.com/listener...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 fiction we learn that Frantz will do ANYTHING to fin...

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 college football and how he lost some teeth after 30 y...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 curfew stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Prospal-John Tortorella story. See omnystudio.com...

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 Lecavalier wrecking a car and starting a line brawl d...

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 Marchand licked him. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

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 St. Louis on the road. See omnystudio.com/listene...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 last 30 years, how he treated players as a GM and own...

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.