Lightning Goalie Buys House In South Tampa
Our Tampa Bay Lightning goalie has bought a new house in south Tampa. Andrei Vasilevskiy, also known as the Big Cat purchased this home in South Tampa for $8.5 million. The house has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. It is 5,196 square feet and is located Near Ballast Point in South Tampa.
In March Vasy put up his house for sale that he purchased in November of last year for $3.5 million. That house is also located in South Tampa and has four bedrooms and five bathrooms.
That house was 3,555 square feet so obvious he needed a little bit more room for his new house. I’m just glad the Big Cat is staying in Tampa, which means only good things for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Photo By: Tony Sica Photography
Glad Vasy Is The Tampa Bay Lightning Goalie
Andrei Vasilevskiy was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012. He has become one of if not the best goalkeepers in the National Hockey League. He has helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win two Stanley Cups the first one coming in 2020 and then they went back-to-back with another one in 2021. They went back in 2022 before falling to the Colorado Avalanche.
During the Lightning’s 2020 Stanley Cup victory the Big Cat won the Conn Smythe trophy, which is the MVP of the playoffs. The Lightning goalie has also won the Vezina trophy which is awarded to the league’s top goalkeeper that year. The reason why he is called the Big Cat is because of his size and his calmness under pressure.
The Lightning’s Success Since Becoming A Franchise
The Lightning’s first season was in 1992. Since then, they have made the playoffs in 16 seasons. They have a advanced to the second round of the playoffs 9 times. Additionally, the Bolts have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals 8 times. Finally, the have made the Stanley Cup Final 5 times and winning it 3 times.
10 Times We Caught Nikita Kucherov Smiling or Almost Smiling
It doesn’t happen often. But here are 10 times we caught the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov smiling… or almost smiling.
Congratulations to Tampa Bay Lightning right winger and future NHL Hall of Famer Nikita Kucherov. Last night, he became only the 5th NHL player EVER to get 100 assists in a single season.
For those not super into hockey, an assist is when you pass the puck to a teammate who scores. Getting 100 assists in a season puts Kuch in some pretty impressive company with hockey legends like Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux. Before this year, it had been a long 32 years since a player accomplished this feat. For a brief fleeting moment, we caught Nikita Kucherov smiling as everyone at Amalie Arena celebrated.
Nikita Kucherov is one of the most intense players on the Tampa Bay Lightning and all of the National Hockey League. TV cameras often catch Kuch scowling and cussing himself out on the bench if a shift doesn’t go exactly as planned. Even when he gets the puck in the net, Nikita Kucherov’s celebrations are usually more of a loud ferocious yell instead of a cheerful celebratory grin. To catch Nikita Kucherov smiling is a special moment.
But here are a few rare shots where we caught the Russian cracking a smile… or almost smiling. Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Lightning on securing another playoff run. The Lightning begin the quest for another Stanley Cup and boat parade this weekend. The Bolts will face off against in-state rival the Florida Panthers in the first round of the NHL playoffs. These 2 teams are notorious for getting physical so this series should be memorable. Go Bolts! And hopefully we’ll be able to share some more of these rare instances of Nikita Kucherov smiling.
Kevin is a member of Tampa Bay‘s Hometown Morning Krewe on 995 QYK. He has been with the station for 25 years, is a Tampa native, and went to Jesuit High School and USF. Go Bulls!. He is passionate about all things Tampa Bay. Kevin writes articles on the ongoing road projects around the Tampa Bay area, awards that Tampa Bay cities and businesses have won and country music happenings around the Bay area. He is always doing many things with his wife and kids. He loves to read books and play video games in his spare time.
