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Tampa Bay Lightning in History

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Events in Sport

  • 1990-12-06 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 1992-06-20 NHL Draft: ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) defenceman Roman Hamrlik first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 1992-09-23 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period
  • 1992-10-07 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win franchise opener, in 7-3 win over visiting Chicago Black Hawks

Sports History

1996-08-27 Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Detroit Red Wings to the Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL Star Dino Ciccarelli
  • 1997-10-01 Carolina Hurricanes lose franchise's debut NHL game, 4-2 to Tampa Bay Lightning at the Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida
  • 1998-01-15 Future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Dino Ciccarelli finds his 5th NHL club; traded from Tampa Bay Lightning to Florida Panthers
  • 1998-06-27 NHL Draft: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) center Vincent Lecavalier first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 2004-05-22 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
  • 2004-06-07 Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames, 2-1 for 4-3 series win; Tampa Bay's 1st-ever appearance in final
  • 2011-05-27 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning, 4 games to 3
  • 2015-05-29 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
  • 2015-06-15 Stanley Cup Final, United Center, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0 for a 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 6th Championship
  • 2019-04-06 Tampa Bay Lightning beats Boston Bruins, 6-3 in the season finale for their 62nd regular season win, tying the NHL record held by Detroit Red Wings (1995-96); 128 points, 4th in NHL history
  • 2020-09-28 Stanley Cup Final, Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta: Tampa Bay Lightning claim second championship in franchise history with a 2-0 Game 6 win over Dallas Stars; win series 4-2
  • 2021-07-07 Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens, 1-0 in Game 5; retain title, 4-1
  • 2022-06-26 Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Colorado Avalanche beats two-time defending champions Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1 for a 4-2 series win; Avs 3rd championship in franchise history

Birthdays in Sport

  • 1964-02-12 Michel Petit, Canadian NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Quebec, Canada
  • 1964-05-25 David Shaw, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1982-98 (Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and 4 other teams), born in St. Thomas, Ontario
  • 1964-08-02 John Cullen, Canadian NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Puslinch, Canada
  • 1964-09-29 John Tucker, Canadian NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Windsor, Ontario
  • 1964-12-23 Petr Klíma, Czech NHL right wing, 1985-99 (Detroit Red Wings; Edmonton Oilers, and 3 other teams), born in Chomutov, Czech Republic (d. 2023)
  • 1965-03-23 Daren Puppa, Kirkland Lake, NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
  • 1965-03-24 Jeff Reese, Brantford, NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
  • 1966-05-10 Mikael Andersson, Swedish NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Malmö, Sweden
  • 1966-05-15 Paul Ysebaert, Canadian NHL player (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Sarnia, Ontario
  • 1966-09-29 Rudy Poeschek, Canadian NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
  • 1967-03-11 Bill Houlder, Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
  • 1967-08-23 Jon Cooper, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 2020, 21 Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Prince George, British Columbia
  • 1969-09-17 Rob Zamuner, Canadian NHL forward (Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998), born in Oakville, Ontario
  • 1971-03-23 Alexander Selivanov, NHL right wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1971-03-23 Chris Lipuma, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1972-05-05 Mikael Renberg, Swedish NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning), born in Piteå, Sweden
  • 1973-01-13 Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1992, bronze 2002; Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning; NHL All-Star 1998, 99, 2002, 03; Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
  • 1973-04-23 Patrick Poulin, Canadian NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Vanier, Quebec, Canada
  • 1974-02-22 Aaron Gavey, Canadian NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
  • 1975-07-05 Chris Gratton, Canadian NHL center (Canada World C'ships gold 1997; Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Brantford, Ontario
  • 1976-04-14 Jason Wiemer, Canadian NHL left wing, 1994-2006 (Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, and 4 other teams), born in Kimberley, British Columbia
  • 1980-05-02 Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2004 TB Lightning, 2015 Chicago Blackhawks; Conn Smythe Trophy 2015), born in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • 1984-03-20 Valtteri Filppula, Finnish NHL hockey player, 2005-21 (Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, and 2 other teams), born in Vantaa, Finland
  • 1990-02-07 Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Markham, Ontario

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