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Tampa Bay Lightning
National Hockey League team in Tampa, Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Amalie Arena in Downtown Tampa.
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Conference | Eastern |
Division | Atlantic |
Founded | December 6, 1990 (began play in 1992) |
History | Tampa Bay Lightning 1992–present |
Home arena | Amalie Arena |
City | Tampa, Florida |
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Team colors | Blue, white, black[1][2] |
Media | Bally Sports Sun 102.5 The Bone |
Owner(s) | Vinik Sports Group, LLC (Jeffrey Vinik, chairman)[3][4] |
General manager | Julien BriseBois |
Head coach | Jon Cooper |
Captain | Vacant |
Minor league affiliates | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) |
Stanley Cups | 3 (2003–04, 2019–20, 2020–21) |
Conference championships | 4 (2003–04, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2021–22)[note 1] |
Presidents' Trophy | 1 (2018–19) |
Division championships | 4 (2002–03, 2003–04, 2017–18, 2018–19) |
Official website | www |
The Lightning were founded as an expansion team on December 6, 1990, and began play in the 1992–93 NHL season. The team has won three Stanley Cup championships: in 2004, 2020, and 2021. Since 2015, the Lightning have reached the conference finals six times and have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals four times, winning in 2020 and 2021 and finishing as runners-up in 2015 and 2022. Additionally, the Lightning tied the then all-time record for regular season wins in the 2019 season[5] (later broken by the 2022–23 Boston Bruins), and won eleven straight playoff series from 2020 to 2022. The team's sustained success during this period has led some to regard the Lightning as a modern NHL dynasty.[6][7][8] The franchise is owned by Jeffrey Vinik, and the general manager is Julien BriseBois. Jon Cooper has served as head coach since March 2013, and is the longest-tenured active head coach in the NHL.