Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning season | |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Atlantic |
Founded | 1992 |
History | Tampa Bay Lightning 1992–present |
Home arena | Amalie Arena |
City | Tampa, Florida |
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 | Steven Stamkos |
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 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.
The team has won three Stanley Cup championships: 2004, 2020, and 2021. They also reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015 and in 2022. The Lightning won 11 straight playoff series from 2020-2022 before eventually losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals, and are often referred to as a modern-day dynasty.[5][6][7] 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.
"We are extremely excited to unveil our third jersey and uniform system to Bolts Nation tonight," Lightning chief executive officer Steve Griggs said. "As an organization, we saw the third jersey as an opportunity to grow our brand by evolving from our traditional, classic blue and white uniform system into one that is unique, youthful and innovative." The new jersey concept began with an open survey for all fans nearly two years ago. Over 30,000 fans participated, and the results heavily favored a return to black, one of the original colors of the 26-year-old franchise.
The 2020 Stanley Cup banner is blue, features the Lightning logo and measures 14'x24'.
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