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The Esposito group would win the expansion franchise on December 6, 1990, [11] and name the team the Lightning, after Tampa Bay's status as the "Lightning Capital of North America". Phil Esposito fronted an ownership group that was later awarded an NHL franchise in 1992.
The 1992 NHL expansion draft was an expansion draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 1992–93 season, the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
There was a second phase to the 1993 NHL expansion draft, in which the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, and San Jose Sharks (the three expansion teams who joined the league in the two previous seasons) selected players from the Panthers and Mighty Ducks.
Both the Lightning and the Panthers were born out of the National Hockey League's expansion into the southeast in the early 1990s. Aside from a few abortive attempts to bring minor league hockey to Florida (the Tropical Hockey League of the 1930s, and Jacksonville Rockets and Barons of the 1960s/70s); these were the first professional hockey franchises in the Sunshine State.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The Lightning were founded in 1992 as an expansion team in the Norris Division of the Campbell Conference.
The city was a candidate for expansion in 1990, being one of the favorites, but lost out to the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning. [48] Hamilton's bid group attempted to negotiate the $50 million expansion fee; a condition the NHL rejected. [17]
Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 5-3 Sunday in the final NHL game before the 4 Nations Face-Off. Nick Paul, Brayden Point ...
Tampa Bay was rumored to be a front-runner when MLB expanded by two teams in 1991, but Miami and Denver were chosen instead. [13] Finally, in March 1995, St. Petersburg was awarded a major league expansion franchise along with Phoenix. [14] The Tampa Bay Rays began play as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in newly renamed Tropicana Field in 1998.