The Inaugural Lightning Bolt Strikes Tampa 5

The Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice responsible for on October 7, 1992, in Tampa's Expo Hall inside the Florida State Fairgrounds. They shocked the NHL world by demolishing the Blackhawks from Chi-town, 7-3. Four goals were scored by an unknown journeyman, Chris Kontos. This scoring binge is unmatched by any Bolts player. The Lightning were in beginning of the process within the Campbell Conference抯 Norris Division by January, thanks to Kontos and centerman Brian Bradley. Their quick descent within the Division basement began soon thereafter. Their nearest division foe, in proximity, was the St. Louis Blues, who have been over 1,000 miles away. The long travel schedule hurt they badly, and when it was everywhere, they finished in your cellar health of their division. They fought hard and earned 53 points in 84 games. That was an amazing showing to a expansion team. Tampa Bay fans were stuffed with enthusiasm, as Brian Bradley scored a team high 42 goals. This can remain a team record so that the 2006-07 campaign, when Vincent Lecavalier netted a job high 52 goals. 1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics Players Player Position Height Weight Age Goals Assists PointsBrian Bradley C 5-10 180 28 42 44 86John Tucker C 6-0 200 28 17 39 56Chris Kontos LW/C 6-1 195 29 27 24 51Rob Zamuner LW 6-3 203 23 15 28 43Shawn Chambers D 6-2 210 26 10 29 39Adam Creighton C 6-5 220 27 19 20 39Bob Beers D 6-2 200 25 12 24 36Marc Bureau C 6-1 203 26 10 21 31Doug Crossman D 6-2 190 32 8 21 29Danton Cole C/RW 5-11 185 26 12 15 27Mikael Andersson LW 5-11 181 26 16 11 27Rob DiMaio RW 5-10 190 24 9 15 24Roman Hamrlik D 6-2 215 18 6 15 21Steve Maltais LW 6-2 205 24 7 13 20Rob Ramage D 6-2 200 34 5 12 17Marc Bergevin D 6-1 209 27 2 12 14Joe Reekie D 6-3 220 27 2 11 13Ken Hodge Jr. C/RW 6-1 200 26 2 7 9Peter Taglianetti D 6-2 195 29 1 8 9Mike Hartman LW 6-0 190 25 4 4 8Steve Kasper C 5-8 175 31 3 4 7Tim Bergland RW 6-3 194 28 3 3 6Jason Lafreniere C 5-11 185 26 3 3 6Anatoli Semenov C/LW 6-2 190 30 2 3 5Basil McRae LW 6-2 210 32 2 3 5Chris Lipuma D 6-0 183 21 0 5 5Matt Hervey D 5-11 205 24 0 4 4Stan Drulia RW 5-11 190 25 2 1 3Jock Callander RW 6-1 188 31 1 1 2Shawn Rivers D 5-10 185 22 0 2 2Keith Osborne RW 6-1 180 23 1 1 2Dave Capuano LW 6-2 190 24 1 1 2Randy Gilhen C 6-0 190 29 0 2 2Michel Mongeau C 5-9 190 27 1 1 2Shayne Stevenson RW 6-1 190 22 0 1 1Martin Simard RW 6-1 215 26 0 0 0Herb Raglan RW 6-0 205 25 0 0 0Alain Cote D 6-0 207 25 0 0 0Jason Ruff LW 6-2 192 23 0 0 0Stephane Richer D 5-11 190 26 0 0 0Team Total 245 413 658 Goalies Player Ht Wt Age GP W L SO GAA SV%Pat Jablonski 6-0 180 25 43 8 24 1 3.97 .874Jean-Claude Bergeron 6-2 192 24 21 8 10 0 3.66 .876Wendell Young 5-9 181 29 31 7 19 0 3.66 .872David Littman 6-0 183 25 1 0 1 0 9.33 .667Team Total 84 23 54 1 3.85 .872 Lightning Firsts First goal: Chris Kontos, vs. Blackhawks, 4:43 on the first game. First Shutout: Pat Jablonski, 1-0 vs. Senators. First Road Victory: 2-1 vs. Blues. First Overtime Victory: 6-5 vs Islanders. The 1992 Sports WorldWashington beats Buffalo 37 - 24 in Minneapolis on January 26 to win Super Bowl XXVI.Chicago Bulls guard Nike jordan leads his team into a second NBA championship on June 14, defeating the Portland Trailblazers 97 - 93 after having trailed by 15 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.Puerto Rican-born jockey Angel Cordero Jr. retires at age 49, having ridden 7,057 races that included two Kentucky Derby, three Preakness, one Belmont, and four Breeder's Cup races. Andre Agassi, 22, (U.S.) wins in men's singles at Wimbledon. Steffi Graf wins in women's single. Stefan Edberg wins the U.S. Open men's singles title and Monica Seles the women's. The Olympics at Barcelona attract more than 14,000 athletes from 172 nations. South African athletes return to the games, as well as the brand new since 1972. Contestants of your Unified Team from former the Soviet nations win 45 gold medals. U.S. athletes win 37. American basketball's "dream team" wins the gold as professional players compete at last. The Toronto Blue Jays win everyone Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves 4 games to two.Evander Holyfield loses his heavyweight boxing title to Riddick Bowe, 25, on November 13 in Sin city.The 1993 Sports WorldDallas beats Buffalo 52 - 17 in Pasadena on January 31 to win Super Bowl XXVII.Jockey Julie Krone, 29, rides Colonial Affair to victory during the Belmont Stakes on June 5, becoming the initial woman to win any horserace in America's Triple Crown of turf classics. Three other female jockeys桺atti Cooksey, Diane Crump, and Andrea Seefeldt梙ave failed in three Kentucky Derby races anyone Preakness. No woman has ever before ridden with the grueling 1?mile Belmont. It's Krone's third Belmont attempt (he has also ridden in any Kentucky Derby); she won her first race in February 1981 by the time she retires in 1999 she'll have won 3,549 races.Chicago Bulls guard Nike jordan leads his team to its third consecutive NBA title on June 20, defeating the Phoenix Suns 99 - 98 around the sixth game of the finals. Jordan announces his retirement from basketball on October 6. He's going to play minor-league baseball batch that we get, as well as Bulls will retire his No. 23 jersey on November 1, 1994.Tennis great Arthur Ashe dies of AIDS-related pneumonia in The big apple on February 6 when he was 49.The Women's Tennis Council announces that it's going to not renew its sponsorship with Philip Morris following expiration of its agreement the new year and can seek some other sponsor for which have been the Virginia Slims championships. Health groups announce that they can always demonstrate at most Virginia Slims event up until contracts expires.Pete Sampras wins in men's singles at Wimbledon and Flushing Meadow. Steffi Graf wins in women's singles. A fanatical Graf fan stabs Monica Seles down match on April 30, in Hamburg.The Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies play their first MLB seasons. Both of them are National League expansion teams.Baseball suspends Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott for any season following complaints that they made bigoted remarks about players.The Toronto Blue Jays win the globe Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to two.Former St. Louis Cardinals, Gambling, and Nyc Yankees infielder Johnny Mize dies in Demorest, Ga., June 2 at age 80; former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale dies of your heart attack in Montreal on July 3, at age 56; former Yankee pitcher Allie Reynolds dies of complications from lymphoma and diabetes in Oklahoma City on December 27, at 79.Evander Holyfield regains his heavyweight boxing title on November 6, winning a 12-round decision over Riddick Bowe in Las Vegas. It was a really good year On the whole, the Bolts were solid first year. Although their record didn抰 show it, the c's was very competitive and gained the reputation because the hardest working team inside the NHL.