Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko te Tampa Bay Lightning he kapa hockey hukapapa ngaio kei Tampa, Florida. He mema ratou o te Rōpū Atlantic o te Huihuinga ki te Rawhiti o te National Hockey League (NHL). Ko te tuhi whakauru tuatahi i uru atu ai rātau ki roto i te
1992, i tīpakohia ai e rātau a Roman Hamrlik hei tuatahi. Mai i te tau 1992, e 190 ngā kaitākaro mai i ngā iwi rerekē e 13.