Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei whitianga - 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). I uru atu rātau ki te kōwhiringa tuatahi i te tau 1992
, i tīpakohia ai e rātau a Roman Hamrlik i te tuatahi. Mai i te tau 1992, e 190 ngā kaitākaro mai i ngā iwi rerekē e 13.