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2008-2009

2008-2009 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Riku Helenius (G)	36	1988	Pälkäne, FIN	190	83	L
	#37	Olaf Kölzig (G)	54	1970	Johannesburg, RSA	190	102	L
	#30	Mike McKenna (G)	41	1983	St. Louis, MO, USA	188	83	R
	#31	Karri Rämö (G)	38	1986	Asikkala, FIN	189	93	L
	#41	Mike Smith (G)	42	1982	Kingston, ON, CAN	195	100	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#5	Matt Carle (D)	40	1984	Anchorage, AK, USA	183	89	L
	#44	Steve Eminger (D)	41	1983	Woodbridge, ON, CAN	187	94	R
	#23	Jamie Heward (D)	53	1971	Regina, SK, CAN	188	98	R
	#6	Andrew Hutchinson (D)	44	1980	Evanston, IL, USA	188	93	R
	#71	Geoff Kinrade (D)	39	1985	Nelson, BC, CAN	183	84	L
	#33	David Koci (D/LW)	43	1981	Praha, CZE	198	108	L
	#2	Lukas Krajicek (D)	41	1983	Prostejov, CZE	188	89	L
	#55	Matt Lashoff (D)	38	1986	East Greenbush, NY, USA	188	94	L
	#39	Mike Lundin (D)	40	1984	Burnsville, MN, USA	187	83	L
	#22	Marek Malík (D)	49	1975	Ostrava, CZE	193	107	L
	#6	Josef Melichar (D)	45	1979	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	190	97	L
	#14	Andrej Meszaros (D)	39	1985	Povazska Bystrica, SVK	188	99	L
	#56	Vladimír Mihálik (D)	37	1987	Presov, SVK	202	110	L
	#5	Cory Murphy (D)	46	1978	Kanata, ON, CAN	175	73	R
	#29	Janne Niskala (D)	43	1981	Västerås, SWE	184	91	L
	#55	Shane O'Brien (D)	41	1983	Port Hope, ON, CAN	191	104	L
	#43	Richard Petiot (D)	42	1982	Daysland, AB, CAN	193	95	L
	#51	Kevin Quick (D)	36	1988	Buffalo, NY, USA	183	79	L
	#54	Paul Ranger (D)	40	1984	Whitby, ON, CAN	194	95	L
	#32	Matt Smaby (D)	40	1984	Minneapolis, MN, USA	197	104	L
	#7	Noah Welch (D)	42	1982	Brighton, MA, USA	193	100	L
	#3	Ty Wishart (D)	36	1988	Belleville, ON, CAN	193	101	L
FORWARDS
	#76	Yevgeni Artyukhin (RW/LW)	41	1983	Moskva, RUS	197	118	L
	#27	Brandon Bochenski (RW/LW)	42	1982	Blaine, MN, USA	185	88	R
	#34	Ryan Craig (C/LW)	42	1982	Abbotsford, BC, CAN	188	96	L
	#9	Steve Downie (RW)	37	1987	Newmarket, ON, CAN	180	87	R
	#77	Chris Gratton (C)	49	1975	Brantford, ON, CAN	193	104	L
	#18	Adam Hall (RW)	44	1980	Kalamazoo, MI, USA	188	96	R
	#11	Jeff Halpern (C)"A"	48	1976	Potomac, MD, USA	183	86	R
	#36	Jussi Jokinen (W/C)	41	1983	Kalajoki, FIN	182	87	L
	#44	Martins Karsums (LW/RW)	38	1986	Riga, LAT	177	95	R
	#28	Zenon Konopka (C)	43	1981	Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, CAN	183	97	L
	#4	Vincent Lecavalier (C)"C"	44	1980	L'Île-Bizard, QC, CAN	193	98	L
	#12	Ryan Malone (LW)	45	1979	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	193	102	L
	#25	Matt Pettinger (LW)	44	1980	Edmonton, AB, CAN	185	93	L
	#20	Václav Prospal (LW/C)	49	1975	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	188	90	L
	#8	Mark Recchi (RW)	56	1968	Kamloops, BC, CAN	178	88	L
	#10	Gary Roberts (LW)	58	1966	North York, ON, CAN	188	95	L
	#36	Brandon Segal (RW)	41	1983	North Delta, BC, CAN	188	95	R
	#52	Radek Smolenak (LW/RW)	38	1986	Praha, CZE	191	96	L
	#26	Martin St-Louis (RW)"A"	49	1975	Laval, QC, CAN	171	82	L
	#91	Steven Stamkos (C/W)	34	1990	Markham, ON, CAN	185	88	R
	#38	Paul Szczechura (C/RW)	39	1985	Brantford, ON, CAN	180	89	R
	#17	Radim Vrbata (RW/LW)	43	1981	Mlada Boleslav, CZE	185	88	R
	#16	Jason Ward (RW)	45	1979	Chapleau, ON, CAN	188	92	R

Position: G: 4, D: 18, F: 21Av Age: 27.12 yearsAv Ht: 187.58 cmAv Wt: 94.09 kgCompare with other teams »

2008-2009 Tampa Bay Lightning Staff

Head CoachBarry Melrose
Head CoachRick Tocchet
Asst. CoachMike Sullivan
Asst. CoachRick Tocchet
Asst. CoachWes Walz
Goaltending CoachRobert Raeder
General ManagerBrian Lawton
Asst. General ManagerTom Kurvers
Asst. General ManagerClaude Loiselle
Team ManagerPhil Thibodeau
Amateur ScoutMicah Aivazoff
Amateur ScoutSteve Baker
Amateur ScoutLen Barrie
Amateur ScoutAngelo Bumbacco
Amateur ScoutBilly Coupland
Amateur ScoutRob Doyle

2008-2009 Tampa Bay Lightning Captains

"C"

Vincent Lecavalier

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Tampa Bay Lightning Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + White
Town: Tampa, FL, USA Map
Founded: 1992

2008-2009 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
12 players
7 players
4 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Tampa Bay Lightning: 4 444 GP
NHL: 14 304 GP
WC: 318 GP
OG: 52 GP
SHL: 175 GP
Liiga: 744 GP
Czechia: 165 GP
AHL: 5 655 GP
DEL: 8 GP
NL: 228 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Amalie Arena
Location: Tampa, FL, USA
Capacity: 19 092
Construction Year: 1996

Tampa Bay Lightning Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/01/2025 02:00 UTC	Los Angeles Kings	Tampa Bay Lightning	-	NHL
03/01/2025 03:30 UTC	San Jose Sharks	Tampa Bay Lightning	-	NHL
29/12/2024 22:00 UTC	Tampa Bay Lightning	Montréal Canadiens	2 - 5	NHL
29/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Tampa Bay Lightning	New York Rangers	6 - 2	NHL
24/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Florida Panthers	Tampa Bay Lightning	0 - 4	NHL

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Latest Transactions

05/11/2024

Up/Down

Gage Goncalves (F)

Joining fromSyracuse Crunch

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29/10/2024

confirmed

Lukas Svejkovsky (F)

Leaving forUnknown

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07/10/2024

confirmed

Logan Brown (F)

Leaving forSyracuse Crunch

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confirmed

Austin Watson (F)

Leaving forDetroit Red Wings

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11/07/2024

extension

Janis Moser (D)

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04/07/2024

confirmed

Haydn Fleury (D)

Leaving forWinnipeg Jets

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03/07/2024

confirmed

Tyler Motte (F)

Leaving forDetroit Red Wings

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02/07/2024

confirmed

Philippe Myers (D)

Leaving forToronto Maple Leafs

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Tampa Bay Lightning History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	34	17	12	-	3	2	134	97	42	1.24	7	-
2023-2024	NHL	82	37	29	-	8	8	291	268	98	1.2	6	Conference QF loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	38	30	-	8	6	283	254	98	1.2	6	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	39	23	-	12	8	287	233	110	1.34	5	Final loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	36	17	-	-	3	181	147	75	1.34	8	Champion
2019-2020	NHL	70	43	21	-	-	6	245	195	92	1.31	4	Champion
2018-2019	NHL	82	62	16	-	-	4	325	222	128	1.56	1	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	54	23	-	-	5	296	236	113	1.38	3	Conference Final loss
2016-2017	NHL	82	42	30	-	-	10	234	227	94	1.15	18	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	46	31	-	-	5	227	201	97	1.18	12	Conference Final loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	50	24	-	-	8	262	211	108	1.32	5	Final loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	46	27	-	-	9	240	215	101	1.23	8	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	18	26	-	-	4	148	150	40	0.83	28	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	38	36	-	-	8	235	281	84	1.02	21	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	46	25	-	-	11	247	240	103	1.26	8	Conference Final loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	34	36	-	-	12	217	260	80	0.98	25	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	24	40	-	-	18	210	279	66	0.8	29	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	31	42	-	-	9	223	267	71	0.87	30	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	44	33	-	-	5	253	261	93	1.13	16	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	43	33	-	-	6	252	260	92	1.12	16	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	46	22	8	-	6	245	192	106	1.29	2	Champion
2002-2003	NHL	82	36	25	16	-	5	219	210	93	1.13	11	Conference SF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	27	40	11	-	4	178	219	69	0.84	27	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	24	47	6	-	5	201	280	59	0.72	29	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	19	47	9	-	7	204	310	54	0.66	27	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	19	54	9	-	-	179	292	47	0.57	27	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	17	55	10	-	-	151	269	44	0.54	26	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	32	40	10	-	-	217	247	74	0.9	20	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	NHL	82	38	32	12	-	-	238	248	88	1.07	11	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	17	28	3	-	-	120	144	37	0.77	23	Did not make playoffs

Tampa Bay Lightning Retired Numbers

#4
Vincent Lecavalier (F)
#26
Martin St-Louis (F)

Tampa Bay Lightning Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

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Franchise All-Time Goals

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Franchise All-Time Assists

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Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

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Franchise All-Time Games Played

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

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Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
4	#118	Jan Golicic (D)	30/06/2006	Jesenice, SLO	196 cm	88 kg
4	#128	Hagen Burrows (F)	13/10/2005	Orono, MN, USA	190 cm	80 kg
5	#149	Joona Saarelainen (F)	04/04/2006	Mikkeli, FIN	176 cm	85 kg
6	#181	Kaden Pitre (F)	08/02/2006	Stouffville, ON, CAN	183 cm	84 kg
7	#195	Joe Connor (F)	31/03/2005	Amherst, NH, USA	178 cm	79 kg
7	#199	Noah Steen (F)	16/08/2004	Oslo, NOR	185 cm	87 kg
7	#206	Harrison Meneghin (G)	13/09/2004	South Surrey, BC, CAN	193 cm	79 kg
2023
2	#37	Ethan Gauthier (F)	26/01/2005	Phoenix, AZ, USA	183 cm	83 kg
4	#115	Jayson Shaugabay (F)	05/04/2005	Warroad, MN, USA	176 cm	75 kg
6	#179	Warren Clark (D)	31/08/2004	Riverside, ON, CAN	191 cm	88 kg
7	#193	Jack Harvey (F)	31/03/2003	Stacy, MN, USA	178 cm	80 kg
7	#211	Ethan Hay (F)	15/01/2005	Waterloo, ON, CAN	185 cm	88 kg
2022
1	#31	Isaac Howard (F)	30/03/2004	Hudson, WI, USA	180 cm	86 kg
3	#86	Lucas Edmonds (F)	27/01/2001	North Bay, ON, CAN	180 cm	81 kg
5	#160	Nick Malik (G)	26/04/2002	Raleigh, NC, USA	189 cm	81 kg
6	#192	Connor Kurth (F)	30/07/2003	Elk River, MN, USA	183 cm	96 kg
7	#223	Dyllan Gill (D)	07/06/2004	Riverview, NB, CAN	191 cm	88 kg
7	#224	Klavs Veinbergs (F)	27/03/2003	Riga, LAT	191 cm	90 kg

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2021 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Steven Stamkos
Barclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Blake Coleman
Pat Maroon - Tyler Johnson - Ross Colton

Victor Hedman - Jan Rutta
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Mikhail Sergachyov - David Savard

Andrei Vasilevsky
(Curtis McElhinney)

2020 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Ondrej Palat - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn - Anthony Cirelli - Tyler Johnson
Barclay Goodrow - Yanni Gourde - Blake Coleman
Pat Maroon - Cédric Paquette - Steven Stamkos

Victor Hedman - Kevin Shattenkirk
Mikhail Sergachyov - Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh - Zach Bogosian

Andrei Vasilevsky
(Curtis McElhinney)

2004 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Cory Stillman - Vincent Lecavalier - Martin Saint-Louis
Fredrik Modin - Brad Richards - Ruslan Fedotenko
Dave Andreychuk - Tim Taylor - Dmitri Afanasenkov
Chris Dingman - Éric Perrin - André Roy

Brad Lukowich - Pavel Kubina
Darryl Sydor - Dan Boyle
Nolan Pratt - Cory Sarich
Jassen Cullimore

Nikolai Khabibulin
(John Grahame)

Stories

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