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    Brian T. Dessart
    Nov 27, 2024, 17:26

    The Tampa Bay Lightning chose a striking yet straightforward name when creating their new NHL franchise in the 1990s.

    Tampa Bay Lightning logo, seen here on Andrei Vasilevskiy's jersey in 2021.

    Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Wild Wednesday Rewind heads back to the 1990s when the Tampa Bay Lightning were born. Their name choice was simple yet bold, and it's appeared on the Stanley Cup three times since then.

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