A Brief History of the Lightning
The Lightning created a flutter in the fourth season by defeating the Stanley Cup Champions and with their popularity growing; the Tampa Bay Lightning finally gets a new Stadium of their own called Ice Palace in the 1996-97 season. The following seasons saw Lightning's downfall in the NHL League due to various reasons and it was in the 2002-03 season that the Tampa Bay Lightning team regained its lost ground by winning seven consecutive games.
The Lightning won the Stanley Cup, Eastern Conference title as well as Division titles in 2003-04 season, apart from winning the Divisional championships in the 2002-03 season. The Lightning is struggling in the current season, even though their best players are at the top of their game. The Lightning unveiled their new logo that has the image of a stylish lightning bolt in August 2007 and they are nicknamed as Bolts.