1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the team's inaugural season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They finished sixth in the Norris Division with a record of 23 wins, 54 losses, and 7 ties for 53 points.
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning | |
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Division | 6th Norris |
Conference | 11th Campbell |
1992–93 record | 23–54–7 |
Home record | 12–27–3 |
Road record | 11–27–4 |
Goals for | 245 |
Goals against | 332 |
Team information | |
General manager | Phil Esposito |
Coach | Terry Crisp |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Brian Bradley John Tucker Rob Ramage |
Arena | Expo Hall |
Average attendance | 10,014 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Atlanta Knights (IHL) Louisville Icehawks (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brian Bradley (42) |
Assists | Brian Bradley (44) |
Points | Brian Bradley (86) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Hartman (154) |
Plus/minus | Peter Taglianetti (+8) |
Wins | Jean-Claude Bergeron and Pat Jablonski (8) |
Goals against average | Jean-Claude Bergeron and Wendell Young (3.66) |
Offseason
Manon Rhéaume
On September 23, 1992, Manon Rhéaume became the first woman to play in an NHL exhibition game as the Tampa Bay Lightning played against the St. Louis Blues.
Regular season
The Lightning finished last in penalty-kill % during the regular season (74.43%).[1]
In the Lightning's very first NHL game on Wednesday, October 7, 1992, Chris Kontos scored the first hat trick in Lightning history as Tampa Bay defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 (the 7 goals would be the most that the Blackhawks would allow in a regular-season game that year).[2][3] On Friday, November 13, 1992, Pat Jablonski recorded the first shutout in Lightning history, as Tampa Bay blanked their fellow expansion cousins the Ottawa Senators 1-0 at home.[4]
Although the Lightning finished well out of playoff contention, their 53 points was by far the best inaugural season performance of any of the three expansion teams that joined in the early 1990's. Tampa Bay's 53 points was actually more than the combined totals for that season of the Senators and the San Jose Sharks (who were then in their second season), both of whom recorded only 24 points each.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Chicago Blackhawks | 84 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 106 | 279 | 230 |
Detroit Red Wings | 84 | 47 | 28 | 9 | 103 | 369 | 280 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 84 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 99 | 288 | 241 |
St. Louis Blues | 84 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 85 | 282 | 278 |
Minnesota North Stars | 84 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 82 | 272 | 293 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 84 | 23 | 54 | 7 | 53 | 245 | 332 |
[5]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 7, 1992 | 7–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 10, 1992 | 1–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 1–1–0 |
3 | T | October 11, 1992 | 4–4 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | October 13, 1992 | 2–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | October 15, 1992 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 2–2–1 |
6 | L | October 16, 1992 | 4–5 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 2–3–1 |
7 | W | October 20, 1992 | 6–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) | 3–3–1 |
8 | L | October 22, 1992 | 2–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | October 24, 1992 | 3–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) | 4–4–1 |
10 | L | October 27, 1992 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) | 4–5–1 |
11 | L | October 28, 1992 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 4–6–1 |
12 | L | October 30, 1992 | 1–2 | San Jose Sharks (1992–93) | 4–7–1 |
13 | L | November 1, 1992 | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) | 4–8–1 |
14 | W | November 3, 1992 | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 5–8–1 |
15 | T | November 6, 1992 | 2–2 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) | 5–8–2 |
16 | W | November 7, 1992 | 6–5 OT | @ New York Islanders (1992–93) | 6–8–2 |
17 | W | November 9, 1992 | 5–1 | @ New York Rangers (1992–93) | 7–8–2 |
18 | W | November 11, 1992 | 6–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 8–8–2 |
19 | W | November 13, 1992 | 1–0 | Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 9–8–2 |
20 | L | November 14, 1992 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames (1992–93) | 9–9–2 |
21 | L | November 17, 1992 | 5–6 | Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) | 9–10–2 |
22 | L | November 19, 1992 | 1–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 9–11–2 |
23 | L | November 21, 1992 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 9–12–2 |
24 | L | November 23, 1992 | 5–10 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 9–13–2 |
25 | W | November 24, 1992 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 10–13–2 |
26 | L | November 27, 1992 | 2–3 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) | 10–14–2 |
27 | L | November 28, 1992 | 3–4 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) | 10–15–2 |
28 | L | December 5, 1992 | 7–9 | Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 10–16–2 |
29 | L | December 7, 1992 | 1–6 | New York Islanders (1992–93) | 10–17–2 |
30 | L | December 9, 1992 | 5–6 | @ New York Rangers (1992–93) | 10–18–2 |
31 | L | December 11, 1992 | 4–5 | New York Rangers (1992–93) | 10–19–2 |
32 | W | December 12, 1992 | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) | 11–19–2 |
33 | W | December 15, 1992 | 3–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) | 12–19–2 |
34 | W | December 16, 1992 | 5–4 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) | 13–19–2 |
35 | L | December 18, 1992 | 0–2 | New Jersey Devils (1992–93) | 13–20–2 |
36 | W | December 20, 1992 | 4–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) | 14–20–2 |
37 | L | December 22, 1992 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 14–21–2 |
38 | L | December 23, 1992 | 1–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 14–22–2 |
39 | L | December 31, 1992 | 0–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 14–23–2 |
40 | L | January 2, 1993 | 1–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) | 14–24–2 |
41 | L | January 4, 1993 | 0–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) | 14–25–2 |
42 | W | January 6, 1993 | 6–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) | 15–25–2 |
43 | L | January 9, 1993 | 4–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 15–26–2 |
44 | L | January 11, 1993 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 15–27–2 |
45 | L | January 13, 1993 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 15–28–2 |
46 | L | January 16, 1993 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 15–29–2 |
47 | L | January 17, 1993 | 3–5 | Washington Capitals (1992–93) | 15–30–2 |
48 | L | January 19, 1993 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 15–31–2 |
49 | L | January 21, 1993 | 1–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 15–32–2 |
50 | W | January 23, 1993 | 5–1 | San Jose Sharks (1992–93) | 16–32–2 |
51 | T | January 24, 1993 | 2–2 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 16–32–3 |
52 | L | January 28, 1993 | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 16–33–3 |
53 | W | January 30, 1993 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 17–33–3 |
54 | W | February 1, 1993 | 5–4 | @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) | 18–33–3 |
55 | L | February 3, 1993 | 2–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) | 18–34–3 |
56 | W | February 9, 1993 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 19–34–3 |
57 | L | February 11, 1993 | 0–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 19–35–3 |
58 | T | February 14, 1993 | 3–3 OT | Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 19–35–4 |
59 | L | February 17, 1993 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 19–36–4 |
60 | L | February 19, 1993 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 19–37–4 |
61 | L | February 20, 1993 | 2–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) | 19–38–4 |
62 | L | February 22, 1993 | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) | 19–39–4 |
63 | L | February 25, 1993 | 1–5 | Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 19–40–4 |
64 | T | February 27, 1993 | 3–3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) | 19–40–5 |
65 | W | March 3, 1993 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 20–40–5 |
66 | W | March 6, 1993 | 7–4 | Calgary Flames (1992–93) | 21–40–5 |
67 | L | March 9, 1993 | 2–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) | 21–41–5 |
68 | L | March 12, 1993 | 2–8 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 21–42–5 |
69 | L | March 14, 1993 | 1–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) | 21–43–5 |
70 | L | March 16, 1993 | 3–4 OT | Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 21–44–5 |
71 | L | March 18, 1993 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 21–45–5 |
72 | L | March 20, 1993 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 21–46–5 |
73 | L | March 21, 1993 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 21–47–5 |
74 | L | March 23, 1993 | 3–9 | @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) | 21–48–5 |
75 | W | March 25, 1993 | 3–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 22–48–5 |
76 | L | March 27, 1993 | 3–8 | Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 22–49–5 |
77 | L | April 1, 1993 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) | 22–50–5 |
78 | L | April 3, 1993 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) | 22–51–5 |
79 | T | April 6, 1993 | 2–2 OT | St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 22–51–6 |
80 | L | April 8, 1993 | 1–9 | Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 22–52–6 |
81 | L | April 10, 1993 | 2–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 22–53–6 |
82 | T | April 11, 1993 | 3–3 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 22–53–7 |
83 | W | April 13, 1993 | 5–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) | 23–53–7 |
84 | L | April 15, 1993 | 5–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 23–54–7 |
Player stats
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Brian Bradley | 80 | 42 | 44 | 86 | -24 | 92 |
John Tucker | 78 | 17 | 39 | 56 | -12 | 69 |
Chris Kontos | 66 | 27 | 24 | 51 | -7 | 12 |
Rob Zamuner | 84 | 15 | 28 | 43 | -25 | 74 |
Adam Creighton | 83 | 19 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 110 |
Shawn Chambers | 55 | 10 | 29 | 39 | -21 | 36 |
Bob Beers | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -25 | 70 |
Marc Bureau | 63 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -12 | 111 |
Doug Crossman ‡ | 40 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -4 | 18 |
Mikael Andersson | 77 | 16 | 11 | 27 | -14 | 14 |
Danton Cole | 67 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -2 | 23 |
Rob DiMaio | 54 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 62 |
Roman Hamrlik | 67 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -21 | 71 |
Steve Maltais | 63 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -20 | 35 |
Rob Ramage ‡ | 66 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -21 | 138 |
Marc Bergevin | 78 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -16 | 66 |
Joe Reekie | 42 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 69 |
Ken Hodge Jr. | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
Peter Taglianetti ‡ | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 150 |
Mike Hartman ‡ | 58 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 154 |
Steve Kasper † | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -13 | 18 |
Tim Bergland | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
Jason Lafreniere | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
Basil McRae ‡ | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 71 |
Anatoli Semenov ‡ | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Chris LiPuma | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
Matt Hervey | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 38 |
Stan Drulia | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Jock Callander | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
Dave Capuano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
Michel Mongeau | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
Keith Osborne | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
Randy Gilhen † | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
Shawn Rivers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
Shayne Stevenson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 7 |
Alain Cote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Herb Raglan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Stephane Richer ‡ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
Jason Ruff † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Simard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11 |
Total | 245 | 408 | 653 | — | 1,608 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jean-Claude Bergeron | 21 | 19 | 1,163:10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 3.66 | 574 | .876 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pat Jablonski | 43 | 37 | 2,267:49 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 150 | 3.97 | 1,194 | .874 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Wendell Young | 31 | 27 | 1,591:29 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 97 | 3.66 | 758 | .872 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
David Littman | 1 | 1 | 45:27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9.24 | 21 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5,067:55 | 23 | 54 | 7 | 325 | 3.85 | 2,547 | .872 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Lightning. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes;
TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage;
Transactions
Trades
Trades listed are from June 1, 1992 to June 1, 1993.
Date | Details | |
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June 18, 1992 | To Montreal Canadiens Frederic Chabot |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Jean-Claude Bergeron |
June 19, 1992 | To Winnipeg Jets Future Considerations |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Danton Cole |
June 19, 1992 | To Quebec Nordiques Tim Hunter |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Future Considerations (Martin Simard on September 14, 1992) |
June 19, 1992 | To St. Louis Blues 1994 4th-round pick (86th overall) 1995 5th-round pick (108th overall) 1996 6th-round pick (152th overall) |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Pat Jablonski Darin Kimble Rob Robinson Steve Tuttle |
September 4, 1992 | To Boston Bruins Darin Kimble Future Considerations |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Hervey Ken Hodge Jr. |
September 25, 1992 | To Edmonton Oilers Jeff Bloemberg |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Future Considerations |
October 4, 1992 | To New York Islanders 1994 5th-round pick (112th overall) |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Islanders agree to leave Adam Creighton unprotected in the 1992 waiver draft |
October 28, 1992 | To Boston Bruins Stephane Richer |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Bob Beers |
November 3, 1992 | To Vancouver Canucks Anatoli Semenov |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Dave Capuano 1994 4th-round pick (91st overall) |
December 8, 1992 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dan Vincelette |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Kasper |
January 28, 1993 | To St. Louis Blues Basil McRae Doug Crossman 1996 4th-round pick (97th overall) |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Ruff 1994 TB 4th-round pick (86th overall) 1995 TB 5th-round pick (108th overall) 1996 TB 6th-round pick (152th overall) |
February 12, 1993 | To Quebec Nordiques Michel Mongeau Martin Simard Steve Tuttle |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Herb Raglan |
March 20, 1993 | To Montreal Canadiens Rob Ramage |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Charron Alain Cote Future Considerations (Donald Dufresne on June 18, 1993) |
March 22, 1993 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter Taglianetti |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 1993 3rd-round pick (78th overall) |
March 22, 1993 | To New York Rangers Mike Hartman |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Randy Gilhen |
Free agents
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Waivers
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Draft picks
Expansion draft
# | Player | Position | Drafted from |
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1 | Wendell Young | G | Pittsburgh Penguins |
4 | Frederic Chabot | G | Montreal Canadiens |
6 | Joe Reekie | D | New York Islanders |
7 | Shawn Chambers | D | Washington Capitals |
9 | Peter Taglianetti | D | Pittsburgh Penguins |
12 | Bob McGill | D | Detroit Red Wings |
14 | Jeff Bloemberg | D | New York Rangers |
15 | Doug Crossman | D | Quebec Nordiques |
17 | Rob Ramage | D | Minnesota North Stars |
19 | Michel Mongeau | C | St. Louis Blues |
22 | Anatoli Semenov | C | Edmonton Oilers |
24 | Mike Hartman | LW | Winnipeg Jets |
26 | Basil McRae | LW | Minnesota North Stars |
28 | Rob DiMaio | RW | New York Islanders |
30 | Steve Maltais | W | Quebec Nordiques |
32 | Dan Vincelette | LW | Chicago Blackhawks |
34 | Tim Bergland | RW | Washington Capitals |
36 | Brian Bradley | C | Toronto Maple Leafs |
38 | Keith Osborne | RW | Toronto Maple Leafs |
40 | Shayne Stevenson | C | Boston Bruins |
42 | Tim Hunter | F | Calgary Flames |
Entry draft
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Roman Hamrlik | D | Czechoslovakia | ZPS Zlín (Czechoslovakia) |
2 | 26 | Drew Bannister | D | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
3 | 49 | Brent Gretzky | C | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
4 | 74 | Aaron Gavey | C | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
5 | 97 | Brantt Myhres | LW | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
6 | 122 | Martin Tanguay | C | Canada | Verdun Collège Français (QMJHL) |
7 | 145 | Derek Wilkinson | G | Canada | Detroit Whalers (OHL) |
8 | 170 | Dennis Maxwell | C | United States | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
9 | 193 | Andrew Kemper | D | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
10 | 218 | Marc Tardiff | LW | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
11 | 241 | Tom MacDonald | C | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
S | 1 | Cory Cross | D | Canada | University of Alberta (CWUAA) |
References
- "1992-93 NHL Summary".
- "Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score — October 7, 1992".
- "1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule and Results".
- "Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score — November 13, 1992".
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
- "1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.