1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1992–93 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning Campbell 11th Norris 6th 23–54–7 12–27–3 11–27–4 245 332 Phil Esposito Terry Crisp Vacant Brian BradleyJohn TuckerRob Ramage Expo Hall 10,014 Atlanta Knights (IHL)Louisville Icehawks (ECHL) Brian Bradley (42) Brian Bradley (44) Brian Bradley (86) Peter Taglianetti (+8) Mike Hartman (154) Jean-Claude Bergeron and Pat Jablonski (8) Jean-Claude Bergeron and Wendell Young (3.66) 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. Offseason Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito was hired as president and general manager on April 4, 1991.LIGHTNING’S ESPOSITO WANTS ORLANDO TIE-IN https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1991/04/05/lightnings-esposito-wants-orlando-tie-in/ Orlando Sentinel March 4, 2025 April 5, 1991 Terry Crisp was named the team's first head coach on April 23, 1992.Crisp named Lighting's first coach - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/04/23/Crisp-named-Lightings-first-coach/1419704001600/ UPI March 4, 2025 April 23, 1992 Preseason On September 23, 1992, Manon Rheaume became the first woman to play in an NHL exhibition game as the Tampa Bay Lightning played against the St. Louis Blues.Female goalie makes NHL debut - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/09/24/Female-goalie-makes-NHL-debut/8507717307200/ UPI March 4, 2025 September 24, 1992 Regular season The Lightning finished last in penalty-kill % during the regular season (74.43%).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993.html 1992-93 NHL Summary 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).https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199210070TBL.html Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score — October 7, 1992https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/CHI/1993_games.html 1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule and Results 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.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199211130TBL.html Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score — November 13, 1992 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 1990s. 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 TAM Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 5px solid; 1992–93 regular season1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TBL/1993_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; October: 4–7–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 7, 1992||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||1–0–0 || 1992020009 W |- |2||October 10, 1992||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||1–1–0 || 1992020028 L |- |3||October 11, 1992||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||1–1–1 || 1992020034 T |- |4||October 13, 1992||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||2–1–1 || 1992020041 W |- |5||October 15, 1992||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||2–2–1 || 1992020051 L |- |6||October 16, 1992||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||2–3–1 || 1992020055 L |- |7||October 20, 1992||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||3–3–1 || 1992020078 W |- |8||October 22, 1992||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||3–4–1 || 1992020090 L |- |9||October 24, 1992||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||4–4–1 || 1992020099 W |- |10||October 27, 1992||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||4–5–1 || 1992020111 L |- |11||October 28, 1992||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||4–6–1 || 1992020115 L |- |12||October 30, 1992||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||4–7–1 || 1992020128 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; November: 6–8–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–4–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |13||November 1, 1992||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||4–8–1 || 1992020140 L |- |14||November 3, 1992||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||5–8–1 || 1992020149 W |- |15||November 6, 1992||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||5–8–2 || 1992020162 T |- |16||November 7, 1992||6–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1992–93) ||6–8–2 || 1992020169 W |- |17||November 9, 1992||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||7–8–2 || 1992020180 W |- |18||November 11, 1992||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||8–8–2 || 1992020190 W |- |19||November 13, 1992||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||9–8–2 || 1992020199 W |- |20||November 14, 1992||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||9–9–2 || 1992020208 L |- |21||November 17, 1992||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||9–10–2 || 1992020222 L |- |22||November 19, 1992||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||9–11–2 || 1992020234 L |- |23||November 21, 1992||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||9–12–2 || 1992020247 L |- |24||November 23, 1992||5–10 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||9–13–2 || 1992020256 L |- |25||November 24, 1992||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||10–13–2 || 1992020259 W |- |26||November 27, 1992||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||10–14–2 || 1992020277 L |- |27||November 28, 1992||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||10–15–2 || 1992020287 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; December: 4–8–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |28||December 5, 1992||7–9 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||10–16–2 || 1992020322 L |- |29||December 7, 1992||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1992–93) ||10–17–2 || 1992020330 L |- |30||December 9, 1992||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||10–18–2 || 1992020339 L |- |31||December 11, 1992||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||10–19–2 || 1992020349 L |- |32||December 12, 1992||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||11–19–2 || 1992020361 W |- |33||December 15, 1992||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||12–19–2 || 1992020375 W |- |34||December 16, 1992||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||13–19–2 || 1992020378 W |- |35||December 18, 1992||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||13–20–2 || 1992020387 L |- |36||December 20, 1992||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||14–20–2 || 1992020402 W |- |37||December 22, 1992||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||14–21–2 || 1992020410 L |- |38||December 23, 1992||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||14–22–2 || 1992020414 L |- |39||December 31, 1992||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||14–23–2 || 1992020456 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; January: 3–10–1 (home: 1–5–1; road: 2–5–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |40||January 2, 1993||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||14–24–2 || 1992020470 L |- |41||January 4, 1993||0–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||14–25–2 || 1992020475 L |- |42||January 6, 1993||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||15–25–2 || 1992020489 W |- |43||January 9, 1993||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||15–26–2 || 1992020507 L |- |44||January 11, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||15–27–2 || 1992020516 L |- |45||January 13, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||15–28–2 || 1992020527 L |- |46||January 16, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||15–29–2 || 1992020546 L |- |47||January 17, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||15–30–2 || 1992020552 L |- |48||January 19, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||15–31–2 || 1992020562 L |- |49||January 21, 1993||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||15–32–2 || 1992020570 L |- |50||January 23, 1993||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||16–32–2 || 1992020586 W |- |51||January 24, 1993||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||16–32–3 || 1992020590 T |- |52||January 28, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||16–33–3 || 1992020611 L |- |53||January 30, 1993||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||17–33–3 || 1992020623 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; February: 2–7–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 1–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |54||February 1, 1993||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||18–33–3 || 1992020632 W |- |55||February 3, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||18–34–3 || 1992020645 L |- |56||February 9, 1993||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||19–34–3 || 1992020657 W |- |57||February 11, 1993||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||19–35–3 || 1992020667 L |- |58||February 14, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||19–35–4 || 1992020681 T |- |59||February 17, 1993||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||19–36–4 || 1992020698 L |- |60||February 19, 1993||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||19–37–4 || 1992020706 L |- |61||February 20, 1993||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||19–38–4 || 1992020711 L |- |62||February 22, 1993||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||19–39–4 || 1992020727 L |- |63||February 25, 1993||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||19–40–4 || 1992020742 L |- |64||February 27, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||19–40–5 || 1992020753 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; March: 3–9–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 1–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |65||March 3, 1993||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||20–40–5 || 1992020775 W |- |66||March 6, 1993||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||21–40–5 || 1992020792 W |- |67||March 9, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||21–41–5 || 1992020806 L |- |68||March 12, 1993||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||21–42–5 || 1992020820 L |- |69||March 14, 1993||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||21–43–5 || 1992020834 L |- |70||March 16, 1993||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||21–44–5 || 1992020841 L |- |71||March 18, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||21–45–5 || 1992020854 L |- |72||March 20, 1993||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||21–46–5 || 1992020860 L |- |73||March 21, 1993||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||21–47–5 || 1992020871 L |- |74||March 23, 1993||3–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||21–48–5 || 1992020879 L |- |75||March 25, 1993||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||22–48–5 || 1992020889 W |- |76||March 27, 1993||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||22–49–5 || 1992020905 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; April: 1–5–2 (home: 0–3–1; road: 1–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |77||April 1, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||22–50–5 || 1992020927 L |- |78||April 3, 1993||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||22–51–5 || 1992020937 L |- |79||April 6, 1993||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||22–51–6 || 1992020954 T |- |80||April 8, 1993||1–9 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||22–52–6 || 1992020965 L |- |81||April 10, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||22–53–6 || 1992020976 L |- |82||April 11, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||22–53–7 || 1992020983 T |- |83||April 13, 1993||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||23–53–7 || 1992020992 W |- |84||April 15, 1993||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||23–54–7 || 1992021005 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Player statistics Skaters Regular seasonhockey-reference.com 2009-06-15 1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TBL/1993.html Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points+/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Brian Bradley ice hockey, born 1965 80 42 44 86 -24 92 John Tucker ice hockey 78 17 39 56 -12 69 Chris Kontos 66 27 24 51 -7 12 Rob Zamuner 84 15 28 43 -25 74 Adam Creighton ice hockey 83 19 20 39 -19 110 Shawn Chambers 55 10 29 39 -21 36 Bob Beers ice hockey 64 12 24 36 -25 70 Marc Bureau ice hockey 63 10 21 31 -12 111 Doug Crossman ‡ 40 8 21 29 -4 18 Mikael Andersson ice hockey, born 1966 77 16 11 27 -14 14 Danton Cole 67 12 15 27 -2 23 Rob DiMaio 54 9 15 24 0 62 Roman Hamrlik Roman Hamrlík 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 ice hockey 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 ice hockey 8 0 1 1 -5 7 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey, born 1967) 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Herb Raglan 2 0 0 0 0 2 Stephane Richer Stéphane Richer (ice hockey defenceman) ‡ 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 Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes 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 ice hockey 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; Awards and honors Brian Bradley, 44th NHL All-Star Game Transactions Trades Trades listed are from June 1, 1992 to June 1, 1993. Date Details 1992 06 18To Montreal CanadiensFrederic ChabotTo Tampa Bay LightningJean-Claude Bergeron 1992 06 19To Winnipeg JetsFuture considerationsTo Tampa Bay LightningDanton Cole 1992 06 19To Quebec NordiquesTim HunterTo Tampa Bay LightningFuture considerations (Martin Simard on September 14, 1992) 1992 06 19To St. Louis Blues1994 4th-round pick (86th overall)1995 5th-round pick (108th overall)1996 6th-round pick (152nd overall)To Tampa Bay LightningPat JablonskiDarin KimbleRob RobinsonSteve Tuttle 1992 09 04To Boston BruinsDarin KimbleFuture considerationsTo Tampa Bay LightningMatt HerveyKen Hodge Jr. 1992 09 25To Edmonton OilersJeff BloembergTo Tampa Bay LightningFuture considerations 1992 10 04To New York Islanders1994 5th-round pick (112th overall)To Tampa Bay LightningIslanders agree to leave Adam Creighton unprotected in the 1992 waiver draft 1992 10 28To Boston BruinsStephane RicherTo Tampa Bay LightningBob Beers 1992 11 03To Vancouver CanucksAnatoli SemenovTo Tampa Bay LightningDave Capuano1994 4th-round pick (91st overall) 1992 12 08To Philadelphia FlyersDan VinceletteTo Tampa Bay LightningSteve Kasper 1993 01 28To St. Louis BluesBasil McRaeDoug Crossman1996 4th-round pick (97th overall)To Tampa Bay LightningJason Ruff1994 TB 4th-round pick (86th overall)1995 TB 5th-round pick (108th overall)1996 TB 6th-round pick (152nd overall) 1993 02 12To Quebec NordiquesMichel MongeauMartin SimardSteve TuttleTo Tampa Bay LightningHerb Raglan 1993 03 20To Montreal CanadiensRob RamageTo Tampa Bay LightningEric CharronAlain CoteFuture Considerations (Donald Dufresne on June 18, 1993) 1993 03 22To Pittsburgh PenguinsPeter TaglianettiTo Tampa Bay Lightning1993 3rd-round pick (78th overall) 1993 03 22To New York RangersMike HartmanTo Tampa Bay LightningRandy Gilhen Additions Date Player Via Previous Team Ref June 29, 1992 Chris LiPuma Free agency July 8, 1992 Mikael Andersson Free agency Hartford Whalers Clark Cammy Lightning signs Mikael Andersson https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/07/09/lightning-signs-mikael-andersson/ St. Petersburg Times 9 July 1992 July 9, 1992 Marc Bergevin Free agency Hartford Whalers Marc Bergevin https://www.nhl.com/player/marc-bergevin-8445428 NHL.com 26 January 2024 July 13, 1992 Rob Zamuner Free agencyZamuner was a restricted free agent. After an arbitrator ruling, Tampa Bay gave their third round pick in the 1993 Draft to the Rangers as compensation.Lightning must give up draft pick for Zamuner https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/07/24/lightning-must-give-up-draft-pick-for-zamuner/ St. Petersburg Times 24 July 1992 New York Rangers July 22, 1992 Jean Blouin Free agency Laval Titan (QMJHL) Clark Cammy Three free agents follow long roads to Lightning https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/07/23/three-free-agents-follow-long-roads-to-lightning/ St. Petersburg Times 23 July 1992 July 22, 1992 Chris Kontos Free agency Courmaosta HC (ITA) July 22, 1992 John Tucker Free agency Asiago HC (ITA) July 29, 1992 Jock Callander Free agency Pittsburgh Penguins Landman Brian Lightning signs four free agents https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/07/30/lightning-signs-four-free-agents/ St. Petersburg Times 29 July 1992 July 29, 1992 Jason Lafreniere Free agency Landshut EV (GER) July 29, 1992 Mike Greenlay Free agency Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL) July 29, 1992 Stephane Richer Free agency Fredericton Canadiens (AHL) August 13, 1992 Scott Boston Free agency Belleville Bulls (OHL) Lightning signs four free agents https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1992/08/14/lightning-signs-four-free-agents/ St. Petersburg Times 14 August 1992 August 13, 1992 Jeff Buchanan Free agency Saskatoon Blades (WHL) August 13, 1992 Christian Campeau Free agency Rouen (FRA) August 13, 1992 Shawn Rivers Free agency Sudbury Wolves (OHL) August 18, 1992 Mark Green Free agency August 21, 1992 Jim Benning Free agency August 27, 1992 David Littman Free agency September 1, 1992 Stan Drulia Free agency New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 1994-95 Triumph Books 978-1-880141-78-6 281 https://archive.org/details/officialguiderec9495nati/page/280/mode/2up?view=theater September 1, 1992 Rick Lanz Free agency October 4, 1992 Adam Creighton Waiver draft New York Islanders Tampa Bay takes Creighton in NHL waiver draft https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/10/04/Tampa-Bay-takes-Creighton-in-NHL-waiver-draft/8296718171200/ United Press International March 26, 2023 October 4, 1992 October 16, 1992 Marc Bureau Waivers Minnesota North Stars Departures Date Player Via New Team Ref September 9, 1992 Bob McGill Waivers Toronto Maple Leafs January 19, 1993 Ken Hodge Jr. Released New York Rangers Landman Brian Team credits meeting for play https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/01/28/team-credits-meeting-for-play/ St. Petersburg Times 28 January 1993 February 7, 1993 Rick Lanz Retired Glier Ray Knights help East to All-Star win https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/02/07/knights-help-east-to-all-star-win/ St. Petersburg Times 7 February 1993 Draft picks Expansion draft # Player Position Drafted from1 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 Penguins12 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 Blues22 Anatoli Semenov C Edmonton Oilers 24 Mike Hartman LW Winnipeg Jets26 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.1992 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1992e.html www.hockeydb.com March 4, 2025 Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)11Roman HamrlikDZPS Zlín (Czechoslovakia)226Drew BannisterDSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)349Brent GretzkyCBelleville Bulls (OHL)474Aaron GaveyCSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)597Brantt MyhresLWLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)6122Martin TanguayCVerdun Collège Français (QMJHL)7145Derek WilkinsonGDetroit Whalers (OHL)8170Dennis MaxwellCNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)9193Andrew KemperDSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)10218Marc TardiffLWShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)11241Tom MacDonaldCSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)S1Cory CrossDUniversity of Alberta (CWUAA) Notes References External links Lightning on Hockey Database Category:Tampa Bay Lightning seasons Tampa Bay Lightning season, 1992-93 Tamp Tamp Category:1990s in Tampa, Florida