1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning season

1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division6th Norris
Conference11th Campbell
1992–93 record23–54–7
Home record12–27–3
Road record11–27–4
Goals for245
Goals against332
Team information
General managerPhil Esposito
CoachTerry Crisp
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsBrian Bradley
John Tucker
Rob Ramage
ArenaExpo Hall
Average attendance10,014
Minor league affiliate(s)Atlanta Knights (IHL)
Louisville Icehawks (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Bradley (42)
AssistsBrian Bradley (44)
PointsBrian Bradley (86)
Penalty minutesMike Hartman (154)
Plus/minusPeter Taglianetti (+8)
WinsJean-Claude Bergeron
and Pat Jablonski (8)
Goals against averageJean-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

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 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

Norris Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
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
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

Regular season[6]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
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

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
June 18, 1992 (1992-06-18) To Montreal Canadiens
Frederic Chabot 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jean-Claude Bergeron
June 19, 1992 (1992-06-19) To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Danton Cole
June 19, 1992 (1992-06-19) To Quebec Nordiques
Tim Hunter 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future Considerations (Martin Simard on September 14, 1992)
June 19, 1992 (1992-06-19) 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 (1992-09-04) To Boston Bruins
Darin Kimble
Future Considerations 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Matt Hervey
Ken Hodge Jr.
September 25, 1992 (1992-09-25) To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Bloemberg 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future Considerations
October 4, 1992 (1992-10-04) 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 (1992-10-28) To Boston Bruins
Stephane Richer 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Bob Beers
November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03) To Vancouver Canucks
Anatoli Semenov 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Dave Capuano
1994 4th-round pick (91st overall)
December 8, 1992 (1992-12-08) To Philadelphia Flyers
Dan Vincelette 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Kasper
January 28, 1993 (1993-01-28) 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 (1993-02-12) To Quebec Nordiques
Michel Mongeau
Martin Simard
Steve Tuttle 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Herb Raglan
March 20, 1993 (1993-03-20) To Montreal Canadiens
Rob Ramage 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Eric Charron
Alain Cote
Future Considerations (Donald Dufresne on June 18, 1993)
March 22, 1993 (1993-03-22) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Peter Taglianetti 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
1993 3rd-round pick (78th overall)
March 22, 1993 (1993-03-22) To New York Rangers
Mike Hartman 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Randy Gilhen

Additions

Date Player Via Previous Team Ref
June 29, 1992 Chris LiPuma Free agency
July 8, 1992 Mikael Andersson Free agency Hartford Whalers [7]
July 9, 1992 Marc Bergevin Free agency Hartford Whalers [8]
July 13, 1992 Rob Zamuner Free agency[a] New York Rangers
July 22, 1992 Jean Blouin Free agency Laval Titan (QMJHL) [10]
July 22, 1992 Chris Kontos Free agency Courmaosta HC (ITA) [10]
July 22, 1992 John Tucker Free agency Asiago HC (ITA) [10]
July 29, 1992 Jock Callander Free agency Pittsburgh Penguins [11]
July 29, 1992 Jason Lafreniere Free agency Landshut EV (GER) [11]
July 29, 1992 Mike Greenlay Free agency Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL) [11]
July 29, 1992 Stephane Richer Free agency Fredericton Canadiens (AHL) [11]
August 13, 1992 Scott Boston Free agency Belleville Bulls (OHL) [12]
August 13, 1992 Jeff Buchanan Free agency Saskatoon Blades (WHL) [12]
August 13, 1992 Christian Campeau Free agency Rouen (FRA) [12]
August 13, 1992 Shawn Rivers Free agency Sudbury Wolves (OHL) [12]
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) [13]
September 1, 1992 Rick Lanz Free agency
October 4, 1992 Adam Creighton Waiver draft New York Islanders [14]
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 [15]
February 7, 1993 Rick Lanz Retired [16]

Draft picks

Expansion draft

# Player Position Drafted from
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)
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)

Notes

  1. ^ Zamuner 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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score — October 7, 1992".
  3. ^ "1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning Box Score — November 13, 1992".
  5. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  6. ^ "1992-93 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  7. ^ Clark, Cammy (July 9, 1992). "Lightning signs Mikael Andersson". St. Petersburg Times.
  8. ^ "Marc Bergevin". NHL.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Lightning must give up draft pick for Zamuner". St. Petersburg Times. July 24, 1992.
  10. ^ a b c Clark, Cammy (July 23, 1992). "Three free agents follow long roads to Lightning". St. Petersburg Times.
  11. ^ a b c d Landman, Brian (July 29, 1992). "Lightning signs four free agents". St. Petersburg Times.
  12. ^ a b c d "Lightning signs four free agents". St. Petersburg Times. August 14, 1992.
  13. ^ The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 1994-95. Triumph Books. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-880141-78-6.
  14. ^ "Tampa Bay takes Creighton in NHL waiver draft". United Press International. October 4, 1992. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  15. ^ Landman, Brian (January 28, 1993). "Team credits meeting for play". St. Petersburg Times.
  16. ^ Glier, Ray (February 7, 1993). "Knights help East to All-Star win". St. Petersburg Times.