List of Tampa Bay Lightning general managers
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The Tampa Bay Lightning are an American professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). Often referred to as the Bolts,[1] the team joined the NHL in 1992 as an expansion team, and have won the Stanley Cup championship in 2004, 2020 and 2021. Having first played in the Expo Hall,[2] and later in the ThunderDome (now known as Tropicana Field),[3] the Lightning have played their home games at the Ice Palace, currently titled Benchmark International Arena, since 1996. The franchise has had seven general managers since their inception.[4]
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| No. | Number of general managers[a] |
| Ref(s) | References |
| – | Does not apply |
General managers
| No. | Name | Tenure | Accomplishments during this term | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Esposito | April 4, 1991 – October 13, 1998 |
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[5][6] |
| 2 | Jacques Demers | October 13, 1998 – July 14, 1999 |
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[6][7] |
| 3 | Rick Dudley | July 14, 1999 – February 10, 2002 |
|
[7][8] |
| 4 | Jay Feaster | February 10, 2002 – July 11, 2008 |
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[8][9] |
| 5 | Brian Lawton | October 22, 2008 – April 12, 2010 |
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[10][11] |
| – | Tom Kurvers (Interim) | April 12, 2010 – May 25, 2010 | [11][4] | |
| 6 | Steve Yzerman | May 25, 2010 – September 11, 2018 |
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[4][12] |
| 7 | Julien BriseBois | September 11, 2018 – present |
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[13] |
