‘Alumni Almanac’ -Top 20 Lightning Personnel Revealed

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Dave Andreychuk by: Dolly Dolce

Over the Lightning’s 20 years of existence, there have been many people in and out of the organization. Many of those names most people don’t even remember. Many of the names are still household talk to this day. Legends have been born through the team, and legends have passed through, letting us enjoy their talent for the short while they were here. Over the summer, fans had the opportunity to go to 20yearsofthunder.com and vote for the top 20 Lightning personnel. From the beginning to current, the fans have spoken with their top picks. I agree with the list. For the most part. Brian Bradley made the list, which was it’s saving grace. Guy Boucher, however did not. How can you not pick Guy Boucher??!!?!?! That alone is enough reason to make me boycott the list, and question the sanity of the Tampa Bay fans. I know, not everyone feels the same way that I do. But come one. It’s Guy Boucher!!

Phil Esposito made the list, of course. As he should. The Lightning would not be here if it wasn’t for Espo. There were a total of 14 skaters, 2 goalies, 2 coaches (Not Guy Boucher. Yes, I’m bitter.), and 2 general managers (including Esposito, the founder). Only three of the current players made it. You guessed it, the ‘big three’ Vinny, Marty, and Stamkos. There were 3 1st overall NHL Draft picks, including Stamkos. 10 are from the Stanley Cup Champion team. However, just in case I have not expressed my shock, Guy Boucher did not make the list. Here is the list:

SKATERS
Jersey #	Pos.	Name	Time with Lightning	GP	G	A	P
25	LW	Dave Andreychuk	2001-2006	278	68	61	129
22	D	Dan Boyle	2001-2008	394	66	187	253
19	C	Brian Bradley	1992-1998	328	111	189	300
17	RW	Ruslan Fedotenko	2002-2007	313	74	70	144
44	D	Roman Hamrlik	1992-1998	377	52	133	185
13	D	Pavel Kubina	1997-2006, 2010-2012	662	72	171	243
8, 4	C	Vincent Lecavalier	1998-present	998	373	469	842
33	LW	Fredrik Modin	1999-2006	445	145	141	286
19	C	Brad Richards	2000-2008	552	150	339	489
26	RW	Martin St. Louis	2000-present	862	319	513	832
91	C	Steven Stamkos	2008-present	325	179	150	329
27	C	Tim Taylor	2001-2007	365	23	38	61
15	RW	Paul Ysebaert	1994-1999	215	42	66	108
7	LW	Rob Zamuner	1992-1999	475	84	116	200

GOALTENDERS
Jersey #	Pos.	Name	Time with Lightning	GP	W-L-OT	GAA	SV%
35	G	Nikolai Khabibulin	2000-2004	192	83-74-28	2.39	0.914
93	G	Daren Puppa	1993-2000	206	77-91-26	2.68	0.905

NON-PLAYERS
Title	Name	Time with Lightning
Head Coach	Terry Crisp	1992-1998
Founder/General Manager	Phil Esposito	1992-1999
General Manager	Jay Feaster	2001-2008
Head Coach	John Tortorella	2001-2008

Like I said, I agree with most of the list. I can’t fault Lightning fans for their passion! I want to be clear that, while I do think Guy Boucher is such an inspiration, I am only joking with the whining about him not making the list. Here’s to 20 more years of thunder!! 20 more years of legends, and 20 more years of Lightning hockey!!

Dolly Dolce
@HulaDolly