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, 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, and later in the ThunderDome (now known as Tropicana Field), 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.

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General managers General managers of the Tampa Bay Lightning No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)1 Phil Esposito April 4, 1991 – October 13, 1998 1 playoff appearance2 Jacques Demers October 13, 1998 – July 14, 1999 No playoff appearances3 Rick Dudley July 14, 1999 – February 10, 2002 No playoff appearances4 Jay Feaster February 10, 2002 – July 11, 2008 Won Stanley Cup (2004) 1 conference title, 2 division titles, and 4 playoff appearances5 Brian Lawton October 22, 2008 – April 12, 2010 No playoff appearances– Tom Kurvers (Interim) April 12, 2010 – May 25, 2010 6 Steve Yzerman May 25, 2010 – September 11, 2018 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2015) Won General Manager of the Year Award (2014–15) 1 conference title, 1 division title, and 5 playoff appearances7 Julien BriseBois September 11, 2018 – present Won Stanley Cup (2020, 2021) Won Presidents' Trophy (2018–19) 2 conference titles, 1 Stanley Cup Semifinals, 1 division title and 8 playoff appearances

See also List of NHL general managers

Notes A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total. Due to the temporary realignment and interdivision play there was no conference final in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. The league referred to it as the Stanley Cup Semifinals. The Prince of Wales Trophy was still awarded as it is in a traditional season.

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