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• #2008 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ROSTER PROFESSIONAL#

In 2022-23, each Canadian NHL team will face a single question.

The Golden Knights have the most North American players in the league, with 20 Canadians and the Coyotes, Bruins, and Sabres, with 12 Americans. To add to the chart, a few countries are added based on their birth countries.

#2008 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ROSTER PROFESSIONAL#

There are a few reasons why there are fewer professional hockey teams in Canada than in other countries. The NHL is a Canadian sport that was established in the country. In the NHL, there are 25 American teams and seven Canadian teams, which may raise some eyebrows. Hockey has grown in popularity in Canada, where the vast majority of the players, teams, and leagues are from. It was invented in Halifax and Montreal and is still played today. If you go back to the start of the NHL in 1917, nearly all of the players were born in Canada. The Edmonton Oilers lead the way in North American players with 20 Canadians, followed by the Winnipeg Jets with 15 Americans. With Stamkos leading the way, the Lightning look poised to remain one of the NHL’s top teams for years to come.Īn interesting array of nationalities can be found on each team’s roster in the NHL. While the Tampa Bay Lightning may not have as many Canadian-born players as some other NHL teams, the ones they do have are some of the best in the league. All three have played key roles in helping the Lightning remain one of the NHL’s top teams over the past few seasons. Other Canadian-born Tampa Bay Lightning players include defenseman Braydon Coburn, forward Tyler Johnson, and goaltender Louis Domingue. Stamkos is one of the NHL’s most prolific scorers and has been a fan-favorite in Tampa Bay since he was drafted first overall in 2008. Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, for example, is Canadian-born and -raised. He also helped Canada capture back-to-back gold medals at the 20 Winter Olympics, under the leadership of Yzerman as Executive Director and Holland as Associate Director.Tampa Bay is home to several Canadian hockey players, including some of the most talented and well-known names in the NHL. Yzerman has also worked extensively with Hockey Canada, first serving as General Manager for Canada at the 2007 IIHF World Championship (gold) and the 2008 IIHF World Championship (silver). Yzerman won his first Stanley Cup (2008) as a member of the management team after leading Detroit to three as a player (1997, 1998, 2002). Prior to his time with Tampa Bay, Yzerman spent four seasons as Vice President/Hockey with the Red Wings, working alongside senior vice president Jim Devellano and then-general manager Ken Holland. Tampa Bay logged 82 playoff games with Yzerman as general manager (2010-18), and their 47-35 mark in those games is fourth-best in the league over that stretch. The Lightning made four appearances in the Eastern Conference Final since 2010-11, including three times in a four-season span (2014-15 to 2017-18). Additionally, Yzerman won the 2015 NHL General Manager of the Year Award. Tampa Bay qualified for the playoffs in six-of-nine seasons since Yzerman joined the organization, highlighted by a trip to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. Yzerman stepped down as general manager to become a senior advisor prior the 2018-19 campaign, a season in which the Lightning tied the NHL record for wins in a season (62), matched by only the 1995-96 Red Wings team.įrom 2014-19, no team won more games (300) or scored more goals (1,554) than the Lightning, and the franchise ranked fifth overall in victories during Yzerman's time in Tampa Bay, compiling a 402-238-64 mark over that span. Yzerman also bolstered the team with several trades, including Ryan McDonagh, J.T. Yzerman drafted or signed a core of players which includes Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point and Andrei Vasilevskiy and secured the likes of Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos and Kucherov with long-term contracts. Yzerman is just the 11th individual to serve as general manager of the team, assuming the role after spending the previous nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning as the team's general manager (2010-18) and as a senior advisor to the general manager (2018-19).Īs general manager of the Lightning, Yzerman built Tampa Bay as a Stanley Cup contender through drafting and development. Steve Yzerman returned to the Red Wings on Apafter he was named executive vice president and general manager, rejoining the organization after spending 27 seasons with the organization as a player (1983-06) and within the hockey operations department (2006-10).