Sometime…eventually, we will finish our look at the Top 50 Players of all-time for each major franchise.
Once that is completed, our next step is a look at how each organization honors their past players/executives. As such, it is news to us that the Tampa Bay Lightning will be retiring the #26 of Martin St. Louis who recently retired from professional hockey.
St. Louis played two uneventful seasons in Calgary before signing with Tampa as a Free Agent. In 13 seasons as a Lightning, St. Louis scored 953 Points, won the Hart Trophy, The Art Ross, three Lady Byngs and was named to five post season All Star Teams. Most importantly, St. Louis took Tampa Bay to their first Stanley Cup win in 2004.
The retirement of his number will take place on January 13, 2017 at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are currently coached by John Tortorella, who was Tampa Bay’s coach in their Stanley Cup win.
With the exception of the mandated retirement of Wayne Gretzky’s #99, this marks the first time the Lightning have retired the number of any former player.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Martin St. Louis for achieving this accolade.
Tampa Bay to Retire Martin St. Louis' Number
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06 Oct
2016
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