The 2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 15th National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 season in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Lightning hoped to rebound from their disappointing first round exit in 2005–06. After head coach John Tortorella

John Tortorella

Jonathan "John" Tortorella is an American professional ice hockey coach and is now the head coach of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He is perhaps best known for his tenure as head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning when he led the team to the 2004 Stanley Cup championship...

 ripped his goaltenders during the 2006 playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League championship began on April 21, 2006, following the 2005–06 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, seeded one through eight from each conference, played best-of-seven series with re-seeding after the conference quarterfinals...

, the Lightning pinned their hopes on Marc Denis

Marc Denis

Marc Denis is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . For the 2009–10 season, he has been hired as the goaltenders' coach of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team...

, acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 during the off-season.

Two Lightning players represented the Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference (NHL)

The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference....

 at the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game

55th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Dallas, Texas, on January 24, 2007. The Western Conference was victorious, defeating the Eastern Conference 12–9...

 in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

: Martin St. Louis

Martin St. Louis

Martin St. Louis is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 scored a goal in the game, while Vincent Lecavalier

Vincent Lecavalier

Vincent Lecavalier is a Canadian professional hockey center and captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .-Rimouski Océanic:...

 recorded an assist.

October

Record: 5–6–0; home: 3–4–0; road: 2–2–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...	SO	Denis Marc Denis Marc Denis is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . For the 2009–10 season, he has been hired as the goaltenders' coach of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team...	17,269	1–0–0	2
2	October 7	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	3 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	21,234	1–1–0	2
3	October 9	Atlanta	1 – 0	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,817	1–2–0	2
4	October 13	Tampa Bay	2 – 3	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...		Holmqvist Johan Holmqvist Johan Erik Daniel Holmqvist is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for Brynäs IF in Elitserien.-Career:...	15,208	1–3–0	2
5	October 14	Florida	1 – 4	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,926	2–3–0	4
6	October 16	Carolina Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center...	5 – 1	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,815	2–4–0	4
7	October 19	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 4	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,920	3–4–0	6
8	October 21	Tampa Bay	6 – 4	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...		Denis	13,327	4–4–0	8
9	October 26	Carolina	1 – 5	Tampa Bay		Denis	18,826	5–4–0	10
10	October 28	Tampa Bay	4 – 6	Carolina		Denis	18,639	5–5–0	10
11	October 29	San Jose San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,904	5–6–0	10

November

Record: 8–5–2; home: 4–3–0; road: 4–2–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 1	Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,977	5–7–0	10
13	November 2	Tampa Bay	5 – 2	Philadelphia		Holmqvist	18,633	6–7–0	12
14	November 4	Tampa Bay	5 – 6	Boston	OT	Denis	14,169	6–7–1	13
15	November 6	Tampa Bay	5 – 1	NY Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		Holmqvist	9,693	7–7–1	15
16	November 8	Tampa Bay	4 – 3	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...	OT	Holmqvist	14,483	8–7–1	17
17	November 11	Atlanta	3 – 5	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	20,034	9–7–1	19
18	November 15	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	3 – 1	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,920	9–8–1	19
19	November 17	NY Islanders	2 – 3	Tampa Bay	SO	Holmqvist	19,919	10–8–1	21
20	November 19	Tampa Bay	1 – 4	NY Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...		Holmqvist	18,200	10–9–1	21
21	November 20	Tampa Bay	2 – 7	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...		Denis	18,690	10–10–1	21
22	November 22	Tampa Bay	6 – 4	Florida		Holmqvist	14,516	11–10–1	23
23	November 24	Atlanta	2 – 3	Tampa Bay	OT	Holmqvist	19,819	12–10–1	25
24	November 26	Ottawa Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	1 – 3	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	19,819	13–10–1	27
25	November 28	Washington	5 – 2	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	18,874	13–11–1	27
26	November 30	Tampa Bay	3 – 4	Boston	SO	Denis	11,150	13–11–2	28

December

Record: 5–8–0; home: 3–4–0; road: 2–4–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
27	December 2	Tampa Bay	2 – 5	Ottawa		Holmqvist	18,618	13–12–2	28
28	December 5	Buffalo	4 – 1	Tampa Bay		Denis	20,025	13–13–2	28
29	December 7	Atlanta	0 – 8	Tampa Bay		Denis	17,704	14–13–2	30
30	December 9	Anaheim Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	4 – 3	Tampa Bay		Denis	18,719	14–14–2	30
31	December 12	Tampa Bay	4 – 5	Toronto		Holmqvist	19,462	14–15–2	30
32	December 14	Tampa Bay	2 – 4	Montreal		Denis	21,273	14–16–2	30
33	December 16	Carolina	3 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	18,634	14–17–2	30
34	December 19	Tampa Bay	5 – 4	Washington		Denis	10,417	15–17–2	32
35	December 21	Tampa Bay	4 – 2	Ottawa		Denis	18,603	16–17–2	34
36	December 23	NY Rangers	3 – 4	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	20,122	17–17–2	36
37	December 26	Tampa Bay	1 – 2	Atlanta		Holmqvist	16,356	17–18–2	36
38	December 28	Philadelphia	4 – 3	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	21,171	17–19–2	36
39	December 30	Montreal	1 – 3	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	21,120	18–19–2	38

January

Record: 9–4–0; home: 2–2–0; road: 7–2–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
40	January 2	Tampa Bay	2 – 5	Montreal		Holmqvist	21,273	18–20–2	38
41	January 4	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Minnesota Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Denis	18,568	19–20–2	40
42	January 5	Tampa Bay	2 – 4	Colorado Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...		Denis	18,007	19–21–2	40
43	January 7	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Pittsburgh	SO	Holmqvist	17,132	20–21–2	42
44	January 9	Pittsburgh	2 – 3	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	19,226	21–21–2	44
45	January 11	Washington	4 – 5	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	18,804	22–21–2	46
46	January 13	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Buffalo		Denis	18,690	23–21–2	48
47	January 15	Tampa Bay	4 – 3	NY Islanders		Holmqvist	15,426	24–21–2	50
48	January 16	Toronto	4 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	19,830	24–22–2	50
49	January 18	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	SO	Holmqvist	12,698	25–22–2	52
50	January 20	Tampa Bay	6 – 5	Carolina	SO	Denis	18,196	26–22–2	54
51	January 26	New Jersey	2 – 0	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	21,404	26–23–2	54
52	January 30	Tampa Bay	4 – 3	Philadelphia	SO	Holmqvist	19,313	27–23–2	56

February

Record: 9–2–2; home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
53	February 1	Tampa Bay	4 – 0	Carolina		Holmqvist	16,635	28–23–2	58
54	February 3	NY Rangers	2 – 3	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	21,354	29–23–2	60
55	February 6	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...	2 – 3	Tampa Bay	SO	Holmqvist	18,273	30–23–2	62
56	February 9	Tampa Bay	0 – 5	NY Rangers		Holmqvist	18,200	30–24–2	62
57	February 11	Tampa Bay	4 – 1	New Jersey		Holmqvist	18,022	31–24–2	64
58	February 13	Phoenix Phoenix Coyotes The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....	3 – 5	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	18,019	32–24–2	66
59	February 15	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...	2 – 3	Tampa Bay	SO	Denis	18,744	33–24–2	68
60	February 17	Tampa Bay	4 – 5	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...	OT	Holmqvist	17,813	33–24–3	69
61	February 20	Florida Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...	2 – 3	Tampa Bay	SO	Denis	19,319	34–24–3	71
62	February 22	Tampa Bay	5 – 4	Atlanta Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...	OT	Denis	16,032	35–24–3	73
63	February 23	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	6 – 2	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	21,201	35–25–3	73
64	February 25	Pittsburgh	1 – 5	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	21,119	36–25–3	75
65	February 27	Dallas Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...	2 – 1	Tampa Bay	OT	Holmqvist	19,255	36–25–4	76

March

Record: 7–7–0; home: 3–3–0; road: 4–4–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
66	March 1	Tampa Bay	5 – 4	Washington	SO	Holmqvist	10,462	37–25–4	78
67	March 3	Tampa Bay	2 – 6	Florida		Denis	17,299	37–26–4	78
68	March 6	Tampa Bay	1 – 5	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...		Holmqvist	18,630	37–27–4	78
69	March 7	Tampa Bay	3 – 1	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		Denis	16,839	38–27–4	80
70	March 10	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	Calgary Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...	OT	Denis	19,289	39–27–4	82
71	March 13	Tampa Bay	2 – 3	Toronto		Denis	19,530	39–28–4	82
72	March 16	Buffalo	3 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	21,264	39–29–4	82
73	March 18	Tampa Bay	1 – 7	Washington		Holmqvist	14,274	39–30–4	82
74	March 20	NY Islanders	3 – 4	Tampa Bay	OT	Holmqvist	19,916	40–30–4	84
75	March 22	New Jersey	1 – 3	Tampa Bay		Denis	20,326	41–30–4	86
76	March 24	Ottawa	7 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	20,342	41–31–4	86
77	March 27	Florida	5 – 2	Tampa Bay		Denis	18,856	41–32–4	86
78	March 30	Tampa Bay	4 – 2	Carolina		Holmqvist	18,639	42–32–4	88
79	March 31	Washington	2 – 5	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	20,064	43–32–4	90

April

Record: 1–1–1; home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 3	Carolina	2 – 5	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	20,224	44–32–4	92
81	April 6	Florida	7 – 2	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	21,002	44–33–4	92
82	April 7	Tampa Bay	2 – 3	Atlanta	SO	Holmqvist	18,756	44–33–5	93

Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's seventh seed.

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

New Jersey wins series 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 12	Tampa Bay	3 – 5	New Jersey		Holmqvist	14,495	0 – 1
2	April 14	Tampa Bay	3 – 2	New Jersey		Holmqvist	18,231	1 – 1
3	April 16	New Jersey	2 – 3	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	20,219	2 – 1
4	April 18	New Jersey	4 – 3	Tampa Bay	OT	Holmqvist	20,940	2 – 2
5	April 20	Tampa Bay	0 – 3	New Jersey		Holmqvist	18,096	2 – 3
6	April 22	New Jersey	3 – 2	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	20,019	2 – 4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 82 52 56 108 44 2 16 5 7 RW 82 43 59 102 28 7 14 5 7 C 82 25 45 70 23 12 1 3 D 82 20 43 63 62 10 1 4 C 82 14 41 55 36 2 0 1 D 81 15 22 37 36 5 1 2 C 82 13 23 36 30 2 1 0 LW 80 12 20 32 52 2 0 1 D 72 4 24 28 42 5 0 0 2 C 72 14 13 27 55 4 0 2 RW 63 10 11 21 12 10 2 0 2 D 82 0 15 15 70 0 0 0 D 75 2 9 11 53 0 0 0 C 77 5 4 9 80 0 0 1 C 53 3 6 9 12 0 0 1 RW 17 4 4 8 10 0 0 0 D 81 1 7 8 44 0 0 0 0 LW 33 3 3 6 8 0 0 0 C 71 1 5 6 16 0 0 1 C 20 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 RW 51 1 2 3 116 0 0 0 G 48 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 D 27 0 3 3 16 3 0 0 0 D 18 0 2 2 36 0 0 0 G 44 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 RW 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% 2548 48 27 15 3 121 2.85 1 1134 1013 .893 2353 44 17 18 2 125 3.19 1 1068 943 .883 70 2 0 0 0 4 3.43 0 23 19 .826 Team: 4971 82 44 33 5 250 3.02 2 2225 1975 .888

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 6 3 5 8 6 2 0 0 RW 6 3 5 8 8 6 1 0 0 C 6 5 2 7 10 4 1 0 1 D 6 1 4 5 4 0 1 0 C 6 1 4 5 4 2 0 0 1 C 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 D 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 D 6 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 RW 6 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 C 6 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 LW 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 D 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 RW 6 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 D 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 C 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 C 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% 370 6 2 4 18 2.92 0 168 150 .893 Team: 370 6 2 4 18 2.92 0 168 150 .893

Milestones

Vincent Lecavalier

Vincent Lecavalier

Vincent Lecavalier is a Canadian professional hockey center and captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .-Rimouski Océanic:...

 reached 50 goals in a single season and becomes the highest, single-season goal scorer in Lightning history, surpassing Brian Bradley's previous record of 42 goals in a single season.

Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.

Trades

June 30, 2006	To Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...   Marc Denis Marc Denis Marc Denis is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . For the 2009–10 season, he has been hired as the goaltenders' coach of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team...	To Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...   Fredrik Modin Fredrik Modin Fredrik "Freddy" Modin is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger, who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League and most notably won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 season....   Fredrik Norrena Fredrik Norrena Fredrik Jan Elis Norrena is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Linköping of the Swedish Elitserien.- Playing career :...
July 2, 2006	To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th round pick in 2008 2008 NHL Entry Draft The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was the 46th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted by the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 20–21, 2008...	To Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...   Darryl Sydor Darryl Sydor Darryl Marion Sydor is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He has won two Stanley Cups during his career; with the Dallas Stars in 1999 and with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004...
November 9, 2006	To Tampa Bay Lightning Daniel Corso Daniel Corso Daniel Corso is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Playing career:...	To Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...   Darren Reid
February 1, 2007	To Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...   Kyle Wanvig Kyle Wanvig Kyle Wanvig is a Canadian ice hockey right winger who plays for Augsburger Panther.- Career :Wanvig was originally drafted 89th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, but he re-entered the draft and was selected 36th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...   Stephen Baby Stephen Baby Stephen Baby is an American former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves and Springfield Falcons.-Playing career:...	To Atlanta Thrashers Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...   Andy Delmore Andy Delmore Andrew Delmore is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for Lørenskog IK of the Norwegian GET-ligaen. In his 283 NHL games, Delmore has recorded 43 goals and 58 assists, totalling 101 points...   Andre Deveaux Andre Deveaux Andre Deveaux is a Bahamaian-born Canadian professional ice hockey player with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League...
February 24, 2007	To Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...   Shane O'Brien  3rd round pick in 2007 2007 NHL Entry Draft The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...	To Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...   Gerald Coleman Gerald Coleman Gerald Coleman is a professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Alaska Aces of the ECHL.-Playing career:Coleman was drafted 224th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft...   1st round picks in 2007 2007 NHL Entry Draft The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...
February 27, 2007	To Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...   Karl Stewart Karl Stewart Karl Stewart is a Canadian ice hockey player who plays for the Straubing Tigers of the DEL.-Playing career:...   6th round pick in 2007 2007 NHL Entry Draft The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007. The draft consisted of seven rounds with rounds two through seven taking place on June 23, 2007...	To Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...   Nikita Alexeev Nikita Alexeev Nikita Sergeyevich Alexeev is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League . He most recently played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks.- Playing career :...

Free agents

Player Former team Andy Delmore Andy Delmore Andrew Delmore is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for Lørenskog IK of the Norwegian GET-ligaen. In his 283 NHL games, Delmore has recorded 43 goals and 58 assists, totalling 101 points...   Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... Filip Kuba Filip Kuba Filip Kuba is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League...   Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... Doug Janik Doug Janik Douglas J. Janik is a professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently a member of the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings organization.-Playing career:...   Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... Luke Richardson Luke Richardson Luke Glen Richardson is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Richardson played for 21 seasons in the National Hockey League...   Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... Eric Healey Eric Healey Eric Healey is a professional American ice hockey player who is currently a Free Agent. He most recently played with EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian EBEL and has formerly played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins.-Playing career:Undrafted, Healey was a product of the ECAC's...   Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

Player New team Pavel Kubina Pavel Kubina Pavel Kubina is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman, and is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning.-Playing career:Kubina started his professional career with HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga...   Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

Waivers

Player Former team Andre Roy André Roy André Roy is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player. A veteran of the National Hockey League , Roy is currently an unrestricted free agent.-Playing career:...   Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

Player New team Dmitry Afanasenkov Dmitry Afanasenkov Dmitry Anatolyevich Afanasenkov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League .-Playing career:...   Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... Sean Burke Sean Burke Sean Burke is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles...   Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft

2006 NHL Entry Draft

The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. The Lightning picked 15th overall. Through a series of trades, Tampa had only four picks at this draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/junior/club team (league)
1	15	Riku Helenius Riku Helenius Riku Helenius is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for JYP of the SM-liiga.-Playing career:...  (G)		Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...	Ilves Ilves Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their youth work. The ice hockey team plays in the SM-liiga at the Tampereen jäähalli in Hakametsä...  (SM-liiga SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... )
3	78	Kevin Quick Kevin Quick Kevin Quick is an ice hockey defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.- External links :...  (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Salisbury Salisbury School Salisbury School is an all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school founded in 1901 and located in Salisbury, Connecticut. Its school newspaper is The Cupola. Its mascot is the Crimson Knight. The School's motto is Esse quam videri, which translates to To be rather than to seem to...  (USHS-CN Connecticut Association of Schools The Connecticut Association of Schools and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is the governing body for secondary school athletics and other interscholastic competition in the state of Connecticut.- History :... )
6	168	Dane Crowley (D)		Tampa Bay Lightning	Swift Current Broncos Swift Current Broncos The Swift Current Broncos are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Founded during 1967 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the Broncos played seven seasons before relocating to Lethbridge from 1974 to 1986 as the Lethbridge Broncos...  (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
7	198	Denis Kazionov Denis Kazionov Denis Kazionov is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League....  (LW)		Tampa Bay Lightning	HC MVD Tver (Russian Superleague)

Springfield Falcons

Springfield Falcons

The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the...

The Falcons are the Lightning's top affiliate in the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

 for the third year.

Johnstown Chiefs

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1988 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League when that league was formed...

The Chiefs are Tampa Bay's ECHL

ECHL

The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

 affiliate for the 2006–07 season.