Q 01/05

The Lightning were founded as an expansion team in 1990 by a group fronted by which brothers?

A) Bobby and Dennis Hull

B) Phil and Tony Esposito

C) Maurice and Henri Richard

D) Frank and Peter Mahovlich

Answer · why

B) Phil and Tony Esposito

Phil and Tony Esposito. Phil later admitted he did not have the $50 million expansion fee when he made his pitch; overseas investors he had only just ...

Q 02/05

Which Lightning goaltender won the 2019 Vezina Trophy?

A) Ben Bishop

B) Andrei Vasilevskiy

C) Louis Domingue

D) Curtis McElhinney

Answer · why

B) Andrei Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy. He led the league with 39 wins even though a broken foot cost him a month of the season, and two years later he was voted playoff ...

Q 03/05

Who became the first woman in a major pro sports league by tending goal for Tampa Bay in a 1992 preseason game?

A) Kim St-Pierre

B) Hayley Wickenheiser

C) Cammi Granato

D) Manon Rhéaume

Answer · why

D) Manon Rhéaume

Manon Rhéaume. The 20-year-old from Quebec played one period and stopped seven of nine shots; the general manager had invited her to camp partly to ge...

Q 04/05

The Lightning's first regular-season game, in October 1992, was played at which venue?

A) The Florida Suncoast Dome

B) Expo Hall at the state fairgrounds

C) The Sun Dome at USF

D) Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg

Answer · why

B) Expo Hall at the state fairgrounds

Expo Hall at the state fairgrounds. With no arena ready, the club leased what one executive called a livestock pavilion, fitted it with about 10,000 s...

Q 05/05

Which player scored four goals in the Lightning's first-ever game?

A) Petr Klima

B) Brian Bradley

C) Chris Kontos

D) Denis Savard

Answer · why

C) Chris Kontos

Chris Kontos. The journeyman scored four times in the 7-3 opening win and finished with 27 goals, yet that season was his last in the NHL; a year late...