About Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning are recognized nationally as one of the top organizations in North American sports, having appeared in the National Hockey League’s Eastern Conference Final/Stanley Cup Semifinal seven times (2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 & 2022), advancing to the Stanley Cup Final four times (2015, 2020, 2021 & 2022), and winning hockey’s ultimate prize in 2020 and 2021. Off the ice, the Lightning brand has been completely revitalized and transformed, having been lauded by both ESPN as the No. 1 team in professional sports in the media giant’s Ultimate Standings (also ranking in the Top 10 in six of seven years), as well as by the Sports Business Journal as one of five finalists for Team of the Year in 2016, 2020, and 2022, earning that title in 2022. Benchmark International Arena has sold out 373 consecutive games (includes playoffs) entering the 2024-25 season, the NHL’s longest active sellout streak which began on 3/26/15 (2020-21 season excluded due to social distancing protocols).
