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Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates 13-year anniversary of Stanley Cup win

June 7, 2004, is a date all fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning should know. On this date, the Bolts captured Hockey’s Holy Grail with a Game 7 win over the Calgary Flames at the St. Pete Times Forum to cap their first and, to-date, only championship season. Longtime radio announcer Dave Mishkin exclaimed the words that have been replayed over and over and will live in infamy for their exuberance.

“The Lightning have won the Stanley Cup!”

His call made Complex’s 2011 list of “The 50 Greatest Play-by-Play Moments in Sports History.