The day has finally come and after much discontent with his decision to leave Tampa Bay before the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Martin St. Louis will finally have his number retired by the team that he spent most of his career with.
In an announcement by Tampa Bay Lightning owner, Jeff Vinik, on Tuesday morning at Amalie Arena, the team stated that it will officially retire the number 26 for good on Jan. 13, 2017, in a game against the John Tortorella-coached Columbus Blue Jackets.
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