Former University of Vermont star Martin St. Louis is entering the ranks of the immortal in Tampa Bay this season. St. Louis, who is headed into his second year of retirement from the NHL, will have his No. 26 retired by the Lightning in a Jan. 13 ceremony before the Lightning take on the Columbus Blue Jackets.
No hard feelings: Bolts to retire Martin St. Louis’ No. 26 https://t.co/5r25OdDxBr pic.twitter.com/W0ThVmsNSL
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“Marty had a terrific career in Tampa Bay, making six All-Star appearances while setting numerous team records, all highlighted of course by the Stanley Cup win in 2004. We look forward to a wonderful retirement ceremony, recognizing him for all that he accomplished as a member of the Lightning,” said owner Jeff Vinik via a release highlighted in the tweet above.
Blue Jackets head coach John Totorella was the head coach of that Lightning team that won the 2004 Stanley Cup so that’s a cool tie-in to the ceremony on Jan. 13.
St. Louis was not drafted out of UVM but scored more than 50 points in every season he played for the Catamounts.
