Will the Tampa Bay Lightning Get to Celebrate Their Back-to-Back Stanley Cup Championships at the White House? If So, Then When?
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Will the Lightning Visit the White House? If So, When?
Why are Recent Sports Champions are Visiting the White House Again?
The tradition of sports champions visiting the White House resumed in July 2021 after a year off due to the global health crisis. With many people getting vaccinated and virus vaccines options being available, things are starting to get back to normal in terms of visiting places. This past summer, recent champions are again celebrating their wins at the White House. In early July, the Los Angeles Dodgers came to the nation’s capital to celebrate their World Series victory with President Joe Biden. A couple weeks later, the Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the White House and game Biden a #46 jersey. Recently, the NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks announced they will be heading to the White House on November 8, 2021 during a road trip.
Will the Lightning Visit the White House? If So, When?
As of now, the Bolts have yet to receive an invitation from President Joe Biden about a possible Stanley Cup celebration at the White House. After Tampa Bay clinched their 2nd straight Stanley Cup victory, Biden sent congratulations to the team. So this could be a sign that Biden would want to have the Lightning visit the White House some day. However, the Tampa teams have not had much history in regards to celebrating championships at the White House.
Why Tampa Teams Were Not Able to Celebrate Their Championships with the President?
The 2002 Buccaneers could not celebrate their Super Bowl win with then-President George W. Bush due to circumstances from the War in Iraq. In addition, the 2004 Stanley Cup Champion Lightning were not able to visit the White House due to the NHL’s labor dispute that wiped out the 2004-2005 season. A couple years ago, former Bolts Captain Dave Andreychuk presented the 2004 Lightning Jersey to Bush. The 2020 Champion Lightning could not celebrate their victory in the Nation’s Capital last year due to the pandemic. That being said, the 2020 Buccaneers became the first Tampa Bay sports team to visit the White House with the President.
If the Lightning Visit the White House, When is the Most Likely Date?
UPDATE: Joe Biden and the White House will honor the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup Wins on Monday, April 25, 2022. The Bolts will head to the nation’s capital following their one-game road trip in Sunrise vs. Florida Panthers on Sunday. Bay News 9 (Tampa) first reported the White House ceremony.
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