In the 60th edition of Puckdoku NHL Grid, participants are required to name players who represented the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Capitals and Lightning are two of the most popular teams in the Eastern Conference. The Caps joined the league in 1974 and have won one Stanley Cup. Meanwhile, the Bolts became a member of the league in 1992 and have won three titles.
Notably, only 40 players have skated for both the Capitals and Lightning, with defenseman Roman Hamrlik being one of them.
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The Czech native spent two decades in the league. Hamrlik was drafted No. 1 by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 draft and spent six years with the team. Hamrlik had a brief stint of two years with the Washington Capitals.
He also played for the New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and New York Rangers.
Puckdoku NHL Grid answers for Aug. 29: Who else has played for the Capitals & Lightning?
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Right winger Ben Clymer is another notable name for this NHL grid. He was the 107th overall pick for the Boston Bruins in 1997 but never played for them.
Clymer joined the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 1999-2000 season and skated for five years with the team. He had a stint of two years with the Washington Capitals in his seven-year NHL career.
Some more players to turn out for Washington and Tampa Bay are:
- Brian Bellows
- Shawn Chambers
- Jeff Halpern
- Bill Houlder
- John Tucker
- Igor Ulanov
- Rick Tabaracci
- Radko Gudas