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At Amalie Arena on Friday, St. Louis' No. 26 will be the first retired by the Lightning. The ceremony will be held prior to a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets (8 p.m. ET; SN, TVA Sports, SUN, FS-O, NHL.TV), who are coached by John Tortorella, who was Tampa Bay coach when St. Louis and the Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2004.
"It's an honor," St. Louis said. "Just getting your jersey retired is quite the honor, and obviously to be the first one I think makes it even more special."
https://www.nhl.com/news/martin-st-...ersey-to-be-retired/c-285556462?tid=277548856He is the Lightning leader in points (953), assists (588), power-play points (300), shorthanded goals (28), shorthanded points (44), game-winning goals (64) and overtime goals (10). His 365 goals and 972 games played are second behind Vincent Lecavalier (383 goals; 1,037 games).
https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/martin-st-louis-jersey-ceremony-to-begin-at-630/c-285114262The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today that the No. 26 jersey retirement ceremony for Martin St. Louis will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, January 13, before the team faces off against the Columbus Blue Jackets, presented by Chase. Doors to AMALIE Arena will open to ticket holders at 5:30 p.m. and the team is recommending all fans plan on being in their seats by 6:15 p.m. Doors for those with premium seating and the arena's Firestick Grill will open at 5 p.m. The game is expected to face-off at 8:10 p.m. After the conclusion of the ceremony, the regular 15-minute warm-up skate and game preparation will occur.
Video (interview with Marty):
https://www.nhl.com/lightning/video/behind-the-bolts-st-louis/t-277437434/c-48268403