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1 Day of Wendell Young: The first Lightning goalie

Now that 91 Days of Stamkos is done, we can move on to important topics. Like the #1 Lightning player. That is, the first Lightning player to wear #1. So I guess that kind of makes him #1, right? Well, it turns out that player was Wendell Young. And guess what? Not only was he the first Lightning player to wear #1, he was also the goalie for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s NHL debut. Remember that game that set a franchise record for goals scored in a game by a player? That game that was in the tiny fairgrounds arena?