On July 7, the Tampa Bay Lightning became just the eighth team since 1926 to win as back-to-back Stanley Cup champions. Nine days later, on July 16, Hotel LBI in Ship Bottom became the first Island hotspot in recent memory to host the cup, the National Hockey League’s holy grail.
“I knew at some point I wanted to come to the shore,” said Ross Colton, a rookie forward with the Lightning who grew up coming to his grandmother’s house on Long Beach Island. “Why not Hotel LBI?
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