St. Petersburg, Florida



St. Petersburg is a city in western Florida with a population of a bout 250,000. It is just west of Tampa, Florida.

Teams

 * Florida Rockets (Eastern Hockey League, 1966-1968) based mainly in Jacksonville, abandon St. Petersburg in 1968 and become known as Jacksonville Rockets
 * Suncoast Suns
 * 1) (Eastern Hockey League 1972-1973) join Southern Hockey League
 * 2) (Southern Hockey League, 1973-1973) folded December 19
 * St. Petersburg Renegades (Sunshine Hockey League, 1992-1993) join partway through season, folded due to start up of Tampa Bay Lightning of NHL
 * St. Petersburg Parrots (Atlantic Coast Hockey League, November 30, 2002-2003) folded
 * Tampa Bay Lightning (National Hockey League, 1993-1996) temporary home for team while new arena was planned and built in Tampa

Arenas

 * Bayfront Arena (1966-2004)
 * Tropicana Field (1990-Present) home of the Tampa Bay Lightning from 1993-96 when it was known as the Thunderdome. Was originally known as Florida Suncoast Dome from 1990-1993