{"id":415793,"date":"2026-10-01T15:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415793\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:22:12","slug":"father-daughter-duo-shares-decades-of-tampa-bay-lightning-memories-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415793\/","title":{"rendered":"Father-daughter duo shares decades of Tampa Bay Lightning memories & traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 A new Lightning season means the Tampa Bay 28 Fan Zone segment is back. Every week of the regular season, Tampa Bay 28 will talk with fans who embody the spirit of the Tampa Bay Lightning. <\/p>\n

To kick things off, Tampa Bay 28 Anchor Lauren St. Germain met a father-daughter duo who have been going to games together for more than two decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stephan and Cheyenne Yucatonis have been Lightning fans since day one.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen did your Lightning fandom start?\u201d asked St. Germain.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt birth,\u201d laughed Cheyenne.<\/p>\n

\u201cMine started in \u201992 with the inaugural season. I went to some games out at the barn at the fairgrounds, and I\u2019ve been a fan ever since,\u201d said Stephan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my first Lightning jersey ever from when I was five or six. It was big on me then, and I can still fit into it actually,\u201d said Cheyenne.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I am impressed with how clean that still is because you had it when you were five,\u201d said St. Germain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been through a lot,\u201d said Cheyenne.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t missed a season in over 20 years,\u201d said Stephan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were looking at our pictures, and we have a lot of selfies. Her and I with our heads together, you know, at a game,\u201d said Stephan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we are not here [Benchmark International Arena], we are watching at home. If we are not watching at home together, we are texting each other like, ‘Did you see that?’\u201d said Cheyenne.<\/p>\n

Like every good fan they of course have their own superstitions and traditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was younger, we used to dye our hair blue for the playoffs. Any year we made the playoffs, we would dye our hair blue, and I don\u2019t think my mom liked that very much, but we didn\u2019t care,\u201d said Cheyenne.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also remember every game as a kid he would get me Dippin\u2019 Dots, because I loved ice cream, and now I think it\u2019s turned from just liking Dippin\u2019 Dots to it being a superstition, like I have to get Dippin\u2019 Dots every game or it\u2019s bad luck,\u201d said Cheyenne.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s it like to have this family bonding experience, having the Lightning, something you guys can just enjoy together?\u201d asked St. Germain.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s awesome. I don\u2019t know what we would do without it. Now that Cheyenne is older, she works, and I work, and we don\u2019t live together anymore, so it\u2019s really good to be able to get together and have a great time,\u201d said Stephan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to it, even when I have other people to go with. I\u2019m like, I want to go with my dad. He gets it, and we\u2019ve been doing it for so long. It\u2019s more fun when we go together,\u201d said Cheyenne.<\/p>\n

Nearly all Lightning games will be broadcast live on The Spot \u2013 Tampa Bay 66 (WXPX-TV) and will also be streamed here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Spot Tampa Bay 66 is the official broadcast partner of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Spot and Tampa Bay 28 are both owned by EW Scripps.<\/p>\n

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