President Biden congratulates Lightning on Stanley Cup win

Tampa Bay lauded for second straight championship, boat parade will be on Monday

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By Dan O'Leary
@DanOLeary25 NHL.com Staff Writer

The celebration is still going on for the Tampa Bay Lightning after bringing home the Stanley Cup. On Friday congratulations rolled in from the highest office in the land.

President Joe Biden shared his congratulations with the Lightning on Twitter.

Biden had
agreed to a "friendly wager"
with
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
the night of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Lightning and Montreal Canadiens.

The official White House account echoed the President's sentiments and used what has become a fairly common nickname for Tampa in its post.

The Lightning 2021
championship boat parade
will be on Monday ay 11 a.m.

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