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Tampa Bay Lightning Fan Wins Bolts' 2021 Championship Ring: Report

Bolts Captain Dave Andreychuk gave a St. Pete Fire Rescue lieutenant a custom championship ring he won in a raffle he entered last season.

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Former Tampa Bay Lightning captain Dave Andreychuk (25) hugs members of the 2004 Lightning Stanley Cup championship team before an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, in Tampa, Fla.
Former Tampa Bay Lightning captain Dave Andreychuk (25) hugs members of the 2004 Lightning Stanley Cup championship team before an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara )

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — St. Pete Fire Rescue Lt. Garth Swingle thought someone pulled a prank when he heard he won a 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning championship ring, WFTS said.

“I didn't believe them at first,” Swingle he told the TV outlet. “I said, 'Who put you up to this?'”

A million people entered the raffle drawing for the ring last season, and they drew his name.

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Swingle said it meant a lot to him when his idol, former Bolts Captain Dave Andreychuk, gave him the ring after several ring fittings.

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