Chewy Re-signed

by John Fontana on Jul 16, 2010 3:05 PM EDT

Just sent out by the Lightning:

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING RE-SIGN C PAUL SZCZECHURA

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed center Paul Szczechura to a one-year contract today, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced today.

Szczechura, 5-foot-10, 184 pounds, played in a career-best 52 games with the Lightning last season, recording five goals, also a career high, and seven points. He also averaged 13:05 in ice time per game and ranked fifth on the team among forwards with 30 blocked shots. Szczechura also played in 35 games with the Norfolk Admirals in 2009-10, recording eight goals and 29 points. He was tied for fifth on the team for assists and tied for sixth with a plus-2 rating.

A native of Brantford, Ontario, Szczechura has played in 83 career NHL games, all with Tampa Bay, recording nine goals and 16 points with 134 shots on goal. He made his NHL debut in 2008-09, skating in 31 games with the Lightning while averaging 13:33 in ice time. That season Szczechura recorded four goals and career highs with five assists as well as nine points.

Szczechura has played in 135 career AHL games with Norfolk and the Iowa Stars. He has amassed 40 goals and 96 points. During the 2007-08 season he led Norfolk rookies in scoring and tied for the overall team lead with three game-winning goals.

Originally undrafted, the Lightning signed Szczechura as a free agent on April 24, 2008.

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Wondering if he signed the QO or negotiated something different. Can’t imagine the terms would be much different, though.

by Michael Gallimore on Jul 16, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

$550 / $105

Two way contract, one year deal. 550 salary in the NHL, 105 in the AHL.

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by John Fontana on Jul 16, 2010 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

Good for Chewy

Gets a nice pay raise even if he’s re-assigned to the AHL.

by Michael Gallimore on Jul 16, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I would be surprised if he spends a significant amount of time in Norfolk.

by MTBoltFan on Jul 16, 2010 10:56 PM EDT reply actions

Would love to see him skating along Thompson on the 4th line. I do hope he’s gotten stronger by bulking up somewhat so that he can win more positioning battles, especially along the boards.

by Michael Gallimore on Jul 17, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

he is the example of an inbetweener really good AHL player, very average NHL player at best. i like his playing style he just never gets top players to play with to produce. tough break but im sure hes not complaining

by TomK91 on Jul 17, 2010 9:19 PM EDT reply actions