Lightning training camp rosters set

by John Fontana on Sep 15, 2010 12:44 PM EDT in Lightning Team News

The Lightning announced yesterday the makeup of it's roster for training camp. Camp gets underway on Friday at the St. Pete Times Forum before public events on Saturday and Sunday at the Ice Sports Forum in Brandon.

Between September 17th and the close of camp the Bolts will have to whittle down the roster of 54 players to 23 or under. Key battles loom not between one or two single players but entire groupings of talent -- while we wonder who will be the #6-#8 defensemen (as is the stated plan by the team), the real question mark on everyone's mind (and it has been for a good portion of the off-season) is the makeup of the lower lines. This is where GM Steve Yzerman created the most competition.

Indeed, depth of players who will make up the bottom two pairs is at it's deepest in recent memory. Sean Bergenheim, Dominic Moore, Nate Thompson, Chris Durno, Teddy Purcell, Paul Szczechura, Blair Jones, Dana Tyrell, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Johan Harju, Eric Perrin, Niklas Persson, James Wright, Adam Hall... These are just some of players who will be trying to cement roles on the bottom two lines.

While it's perceived that Nate Thompson and Dominic Moore are locks for the bottom-6 center roles, anything can happen in camp that changes this.

Below the jump you'll find the complete roster for the Lightning's camp. I aplogize before hand for formatting issues, as you will see the forwards are not as neatly aligned as the defense/goaltenders are.

FORWARDS (32)

No. Name HT WT DOB Born Acquired 2009-10 Club

59 ANGELIDIS, Mike 6-1 200 6/27/85 Woodbridge, Ontario FA (8/3/10) Albany (AHL)
15 ASHTON, Carter 6-3 220 4/1/91 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan '09 Draft (1^stRd) Lethbridge/Regina (WHL), Norfolk (AHL)
10 BERGENHEIM, Sean 5-10 205 2/8/84 Helsinki, Finland FA (8/17/10) NY Islanders (NHL)
67 BERRY, Alex 6-2 212 3/6/86 Danvers, Massachusetts Trade w/TOR (8/27/10) Toronto (AHL), Reading (ECHL)
14 CONNOLLY, Brett 6-2 191 5/2/92 Prince George, British Columbia '10 Draft (1^stRd) Prince George (WHL)
9 DOWNIE, Steve 6-0 200 4/3/87 Newmarket, Ontario Trade w/PHI (11/7/08) Tampa Bay (NHL)
37 DURNO, Chris 6-4 205 10/31/80 Scarborough, Ontario FA (7/25/10) Colorado (NHL), Lake Erie (AHL)
74 FADDEN, Mitch 5-11 192 4/3/88 Victoria, British Columbia '07 Draft (4^th Rd) Norfolk (AHL)
65 FORNATARO, Matt 6-0 190 6/6/85 Calgary, Alberta Invitee Houston/Norfolk (AHL)
29 FRITZ, Mitch 6-8 258 11/24/80 Osoyoos, British Columbia FA (9/30/09) Norfolk (AHL)
12 GAGNE, Simon 6-0 195 2/29/80 Ste. Foy, Quebec Trade w/ PHI (7/19/10) Philadelphia (NHL)
55 GILIATI, Stefano 5-11 200 10/7/87 Montreal, Quebec Trade w/TOR (8/27/10) Reading (ECHL), Toronto (AHL)
18 HALL, Adam 6-3 206 8/14/80 Kalamazoo, Michigan FA (7/1/08) Norfolk (AHL)
24 HARJU, Johan 6-3 205 5/15/86 Overtornea, Sweden '07 Draft (6^th Rd) Moscow (KHL)
47 HUTCHINGS, Alex 5-10 186 11/7/90 Burlington, Ontario '09 Draft (4^th Rd) Barrie (OHL)
49 JONES, Blair 6-3 216 9/27/86 Central Butte, Saskatchewan '05 Draft (4^th Rd) Norfolk (AHL)
4 LECAVALIER, Vincent 6-4 223 4/21/80 Ile Bizard, Quebec '98 Draft (1^stRd) Tampa Bay (NHL)
6 MALONE, Ryan 6-4 220 12/1/79 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Trade w/PIT (6/28/08) Tampa Bay (NHL)
52 MARKS, Tim 6-2 217 1/27/85 Brownville, New York Invitee Norfolk (AHL)
19 MOORE, Dominic 6-0 196 8/3/80 Thornhill, Ontario FA (7/30/10) Florida/Montreal (NHL)
71 PANIK, Richard 6-2 212 2/7/91 Martin, Slovakia '09 Draft (2^nd Rd) Windsor/Belleville (OHL)
11 PERRIN, Eric 5-9 176 11/1/75 Laval, Quebec Invitee Omsk (KHL)
23 PERSSON, Niklas 6-2 205 3/26/79 Osmo, Sweden FA (7/2/10) Neftekhimik (KHL)
34 POULIOT, Marc 6-1 195 5/22/85 Quebec City, Quebec FA (7/23/10) Edmonton (NHL), Springfield (AHL)
16 PURCELL, Teddy 6-2 198 9/8/85 St. John's, Newfoundland Trade w/ LAK (3/3/10) Los Angeles/Tampa Bay (NHL)
46 SIMEK, Juraj 6-1 190 9/29/87 Presov, Slovakia Trade w/VAN (10/6/08) Norfolk (AHL)
26 ST. LOUIS, Martin 5-9 177 6/18/75 Laval, Quebec FA (6/31/00) Tampa Bay (NHL)
91 STAMKOS, Steven 6-1 196 2/7/90 Markham, Ontario '08 Draft (1^stRd) Tampa Bay (NHL)
38 SZCZECHURA, Paul 5-10 184 11/30/85 Brantford, Ontario FA (4/23/08) Tampa Bay (NHL), Norfolk (AHL)
44 THOMPSON, Nate 6-0 207 10/5/84 Anchorage, Alaska Waiver Claim (1/21/10) NY Islanders/Tampa Bay (NHL) 42 TYRELL, Dana 5-10 184 4/23/89 Airdrie, Alberta '07 Draft (2^nd Rd) Norfolk (AHL)
43 WRIGHT, James 6-4 204 3/24/90 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan '08 Draft (4^th Rd) Tampa Bay (NHL), Vancouver (WHL)

Defense
DEFENSEMEN (17) No. Name 50 BARBERIO, Mark 73 BUEKEBOOM, Brock 7 CLARK, Brett 75 GUDAS, Radko 77 HEDMAN, Victor		HT 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-6	WT 195 202 195 202 230	DOB 3/23/90 4/1/92 12/23/76 6/5/90 12/18/90	Born Montreal, Quebec Greenwich, Connecticut Wanella, Saskatchewan Kladno, Czech Republic Ornskoldsvik, Sweden	Acquired '08 Draft (6th Rd) '10 Draft (3rd Rd) FA (7/5/10) '10 Draft (3rd Rd) '09 Draft (1st Rd)				2009-10 Club Moncton (QMJHL) Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) Colorado (NHL) Everett (WHL) Tampa Bay (NHL)
58 8	JACKSON, Scott JONES, Randy	6-4 6-2	229 200	2/5/87 7/23/81	Salmon Arm, British Columbia Quispamsis, New Brunswick				FA (7/3/08) FA (8/25/10)	Norfolk (AHL), Tampa Bay (NHL) Los Angeles (NHL), Adirondack (AHL)
13 39 56	KUBINA, Pavel LUNDIN, Mike MIHALIK, Vladimir	6-4 6-2 6-7	250 197 244	4/15/77 9/24/84 1/29/87	Celadna, Czech Republic Burnsville, Minnesota Presov, Slovakia				FA (7/2/10) '04 Draft (4th Rd) '05 Draft (1st Rd)	Atlanta (NHL) Tampa Bay (NHL), Norfolk (AHL) Norfolk (AHL), Tampa Bay (NHL)
5 51 28 32 48	OHLUND, Mattias QUICK, Kevin ROY, Mathieu SMABY, Matt VERNACE, Michael	6-4 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2	225 180 210 240 210	9/9/76 3/29/88 8/10/83 10/14/84 5/26/86	Pitea, Sweden Buffalo, New York St. Georges, Quebec Minneapolis, Minnesota Toronto, Ontario				FA (7/1/09) '06 Draft (3rd Rd) FA (7/29/10) '03 Draft (2nd Rd) FA (7/29/10)	Tampa Bay (NHL) Norfolk (AHL) Columbus (NHL), Syrc/Rchtr (AHL) Tampa Bay (NHL), Norfolk (AHL) Chicago/Hamilton (AHL)
3 76	WISHART, Ty ZAHN, Teigan	6-5 6-1	220 208	5/19/88 1/4/90	Comox, British Columbia Regina, Saskatchewan				Trade w/SJS (7/4/08) '10 Draft (5th Rd)	Norfolk (AHL) Saskatoon (WHL)
GOALTENDERS (5) No. Name 30 DESJARDINS, Cedrick		HT 6-0	WT 194	DOB 9/30/85	Born Edmundston, New Brunswick			Acquired Trade w/MTL (8/16/10)		2009-10 Club Hamilton (AHL)
33 31 41 40	ELLIS, Dan JANUS, Jaroslav SMITH, Mike TOKARSKI, Dustin	6-0 6-0 6-4 6-0	193 191 219 197	6/19/80 9/21/89 3/22/82 9/16/89	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Presov, Slovakia Kingston, Ontario Humboldt, Saskatchewan		FA (7/1/10) '09 Draft (6th Rd) Trade w/DAL (2/26/08) '08 Draft (5th Rd)			Nashville (NHL) Erie (OHL), Norfolk (AHL) Tampa Bay (NHL) Norfolk (AHL)

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Should be interesting as to who makes it out of training camp… The way James Wright is playing for the Prospect Tourny id like him to make the team again with his gained experience

by Killhowe on Sep 15, 2010 1:58 PM EDT reply actions

i dont think so

bolts need more experience on the bottom two lines and i just don’t think hes there yet. he played alright last year but lets be honest the bolts weren’t very good. what’s the deal with mike smith? can they put him in the minors? i think we should give desjardins or tokarski a shot as a backup first before we throw them right into the starting roll. I hope Gudas makes the team, he looked really good at the prospects camp.

by TomK91 on Sep 16, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions

You dismiss James Wright, who has dominated the Traverse City tournament this week for the Bolts, and play up Radko Gudas who has been kept out with an injury

"Seen Cincuenta" -- 04.10.10 -- Raw Charge.

by John Fontana on Sep 16, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Zahn and Beukeboom will NOT attend camp

Both are to be returned to their junior teams.

"Seen Cincuenta" -- 04.10.10 -- Raw Charge.

by John Fontana on Sep 16, 2010 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

Agree with John here

James Wright, you gotta love him! He’ll do whatever it takes, never takes a shift off and plays with heart, passion and reckless abandon. Although he was originally drafted as a projected checking line center, he seems to have grown in his offensive capabilities. It might be better for his development ( and the fortunes of Norfolk and the Lightning ) for him to get top 2 line minutes at Norfolk and play in all situations than as the 4th line center or a 3rd line winger in Tampa. I wouldn’t count him out though, he skates like the wind, is physical and will take on any situation with remarkable versatility.

Don in St Pete

by Don in St Pete on Sep 16, 2010 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

6-8 d should be interesting

Even with the addition of Kubina, our d corps has gotten smaller, though also quicker. I can’t see Gudas making the team this year although I love his physical game. He takes chances and gets beat too often to be an NHL d-man this season. A year or 2 at Norfolk will do wonders for Radko and allow him the knowledge to know when to gamble and when to play safe. I see Lundin, Smaby and Wishart in the 6-8 slots to start though that could change.The system Boucher decides to employ could dictate the implementation of the defense.

Don in St Pete

by Don in St Pete on Sep 16, 2010 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

IDK Wright just looked like a kid to me last year. obviously because he was but he seemed like a younger kid playing in an adult league pickup.. like he knew what he was doing but just played a little different. hard to explain, it was like he was expecting to get sent back down. I would love to see kubina and clark play together. the opponent wouldn’t get any shots on net when they were on the ice they block so many shots. but an ohlund/hedman, kubina/clark, lundin/jones, and then either smaby or wishart as the 7th or if they carry 8 then them two as a 4th line pair.

by TomK91 on Sep 17, 2010 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

RE: Wright

I think “Starstruck” might be one word you could use with Wright. Wide eyed and green. When he got into scraps, he did look like a kid picking fights (or getting picked on) by older guys.

James has been workign out all summer in a fashion similar to what Stamkos does with Gary Roberts. I don’t think Wright has been in Roberts camp, though, but he has been busting his ass. It’s unfair to judge him by last season before we’ve seen him this season.

"Seen Cincuenta" -- 04.10.10 -- Raw Charge.

by John Fontana on Sep 17, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions