Thursday marks the opening of the 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning training camp. Camp is set to open at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. A mass of sixty-four players (!) will be participating, with the sole invitee being goalie Peter Mannino who replaces the invited-but-declined Leland Irving, who signed a KHL deal last week.
The list of players attending camp includes the 24 players who recently completed their rookie tournament participation in Tennessee, such as Jeff Costello, Jonathan Drouin, Kristers Gudlevskis, Slater Koekkoek and Andrei Vasilevskiy. An additional 40 players – mostly the names you know as a Tampa Bay Lightning fan or Syracuse Crunch fan – were announced as additions to the rookie/prospect camp faction.
While a lot of bodies will be in training camp, there aren’t as many bubble players as you’d think. Many of the younger guys are slated to return to their junior clubs, and many a Syracuse Crunch veteran has a date to return to central New York. Still, 64 players is intimidating to think about in an assessment and management fashion.
The additional players are listed below:
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FORWARDS (22) |
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No. |
Name |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Born |
Acquired |
2013-14 Club |
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10 |
ANGELIDIS, Mike |
6-1 |
210 |
6/27/85 |
Woodbridge, Ontario |
FA (8/3/10) |
Syracuse (AHL |
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46 |
BLUNDEN, Mike |
6-4 |
216 |
12/15/86 |
Toronto, Ontario |
FA (7/1/14) |
Hamilton (AHL) |
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Montreal (NHL) |
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11 |
BOYLE, Brian |
6-7 |
244 |
12/18/84 |
Hingham, Mass. |
FA (7/1/14) |
NY Rangers (NHL) |
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23 |
BROWN, J.T. |
5-10 |
170 |
7/2/90 |
Burnsville, Minnesota |
FA (3/28/12) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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24 |
CALLAHAN, Ryan |
5-11 |
190 |
3/21/85 |
Rochester, New York |
Trade w/NYR (3/5/14) |
NY Rangers (NHL) |
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Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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14 |
CONNOLLY, Brett |
6-2 |
181 |
5/2/92 |
Prince George, BC |
’10 Draft (1st Rd) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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51 |
FILPPULA, Valtteri |
6-0 |
195 |
3/20/84 |
Vantaa, Finland |
FA (7/5/13) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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49 |
GAUTHIER, Danick |
6-1 |
208 |
10/24/91 |
Repentigny, Quebec |
FA (3/2/12) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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Florida (ECHL) |
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65 |
GOURDE, Yanni |
5-9 |
170 |
12/15/91 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
FA (3/9/14) |
Kalamazoo (ECHL) |
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Worcester (AHL) |
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Syracuse (AHL) |
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9 |
JOHNSON, Tyler |
5-9 |
175 |
7/29/90 |
Spokane, Washington |
FA (3/7/11) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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17 |
KILLORN, Alexander |
6-2 |
205 |
9/14/89 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
’07 Draft (3rd Rd) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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86 |
KUCHEROV, Nikita |
5-11 |
184 |
6/17/93 |
Maykop, Russia |
’11 Draft (2nd Rd) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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42 |
MARCHESSAULT, Jonathan |
5-9 |
180 |
12/27/90 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Trade w/CBJ (3/5/14) |
Springfield (AHL) |
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Syracuse (AHL) |
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10 |
MORROW, Brenden |
6-0 |
205 |
1/16/79 |
Carlyle, Saskatchewan |
FA (7/11/14) |
St. Louis (NHL) |
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90 |
NAMESTNIKOV, Vladislav |
6-0 |
179 |
11/22/92 |
Voskresensk, Russia |
’11 Draft (1st Rd) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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41 |
NEILSON, Eric |
6-1 |
201 |
8/18/84 |
Fredericton, Newbrunswick |
AHL Contract |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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18 |
PALAT, Ondrej |
6-0 |
180 |
3/28/91 |
Frydek-Mistek, Czech Rep. |
’11 Draft (7th Rd) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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71 |
PANIK, Richard |
6-2 |
215 |
2/7/91 |
Martin, Slovakia |
’09 Draft (2nd Rd) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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43 |
PARADIS, Philippe |
6-2 |
205 |
1/2/91 |
Dolbeau, Quebec |
Trade w/CHI (4/2/13) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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52 |
SAMSON, Jerome |
6-0 |
195 |
9/4/87 |
Greenfield Park, Quebec |
FA (7/10/14) |
St. John’s (AHL) |
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60 |
SMITH, Dalton |
6-2 |
218 |
6/30/92 |
Oshawa, Ontario |
Trade w/CBJ (3/5/14) |
Springfield (AHL) |
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Syracuse (AHL) |
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91 |
STAMKOS, Steven |
6-1 |
188 |
2/7/90 |
Markham, Ontario |
’08 Draft (1st Rd) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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DEFENSEMEN (13) |
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No. |
Name |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Born |
Acquired |
2013-14 Club |
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8 |
BARBERIO, Mark |
6-1 |
200 |
3/23/90 |
Montreal, Quebec |
’08 Draft (6th Rd) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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2 |
BREWER, Eric |
6-3 |
220 |
4/17/79 |
Vernon, British Columbia |
Trade w/STL (2/18/11) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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25 |
CARLE, Matt |
6-0 |
205 |
9/25/84 |
Anchorage, Alaska |
FA (7/4/12) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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76 |
CORRENTE, Matt |
6-0 |
205 |
3/17/88 |
Mississauga, Ontario |
FA (7/8/14) |
Charlotte (AHL) |
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55 |
COTE, J.P. |
6-2 |
213 |
4/22/82 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
FA (12/18/13) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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5 |
GARRISON, Jason |
6-2 |
218 |
11/13/84 |
White Rock, BC |
Trade w/VAN (6/27/14) |
Vancouver (NHL) |
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7 |
GUDAS, Radko |
6-0 |
205 |
6/5/90 |
Kladno, Czech Republic |
’10 Draft (3rd Rd) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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77 |
HEDMAN, Victor |
6-6 |
229 |
12/18/90 |
Ornskoldsvik, Sweden |
’09 Draft (1st Rd) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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64 |
MILAN, Dan |
6-3 |
190 |
4/14/92 |
Detroit, Michigan |
FA (9/23/11) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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Florida (ECHL) |
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Brampton (CHL) |
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45 |
MORMINA, Joey |
6-6 |
220 |
6/29/82 |
Montreal, Quebec |
AHL Contract |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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6 |
STALMAN, Anton |
5-11 |
190 |
8/1/86 |
Tibro, Sweden |
FA (7/1/14) |
NY Rangers (NHL) |
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62 |
SUSTR, Andrej |
6-8 |
225 |
11/29/90 |
Plzen, Czech Republic |
FA (3/21/13) |
Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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Syracuse (AHL) |
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53 |
WITKOWSKI, Luke |
6-2 |
210 |
4/14/90 |
Holland, Michigan |
’08 Draft (6th Rd) |
Syracuse (AHL) |
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GOALTENDERS (4) |
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No. |
Name |
HT |
WT |
DOB |
Born |
Acquired |
2013-14 Club |
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30 |
BISHOP, Ben |
6-7 |
214 |
11/21/86 |
Denver, Colorado |
Trade w/OTT (4/3/13) |
Ottawa (NHL) |
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Tampa Bay (NHL) |
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32 |
MANNINO, Peter |
6-1 |
195 |
2/17/84 |
Farmington Hills, Michigan |
INVITEE |
W-B/Scranton (AHL) |
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Wheeling (ECHL) |
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20 |
NABOKOV, Evgeni |
6-0 |
202 |
7/25/75 |
Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan |
FA (7/1/14) |
NY Islanders (NHL) |
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40 |
YORK, Allen |
6-3 |
194 |
6/17/89 |
Wetaskiwin, Alberta |
AHL Contract |
Evansville (ECHL) |
Which right wing has a better chance to make the Tampa Bay Lightning roster on opening night?
| Brett Connolly | 273 |
| Richard Panik | 138 |
| Both | 107 |
| Neither | 42 |
