The Bolts
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced yesterday that they have signed Alexander Volkov to a three-year, entry level deal. [Tampa Bay Lightning]
Brayden Point has provided quite the dream road map for young prospects to follow. [Tampa Bay Lightning]
The Lightning announced that owner Jeff Vinik is going to be putting money into the Bolts’ practice arena in Brandon:
.@caleychelios recaps today’s ISF announcement after we heard from #Bolts CEO Steve Griggs and GM Steve Yzerman this morning. pic.twitter.com/q27FSGTWyV
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 29, 2017
The full list of breweries for the August 5th Bolts Brew Fest has been released. [Tampa Bay Lightning]
The Crunch
AHL free agency starts the same day as NHL free agency, and there’s going to be a lot of quality free agents out there looking to join new teams. Of interest is the fact that guys who played for Syracuse last year, like defenseman Matt Taormina (#3 on the board) and goalie Mike McKenna (32 on the board), have not yet been re-signed by the Lightning, making fans wonder if they’re no longer in the cards for the organization. [Chirps from Center Ice]
Prospect/Crunch player Cam Darcy took in some baseball yesterday:
Former Crunch assistant coach Trent Cull joined Brent Axe to discuss his move to Syracuse rival Utica as their head coach. He explains that he had the full support of both Julian Brisebois and Crunch head coach Ben Groulx. [ESPN Syracuse]
It isn’t exactly a surprise, but prospects for the Crunch to host an outdoor game next season are looking dimmer by the day. [Syracuse.com]
The Prospects
Tampa Bay’s development camp got underway this week, and two of their members took over the Lightning’s SnapChat…if you hurry, you can probably still see most of the highlights:
You might want to add lightningnhl on @snapchat if you haven’t already…
We’ve given @MathJoseph7 & @B_Howdy21 the keys 👻 pic.twitter.com/eKKlNXBXYD
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 29, 2017
Some kids got the time of their life yesterday when the development camp visited the Lightning’s community hockey program:
#BoltsDevCamp has taken a detour!
We’re at @PALtampa playing some street hockey with @LightningMade ⚡️🏒 pic.twitter.com/TYXsCBxLmK
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 29, 2017
The Game
Poor Jagr:
Everywhere I look,I read:all FA getting calls from10-12teams. Me0 calls.On the contrary,I’m trying to call them,and no ones picking up.😀😳🇨🇿
— Jaromir Jagr (@68Jagr) June 29, 2017
