Sixty-three players will be attending the Tampa Bay Lightning’s training camp that begins on Thursday, September 14. The Lightning have also revealed the schedule for the first five days of training camp, including when the participants will be on the ice, have media availability, and do workouts.
The 24 players that played in the Rookie Tournament in Nashville over the weekend have arrived back in Tampa and will all be in attendance on Thursday. This includes the Lightning’s first three draft picks from 2017: Callen Foote, Alexey Lipanov, and Alexander Volkov. Eight of the ten draft picks from 2016 will be there, as well as six of the nine picks from 2015.
As promised, captain Steven Stamkos will be at camp, fully healthy.
There will be six training camp invitees who will be hoping to impress enough to earn a contract with the organization. Forwards Shane Conacher, Kevin Hancock, and Kevin Lynch (already on an AHL contract with Syracuse), defenseman Reid McNeil (also on a contract with the Crunch), and goaltenders Joseph Raaymakers, and Nicola Riopel (the final AHL-contracted player) are all going to be working for recognition, either from the Lightning or another organization.
The full list of participants can be found in a Google Sheet that I have linked to here.
UPDATE: The players have been split up into 3 training squads: Team Andreychuk, Team Lecavalier, and Team St. Louis. Here’s what the groups look like:
Here are group breakdowns for #Tblightning training camp practices/scrimmages pic.twitter.com/mIXJwFeKi4
— Lightning Insider (@Erik_Erlendsson) September 14, 2017
The full schedule for the first five days of camp goes as follows:
Thursday, September 14th – AMALIE Arena
8:00 am – Medical Exams Begin
9:00 am – Off-Ice Testing Begins
10:00 am – Media Day Begins
12:30 pm – Team Meeting
1:00 pm – Media Day Continues
Friday, September 15 – Ice Sports Forum
Team Andreychuk
8:30 am – 8:40 am – Meeting / Goalies (South)
8:40 am – 9:40 am – Practice (South)
9:45 am – 10:25 am – Practice (North)
10:35 am – 11:05 am – Workout
Team Lecavalier
10:30 am – 10:40 am – Meeting / Goalies (South)
10:40 am – 11:40 am – Practice (South)
11:55 am – 12:25 pm – Scrimmage (North)
12:35 pm – 1:05 pm – Workout
Team St. Louis
11:45 am – 11:55 am – Warm-Up (North)
11:55 am – 12:25 pm – Scrimmage (North)
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm – Meeting
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm – Practice (South)
1:50 pm – 2:20 pm – Workout
Saturday, September 16 – AMALIE Arena (Fan Fest)
Team Andreychuk
8:45 am – 9:00 am – Meeting / Goalies
9:00 am – 10:25 am – On Ice
10:45 am – 11:45 am – FanFest
Team Lecavalier
10:45 am – 11:00 am – Meeting / Goalies
11:00 am – 12:25 pm – On Ice
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – FanFest
Team St. Louis
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm – Fan Fest
2:10 pm – 2:20 pm – Meeting/ Goalies
2:20 pm – 3:45 pm – On Ice
Sunday, September 17 – Ice Sports Forum
Team St. Louis
8:30 am – 8:45 am – Meeting/ Goalies (South)
8:45 am – 9:45 am – Practice (South)
9:50 am – 10:30 am – Practice (North)
Team Andreychuk
10:30 am – 10:45 am – Meeting/ Goalies (South)
10:45 am – 11:45 am – Practice (South)
11:55 am – 12:30 pm – Scrimmage (North)
Team Lecavalier
11:45 am – 11:55 am – Warm-Up (North)
11:55 am – 12:30 pm – Scrimmage (North)
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm – Meeting
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm – Practice (South)
Monday, September 18 – Ice Sports Forum
Team Lecavalier
8:30 am – 8:40 am – Meeting/ Goalies (South)
8:40 am – 9:40 am – Practice (South)
9:45 am – 10:25 am – Practice (North)
Team St. Louis
10:30 am – 10:40 am – Meeting/ Goalies (South)
10:40 am – 11:40 am – Practice (South)
11:40 am – 11:55 am – Break
11:55 am – 12:25 pm – Scrimmage (North)
Team Andreychuk
11:45 am – 11:55 am – Warm-Up (North)
11:55 am – 12:25 pm – Scrimmage (North)
12:30 pm – 12:40 pm – Meeting
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm – Practice (South)
The Lightning will begin their preseason schedule on Tuesday, September 19th at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. Puck drop is at 7:30pm EST.
