Lightning Prospect Update

2017-05-05

With another long and disappointing season in the books for the Tampa Bay Lightning, GM Hill continues to ask the loyal fans to be patient in the plan that is in place.  "We have a good top line in Forsberg, Kadri and Radulov, as well as a good top paiing on the back end with Brodie and Pietrangelo with support from Ellis, Moore and Gudbransen.  We have some young pieces that have been able to make the big club in Duclair, Bjudgstad, Matheson, Ouellet, Teravainen, and Dano, now we just need to fill in the blanks with the help from some of our great group of prospects.  Guys like Point, Schmaltz, Dunn, Labanc, and Tuch will all be given every chance to make the big club come training camp in Septmeber." 

Top Prospects

  1. Brayden Point – C

·         NHL – 68 Games – 18G + 22A = 40 points

  1. Nick Schmaltz – C

·         NHL – 61 Games – 6G + 22A = 28 points – AHL – 12 Games – 6G + 3A = 9 points

  1. Alex Nylander – LW

·         AHL – 65 Games – 10G + 18A = 28 points – NHL – 4 Games – 1A = 1 points

  1. Sam Steel – C – 2017 WHL Player of the Year and WHL Scoring Champion

·         WHL – 66 Games – 50G + 81 = 131 points and +49 - 24 points in 17 playoff games

  1. Vince Dunn – D

·         AHL – 72 Games – 13G + 32A = 45 points and +15

  1. Michael McNiven – G – 2017 OHL Goaltender of the Year

·         OHL – 54 Games – 41W-9L-2OTL – 2.30 GAA and 0.915 SV%

  1. Vitalli Abramov – RW – 2017 QMJHL MVP

·         QMJHL – 66 Games – 46G + 58A = 104 points - AHL 4 Games – 1G + 3A = 4 points

  1. Kevin Labanc – RW

·         NHL – 55 Games – 8G + 12A = 20 points – AHL – 19 Games – 6G + 13A = 24 points

  1. Cliff Pu – RW

·         OHL – 63 Games – 35G + 51A = 86 points and +27

  1. Alex Tuch – RW

·         AHL – 57 Games – 18G + 19A = 37 points - Zero points in 6 games in the NHL

  1. Mitch Vande Sompel – D

·         OHL – 67 Games – 20G + 33A = 53 points

  1. Jake Debrusk – LW

·         AHL – 79 Games – 19G + 30A = 49 points

  1. Frederic Allard – D

·         QMJHL – 63 Games – 14G + 51A = 65 points

  1. Cam Dineen – D

·         OHL – 29 Games – 6G + 14A = 20 points

  1. Parker Wotherspoon – D

·         WHL – 69 Games – 10G + 56A = 66 points - Held pointless in 4 games in the AHL