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01/14/2010 - Lightning 2009-10 NCAA prospects update

The Lightning have few prospects currently playing on the collegiate level.

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01/05/2010 - HF Podcast: Jim Hammett, Tampa Bay Lightning

Interview with Jim Hammett, Director of Player Personnel for the Tampa Bay Lightning

12/10/2009 - Lightning 2009-10 AHL prospect update

The Lightning have 14 players playing in the minor leagues, all of them for the Norfolk Admirals in the AHL.

11/22/2009 - Calder Corner: Victor Hedman

Just months after being selected as the No. 2 overall pick in 2009 by the Tampa Bay Lightning, defenseman Victor Hedman has slid in not just as an NHL regular, but a key player on the team.

11/11/2009 - Lightning junior prospects 2009-10 update

The Lightning currently have eight players in juniors -- six in the OHL and one each in the WHL and QMJHL.

10/18/2009 - Lightning organizational depth analysis, Fall 2009

The Lightning are very top-heavy in their prospect depth.

10/03/2009 - Norfolk Admirals 2009-10 preview

The team should be able to count on a more stable and better balanced line-up this season.

07/28/2009 - Lightning Top 20 prospects, Fall 2009

There is considerable change on the Tampa Top 20 list after some trades and the 2009 draft.

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Organizational Depth Chart

  • Team Strengths:
    1 Speedy, skilled crop of forwards
    2 Stable of big, physical defensemen
    3 Goaltending prospects
  • Team Weaknesses:
    1 Lacking experienced offensive-minded defensemen
    2 Young centers

Player Highlighted Legend
(defines league playing in)

  • Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
  • Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
  • Playing in NCAA
  • Playing in Europe
  • Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
  • Not Categorized Yet

The player is projected on making it to the NHL on a grading scale of 1-10.
Player Rating System Rules - Hockey's Future Prospect Criteria

Left Wingers

  1. Johan Harju 7.0C
  2. Alex Hutchings 7.0D
  3. Alex Killorn 7.0D
  4. Radek Smolenak 6.5D
  5. Denis Kazionov 5.5C
  6. Juraj Simek 7.0F
  7. Justin Courtnall 5.0C

Centers

  1. Dana Tyrell 7.0C
  2. Mitch Fadden 7.0C
  3. Blair Jones 6.5C
  4. James Wright 6.5D
  5. Chris Lawrence 7.0F

Right Wingers

  1. Carter Ashton 7.5C
  2. Richard Panik 7.5D
  3. Martins Karsums 6.5C
  4. Lauri Tukonen 7.0D
  5. Matias Sointu 6.5D
  6. Matt Marshall 5.5C
  7. Kyle DeCoste 5.0C
  8. Stanislav Lascek 6.0F

Defensemen

  1. Victor Hedman 9.0C
  2. Matt Lashoff 7.5C
  3. Ty Wishart 7.0C
  4. Vladimir Mihalik 7.0C
  5. Mark Barberio 6.5C
  6. Kevin Quick 7.0D

Defensemen

  1. Kirill Gotovets 6.5D
  2. Scott Jackson 6.5D
  3. Luke Witkowski 6.0D
  4. Michal Sersen 5.5D
  5. David Carle 5.0F

Goaltenders

  1. Dustin Tokarski 7.0C
  2. Michael Zador 7.0D
  3. Jaroslav Janus 6.0D
  4. Riku Helenius 6.0D

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