2009 Restricted Free Agents

The following players along with Lauri Tukonen were tendered qualifying offers on June 29th and their rights retained by the Lightning.

Matt Smaby
   
Matt Lashoff
   
Blair Jones
   
Martins Karsums
   
Mike Lundin
   

2009 Free Agent Signings

PLAYER NAME POS Years Avg/Yr
Lukas Krajicek Defense 1 year $1500000
Mattias Ohlund Defense 7 years $3750000
Matt Walker Defense 4 years $1700000

2009 Tampa Bay Lightning Draft

1 2 Victor Hedman Defense 6.06 220 lbs.
1 29 Carter Ashton Right Wing 6.03 205 lbs.
2 52 Richard Panik Right Wing 6.02 203 lbs.
4 93 Alex Hutchings Left Wing 5.10 173 lbs.
5 148 Michael Zador Goaltender 6.02 172 lbs.
6 162 Jaroslav Janus Goaltender 5.11 192 lbs.
7 183 Kirill Gotovets Defense 5.11 175 lbs.

Admirals Sign Another Komet

Submitted by timothy on September 5, 2008 - 11:36

The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel is reporting that the Norfolk Admirals have inked another Komet to a two-way AHL/IHL contract. Minor league veteran defensman Jason Beckett will report to the Admirals training camp and will subject be to reassignment to Fort Wayne if he doesn't make the Norfolk squad out of camp. The 6.03, 213 lbs. blueliner played in Austria last season after racking up nearly 240 games in AHL campaigns with Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Houston, Syracuse, and Grand Rapids. Beckett was a 1998 2nd round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Admirals GM Mike Butters, a former Fort Wayne Komet player, recently signed Komet centerman Mathieu Curadeau to a two-way AHL/IHL deal. Curadeau was named to the IHL All-Rookie team for 2007-08 season. Butters has also extended a free agent invitation to the Admirals training camp to Komet defensiveman Brent Henley. Henley, a massive 6.07, 250 lbs. bruiser, has spent the past 10 season as a minor league journeyman. The Tampa Bay Lightning have also extended a free agent tryout at the Traverse City Prospects Tournament to Komet leading scorer Luciano Aquino, who was the 2007-08 IHL Rookie-of-the-Year.