On the eve of their 2021-22 Training Camp, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced the 60 players that will compete for spots on the roster for the upcoming season. Among the rostered veterans and recent draft picks, there are six non-contract invitees among the players that will be skating at the TGH IcePlex in Brandon.
The players will be split into three groups and take to the ice at different times throughout the day to help manage the chaos a bit. It’s an expanded group compared to the 43 that were in camp before last season. COVID protocols helped condense last year’s roster, but there was also the fact that there weren’t many spots up for grabs. With at least four forward spots being contested this year, the coaching staff is going to take a look at all of the eligible players.
Action on the ice will start up on Thursday after Wednesday’s media day. The first day of training camp is usually consumed with media and medical reviews. If there are any players that will miss time due to rehab, that news will trickle out on Wednesday. Thursday’s practice will kick off four straight days of on-ice work before a day off on Monday the 27th. Their first preseason game takes place on Tuesday the 28th.
The first round of cuts, mostly junior hockey players being sent back to their teams, should take place around then as well.
FORWARDS (36)
Alex Barré-Boulet
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
Maxim Cajkovic
Anthony Cirelli
Ross Colton
Xavier Cormier – Invitee
Gabriel Dumont
Jaydon Dureau
Shawn Element – Invitee
Jack Finley
Gabriel Fortier
Gage Goncalves
Charles Hudon
Jimmy Huntington
Niko Huuhtanen
Mathieu Joseph
Boris Katchouk
Alex Killorn
Cole Koepke
Nikita Kucherov
Alexei Lipanov
Cameron MacDonald
Pat Maroon
Declan McDonnell
Antoine Morand
Ondrej Palat
Corey Perry
Brayden Point
Taylor Raddysh
Elie Remi
Simon Ryfors
Otto Somppi
Gemel Smith
Steven Stamkos
Odeen Tufto
Daniel Walcott
DEFENSEMEN (18)
Zach Bogosian
Erik Cernak
Fredrik Claesson
Sean Day
Cal Foote
Alex Green
Victor Hedman
Ryan Jones – Invitee
Ryan McDonagh
Wyatt McLeod – Invitee
Darren Raddysh
Jan Rutta
Roman Schmidt
Dmitri Smeykin
Mikhail Sergachev
Andrej Sustr
Jack Thompson
Avery Winslow – Invitee
GOALTENDERS (6)
Hugo Alnefelt
Brian Elliott
Maxime Legace
Eamon McAdam – Invitee
Amir Miftakhov
Andrei Vasilevskiy
