Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier's brood about to swell to two
Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier has a bit more on his mind than the start of training camp. He and wife Caroline are expecting their second child, a boy, in about five weeks. He will not, Lecavalier said, laughing, be named Vincent. The couple's first child, Victoria, is 16 months.
"I'm excited," Lecavalier said after his skate Monday at the Ice Sports Forum.
But he also is a little wary, in a good way.
"It's been almost too good to be true with Victoria. She's such a good baby," Lecavalier said. "The next one might be a little more of a challenge. But families have five, six, seven kids and they can do it, so I'm not worried."
Besides, Lecavalier said, "My wife is a great mother."
For the first time in franchise history the Lightning prospects will travel to the Saveology.com Iceplex in Coral Springs, Florida for a three-team rookie tournament which begins Sunday, September 11. The tournament will also feature prospects from the Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators.
Monday, Sept. 12 – Tampa Bay vs. Nashville at 6 p.m. (Saveology.com Iceplex)
Wednesday, Sept. 14 – Tampa Bay vs. Florida at Noon (Saveology.com Iceplex)
The Lightning have invited 21 players to camp, including 12 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders. Notable attendees include former first-round picks Carter Ashton, Brett Connolly and Vladislav Namestnikov, as well as highly-touted prospects Richard Panik, James Wright, Mark Barberio and Radko Gudas. In all, eight of the Lightning’s prospects played in the American Hockey League last season, while Wright was the only one to see any NHL action.
The NHL's oldest players under contract for the 2011-12 season:
Player age pos team
Dwayne Roloson 42 on Oct. 12 G Lightning
Nicklas Lidstrom 41 D Red Wings
Sean O'Donnell 40 on Oct. 13 D Blackhawks
Ray Whitney 39 LW Coyotes
Mike Knuble 39 RW Capitals
Marty Brodeur 39 G Devils
Yzerman called Fleming's spirits "really good" and added, "The majority of times I've spoken with him, if you didn't know his condition, you wouldn't know there was anything wrong with him. His mind is sharp."
That is why Yzerman, who reiterated he will not hire a replacement for Fleming and is leaving the door "wide open" for his return, hopes Fleming will contribute even if not physically with the team.
azt is mondta, hogy olyan állapotban van már szellemileg az öreg, hogy tévén keresztül tudja követni a meccseket és tolja az üzeneteket az észrevételeivel
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced the roster today for its 19th training camp, which opens with physicals and fitness testing on Friday, September 16. Though there will be optional ice available to players on the 16th, the full squad will hit the ice on Saturday, September 17.
2011 Tampa Bay Lightning Training Camp Roster
Forwards (34)
No. Name Acquired 2010-11 Club
59 Mike Angelidis FA (8/3/10) Norfolk (AHL)
15 Carter Ashton ’09 Draft (1st Rd) Regina (WHL) Tri-City (WHL) Norfolk (AHL)
36 Cory Conacher Invitee Canisius College (AHA) Rochester (AHL) Cincinnati (ECHL) Milwaukee (AHL)
14 Brett Connolly ’10 Draft (1st Rd) Prince George (WHL)
52 Gabriel Desjardins Invitee Halifax (QMJHL)
62 Philip-Michael Devos Invitee Victoriaville (QMJHL)
39 Matt Fornataro Invitee Norfolk (AHL)
67 Seth Griffith Invitee London (OHL)
9 Steve Downie Trade w/ PHI (11/7/08) Tampa Bay (NHL)
18 Adam Hall FA (7/1/08) Tampa Bay (NHL)
38 Alex Hutchings ’09 Draft (4th Rd) Florida (ECHL) Norfolk (AHL)
63 Tyler Johnson Free Agent (3/7/11) Spokane (WHL)
49 Blair Jones ’05 Draft (4th Rd) Norfolk (AHL) Tampa Bay (NHL)
76 Pierre-Cedric Labrie Invitee Norfolk (AHL)
4 Vincent Lecavalier ’98 Draft (1st Rd) Tampa Bay (NHL)
12 Ryan Malone Trade w/PIT (6/28/08) Tampa Bay (NHL)
19 Dominic Moore FA (7/30/10) Tampa Bay (NHL)
65 Vladislav Namestnikov ’11 Draft (1st Rd) London (OHL)
41 Eric Neilson Invitee San Antonio (AHL)
17 Michel Ouellet FA (7/1/11) Hamburg (Germany)
74 Ondrej Palat ’11 Draft (7th Rd) Drummondville (QMJHL)
71 Richard Panik ’09 Draft (2nd Rd) Belleville (OHL) Guelph (OHL)
28 Alexandre Picard FA (7/7/11) San Antonio (AHL)
16 Teddy Purcell Trade w/ LAK (3/3/10) Tampa Bay (NHL)
11 Tom Pyatt FA (7/6/11) Montreal (NHL)
21 Mattias Ritola Waivers from DET (10/5/11) Tampa Bay (NHL) Norfolk (AHL)
22 Ryan Shannon FA (7/7/11) Ottawa (NHL)
24 Trevor Smith FA (7/5/11) Syracuse (AHL) Springfield (AHL)
26 Martin St. Louis FA (6/31/00) Tampa Bay (NHL)
91 Steven Stamkos ’08 Draft (1st Rd) Tampa Bay (NHL)
44 Nate Thompson Waivers (2/13/10) Tampa Bay (NHL)
42 Dana Tyrell ’07 Draft (2nd Rd) Tampa Bay (NHL)
43 James Wright ’08 Draft (4th Rd) Norfolk (AHL) Tampa Bay (NHL)
34 JT Wyman FA (7/1/11) Hamilton (AHL)
Defense (19)
No. Name Acquired 2010-11 Club
50 Mark Barberio ’08 Draft (6th Rd) Norfolk (AHL)
47 Marc-Andre Bergeron FA (1/4/11) Tampa Bay (NHL) Norfolk (AHL)
2 Eric Brewer Trade w/STL (2/18/11) St. Louis (NHL) Tampa Bay (NHL)
7 Brett Clark FA (7/5/10) Tampa Bay (NHL)
55 Jeff Dimmen Invitee U. of Maine (H-East) Portland (AHL)
27 Bruno Gervais Trade w/NYI (6/25/11) NY Islanders (NHL)
97 Matt Gilroy FA (7/2/11) NY Rangers (NHL)
75 Radko Gudas ’10 Draft (3rd Rd) Norfolk (AHL)
77 Victor Hedman ’09 Draft (1st Rd) Tampa Bay (NHL)
58 Scott Jackson FA (7/3/08) Norfolk (AHL)
57 Adam Janosik ’10 Draft (3rd Rd) Gatineau (QMJHL)
13 Pavel Kubina FA (7/2/10) Tampa Bay (NHL)
64 Charles Landry FA (9/15/10) Montreal (QMJHL) Norfolk (AHL)
73 Daniel Milan Invitee Moncton (QMJHL)
5 Mattias Ohlund FA (7/1/09) Tampa Bay (NHL)
3 Richard Petiot FA (7/2/11) Oklahoma City (AHL) Edmonton (NHL)
51 Kevin Quick Invitee Norfolk (AHL)
72 Geoffrey Schemitsch ’10 Draft (4th Rd) Owen Sound (OHL)
48 Michael Vernance FA (7/29/10) Norfolk (AHL) Tampa Bay (NHL)
Goaltenders (5)
No. Name Acquired 2010-11 Club
32 Mathieu Garon FA (7/1/11) Columbus (NHL)
31 Jaroslav Janus ’09 Draft (6th Rd) Florida (ECHL) Norfolk (AHL)
37 Pat Nagle FA (3/22/11) Ferris State (CCHA)
30 Dwayne Roloson Trade w/NYI (1/1/11) NY Islanders (NHL) Tampa Bay (NHL)
40 Dustin Tokarski ’08 Draft (5th Rd) Norfolk (AHL)
Lightning assistant coach Wayne Fleming, who is battling brain cancer, is not expected to be with the team when the season opens in October, general manager Steve Yzerman said.
Yzerman is hopeful, though, that Fleming will be able to watch games on television and provide observations and insights via text messages and phone calls as he did during last season's playoffs.
"Absolutely, we hope he has the energy to do that. But that's up to Wayne about what he can do," Yzerman said Monday.
Fleming, 61, has been in Tampa for about a month after spending almost three months in a California hospital recovering from surgery in May to remove a malignant tumor.
The coach, to whom Lightning players dedicated last season's run to the Eastern Conference final, still is undergoing chemo and radiation treatments through Moffitt Cancer Center and is in a wheelchair as he rehabs to regain his motor skills, Yzerman said.
"His progress has been up and down," Yzerman added. "It just wears on him. With all the chemo and radiation and physical therapy and trying to get back walking, it just takes a toll on him."
That said, Yzerman called Fleming's spirits "really good" and added, "The majority of times I've spoken with him, if you didn't know his condition, you wouldn't know there was anything wrong with him. His mind is sharp."
That is why Yzerman, who reiterated he will not hire a replacement for Fleming and is leaving the door "wide open" for his return, hopes Fleming will contribute even if not physically with the team.
"He wants to be involved, and it's good for him to be involved," Yzerman said. "We hope he can be."
A fórumban a kiadvány regiszrált látogatói kapnak lehetőséget magánvéleményük kifejezésére.
Ezen vélemények nem tükrözik a kiadó szerkesztőségének álláspontját.
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