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  • Ashton and Panik Join Admirals
    03/16/2010 - 9:12am

    (Norfolk Admirals release) NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Admirals have added Tampa Bay Lightning prospect forwards Carter Ashton and Richard Panik to their roster. Ashton has been assigned to the Admirals by the Lightning from his junior team while Panik has been signed to an Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO).

    Ashton, 18, a 6-foot-3, 207-pound right wing from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, split this season between the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. In 28 games with Lethbridge, he posted 13 goals and 26 points. He was then traded to Regina, where he scored 11 goals and 25 points.

    Panik (“PAN-ihk”), 19, a 6-foot-2, 203-pound right wing from Martin, Slovakia, split this season between the Windsor Spitfires and the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League. In 33 games with Windsor, he posted nine goals and 18 points. After being acquired by Belleville, Panik notched 12 goals and 23 points in 27 games.

  • Ads’ Fadden Learns To Mature Quickly
    03/16/2010 - 3:33pm

    Clear the pucks after practice.

    Check.

    Clean the team bus, without volunteering.

    Gotcha.

    No inimical stares - just good ol’ work habits prescribed by his teammates.

    It’s all part of being a rookie for Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Mitch Fadden, shifting from youth to maturity with the club’s farm affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.

    How’s the forward’s first taste of the professional ranks?

    Bittersweet.

  • Janus, Parrish Switch Places, Bochenski on Re-Entry Waivers
    03/01/2010 - 12:18pm

    (Norfolk Admirals release) The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Admirals, have reassigned goaltender Jaroslav Janus to the Admirals and have recalled forward Mark Parrish from the Admirals, Lightning Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced today.

    (Update: TSN's Bob McKenzie reports Admirals winger Brandon Bochenski is now on re-entry waivers.)

    In addition, the Admirals have released goaltender Matt Lundin from his Professional Tryout Contract (PTO).

  • Tyrell Returns Feeling Faster, More Independent After Setbacks
    03/03/2010 - 9:24am

    Forget the airy questions about mirroring NHL superstars, or making casual comparisons - Norfolk Admirals forward Dana Tyrell follows his own compass.

    However, the Tampa Bay Lightning prospect questioned himself and his future after a right knee injury sidelined him for six months last year.

    Tyrell was on a fast track to success, earning a spot on Team Canada while leading the Prince George Cougars squad in scoring, piling up 19 goals and 21 assists in 30 games.

    Then, his world would drastically change in the ensuing months.

  • Bolts Send Smolenak to Abbotsford
    02/12/2010 - 11:28am

    TAMPA BAY, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned forward Radek Smolenak to the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by Lightning Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton.

    Smolenak, 23, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound left wing from Prague, Czech Republic, appeared in 39 games with the Admirals this season, scoring seven goals and 14 assists with 49 penalty minutes. After skating in one regular season game with the Chicago Blackhawks to start the season, he was re-claimed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 10 and was reassigned to Norfolk. He was signed by the Lightning to a one-year contract on September 12.