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.

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.

NCAA Game Night: 10/11

Matt Marshall registers a point in his first collegiate game.

No.20 Vermont Catamounts 4 vs. RPI 1 (at Quebec City)
C/W Matt Marshall, UVM: 0-1-1, +1, 3 SOG

Freshman Matt Marshall notched his first collegiate point with an assist on Chris Atkinson’s third period goal as the Catamounts won their season opener.

No.5 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 2 @ UMass Minutemen 3 (Icebreaker Tournament - Saturday)
D John Wessbecker, UMass: Did not play

No.12 Michigan State Spartans 3 @ UMass Minutemen 1 (Icebreaker Tournament - Friday)
D John Wessbecker, UMass: Did not play

Wessbecker missed most of last season with an injury he may not be fully recovered from. He sat out UMass’ opening weekend.