Lightning 2005 third round pick Radek Smolenak [3], trying to build on his 32-goals last season, notched his first goal of the year Sunday in a 5-3 Kingston win over Mississauga. Smolenak scored the game’s first goal, 2:20 into the first period and finished plus-one in the game.
In all, four Lightning prospects played on Sunday.
In other action, the Lightning’s second third round pick in the 2005 draft, Chris Lawrence [4], scored his first this year as Sault Ste. Marie beat Erie 4-1. Lawrence, who had 11 goals and 40 assists last year, also registered a plus-one rating.
Also, Sudbury’s Kevin Beech [5] fell to 0-2 on the year as the Wolves lost to Ottawa 4-3. Beech stopped 28 of 32 shots.
Finally, Red Deer defenseman Vladimir Mihalik [6] went scoreless in a 5-1 loss to rival Calgary in WHL action. He was even for the game and did not register a penalty.