Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper told reporters Thursday that forward Dominic James will make his NHL debut against the Chicago Blackhawks. The news comes one day after the Lightning recalled James from their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
With their two injured forwards still not set for return, the Tampa Bay Lightning added some depth to their roster as they recalled Dominic James from the Syracuse Crunch.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have inked a solid two-way player. On Friday, University of Minnesota Duluth forward Dominic James announced on his personal Instagram account that he has signed his first NHL contract with the Lightning.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Kyle Davidson wasted little time in dealing disgruntled defenseman Seth Jones, as the Chicago Blackhawks traded the veteran blueliner and a fourth-round pick to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
With the Blackhawks hitting the road for the week with only 12 healthy forwards on the NHL roster, it was somewhat expected that someone would get called up.
Yesterday, we looked at what the Chicago Blackhawks prospects are doing in the Ontario Hockey League. Today, it’s time to go to school and check in on the nine players doing their thing in the NCAA ranks.
Earlier this week, Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson met the media to have a midseason discussion on the current state of the franchise.
The Blackhawks had a lot of prospects in action on Saturday night in junior, college and the AHL. And a lot of them made a mark in their respective box scores.