The Lightning have brought up a pair of wingers in advance of their game tonight against Carolina. The team announced that they have recalled Jakob Pelletier and Jack Finley from AHL Syracuse.
Down seven starting players against a bitter rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning turned to 23-year-old rookie forward Jack Finley to win an important bounce-back game.
On Sunday, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois announced that the team had signed forward Jack Finley to a three-year contract extension.
It was a whirlwind 24+ hours for Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Jack Finley. It started off normally enough as he was practicing with the Syracuse Crunch as they prepared for their Wednesday clash with the Providence Bruins.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
BOSTON, Mass. — After sending down forward Gage Goncalves to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, the Tampa Bay Lightning called up another rookie forward to boost their bottom-six offensive core.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without Brayden Point versus the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins on Tuesday as head coach Jon Cooper has elected to scratch the talented center after he missed a team meeting, per FanDuel Sports Network’s Gabby Shirley.
Jack Finley probably won’t be on the ice until December, but once he’s back, expect big things from the third-year center. It would have been an interesting training camp for Jack Finley if he wasn’t recovering from an injury.
Jack Finley had a goal and an assist while Declan Carlile’s 5th goal of the season was the game winner in the Syracuse Crunch’s 4-2 win over the Providence Bruins.