While Tampa Bay Lightning rookie camp kicks off approximately 30 feet behind on the main rink at the Brandon Ice Sports Forum, Bolts senior director of team services Ryan Belec sits at an upstairs table in front of his laptop and puts the finishing touches on a eleven-month-long project, one that has added to his typical offseason duties of planning for Lightning training camp, developing preseason itineraries and locking down travel plans for the regular season.
Nearby, assistant GM Julien BriseBois, along with the rest of the Lightning management, coaches and scouting staff, is watching the 23 rookies on the ice.