Starting today, the Tampa Bay Lightning will showcase their young players in a smattering of practices and then scrimmages against players from the Nashville Predators, Carolina Hurricanes, and Florida Panthers. It’s the unofficial kickoff to the NHL season. Once the prospect camp wraps up next week, it’ll be time for the rest of the players to join them down in Tampa to get ready for the 2021-22 season.
The 24 players (15 forwards, 7 defenseman, 2 goaltenders) will be split into squads and practice at Amalie Arena on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The roster is built out of players that are 24-years-old or younger and have less than 20 games of NHL experience.