The Lightning have made their fifth-round pick, 160th overall. With that selection, they’ve taken goaltender Nick Malik. The Lightning once again have gone to the overage well, selecting this twenty-year-old goaltender. He weights in at 174 pounds a 6’2”.
Malik has NHL heritage with a connection to the Lightning. His father Marek played 691 games in the NHL as a defenseman, recording 33 goals and 168 points. Marek’s final season in the NHL was played with the Lightning in 2008-09, when he played in 42 games with Steven Stamkos as a rookie. Nick Malik was born in Raleigh, NC during the time in which his father was playing for the Carolina Hurricanes, meaning he holds dual US and Czechia citizenship.