Last summer, the Lightning signed Ross Colton to an Entry Level Contract after his second year of NCAA hockey. The deal meant that Colton would forego the rest of his college career to transition to professional hockey. He’d played well at the University of Vermont posting 50 points in 69 games as an underclassman. And that was enough for the Lightning to give him the opportunity to step up to pro hockey.
Name: Ross Colton
Position: Center
Age: 22
Likely 2018-2019 Team: AHL Syracuse Crunch
2017-2018 Stats:
AHL Syracuse Crunch, playoffs: 4 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 PIM, -5
Last Year Rank: Not ranked
Reader Rank: 23
Writer Rank: 24
Final Rank: 25
In his first season in the AHL, Colton justified the team’s decisions to sign him.