It has to be hard for some American Hockey League players to truly feel like they know the community they play in. For the majority of them, they might stay for a season or two - like current Tampa Bay Lightning call up Matthew Peca - before finding their niche with an NHL team. There are even a few, like current Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, who stay for an even shorter period of time - Kuch stayed for less than two months before departing the city forever. Others, like former Syracuse Crunch captain Mike Angelidis, stay for multiple years and truly feel like they are a part of the community.
Tampa Bay Lightning AHL affiliate update: The Syracuse Crunch in the community
