Game On! Tampa Bay Lightning 2013 Opening Night Roster
WB Philp | Jan 17, 2013 | Comments 0
Labrie makes the team
Official NHL rosters aren’t due until tomorrow at 5:00 pm, but after stating the team that practices on Friday will be the opening night squad, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher has decided on his 2013 team.
At noon today, Mike Angelidis, JT Wyman, Matt Taormina and Kyle Wilson were placed on waivers with the intent of being sent to Syracuse. This means that defenseman Keith Aulie and forwards Cory Conacher and Pierre-Cedric Labrie have made the team.
Tyler Johnson, Radko Gudas and Mark Barberio will be returned to the Syracuse Crunch. All three players played well in camp and are a huge part of the Lightning’s future.
Seeing the diminutive Cory Conacher on the roster is not a surprise. He has impressed since joining the Lightning organization and was a major camp contributor, playing alongside Vincent Lecavalier and Teddy Purcell and not looking out of place. He proved himself by leading the AHL in goals while earning MVP honors and leading the Norfolk Admirals to the Calder Cup championship last season. ”We feel he has done a lot in the American League already… and if you look at his year and half, he has continued to improve,” Lightning coach Guy Boucher said. “He was good last year in camp . . . and he came in this year and I felt he was on fire the entire camp.”
Labrie was in a battle with Tyler Johnson and a host of others for the final forward roster spot. In the end, Boucher chose the physical Labrie who is also more than willing to drop the mitts. Boucher said of Labrie, “The guys love him, he’s a funny guy too. The chemistry’s terrific and on the ice he’s a big guy that can handle the puck.”
The Bolts will carry 23 players to start the season; 13 forwards, eight defenseman and two goaltenders.
Barring any last minute changes, here is your 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning team.
| FORWARDS | |||||
|
# |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Date of Birth |
Age |
|
19 |
B.J. Crombeen |
6’2″ |
210 |
10-Jul-85 |
27 |
|
18 |
Adam Hall |
6’3″ |
213 |
14-Aug-80 |
32 |
|
4 |
Vincent Lecavalie “C” |
6’4″ |
208 |
21-Apr-80 |
32 |
|
12 |
Ryan Malone |
6’4″ |
219 |
1-Dec-79 |
33 |
|
67 |
Benoit Pouliot |
6’3″ |
199 |
29-Sep-86 |
26 |
|
16 |
Teddy Purcell |
6’2″ |
201 |
8-Sep-85 |
27 |
|
11 |
Tom Pyatt |
5’11″ |
185 |
14-Feb-85 |
25 |
|
26 |
Martin St. Louis “A” |
5’8″ |
176 |
18-Jun-75 |
37 |
|
91 |
Steven Stamkos “A” |
6’1″ |
188 |
7-Feb-90 |
22 |
|
44 |
Nate Thompson |
6’0″ |
210 |
16-Oct-84 |
28 |
|
42 |
Dana Tyrell |
5’11″ |
185 |
23-Apr-90 |
23 |
|
89 |
Cory Conacher |
5’8″ |
175 |
14-Dec-89 |
22 |
|
76 |
Pierre-Cedric Labrie |
6’2″ |
218 |
6-Dec-86 |
26 |
| DEFENSEMEN | |||||
| Name |
Height |
Weight |
Date of Birth |
Age |
|
|
3 |
Keith Aulie |
6’6″ |
217 |
11-Jun-89 |
23 |
|
47 |
Marc-Andre Bergeron |
5’9″ |
198 |
13-Oct-80 |
32 |
|
2 |
Eric Brewer “A” |
6’3″ |
220 |
17-Apr-89 |
33 |
|
25 |
Matthew Carle |
6’0″ |
205 |
25-Sep-84 |
28 |
|
77 |
Victor Hedman |
6’6″ |
229 |
18-Dec-90 |
22 |
|
15 |
Brian Lee |
6’3″ |
205 |
26-Mar-87 |
25 |
|
29 |
Brendan Mikkelson |
6’3″ |
205 |
22-Jun-87 |
25 |
|
6 |
Sami Salo |
6’3″ |
212 |
2-Sep-74 |
38 |
| GOALIES | |||||
| Name |
Height |
Weight |
Date of Birth |
Age |
|
|
32 |
Mathieu Garon |
6’1″ |
206 |
9-Jan-78 |
35 |
|
39 |
Anders Lindback |
6’6″ |
203 |
3-May-88 |
24 |
Labrie photograph courtesy of Linda Hamilton.
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