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Lightning Assign Twenty-One Players to Admirals

September 26, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


TAMPA BAY, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have assigned 21 players to the Admirals, Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced today.

Forwards Alex Berry, Mitch Fadden, Stefano Giliati, Alex Hutchings, Niklas Persson and James Wright; defensemen Mark Barberio, Radko Gudas, Scott Jackson, Kevin Quick and Ty Wishart; and goaltenders Jaroslav Janus and Dustin Tokarski have been assigned to Norfolk.

In addition, forwards Mike Angelidis, Mitch Fritz, Blair Jones, Juraj Simek and Paul Szczechura along with defenseman Vladimir Mihalik have been placed on waivers by the Lightning for the purpose of being assigned to Norfolk.

Finally, forwards Matt Fornataro and Tim Marks were released from their Lightning tryouts and will report to the Admirals after signing AHL Standard Players Contracts earlier in the off-season.

Admirals Training Camp will begin this week at Norfolk Scope Arena. More details are forthcoming about free agent invites to training camp and a schedule in the coming days.

The Admirals will take on the Charlotte Checkers during a pre-season exhibition game at Scope on Friday. Tickets for the game are $8 and are available now at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com.

The Admirals' regular season home opener will take place on Friday, October 15, as the Worcester Sharks invade Scope. Admirals regular season tickets start at just $12. Tickets are available now at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com.

Don't miss a minute of the action by purchasing your 2010-11 season tickets today. Season tickets start at just $350 while 10-Packs are available for as little as $110. Stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime!

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