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Lightning Return Defenseman Matt Taormina, Mark Barberio Recalled

April 8, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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Syracuse, NY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled defenseman Mark Barberio from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Additionally, defenseman Matt Taormina has been reassigned to the Crunch.

Barberio, 23, has played in 70 games this season with the Crunch, posting eight goals and 40 points to go along with 44 penalty minutes and a plus-7 rating. He ranks third for assists (32) and fifth for points among AHL defensemen. The Montreal, Quebec native leads all Crunch defensemen in goals, assists and points. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound defenseman has skated in 212 career AHL games with the Crunch and Norfolk Admirals, posting 30 goals and 132 points with 111 penalty minutes. Last season, while playing for the Admirals, Barberio won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL's top defenseman. Barberio was drafted by the Lightning in the sixth round, 152nd overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Taormina, 26, has skated in 50 games this season with the Crunch, posting four goals and 21 points to go along with 19 penalty minutes and a plus-six rating. The Warren, Michigan native ranks second on the Crunch defense in points and assists. He's played in 249 career AHL games with the Binghamton Senators, Lowell Devils, Albany Devils and Crunch, collecting 18 goals and 71 points, including a career-high 10 goals and 50 points in 2009-10. The 5-foot-10, 182-pound defenseman has appeared in 47 career NHL games, all with the New Jersey Devils, recording four goals and 12 points with a plus-four rating. Taormina made his Lightning debut on April 6 against the New York Islanders and appeared in two games with the Bolts since being recalled on April 5, 2013. Taormina was undrafted and signed as a free agent by the Lightning on July 6, 2012.

Single game tickets for the 2012-2013 season, as well as season tickets for 2013-14, can be purchased either in person at the Crunch Box Office located at the War Memorial on 800 South State Street in Syracuse, or by calling the office at (315) 473- 4444. For all the latest Crunch information and updates, fans can visit the team's official website at (www.syracusecrunch.com) or follow the club on Facebook at (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch) and on Twitter (www.twitter.com/syracusecrunch).

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