Lightning Sign Former Second-Round Pick Richard Panik
May 13, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
TAMPA BAY, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have signed right wing Richard Panik to a three-year, entry-level contract, Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced.
Panik, 6-foot-1, 218 pounds, played in 51 games between the Guelph Storm and Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League this season. He amassed 27 goals and 56 points. Panik was traded from Belleville to Guelph on December 2. He also added seven power play goals and one shorthanded goal. Panik also made his OHL playoffs debut, notching a goal and three points in six games for the Storm.
A native of Martin, Slovakia, Panik has played in 111 career OHL regular season games with Guelph, Belleville and the Windsor Spitfires. During that time he recorded 48 goals and 97 points.
Panik has also excelled in international competition, representing his native Slovakia. He participated in last summer's World Championships in Germany and recorded two assists in six games. Panik also skated in the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, recording two goals and five points in seven games, placing him third on the team for points and tied for third in goals.
Panik appeared in the first five games of his professional career with the Admirals at the end of the 2009-10 season, recording one assist while playing on an Amateur Tryout Contract. He was selected by the Lightning in second round, 52nd overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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