Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Forward Otto Somppi to Syracuse Crunch
December 10, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned forward Otto Somppi from the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL to the Syracuse Crunch, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
Somppi, 20, played in two games with the Solar Bears collecting a goal and an assist. He also skated in one preseason game with the Crunch this season before suffering an injury. The Helsinki, Finland native appeared in three playoff games with the Crunch last season.
Prior to his professional career, the 6-foot-2, 192-pound forward played in 178 career QMJHL games all with the Halifax Mooseheads from 2015 to 2018 earning 170 points (58g, 112a).
Somppi was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round, 206th overall, at the 2016 NHL Draft.
Single game tickets and packages for the 2018-19 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the War Memorial Arena at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch) using #SyrCrunch.
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