DROP THE PUCK, HOCKEY IS BACK!
Tampa Bay fans have been waiting for this day to come, Lightning hockey is here!
The Tampa Bay Lightning start the 2016/2017 season on Thursday night when they take on the Detroit Red Wings at Amalie Arena.
Expectations are high for the team this year. Five out of nine NHL experts have predicted the Lightning to bring home the Stanley Cup.
HOCKEY IS BACK! 5 out of 9 NHL experts have predicted a Stanley Cup win for the @TBLightning this year. GO BOLTS! pic.twitter.com/BEAoF0RQcI
— ABC Action News (@abcactionnews) October 13, 2016
Below is the Lightning's roster heading into opening night on Thursday:
Forwards
11 Brian Boyle
23 J.T. Brown
24 Ryan Callahan
27 Jonathan Drouin
51 Valtteri Filppula
9 Tyler Johnson
17 Alex Killorn
86 Nikita Kucherov
90 Vladislav Namestnikov
18 Ondrej Palat
13 Cedric Paquette
21 Brayden Point
91 Steven Stamkos
Defensemen
55 Braydon Coburn
5 Jason Garrison
77 Victor Hedman
29 Slater Koekkoek
89 Nikita Nesterov
6 Anton Stralman
62 Andrej Sustr
Goaltenders
30 Ben Bishop
88 Andrei Vasilevskiy
GO BOLTS!
