NHL notebook: Lighning lift Drouin's suspension
By The Sports Xchange
The Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday lifted the suspension of forward Jonathan Drouin, who will to report to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Drouin, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2013 NHL draft, had been suspended by the Lightning since Jan. 20 when he failed to report to a game with Syracuse after being assigned to the AHL on Jan. 2.
The 20-year-old Drouin was hoping to be moved at the NHL trade deadline that passed last Monday. Drouin requested a trade in November.
Drouin was slowed by injury this season and had two goals and six assists in 19 games with the Lightning. In 2014-15, he played in 70 regular-season games and totaled 32 points (four goals, 28 assists) as a rookie.
---The Nashville Predators recalled forward Colton Sissons from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
Sissons, 22, has appeared in 19 games with the Predators in 2015-16, notching one goal and one assist with a 59 percent success rate in the face-off circle, best among all NHL players taking at least 100 draws.
Sissons has served as the youngest captain in Admirals history this season, recording 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 38 games. Now in his third professional season, the North Vancouver, British Columbia, native has six points (two goals, four assists) in 36 career NHL games.
---The Calgary Flames recalled defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon on an emergency basis Monday from the Stockton Heat.
Wotherspoon, 22, has played in six games for Calgary this season and averaged 14 minutes in ice-time with a plus-3 rating.
Wotherspoon has skated in 42 games for Stockton this season, recording four assists and 12 penalty minutes. He was Calgary's second-round pick (57th overall) in the 2011 NHL draft.
The New York Rangers recalled defenseman Brady Skjei from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.
Skjei, 21, has skated in three games with the Rangers this season, registering three shots on goal and two penalty minutes.
He made his NHL debut on Dec. 15 against Edmonton.
By The Sports Xchange
The Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday lifted the suspension of forward Jonathan Drouin, who will to report to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Drouin, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2013 NHL draft, had been suspended by the Lightning since Jan. 20 when he failed to report to a game with Syracuse after being assigned to the AHL on Jan. 2.
The 20-year-old Drouin was hoping to be moved at the NHL trade deadline that passed last Monday. Drouin requested a trade in November.
Drouin was slowed by injury this season and had two goals and six assists in 19 games with the Lightning. In 2014-15, he played in 70 regular-season games and totaled 32 points (four goals, 28 assists) as a rookie.
---The Nashville Predators recalled forward Colton Sissons from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
Sissons, 22, has appeared in 19 games with the Predators in 2015-16, notching one goal and one assist with a 59 percent success rate in the face-off circle, best among all NHL players taking at least 100 draws.
Sissons has served as the youngest captain in Admirals history this season, recording 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 38 games. Now in his third professional season, the North Vancouver, British Columbia, native has six points (two goals, four assists) in 36 career NHL games.
---The Calgary Flames recalled defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon on an emergency basis Monday from the Stockton Heat.
Wotherspoon, 22, has played in six games for Calgary this season and averaged 14 minutes in ice-time with a plus-3 rating.
Wotherspoon has skated in 42 games for Stockton this season, recording four assists and 12 penalty minutes. He was Calgary's second-round pick (57th overall) in the 2011 NHL draft.
The New York Rangers recalled defenseman Brady Skjei from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.
Skjei, 21, has skated in three games with the Rangers this season, registering three shots on goal and two penalty minutes.
He made his NHL debut on Dec. 15 against Edmonton.
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