Lightning announce 2024 Development Camp roster

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@TBLightning TampaBayLightning.com

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning announced the roster for their 2024 Development Camp, presented by Florida Blue. On-ice workouts begin on Tuesday, July 2 and will conclude with the annual 3-on-3 tournament on Thursday and Friday.

Tampa Bay’s development camp will showcase its top prospects, along with recent NHL draftees, invitees, and additional participants. The camp will take place at the TGH Ice Plex with streaming of the 3-on-3 tournament available on TampaBayLightning.com.

The Lightning Development Camp will feature 2023 draft picks in Jayson Shaugabay, second-rounder Ethan Gauthier, Warren Clark, Jack Harvey and Ethan Hay. Additional attendees include Tampa Bay’s 2022 first-round draft pick in Isaac Howard, Lucas Edmonds and recent signees Milo Roelens and Gabriel Szturc. Overall, the roster includes 32 players – 21 forwards, seven defensemen and four goaltenders.

The latest Lightning draft picks in fourth-rounder Jan Golicic, fifth-rounder Joona Saarelainen, sixth-rounder Kaden Pitre and seventh-rounders Joe Connor, Noah Steen and Harrison Meneghin will also be in attendance for Tampa Bay’s 2024 Development Camp.

Draftee Breakdown:                                         Attendees by Birth Country:

1st Round:      2*                                                Canada:                       12

2nd Round:     1                                                 United States:              11

3rd Round:      3                                                 Latvia:                          2

4th Round:      3                                                 Sweden:                       2

5th Round:      2                                                 Finland:                        1

6th Round:      4                                                 Czechia:                       1         

7th Round:      8                                                 Slovenia:                      1

                                                                          Norway:                        1                                             

2020 Draft:      1                                                 Russia:                         1

2021 Draft:      4

2022 Draft:      7*

2023 Draft:      5

2024 Draft:    6

Invitee:          6

Undrafted:     3

*Conor Geekie was originally drafted by the Arizona Coyotes, 11th overall, in the 2022 NHL Draft

Forwards

No.
Name                       
HT
WT
DOB 
Born                          
Acquired
2023-24 Club
61
ALLARD, Tristan
6'2"
196
6/23/02
Renfrew, ON
Signed as FA 4/27/23
Syracuse (AHL)
60
CONNOR, Joe
5’10”
174
3/31/05
Amherst, NH
24 Draft (7th Rd)
Muskegon (USHL)
53
DUKE, Dylan
5'10"
181
3/4/03
Strongsville, OH
21 Draft (4th Rd)
Michigan (NCAA)
54
EDMONDS, Lucas
5'10"
174
1/27/01
North Bay, ON
22 Draft (3rd Rd)
Syracuse (AHL)
50
FLINTON, Cooper
6'2"
205
8/16/03
Auburn, NH
21 Draft (7th Rd)
Dartmouth (NCAA)
89
GAUTHIER, Ethan
5’11”
181
1/26/05
Scottsdale, AZ
23 Draft (2nd Rd)
Drummondville (QMJHL)
28
GEEKIE, Conor
6’4”
196
5/5/04
Minnedosa, MB
Traded from UTA
Swift Current (WHL)
52
GROSHEV, Maxim
6'1"
196
12/14/01
Agryz, RUS
20 Draft (3rd Rd)
Syracuse (AHL)
94
HARVEY, Jack
5’10”
176
3/31/03
Stacy, MN
23 Draft (7th Rd)
Boston University (NCAA)
95
HAY, Ethan
6’1”
197
1/15/05
Waterloo, ON
23 Draft (7th Rd)
Saginaw (OHL)
51
HAYMES, Luke
6’1”
192
7/28/03
Ottawa, ON
Invitee
Dartmouth (NCAA)
72
HOWARD, Isaac
5'11"
190
3/30/04
Hudson, WI
22 Draft (1st Rd)
Michigan State (NCAA)
56
HUGHES, T.J.
5’11”
185
11/9/01
Hamilton, ON
Invitee
Michigan (NCAA)
68
KURTH, Connor
6’0"
212
7/30/03
Elk River, MN
22 Draft (6th Rd)
Minnesota (NCAA)
44
PITRE, Kaden
5’11”
168
2/8/06
Stoufville, ON
24 Draft (6th Rd)
Flint (OHL)
36
ROELENS, Milo
6’6”
207
1/16/03
Ste-Petronile, QC
Signed as FA 3/1/24
Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)
Syracuse (AHL)
49
SAARELAINEN, Joona
5’9”
183
4/4/06
Mikkeli, FIN
24 Draft (5th Rd)
KalPa (Finland)
92
SHAUGABAY, Jayson
5’9”
165
4/5/05
Warroad, MN
23 Draft (4th Rd)
Green Bay (USHL)
74
STEEN, Noah
6’1”
192
8/16/04
Oslo, NOR
24 Draft (7th Rd)
Mora IK (Sweden)
96
SZTURC, Gabriel
5’10”
189
9/24/03
Cesky Tesin, CZE
Signed as FA 3/2/24
Kelowna (WHL)
Syracuse (AHL)
37
VEINBERGS, Klavs
6’3”
198
3/27/03
Riga, LVA
22 Draft (7th Rd)
Colorado College (NCAA)

Defenseman

No.
Name                       
HT
WT
DOB 
Born                          
Acquired
2023-24 Club
59
CLARK, Warren
6'3"
194
5/18/00
Riverside, ON
23 Draft (6th Rd)
St. Cloud (NCAA)
75
GAGNE, Alex
6'4"
205
8/12/02
Bedford, NH
21 Draft (6th Rd)
New Hampshire (NCAA)
57
GILL, Dyllan
6'2"
191
6/7/04
Riverview, NB
22 Draft (7th Rd)
Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)
55
GOLICIC, Jan
6’6”
198
6/30/06
Jesenice, SLO
24 Draft (4th Rd)
Gatineau (QMJHL)
76
SCHMIDT, Roman
6’5”
216
2/27/03
Midland, MI
21 Draft (3rd Rd)
Kitchener (OHL)
63
SIMANOVICS, Rihards
6’3”
205
10/7/03
Riga, LVA
Invitee
Miami-Ohio (NCAA)
39
WEIR, Jace
6’2”
196
5/21/04
Coldstream, BC
Invitee
Red Deer (WHL)

Goaltenders

No.
Name                       
HT
WT
DOB 
Born                          
Acquired
2023-24 Club
80
MALIK, Nick
6'2"
179
4/26/02
Raleigh, NC
22 Draft (5th Rd)
KooKoo (Finland)
1
MENEGHIN, Harrison
6’3”
170
9/13/04
South Surrey, BC
24 Draft (7th Rd)
Lethbridge (WHL)
70
PERSSON, Ludvig
6’1”
183
10/6/99
Goteborg, SWE
Invitee
Miami-Ohio (NCAA)
35
POSCH, Isak
6’3”
209
1/31/02
Umea, SWE
Invitee
St. Cloud State (NCAA)

*Practice groups will be made available at a later date

Click here to view the full 2024 Development Camp schedule.

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