Lightning set to host NHL Prospect Showcase in Wesley Chapel

TAMPA — The Lightning on Wednesday released their roster and schedule for their annual NHL Prospect Showcase Sept. 18-21 at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel.

Prospects from the Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators will participate in the four-day event. Each team will play every other opponent once. Prospects include players on entry-level or less contracts who are 24 or younger and have fewer than 20 games of NHL experience.

Lightning prospects who will participate include forwards Gabriel Fortier (2018 second-round pick), Jack Finley (2020 second-round pick), Gage Goncalves (2020 second-round pick), Cameron MacDonald (2021 fifth-round pick) and Niko Huuhtanen (2021 seventh-round pick), and defenseman Roman Schmidt (2021 third-round pick).

The event is open to the public. The games will be streamed live at TampaBayLightning.com.

Here is the full list of Lightning prospects attending the showcase:

Forwards: Maxim Cajkovic, Jaydon Dureau, Shawn Element, Finley, Fortier, Goncalves, Jimmy Huntington, Huuhtanen, Cole Koepke, Alexei Lipanov, MacDonald, Declan McDonnell, Antoine Morand, Simon Ryfors, Odeen Tufto.

Defensemen: Alex Green, Jeremy Hanzel, Ryan Jones, Schmidt, Dmitri Semykin, Jack Thompson, Avery Winslow.

Goaltenders: Hugo Alnefelt, Amir Miftakhov

Contact Mari Faiello at mfaiello@tampabay.com. Follow @faiello_mari.

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