Tampa Bay Lightning‘s 2nd round pick in the 2013 draft (#33 overall) 2nd year left wing Adam Erne(73) has earned his first pair of big league games after getting off to a good start with affiliate Syracuse Crunch.
In 30 AHL games he has 8 goals and 10 assists, which looks to surpass what he had as a rookie (14-15-29).
The fairly large 6’1″ 214 lbs. forward was always a big producer in four years with Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL, but really blew the lid off the scoring sheet in his final year when the team lost in the Finals of a 7-game series.
He posted a playoffs best 21 goals in 22 match-ups and was named MVP with 30 points in 22 contests.
In his 2 NHL he skated an average of 17 shifts for 12:03 and 14:59 total ice time with 2 shots and a massive 10 hits but went -3 in 2 team losses.
The Connecticut-born 21-year old, who spent one year in the USHL with Indiana Ice before heading north for junior hockey in Canada should be able to find more space to score some points but it may take a bit more grooming in the minors to achieve the desire effect.