11th year veteran Mike Angelidis(10) signs his first minor league contract with Stockton Heat since agreeing to his third deal in 2008/2009 for Albany River Rats.
He spent his first three seasons on Carolina Hurricanes‘ radar before getting his first major deal in 2009/2010 but was left with the farm club as an assistant captain.
From there, the unrestricted free agent would ink a late-ish transaction with Tampa Bay Lightning for 2010/2011, then stick with the team for the next 6 years.
In his first season on reassignment, he posted career high points in the AHL getting 20 goals and 18 assists.
He would replicate those exact scoring totals 5 years later.
For his sophomore campaign in the Tampa Bay system, he was named captain and helped guide Norfolk Admirals to the 2012 Calder Cup Championship in a historical run.
That season he also appeared in his first big league game and grabbed his first NHL goal in his debut.
With only 14 games in the show he netted his 2nd tally on recall this past year.
The 31-year old has been captain of Syracuse Crunch for the last five campaigns and should assume the same role once he gets out west to start the next chapter.
Mike Angelidis(10) Tampa Bay Lightning
6th year, undrafted left wing Mike Angelidis(10) scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st NHL game on his 1st shot on net. He only played a 4:01 of ice time through 7 shifts (the goal came during his 2nd time out there) in Tampa Bay Lightning‘s Monday night 4-2 win.
After four seasons to start his pro career in Carolina Hurricanes‘ system, he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Lightning last year and re-signed with the team for the 2011/2012 season. He was named captain of Norfolk Admirals at the start of the year.
He’s on pace to set career highs in goals and assists in the AHL, if he can continue along the pace he started in the first half of the season.