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With an emphasis on drafting and developing, the Tampa Bay Lightning have created one of the strongest pipelines in the National Hockey League over the last few years. Each week, TampaBayLightning.com will provide statistical updates on key prospects throughout the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the United States Hockey League (USHL), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and will highlight select players from the club's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (CHL)
Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
LW Boris Katchouk, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsDrafted 44th overall (2nd Round) in 2016
Katchouk recorded three assists in two games this weekend and now has points in four-straight games (2g-4a). He is tied for second in Soo scoring with 71 points (fellow Bolts prospect Taylor Raddysh also has 71 points).
C Alexey Lipanov, Sudbury WolvesDrafted 76th overall (3rd Round) in 2017
Lipanov is tied for second in Sudbury scoring with 34 points in 48 games, and leads the Wolves with three shorthanded goals.
C Christopher Paquette, Peterborough PetesDrafted 148th overall (5th Round) in 2016
Paquette has 26 points in 51 games so far this season.
RW Taylor Raddysh, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsDrafted 58th overall (2nd Round) in 2016
Raddysh has goals in three-straight games and posted a three-point night in the Soo's 7-1 win over Sarnia on Saturday. He has recorded multi-point efforts three games in a row.
Western Hockey League (WHL)
D Cal Foote, Kelowna RocketsDrafted 14th overall (1st Round) in 2017
Foote scored a goal and recorded an assist in Kelowna's 3-2 shootout loss to Edmonton on Saturday night for his second two-point game in a row. He leads all Rockets' defensemen in scoring and his 56 points in 49 games is good for fourth in overall club scoring.
D Libor Hajek, Regina PatsDrafted 37th overall (2nd Round) in 2016
Third in Regina defensive scoring, Hajek has assists in three-straight games, including the primary assist on the game-winner for the Pats in their 4-2 win over Moose Jaw on Sunday.
C Brett Howden, Moose Jaw WarriorsDrafted 27th overall (1st Round) in 2016
Howden is on a four-game point streak, and kept it rolling with a goal and an assist in Sunday's loss to Regina. He has three goals and seven assists in the streak and has 56 points in 34 games for sixth in Warriors scoring.
D Oleg Sosunov, Moose Jaw WarriorsDrafted 178th overall (6th Round) in 2016
Sosunov is tied for third in Warriors defensemen scoring with 23 points in 56 games.
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
C Otto Somppi, Halifax MooseheadsDrafted 206th overall (7th Round) in 2016
Somppi has points in all but one game in the month of February, and added two goals and one assist in Friday's 12-5 stomping of Moncton to push his season total to 71 points.
UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE (USHL)
C Cole Guttman, Dubuque Fighting SaintsDrafted 180th overall (6th Round) in 2017
Through 17 games this season, Guttman has 11 points. Guttman is currently out with an injury.
D Nick Perbix, Omaha LancersDrafted 169th overall (6th Round) in 2017
Perbix has 19 points in 38 games so far for the Lancers to lead all defensemen on his team.
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA)
F Ross Colton, U. of Vermont (Hockey East)Drafted 118th overall (4th Round) in 2016
Colton continues to lead his Cats in goals (15) and points (21) through 31 games.
F Ryan Lohin, UMass Lowell (Hockey East)Drafted 208th overall (7th Round) in 2016
Through 32 games as a sophomore, Lohin paces his team with 25 points (9g-16a).
D John MacLeod, Boston University (Hockey East)Drafted 57th overall (2nd Round) in 2014
In his senior season on the Terriers' blueline, MacLeod has three assists in 20 games.
G Kris Oldham, U. of Nebraska-Omaha (NCHC)Drafted 153rd overall (6th Round) in 2015
Oldham is 1-2-1 with a 4.12 goals-against and a .867 save percentage.
D Ryan Zuhlsdorf, U. of Minnesota (Big Ten)Drafted 150th overall (5th Round) in 2015
Zuhlsdorf has nine assists through 34 games so far this season for his Gophers.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE - SYRACUSE CRUNCH
Syracuse is on the road Wednesday against Rochester (Buffalo) before returning home for back-to-back games against Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh) … They split their weekend series with Charlotte, getting shut out on Saturday but bouncing back with a 3-1 win on the back of three unanswered goals and a 20-save performance from Connor Ingram … With 34 points, Anthony Cirelli and Mathieu Joseph lead the team in scoring … Mitchell Stephens leads with 17 goals and Joseph with 25 assists … Since being acquired from Bakersfield (Edmonton), Eddie Pasquale is 3-1-0 with a 1.49 goals against and a .941 save percentage.