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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
With four points this weekend, Katchouk pushed his point streak to six games (5g-5a) and has 75 points through 50 games. He earned First Star honors in Saturday night's 4-2 win over Windsor, leading the way with his first career OHL hat trick.

C Alexey Lipanov, Sudbury WolvesDrafted 76th overall (3rd Round) in 2017
Lipanov is third 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 27 points in 54 games so far this season.
RW Taylor Raddysh, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsDrafted 58th overall (2nd Round) in 2016
Raddysh has nine points in his last five games (4g-5a), adding a goal and an assist in Sunday's 6-2 win over London. He's third in Soo scoring with 73 points in 49 games.
Western Hockey League (WHL)
D Cal Foote, Kelowna RocketsDrafted 14th overall (1st Round) in 2017
Fourth in club scoring with 60 points, Foote is riding a five-game point streak (2g-6a). He is sixth overall among all WHL defensemen in scoring.
D Oleg Sosunov, Moose Jaw WarriorsDrafted 178th overall (6th Round) in 2016
Sosunov is third in Warriors defensemen scoring with 24 points in 60 games.
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
C Otto Somppi, Halifax MooseheadsDrafted 206th overall (7th Round) in 2016
Ten games into his point streak, Somppi continues to push the pace. He has goals in three-straight games, including back-to-back two-goal efforts. Through the streak, he has 19 points (10g-9a), and continues to lead Halifax in scoring with 79 points in 52 games. He is third overall among all QMJHL skaters in scoring.
UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE (USHL)
C Cole Guttman, Dubuque Fighting SaintsDrafted 180th overall (6th Round) in 2017
Through 17 games this season, Guttman recorded 11 points. Guttman will be out the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery.
D Nick Perbix, Omaha LancersDrafted 169th overall (6th Round) in 2017
Perbix has 20 points in 40 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 33 games.
F Ryan Lohin, UMass Lowell (Hockey East)Drafted 208th overall (7th Round) in 2016
Through 34 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 22 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 36 games so far this season for his Gophers.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE - SYRACUSE CRUNCH
Syracuse is on the road Wednesday in Toronto (Toronto) and then will return home for a back-to-back against Binghamton (New Jersey) and Laval (Montreal) on Friday and Saturday … Anthony Cirelli and Mathieu Joseph lead the team in scoring with 35 points each … Mitchell Stephens' 18 goals paces the team while Joseph leads with 26 assists … Connor Ingram is 15-9-2 with a .906 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against, while Eddie Pasquale is 4-1-0 (2.60 GAA, .910 sv%) since joining the Crunch.