TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned defenseman Steven Santini to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
Santini, 31, has skated in 10 games with Tampa Bay this season, recording one assist and eight hits while averaging 11:20 of time on ice. The 6-foot-3, 217-pound defenseman has appeared in 134 career NHL contests between the Lightning, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and New Jersey Devils, posting five goals and 24 points.
A native of Bronxville, New York, Santini has played in 32 games as captain of Syracuse this season, logging six assists and a plus-10 rating with 10 penalty minutes. He has skated in 393 career AHL contests between the Crunch, Albany Devils, Binghamton Devils, Milwaukee Admirals, Utica Comets, Springfield Thunderbirds and Ontario Reign, recording 21 goals and 93 points with a plus-66 rating.
Santini was originally drafted by New Jersey in the second round, 42nd overall, of the 2013 NHL Draft and was
signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on July 1, 2024.
