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DeAngelo hopes to compete for spot with Lightning

BRANDON, Fla.-- Defenseman Anthony DeAngelo continues to be one of the most talked about prospects with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

A first-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft (19th overall), DeAngelo is expected to begin his first season as a professional with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, but the 19-year-old from Sewell, N.J., hopes that a strong training camp gives the Lightning a harder decision to make.

Before training camp starts next week, DeAngelo will join 22 other Lightning prospects in a four-day tournament in Estero, Fla., that begins Saturday.