While we won’t get to see big Tampa Bay Lightning names like Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos or Victor Hedman during the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics, a casual Lightning fan can still root for some Lightning prospects during the hockey tournament at Beijing. As it was announced earlier, the Lightning’s sixth round pick Nick Perbix has made Team USA’s Olympic Men’s Hockey roster and now the Lightning’s seventh round pick at previous draft, defenceman Daniil Pylenkov, has been reportedly added to the long list of the Russian Olympic Committee roster.
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation is expected to announce its long list at January 17 — on the same day as the Russian training camp opens.