Lucas Edmonds became the first player selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft to sign an entry-level with the team. Yesterday, the Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois announced that the 21-year-old forward signed a three-year, two-way contract with the team.
Edmonds is a 5’11”, 185-pound right-handed winger, who has dual Canadian-Swedish citizenship, but played for the national team of Sweden on an international level. After playing most of his career in Sweden, Edmonds arrived to North America before the previous season, spending it with the Kingston Frontenacs, where he scored 113 points (34+79) in 68 games in the OHL [Raw Charge]
Perhaps the added exposure of playing in the OHL, as well as the gaudy numbers, got him a bit more attention from NHL scouts than he received while playing in Sweden.