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Goaltenders In Bolts' System

The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 19, 2008

IN THE SYSTEM

In the franchise's 15-year history, the Lightning have drafted 16 goaltenders, none of whom developed into a true No.1, although Karri Ramo and 2006 first-round pick Riku Helenius show promise.

Player	Year	Round	Comment
Derek Wilkinson	1992	7th	Appeared in 22 games in five seasons
Tyler Moss	1993	2nd	Never played for Lightning; appeared in 30 NHL games
Zac Bierk	1995	9th	Played in 26 games with Tampa Bay, plus 21 others, mainly with Phoenix
Michal Lanicek	1999	5th	Never made it above the ECHL minor-league level
Evgeny Konstantinov	1999	3rd	Would-be apprentice to Nikolai Khabibulin played only one NHL period
Alex Polukeyev	2000	8th	Never made it to North America out of Russia
Brian Eklund	2000	7th	Hard worker in minors; got one game in the NHL
Joe Pearce	2002	5th	Saw limited action in three seasons with Boston College
Fredrik Norrena	2002	7th	European veteran was part of Marc Denis trade; solid backup for Columbus
Vasily Koshechkin	2002	8th	Stands 6-6, believed to be coming from Russia this summer
Jonathon Boutin	2003	3rd	Putting up solid numbers in Norfolk as he tries to work his way up
Gerald Coleman	2003	7th	Dealt to Anaheim after two appearances with Tampa Bay; now in ECHL
Karri Ramo	2004	6th	Shows signs, but 21-year-old Finn is still a work in progress
Kevin Beech	2005	6th	Never signed; currently in the Central Hockey League
Riku Helenius	2006	1st	Missed most of last season but has rebounded with Seattle in WHL
Torrie Jung	2007	6th	Athletic late-bloomer has assumed top job for Kelowna of the WHL

Erik Erlendsson

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