No NHL team has been better than the Tampa Bay Lightning over the past six years, and the logjam of talent waiting in the AHL has been a big part of it.

The Syracuse Crunch have signed defenseman Ryan Jones to a one-year American Hockey League contract.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Alex Barre-Boulet to a three-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal, and the second and third years are one-way.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forwards Gabriel Dumont and Charles Hudon, defensemen Darren Raddysh and Andrej Sustr, and goaltender Maxime Lagace to one-year, two-way contracts.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Gemel Smith to a two-year, two-way contract.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Fredrik Claesson to a one-year, two-way contract.

The Tampa Bay Lightning captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship on Wednesday night, with American Hockey League graduates leading the way again.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens head into the 2021 Stanley Cup Final stocked with AHL All-Stars, Calder Cup winners and other alumni of the American Hockey League.

The American Hockey League announced today the five divisional 2020-21 AHL All-Star Teams, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 28 active member cities.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms on a new contract with Syracuse Crunch head coach Benoit Groulx.