Syracuse Crunch Bring Former Forward Back into the Mix

The Tampa Bay Lightning's farm team is certainly keeping itself busy, as the Syracuse Crunch announced on Wednesday that they had signed forward Shawn Element to an American Hockey League deal, bringing him back into the Lightning organization.

Element's first professional experience came with the Crunch, and the Lightning's ECHL affiliate, the Orlando Solar Bears, back during the 2021-22 season. He spent a couple of years splitting time between the two teams, but by his second professional season he had mostly established himself as an AHL caliber player.