Norfolk, VA - The Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL
parent club of the Norfolk Admirals, have reassigned defenseman
Vladimir Mihalik to the Admirals, Lightning executive vice president of
hockey operations Brian Lawton announced.
Mihalik, 6-foot-7,
222 pounds, played in both games at the Bridgestone NHL Premiere in
Prague, Czech Republic this past weekend, averaging 12:05 in ice time
per game in his NHL regular season debut. He also recorded six blocked
shots and five hits. Mihalik also played in four preseason games with
Tampa Bay and scored one goal.
The native of Presov,
Slovakia, made his professional debut last season, recording one goal
and 16 points in 68 games with the Admirals. He led Norfolk with a
plus-9 rating.
Mihalik was drafted by the Lightning in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
