Jul 4, 2007, 18:15 GMT
Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Bryce Lampman from the New York Rangers in exchange for left wing Mitch Fritz on Wednesday.
The 24-year old Lampman has been a member of the Rangers organization for the past five seasons and appeared in 60 games with the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League last season, recording six goals, 19 assists.
Fritz, 26, signed with the Lightning as a free agent in 2004 and appeared in 177 games for the AHLs Springfield Falcons the past three seasons, recording nine goals, 16 points and 535 penalty minutes.
'In Bryce Lampman we are obtaining a mobile, very good skating, puck-moving defenseman with good vision who sees the ice well, makes a very good first pass and who possesses excellent hockey sense,' Tampa Bay general manager Jay Feaster said. 'He is also a player who can be used in all special teams situations. For the past three or four seasons now our pro scouts have felt that he was on the verge of playing regularly in the NHL.'
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