IceDogs Captain Ethan Czata Reassigned to Syracuse Crunch
ST CATHARINES, ONT - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned IceDogs captain Ethan Czata to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. Czata, 18, joins the Crunch, who sit in eighth place in the AHL and have five games remaining in the 2025-26 season, and was drafted in the second round (56th overall) in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning. In July of 2025, Czata signed his Entry-Level Contract with Tampa. The re-assignment comes following Czata鈥檚 first season as the IceDogs captain, where he recorded 53 points in 63 games, reaching 25 goals for the first time...
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