Lightning Sign 20-Year Old Finnish Star to 3-Year Contract

Lightning sign prospect Benjamin Rautiainen to entry-level contract

After a historic season in his native Finland, the 20-year-old is heading to North America to continue his development.

Lightning sign 20-year old Finnish star to 3-year contract

Tampa Bay is bulking up its youth.

Lightning Have Every Reason to Be Excited About Benjamin Rautiainen - The Hockey Writers Tampa Bay Lightning Latest News, Analysis & More

The Tampa Bay Lightning locked down another pivotal piece of their future. They announced on Friday (May 29) that they signed prospect forward Benjamin Rautiainen to a three-year entry-level contract.…

Lightning sign F Benjamin Rautiainen to three-year, entry-level contract

Rautiainen led the Finnish Liiga with 77 points last season

Tampa Bay Lightning sign promising prospect to entry-level contract

The Tampa Bay Lightning accelerated the timeline of one of their more intriguing prospects. On Friday, they announced that they signed Benjamin Rautiainen to a three-year entry-level contract. The 20-year-old is now set to start next season in North America with either the Syracuse Crunch or the Tampa Bay Lightning. While this wasn’t entirely unexpected, the Lightning did have to buy out the final… Source

Lightning sign forward Benjamin Rautiainen to entry-level contract

Benjamin Rautiainen is sticking in Tampa Bay for the foreseeable future.