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Former Lightning Defender Finds New Home Overseas

Former Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Sean Day is taking his talents overseas, as he has signed a two-year contract with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League.

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Day, 26, spent each of the last four seasons with the Lightning organization. He appeared in two NHL games for the Bolts during the 2021-22 season, where he had zero points to go along with a minus-2 rating. After that, he never received another recall from the Lightning.

During this past season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, Day had five goals, 23 points, and a minus-3 rating in 54 games. He also played in eight playoff games for the Crunch, recording one goal and three points.

Sean Day<p>© Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</p>
Sean Day

© Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

Day's best season with the Crunch came during the 2021-22 campaign. In 69 games for the AHL squad that season, the 6-foot-3 defender posted career highs with eight goals, 32 assists, and 40 points.

Overall, with Day heading to Sweden, the Crunch have officially lost a pretty solid part of their blueline. It will be very interesting to see what kind of numbers he puts together overseas from here.

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