The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned forwards Dominic James and Cooper Flinton to the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday, adding James from the NHL club and Flinton from the ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears.
Lightning vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced the moves, according to the Crunch's transaction release.
James returns after six NHL appearances
James, 24, recorded two assists and six shots in six games with Tampa Bay this season, averaging 12 minutes, 5 seconds of ice time.
The Plymouth, Michigan, native has seven goals and 17 points in 49 career NHL games, all with the Lightning, along with a plus-5 rating. In six career games with Syracuse, he has three goals and five points, including one game-winning goal.
Chicago selected James in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL draft, 173rd overall. Tampa Bay signed him as a free agent Sept. 20, 2025.
Flinton moves up from Orlando
Flinton, 23, has appeared in five games with Syracuse this season and contributed an assist in two games with Orlando.
The 6-foot-2, 212-pound forward played 50 games with the Crunch last season, recording five goals and an assist, and also appeared in eight games for the Solar Bears. He has six goals and an assist in 59 career AHL games since 2024, all with Syracuse.
Before turning professional, the Auburn, New Hampshire, native played 89 games at Dartmouth, totaling 32 goals and 64 points. The Lightning selected him in the seventh round of the 2021 NHL draft, 211th overall.
Crunch single-game tickets and ticket packages are available at the team's office inside Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial, 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling 315-473-4444 or through Ticketmaster.
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