Lightning captain Steven Stamkos (front) and Ryan Callahan (back) tests on the peak bike during testing/physicals as the Tampa Bay Lightning return for training camp at the Amalie Arena.

Sixty-three players will be attending the Tampa Bay Lightning’s training camp that begins on Thursday, September 14. The Lightning have also revealed the schedule for the first five days of training camp, including when the participants will be on the ice, have media availability, and do workouts.

The 24 players that played in the Rookie Tournament in Nashville over the weekend have arrived back in Tampa and will all be in attendance on Thursday. This includes the Lightning’s first three draft picks from 2017: Callen Foote, Alexey Lipanov, and Alexander Volkov. Eight of the ten draft picks from 2016 will be there, as well as six of the nine picks from 2015.

As promised, captain Steven Stamkos will be at camp, fully healthy.

There will be six training camp invitees who will be hoping to impress enough to earn a contract with the organization. Forwards Shane Conacher, Kevin Hancock, and Kevin Lynch (already on an AHL contract with Syracuse), defenseman Reid McNeil (also on a contract with the Crunch), and goaltenders Joseph Raaymakers, and Nicola Riopel (the final AHL-contracted player) are all going to be working for recognition, either from the Lightning or another organization.

The full list of participants can be found in a Google Sheet that I have linked to here.

UPDATE: The players have been split up into 3 training squads: Team Andreychuk, Team Lecavalier, and Team St. Louis. Here’s what the groups look like:

The full schedule for the first five days of camp goes as follows:

Thursday, September 14th – AMALIE Arena

8:00 am - Medical Exams Begin

9:00 am - Off-Ice Testing Begins

10:00 am - Media Day Begins

12:30 pm - Team Meeting

1:00 pm - Media Day Continues

Friday, September 15 - Ice Sports Forum

Team Andreychuk

8:30 am – 8:40 am - Meeting / Goalies (South)

8:40 am – 9:40 am - Practice (South)

9:45 am – 10:25 am - Practice (North)

10:35 am – 11:05 am - Workout

Team Lecavalier

10:30 am – 10:40 am - Meeting / Goalies (South)

10:40 am – 11:40 am - Practice (South)

11:55 am – 12:25 pm - Scrimmage (North)

12:35 pm – 1:05 pm - Workout

Team St. Louis

11:45 am – 11:55 am - Warm-Up (North)

11:55 am – 12:25 pm - Scrimmage (North)

12:30 pm – 12:40 pm - Meeting

12:40 pm – 1:40 pm - Practice (South)

1:50 pm – 2:20 pm - Workout

Saturday, September 16 – AMALIE Arena (Fan Fest)

Team Andreychuk

8:45 am – 9:00 am - Meeting / Goalies

9:00 am – 10:25 am - On Ice

10:45 am – 11:45 am - FanFest

Team Lecavalier

10:45 am – 11:00 am - Meeting / Goalies

11:00 am – 12:25 pm - On Ice

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm - FanFest

Team St. Louis

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm - Fan Fest

2:10 pm – 2:20 pm - Meeting/ Goalies

2:20 pm – 3:45 pm - On Ice

Sunday, September 17 - Ice Sports Forum

Team St. Louis

8:30 am – 8:45 am - Meeting/ Goalies (South)

8:45 am – 9:45 am - Practice (South)

9:50 am – 10:30 am - Practice (North)

Team Andreychuk

10:30 am – 10:45 am - Meeting/ Goalies (South)

10:45 am – 11:45 am - Practice (South)

11:55 am – 12:30 pm - Scrimmage (North)

Team Lecavalier

11:45 am – 11:55 am - Warm-Up (North)

11:55 am – 12:30 pm - Scrimmage (North)

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm - Meeting

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm - Practice (South)

Monday, September 18 - Ice Sports Forum

Team Lecavalier

8:30 am – 8:40 am - Meeting/ Goalies (South)

8:40 am – 9:40 am - Practice (South)

9:45 am – 10:25 am - Practice (North)

Team St. Louis

10:30 am – 10:40 am - Meeting/ Goalies (South)

10:40 am – 11:40 am - Practice (South)

11:40 am – 11:55 am - Break

11:55 am – 12:25 pm - Scrimmage (North)

Team Andreychuk

11:45 am – 11:55 am - Warm-Up (North)

11:55 am – 12:25 pm - Scrimmage (North)

12:30 pm – 12:40 pm - Meeting

12:40 pm – 1:40 pm - Practice (South)

The Lightning will begin their preseason schedule on Tuesday, September 19th at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. Puck drop is at 7:30pm EST.