Norfolk, VA (Best E Casino) - The NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals, have re-assigned goaltender Riku Helenius from the Admirals to their ECHL affiliate, the Augusta Lynx, it was announced on Thursday. Helenius, a 6-foot-3, 202-pound goaltender from Palkane, Finland, appeared in two preseason games for the Admirals, going 1-1-0 with a 4.00 goals-against average and .840 save percentage. He did not play in a regular season game with Norfolk. Helenius was originally drafted in the first round (15th overall) by Tampa Bay in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
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