SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned defenseman Declan Carlile to the Syracuse Crunch, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Additionally, the Crunch have released defenseman Romain Rodzinski from his PTO.
 
Carlile, 25, has played in nine games with Tampa Bay this season, recording one goal and a plus-one rating while averaging 12:53 of time on ice. Since making his season debut November 18 versus New Jersey, Carlile has blocked eight shots and logged nine hits, ranking fifth and sixth (tied) among all Lightning skaters, respectively.
 
A native of Hartland, Michigan, Carlile has skated in 15 games with Syracuse this season, registering two goals and 10 points with 45 shots on goal while leading all Crunch defensemen for points, assists (8, tied), shots on goal and power-play goals (1). Carlile has appeared in 210 career AHL games, all with Syracuse, recording 24 goals, 80 points and 146 penalty minutes with a plus-52 rating. 
 
Carlile was originally undrafted and was signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on March 16, 2022. 
 
Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2025-26 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), X (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch).