SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Mads Sogaard from the Syracuse Crunch, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. 
 
Sogaard has appeared in three games for the Crunch this season, recording a 1-1-0 record with 1.73 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound netminder stopped all 27 shots he faced in his Crunch debut on October 2 against the Laval Rocket. Sogaard is in his seventh AHL season and has posted a 58-52-11 record with four shutouts and two assists.
 
A native of Aalborg, Denmark, Sogaard played in two NHL games for the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26, including a 7-1 win on January 25, 2026, against the Vegas Golden Knights. Sogaard has seen action in 31 career NHL games, all with the Senators, and owns a 12-11-3 record with a 3.60 goals-against average and a .877 save percentage.
 
Sogaard was originally drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2019 NHL Draft and was signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on July 1, 2026.
 
Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2026-27 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).