SYRACUSE, N.Y. –  The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned forward Dominic James to the Syracuse Crunch, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Additionally, the Lightning have reassigned forward Cooper Flinton to the Crunch from the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL.
 
James, 24, has skated in six games with the Bolts this season, recording two assists and six shots on goal while averaging 12:05 of time on ice. He has appeared in 49 career NHL contests, all with the Lightning, registering seven goals and 17 points with a plus-5 rating. 
 
A native of Plymouth, Michigan, James has played in six career games with the Crunch, logging three goals and five points with one game-winning tally. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round, 173^rd overall, of the 2022 NHL Draft and was signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on September 20, 2025.
 
Flinton, 23, has played in five games with the Crunch this season. He has also appeared in two games with the Solar Bears tallying one assist. Last season, the 6-foot-2, 212-pound forward appeared in 50 games with the Crunch, tallying five goals and one assist, and eight contests with the Solar Bears. Flinton has played in 59 career AHL games since 2024, all with the Crunch, earning six goals and one assist.
 
Prior to his professional career, the Auburn, New Hampshire, native appeared in 89 career games with Dartmouth College, logging 32 goals and 64 points.
 
Flinton was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round, 211th overall, at the 2021 NHL Draft.
 
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).