Matt Tomkins had to wait 4,131 days between draft day and the first time he stepped on the ice for an NHL game.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have made a roster move, reassigning goaltender Matt Tomkins to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

Good news, the Edmonton Oilers signed a goalie. Bad news, this isn’t the goalie you’re looking for. Nevertheless, with Olivier Rodrigue hitting free agency without a qualifying offer following ...

Tomkins was the first goalie to exit the ice at morning skate, indicating he'll be between the home pipes versus Toronto on Wednesday, Mark Masters of TSN reports. Tomkins will make just his sixth ...

Lightning's Matt Tomkins: Starting preseason gameTomkins will patrol the home crease versus the Hurricanes in Tuesday's preseason contest, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Tomkins ...

The Lightning announced today they’ve reassigned goaltender Matt Tomkins to AHL Syracuse. They’re back to having two open spots on the active roster. Tomkins’ demotion is a positive sign for ...

TAMPA — Matt Tomkins never lacked confidence he eventually would make it to the NHL. But when you take a path as winding as Tomkins has, you often wonder when the window of opportunity will open ...

Troy Grosenick of the Milwaukee Admirals and Matt Tomkins of the Rockford IceHogs picked up over half of the game's penalty minutes as a result.

MONTREAL — When Matt Tomkins was a boy growing up in the Edmonton area, Patrick Roy was finishing up his Hall of Fame playing career with the Colorado Avalanche. In his final three seasons of ...

MONTREAL — Hall of Famer Patrick Roy inspired Matt Tomkins to become a goalie when he was 10 years old. Carey Price, another Canadiens netminder, was his favorite goaltender growing up. So it ...

The Lightning announced today they’ve reassigned goaltender Matt Tomkins to AHL Syracuse. They’re back to having two open spots on the active roster. The 30-year-old Tomkins is in his second ...