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USA Dominic James
#17 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 25/26
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jul 03, 2002
Position
C/LW
Age
23
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Plymouth, MI, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$910,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / Signed
Drafted
2022 round 6 #173 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

A heady off-puck defender, the Bulldogs winger keeps his head on a swivel during defensive sequences and never loses his man. An advanced understanding of defensive rotations and switches also helps in this regard. Better still, he couples those defensive instincts with a high work rate and a knack for playing the body to round out his defensive profile. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

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Dominic James Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Little Caesars 14U AAA HPHL 14U 15* 4* 6* 10* 4* -* |
2017-18 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 15U AAA HPHL 15U 13* 7* 7* 14* 12* -* |
Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA HPHL 16U 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2018-19 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA HPHL 16U 20* 4* 5* 9* 48* -* |
Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA 16U AAA 51* 10* 40* 50* -* 27* |
Lincoln Stars USHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2019-20 Lincoln Stars USHL 47* 2* 12* 14* 39* -3* |
2020-21 Lincoln Stars USHL 52* 12* 22* 34* 78* -10* |
2021-22 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 39* 6* 12* 18* 12* 11* |
USA U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2022-23 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 35* 10* 18* 28* 20* -6* |
2023-24 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “A” NCAA 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2024-25 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “A” NCAA 35* 14* 16* 30* 20* 5* |
2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 23* 2* 5* 7* 4* 1* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 4* 3* 2* 5* 0* 3* |
Projected NHL 69* 6* 15* 21* 12* 3* |
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Dominic James Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Detroit Jr. Red Wings QC Int PW 6* 1* 6* 7* 0* -* |
2018-19 Team Kelly USA-S16 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
2019-20 Team Grey USA-S17 5* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
2021-22 USA U20 WJC-20 Cancelled 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Dominic James Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 51* 10* 40* 50* 0.98* -* 27* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 1 4* 3* 2* 5* 1.25* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 14U 1 15* 4* 6* 10* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 15U 1 13* 7* 7* 14* 1.08* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 16U 2 24* 4* 5* 9* 0.38* 50* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 111* 30* 47* 77* 0.69* 52* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 23* 2* 5* 7* 0.30* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 6* 1* 6* 7* 1.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 4* 1* 2* 3* 0.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 3* 3* 6* 1.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 3 101* 14* 34* 48* 0.48* 119* -15* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Dominic James Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/23/2025
10/23/2025 Up/Down Syracuse Crunch Tampa Bay Lightning
10/07/2025
10/07/2025 Up/Down Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch
09/20/2025
09/20/2025 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth Tampa Bay Lightning
04/18/2019
04/18/2019 Confirmed Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAA Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 4 #59 overall by Lincoln Stars in the USHL Futures Draft

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #223 by McKeen's Hockey