The offseason is underway in the National Hockey League, and teams are starting to prepare their organizations for the 2025-26 campaign. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, a former Spartan fit into the plans for what they wanted to do this offseason. Wojciech Stachowiak, a native of Gdansk, Poland, has been inked to a one-year entry level contract with the Lightning.
Stachowiak was a member of the Spartans hockey program from 2018-2020, where he appeared in 40 games. Since leaving East Lansing, he has been playing in the DEL, a German professional hockey league, for ERC Ingolstadt.
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In 239 games with ERC Ingolstadt, Stachowiak has recorded 42 goals and 62 assists, while steadily improving his statistical output year after year. Stachowiak also represented Team Germany at the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship and skated in all seven games, leading the team with three goals, while ranking second with six points.
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