The Syracuse Crunch added a pair of young players from the Tampa Bay Lightning organization on Friday, with defenseman Dyllan Gill and goaltender Harrison Meneghin reassigned from the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. At the same time, the Crunch loaned defenseman Zach Uens to Orlando.
Gill, 22, has already logged plenty of time in the system. He played in two preseason games for the Solar Bears this season and scored one goal, then previously appeared in three games with the Crunch last season.
In Orlando, he skated in 64 games and put up three goals and 15 assists. The Riverview, New Brunswick native also played in 24 games with Syracuse during the 2024-25 season and finished with two goals and two assists.
Before turning pro, the 6-foot-2, 202-pound blueliner spent four seasons in the QMJHL, playing 212 career games from 2020 to 2025 with the Moncton Wildcats and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. He produced 113 points, including 21 goals and 92 assists, and helped the Wildcats win the Gilles-Courteau Trophy as QMJHL champions in 2025. Gill was picked by the Lightning in the seventh round, 223rd overall, in the 2022 NHL Draft.
Meneghin, 22, is also getting another look in Syracuse. He made one appearance with the Crunch last season, making his AHL debut in relief against the Belleville Senators on April 17. With Orlando last season, he went 4-9-0 across 14 games, posting an .889 save percentage and a 3.26 goals-against average.
The Surrey, British Columbia native’s junior résumé includes a WHL championship run with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 2025, and he was named the 2025 WHL Playoffs MVP. The Lightning selected Meneghin in the seventh round, 206th overall, in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Uens, 25, heads the other way after appearing in one game with the Crunch this season. Last year, he played 21 games for the Coachella Valley Firebirds and recorded five points, with one goal and four assists. He also suited up for 32 games with the Kansas City Mavericks, where he totaled 14 points, including three goals and 11 assists, and finished at plus-28.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound defenseman has played 49 career AHL games since 2021 with Syracuse, Coachella Valley and Charlotte, collecting nine points on two goals and seven assists. He has also played 190 career ECHL games with Kansas City, Savannah and Florida, piling up 55 points on 14 goals and 41 assists while posting a plus-20 rating.
A Belleville, Ontario native, Uens spent three seasons at Merrimack College and had 44 points in 82 career games from 2019 to 2022. He was originally drafted by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round, 105th overall, in the 2020 NHL Draft.
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