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NHL veteran Stacy Roest enters his ninth season with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020- 21 and his second as assistant general manager - director of player development, a post he was promoted to on May 6, 2019. Roest also is the general manager of the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch, the Lightning's top minor league affiliate. Previously, Roest was brought into the organization as director of player development on July 1, 2013.

Roest, 46, has worked extensively with the Syracuse Crunch since joining the organization and has been a vital member of Tampa Bay's player development process, both on and off the ice. He also has planned and ran the Lightning's offseason prospect and development camps while providing support and tracking the athletes' progress with their collegiate, junior and/ or minor league teams. He spent seven seasons in the previous position before promotion to assistant general manager of the Lightning and general manager of the Crunch. He will remain focused on player development while also managing the minor league roster and Tampa Bay's professional relationship with the Crunch and its management team.

The Lethbridge, Alberta native played in 244 career NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild. He finished his NHL career, posting 28 goals and 76 points. Roest also skated in 309 career American Hockey League games, collecting 99 goals and 286 points. He finished his career playing for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in Switzerland's top league from the 2003-04 season until he retired in 2012. Roest also represented Canada at the Spengler Cup seven times during his career, captaining the team twice.