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Dan Herrejon

Born in Chicago, Illinois. Grew up playing and loving sports. Spent most of my formative years playing, debating, arguing and talking sports. for the last couple of years I have written about hockey. I am currently a Tampa Bay Lightning contributor for The Hockey Writers. I know that I may not always be right, but I am passionate about hockey and it is damn hard to hide that passion in my writing.

Lightning House in Disorder

Dan Herrejon | January 11, 2017

For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2016-17 NHL season is past the halfway point. They have played 42 of the 82 scheduled games and have won exactly the same number…

Categories Editor's Choice, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Deserve an Outdoor Game

Dan Herrejon | December 31, 2016

As the New Year’s celebrations begin to take place all over North America, the outdoor games the NHL has held over the last few years are in need of some…

Categories Commentary, Tampa Bay Lightning, Winter Classic

A Trade That Yzerman Must Make

Dan Herrejon | December 31, 2016

Even the most casual NHL fan knows the Tampa Bay Lightning is a talent laden team. Yet despite that fact, the level of talent and depth of the Lightning has…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Recap: Lightning Lose in Frenzy to Maple Leafs in OT

Dan Herrejon | December 30, 2016

Tonight’s game at Amalie Arena may have reminded some on a twist of an old Rodney Dangerfield joke. The classic about going to a boxing match and a hockey game…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs

Tampa Bay Lightning Mid-Season Report

Dan Herrejon | December 29, 2016

The NHL is close to the halfway point of the 2016-17 season. As the world prepares to ring in 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be three games shy of…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning New Line is a Big Deal

Dan Herrejon | December 28, 2016

The injury list for the Tampa Bay Lightning seems to be growing every day. Injuries to key players are adding up. Steven Stamkos is out until at least mid-March. Nikita…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Looking For a Leader

Dan Herrejon | December 14, 2016

When Steven Stamkos went down with a torn meniscus three weeks ago in Detroit, Tampa Bay Lightning fans were concerned but not especially worried. They recalled three Novembers ago when…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Recap: Penguins Beat Lightning in ECF Rematch

Dan Herrejon | December 11, 2016

Sometimes the NHL schedule makers get things right. Sometimes, not so much. The first game of the 2016-17 season featuring a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals between the…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Defense Depth Missing

Dan Herrejon | November 30, 2016

Compare defensive statistics of the Tampa Bay Lightning this year versus last and the difference is minimal. One might even say that it is barely detectable, but the fans watching…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Top 5 Trades in Lightning History

Dan Herrejon | November 29, 2016

The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise has been around for a quarter century. In that time, the various team general managers have pulled off some trades that have changed the course…

Categories Lightning History, Tampa Bay Lightning, Top 10 Lists

Lightning Goaltender Controversy?

Dan Herrejon | November 28, 2016

The case can be made that the Tampa Bay Lightning have one of the best goalie tandems in the NHL. Their duo of Ben Bishop and Andrei Vasilevskiy is the…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, Tampa Bay Lightning

Namestnikov’s Odd Road to NHL

Dan Herrejon | November 16, 2016

Vladislav Namestnikov is an anomaly. The Tampa Bay Lightning forward who will turn 24 years of age next week would look just at home on a beach in a California…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning
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