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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.

Best and Worst of First Three Drafts of Steve Yzerman

Dan Herrejon | November 30, 2015

Because the transition for most NHL draft picks can be measured easier by a calendar than a stop watch, the last three drafts are immune from this review. That said;…

Categories Lightning History, Tampa Bay Lightning

Athletic DNA of J. T. Brown

Dan Herrejon | November 30, 2015

As a young man in High Point, North Carolina, Thomas Edward Brown was not exposed to the game of hockey. Football was a different story and Brown, known as Ted…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Nothing Wrong with the Tampa Bay Lightning

Dan Herrejon | November 18, 2015

The defending Eastern Conference Champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning have come out of the gate slow this NHL season. Their record through their first 20 games is 8 wins, 9…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Wonder If It Is Time to Panic

Dan Herrejon | November 9, 2015

Yes, the NHL 2015-16 season for the Tampa Bay Lightning is only 16 games old. Hardly seems that with less than 20 games played that this season is at a…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning Cannot Relive the Past

Dan Herrejon | November 5, 2015

“It’s 15-16, not 14-15” said Tampa Bay Lightning coach, Jon Cooper when explaining the reasoning behind breaking up the most productive line in the NHL last season, The Triplets Line…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Writing on the Wall for Matt Carle

Dan Herrejon | November 2, 2015

It was a coach’s decision that didn’t make a splash. The kind of decision that NHL coaches make almost daily during the season. Before each game, an NHL coach has…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Facing the Face-Off Dilemma

Dan Herrejon | November 1, 2015

To say puck possession is critically important to NHL success is stating the bloody obvious. Having the puck leads to shots on goal. Shots on goals lead to rebounds, scoring…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning

Mount Rushmore of the Tampa Bay Lightning

Dan Herrejon | October 30, 2015

Unlike the Original Six of the NHL, most current franchises don’t have the longevity to have meaningful generational arguments about who were the all-time best players for the team. In…

Categories Lightning History, Tampa Bay Lightning

Blast From the Past for the Tampa Bay Lightning

Dan Herrejon | October 28, 2015

Last week the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that John Tortorella was hired to replace coach Todd Richards after the team began the new season losing their first seven games. The…

Categories Lightning History, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Road Hazard

Dan Herrejon | October 26, 2015

Hard to imagine that with the NHL season just past five games for the Tampa Bay Lightning last week, that their coach, Jon Cooper would call a short four game…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, Tampa Bay Lightning

The Overuse of Ben Bishop

Dan Herrejon | October 20, 2015

In each of the last two seasons, goalie Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning has started over 60 games for the team. During this same time span, Bishop has…

Categories Lightning Goaltending, Tampa Bay Lightning, Trending

Grueling Marathon Begins for The Lightning

Dan Herrejon | October 7, 2015

The dawn of a new NHL season. The hope of all NHL teams and their respective fan bases have been piqued since they last laced up. No team stands still…

Categories Tampa Bay Lightning, Trending
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