Jarrod Heil
Jarrod Heil attends the University of Central Florida where he is studying journalism and writing & rhetoric. Also, he's a staff writer for the college's student-run newspaper which is affiliated with Gannett Company, Inc.
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Shootout Woes Continue to Plague Lightning
December 19th, 2014 Tampa Bay’s shootout woes continued to show Friday night in its loss on the road to the New Jersey Devils. Tampa outplayed the Devils, who are now 2-for-20 in shootouts since the beginning of last season. Goaltender Keith Kinkaid, an undrafted Union College alum, picked up his first NHL win as the Lightning couldn’t crack...
Lady Luck Helps Break Bolts out of Rut
December 13th, 2014 The Tampa Bay Lightning had a little help from lady luck to break out of one its worst slumps of the season. The Bolts 2-1 victory at home over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night not only broke the team out of a rut, it marked a new career high in goals for Nikita Kucherov. Last season, Kucherov’s rookie campaign saw him...
Ben Bishop Carrying Bolts’ Torch
December 5th, 2014 The Tampa Bay Lightning have been lighting the lamp as of late, but it’s their goaltender, Ben Bishop, that has been carrying the torch. On their way to gaining the sole lead in the league with 39 points (18-6-3), the Bolts’ have riddled opposing goalies and made them look like slices of Swiss cheese. The Bolts’ offense is...
Tampa Bay’s Top Performers for November
December 1st, 2014 The turkey has been gobbled up, and leftovers are gone, Movember moustaches have mostly been shaved and Christmas is on the horizon. The rise of the sun on Dec. 1 brings about change. I don’t just mean flipping another page of the old calendar on the wall, but growth, as individuals, teammates, writers and whatever else shifts your...
Lightning Burn Sens in Hedman's Return
November 30th, 2014 Lightning Fans, Rejoice Victor Hedman is back. After missing 18 games with a fractured finger, the second-overall pick of the 2009 draft returned to the ice in full form on Saturday night. He accrued a plus-2 rating in 19:55 of ice-time, posted three shots, two hits and blocked two shots as the Lightning burned the Senators, 4-1, in...
Lightning Trade Eric Brewer for Third Round Pick
November 29th, 2014 Defenseman Eric Brewer has been traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Anaheim Ducks for a 2015 third-round draft pick. When you think about whom to get the puck to with the game on the line, Eric Brewer doesn’t come to mind. Although, when you think about first-round draft pick busts, Brewer’s name is certainly left out of that...