Steve Marowski
A huge fan of all things hockey. Albion College (Mich.) alumni and currently a digital content producer at WZZM 13 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lover of anything Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Tigers related. Collector of 168 hats and counting, as well as eight hockey jerseys.
Author's Posts
Countdown to Puck Drop - Day 81 - Cernak's Importance to the Lightning
July 13th, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers' Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL's regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we'll be producing content that's connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with a player's...
Do the Lightning Have Too Many Goalies?
July 10th, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned up at the NHL awards as forward Nikita Kucherov took home three trophies and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was selected as the Vezina Trophy winner, which is awarded to the league's best netminder. Vasilevskiy was great last season, but what may have gone unnoticed was the play of backup goaltender Louis...
Lightning Should Prepare for Point Offer Sheet
July 6th, 2019 Last week, the Montreal Canadiens pulled out the first offer sheet since 2013 when they offered Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho a five-year contract worth $8.454 million average annual value (AAV). Aho had a breakout season posting 83 points in 82 games, and the Hurricanes matched the offer sheet to keep the Finnish forward in...
Gourde Signing Is High Risk, High Reward for Lightning
November 6th, 2018 Yanni Gourde has a unique story. After putting up 124 points in junior, he didn't have the impact people expected. He nearly gave up professional hockey but decided to give it one more shot with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL. From there, Gourde was promoted to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and now, in his second full...
Lightning Triplets: Can They Rekindle Past Success?
October 24th, 2018 On Oct. 24, 2014, Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper decided to pair Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat on the same line, and they became known as 'The Triplets' to Lightning fans. Each player has their own style and brings something different to the team. Johnson is a speedy center who can blow past...
Lightning Need Sergachev on the Power Play
October 13th, 2018 Through their first two games of the 2018-19 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-1-0 with a close win on opening night against the Florida Panthers and an abysmal loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 11. While scoring never seemed to be an issue, it seems as though this year might be different. Related: Lightning's Potent Power...
