Welcome to 2019, Lightning Land. If the position the organization ended 2018 in is any indication, it’s going to be a good year. The Tampa Bay Lightning, the Syracuse Crunch, and even the Orlando Solar Bears ended the year riding pretty high. The organization as a whole is strong, very strong, maybe stronger than it has ever been.
Of course, it must be acknowledged that hockey time and real time are measured differently. The hockey season runs October-April/June, while real time runs December-January. The phrase “last year” when used in hockey articles tends to really mean “last season,” a time period which may or may not actually line up with a difference in the number year.