Lightning Radio Play-by-play Broadcaster Dave Mishkin Writes First Novel, 'Blind Squirrel'

Tampa Bay Lightning radio play-by-play broadcaster Dave Mishkin had an idea for a novel in the early 2000s. After experiencing some writer's block, Mishkin put the project away for several years. In 2022, he was inspired to finish what he started when faced with the possibility of a long offseason without calling Lightning hockey games, with the team on the brink of elimination. The Lightning ended up going to the Stanley Cup finals after facing elimination in the first round of the playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs.