Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak just finished year five with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He joined the team back in 2017 during a trade between the Bolts and Los Angeles Kings that sent then goaltender Ben Bishop away to the west coast.
This season was arguably Cernak’s best yet. He finished with 70 games played (the most of any season) and had 100 blocked shots and 209 hits during his time on the ice. The specific time on the ice clocked in at 1,347 minutes. That was also the most of any season yet.
The Tampa Bay defenseman played in just two games in the recent playoff series against Toronto.