Hockey Intersecting With Politics Is Like Death & Taxes…Inevitable
Whether hockey fans like it or not, the game they love and those who play it are often closely bound up with politics and its practitioners. More often than not,…
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7 Cool Things About Senators’ Dylan Cozens
In the latest episode of The Senators Roundtable podcast, my colleagues and I, Jacob Billington and Dayton Reimer at The Hockey Writers, discussed the trade that brought Dylan Cozens to…
Fabian Zetterlund Brings Offense and Grit to Senators Roster
The Ottawa Senators’ Fabian Zetterlund gets around. In his four seasons in the NHL, the 25-year-old Swedish right winger has played for three different NHL clubs, bouncing from the New…
Boston Bruins’ Great Don Awrey Walks Down Memory Lane
During a recent visit to Fort Myers, Florida, I had the chance to interview Boston Bruins great Don Awrey. He played 979 games in the NHL over 17 seasons and…
Senators Face Hurdles in Making Moves at NHL Trade Deadline
The Ottawa Senators are in a desperate fight for a wild card spot in the 2025 NHL Playoffs. Even so, don’t expect the team’s president of hockey operations and general…
Ottawa Senators’ Playoff Hopes Hang in the Balance in November
The Ottawa Senators at the time of writing have racked up just 12 points over the 13 games they’ve played to this point in the 2024-25 season. That translates to…
Senators Backup Goaltending Isn’t a Problem
On the Oct. 22 episode of The Hockey Writers’ podcast – The Senators Roundtable, I and The Athletic’s new Ottawa Senators beat writer, Julian McKenzie, argued that the team has…
5 Takeaways From the Ottawa Senators’ First 5 Games of 2024-25
The Ottawa Senators have five games under their belt in this very young 2024-25 season. They’ve won three of those five games raising hopes among skeptics in Ottawa that they’ll…
NHL Must Take Steps to Reduce Injuries in Preseason Games
In a preseason game on Oct. 1 between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens, Habs defenceman Arber Xhekaj deliberately elbowed Tim Stutzle in the head in what can only…
Ottawa Senators’ New Arena in Doubt Despite Agreement in Principle
On Sept. 20, just as the deadline to reach a deal ran out, the Ottawa Senators and the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced “an agreement in principle” to bring a…