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• Frank McGee, the Senators’ First Franchise Player
On Oct. 8, 1992, the Ottawa Senators hit the ice for the first time in nearly 60 years, joining the modern NHL as an expansion team. Since then, the team…...2025
• How Alexandre Daigle’s Throwaway Line Shaped Chris Pronger’s NHL Career
In 1993, the Ottawa Senators were a young franchise looking for a savior. They believed they’d found one in Alexandre Daigle, selecting him first overall in a draft loaded with…...2025
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• Senators Goaltending Depth Chart: 2025 Offseason
After free agency, the draft, and the majority of the offseason trades being done, the Ottawa Senators are looking strong in goal, and this is a full breakdown of their…...2025
• Senators President Reveals How Much Longer Ottawa Will Play at Canadian Tire Center With LeBreton Move in Sight
Cyril Leeder says Ottawa Senators expect to have LeBreton Flats site under contract by fall, moving closer to downtown arena reality....2025
• Senators $57,500,000 Winger Provides Major Update on Multiple Injuries That Plagued His 2024–25 Season
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk recently revealed on a podcast that he finally feels back to 100% in the offseason leading up to the 2025-26 NHL season....2025
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• Expectations for Senators’ Veterans in 2025-26
The Ottawa Senators success last season can be attributed in large part to the young core the team has built over the last handful of years. Guys like Brady Tkachuk,…...2025
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• NHL mock draft 2025: Updated projection on draft day with rumors flying

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK Here’s our latest NHL mock draft. We’re barely done getting over the Stanley Cup Finals and the NHL Draft is already upon us, and it’s going to be wild. While the 2025 class doesn’t have a surefire star like Connor Bedard two years ago, it’s a deep class with boom or bust potential all over the first round which could lead to some wild thin...2025
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• Jets’ European & NCAA Prospects Review
In Arctic Ice Hockey’s final article about the Winnipeg Jets’ prospects under the age of 25, we explore the final four young men on our list to determine the likelihood they ever suit up for the NHL franchise that drafted them. While there are no 1st round selections in the group, the True North club did grab one of the players in each of the next four rounds. Lets go through them i...2025
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• Examining upcoming RFA decisions

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado needs to give Qualifying Offers to these players by the end of the month. An important set of decisions that must be made in preparation for the next season is upcoming. That is to determine which restricted free agents will receive Qualifying Offers for the Colorado Avalanche to retain their negotiating rights. As always there are some tough...2025
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• Senators Prospect Lassi Thomson Could Fill in for Nick Jensen
When Nick Jensen came limping out to the Ottawa Senators’ end-of-season media availability on May 5, it confirmed all the suspicions that he had been playing with a significant injury.…...2025
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• Could the Ottawa Senators be a landing spot for Rasmus Andersson?

Add the Ottawa Senators to the list of potential suitors for Rasmus Andersson. Normally, it’s Mackenzie Weegar that’s connected to the Senators, but not this time around. They will be looking for a right-handed defenceman after Nick Jensen underwent an undisclosed surgery after battling an injury through the second half of the season. While the … The post Could the Ottawa Senators be a landi...2025
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• Cross One Off The List

I spoke a little about the goal of the ECHL's recent expansions in the article written Friday about Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and I spoke about how there were only three NHL franchises without official ECHL affiliates at that time with the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Ottawa Senators being those teams. The one-to-one ratio that the ECHL is hoping to eventually reach with NHL affil...2025
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• More Southern Expansion

The ECHL announced today that they have reached an agreement for their 31st franchise that will begin play in 2026-27. We've seen the ECHL expand rapidly in recent years with franchises in Iowa, Trois-Rivières, Savannah, Bloomington, Tahoe, and Greensboro all being added since 2021. It seems like there's at least one announcement about expansion annually with the ECHL, and today was that day as th...2025
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• Playoff Gm3 Recap: Jets @ Blues
My apologies for the delayed recap report…..Friday was a bit crazy for me and I couldn’t get around to putting the final touches on the article until this morning. Thanks for your patience. The Winnipeg Jets were up two games after winning both contests at the Canada Life Centre in Manitoba and now the series was switching to the St. Louis Blues’ home arena. The True Northers...2025
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• NHL Playoffs Round 1: The Other Series
The National Hockey League’s 2024-25 post-season began on Saturday with a pair of contests and will slowly build up with another three matches on Sunday. To give AIH members a place to discuss the non-Winnipeg Jets series, I figured I would briefly outline the other seven match ups in this article. Since most of the media keeps their focus mainly on the East Coast, I opted for a different...2025
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• Recap #82: Blue Jackets close with a win, but work continues this summer
As the Nationwide Arena speakers blared “Johnny B. Goode” in honor of the late Johnny Gaudreau, the sellout crowd and the Columbus Blue Jackets players cheered for each other following a 6-1 win over the visiting New York Islanders. More on the game below, but first let’s look at where this organization stands now. Although this magical run didn’t end with a berth in the...2025
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• Lifetime transaction: Senators fan gets life-size tattoo in exchange for favorite player's jersey

Ottawa Senators fan Mason Kohne made a blockbuster deal with Josh Norris: He'd get a life-size tattoo of Norris' head on his stomach in exchange for an autographed jersey....2022

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"Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals shut out the Ottawa Senators by a score of 1-0 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday to improve to 30-10-5 (."

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"Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly has been suspended for five games for his cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators‘ forward Ridly Greig."

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"Photo: MassLive Boston Bruins defenseman Dmitry Orlov, Ottawa Senators right wing Claude Giroux and Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending March 5, the league announced on Monday."

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"Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died from an illness, the team said Monday night."

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"The NHL postponed the Ottawa Senators' next three games because of a COVID-19 outbreak, the first games this season that the league has had to postpone for COVID."

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"An Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Tuesday night, marking the first confirmed positive test in the NHL."

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"This package would be very similar to what the Ottawa Senators got for Matt Duchene at the deadline last season."

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"The Ottawa Senators left wing has quite."

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"The Ottawa Senators looked as though they were on their way to a victory in Wednesday night’s Game 1 against."

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"OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Fredrik Claesson on a one-year, two-way contract."

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"Emotions boiled over in Tuesday’s 7-3 Boston Bruins win against the Ottawa Senators."

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"The picture above is from warm-ups prior to Monday night's Florida Panthers-Ottawa Senators matchup at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida."

• How Alexandre Daigle’s Throwaway Line Shaped Chris Pronger’s NHL Career
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• Senators Goaltending Depth Chart: 2025 Offseason
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• Senators President Reveals How Much Longer Ottawa Will Play at Canadian Tire Center With LeBreton Move in Sight
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• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images If the Avalanche fix the Nečas problem, if there is one, they only stand to benefit from it. In professional sports, silence can be deafening—particularly when it surrounds a player rumored to be discontented. In early June, veteran insider Nick Kypreos reported that Martin Nečas was less than fully satisfied with his experience during his ini...2025
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• NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, and the Winnipeg Jets

Could the Ottawa Senators look at Mason McTavish? Shane Pinto is extension eligible. The Winnipeg Jets should keep a pen in hand for current and future free agents....2025
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• NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators, and the Winnipeg Jets

Could the Ottawa Senators look at Mason McTavish? Shane Pinto is extension eligible. The Winnipeg Jets should keep a pen in hand for current and future free agents....2025
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• Ottawa Senators sign forward Arthur Kaliyev to one-year, two-way deal

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed forward Arthur Kaliyev to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday....2025
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• NHL Free Agency tracker: Every signing as it happens

Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The rich get richer as the Panthers and Knights make big moves. NHL free agency opened on Tuesday at noon in really intriguing class. It’s light on star-power, with a lot of valuable role players in their stead. That’s let to teams trying to wade through everything and decide whether it’s right to strike now and t...2025
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• Parker Kelly extends in Colorado for four more years

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado gets one of their depth wingers locked up for half a decade! On the first day of free agency, the Colorado Avalanche had an overall quiet day but made a couple of moves, one of which was extending Parker Kelly for four years. Kelly has one more season left on his current contract with an AAV of $825K, before this extension officially kic...2025
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• Senators Sign Olle Lycksell to 1-Year Contract
The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Olle Lycksell to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 in the NHL and $450,000 if playing in the American Hockey League (AHL). Lycksell, a Swedish forward, was drafted…...2025
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• Parker Kelly extends in Colorado for four more years
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• Giroux signs 1-year contract to remain with Senators
Claude Giroux signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. It has a base salary of $2 million with bonuses that could reach a maximum value of $4.75 million. The 37-year-old forward had 50 points (15 goals, 35 … Continue reading → The post Giroux signs 1-year contract to remain with Senators first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025
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• Zetterlund signs 3-year, $12.825 million contract with Senators
Fabian Zetterlund signed a three-year, $12.825 million contract with the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. It has an average annual value of $4.275 million. The 25-year-old forward could have been a restricted free agent July 1. He had 41 points (19 … Continue reading → The post Zetterlund signs 3-year, $12.825 million contract with Senators first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025
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• 3 Ways the Senators Can Improve in Free Agency
While the Ottawa Senators‘ first playoff appearance in seven years resulted in a first-round exit at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s safe to say the 2024-25 season…...2025
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• More Southern Expansion
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• Playoff Gm3 Recap: Jets @ Blues
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• Domi scores in OT, Maple Leafs top Senators 3-2 to grab 2-0 lead in Battle of Ontario

TORONTO - Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 and go up 2-0 in their first-round playoff series Tuesday....2025
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• Senators’ Ullmark is Finding Footing At Right Time vs Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs fans are starting to sweat. A series that looked all but over a few days ago has seen the momentum shift in favour of the Ottawa Senators.…...2025
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• Playoff Gm3 Recap: Jets @ Blues
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• Recap #82: Blue Jackets close with a win, but work continues this summer
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• Every NHL Playoffs team ranked by their Stanley Cup chances

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Playoff hockey is the best time of the year, and here’s your full preview for the playoffs. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us, and the close to the 2024-25 season figures to be brimming with emotion. Is this Alex Ovechkin’s last chance to win a cup? Canada has roared back with six of its eight teams in the playoffs. Is Dallas a hockey town now? It’s ...2025
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• TBC: When The Rangers Were Young

I'd hardly consider myself a historian, but I like a good story from generations that have passed. Hockey has a lot of those stories that one likely never hears as they are swallowed by the passage of time, but that's where I'm hopeful that more and more people involved with the game will put their thoughts and stories on paper between covers. Today's addition to Teebz's Book Club has a somewhat-d...2025
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• Recap #76: Offense is still AWOL
After a shutout loss in Toronto last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets stayed in Ontario and faced the Ottawa Senators on a less than 24 hour turnaround. To juice the offense, Yegor Chinakhov finally made his return to the lineup, and the top 6 was shuffled with Sean Monahan and Adam Fantilli trading lines. Alas, it wasn’t enough as the Blue Jackets once again failed to find the back of th...2025
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• Recap #72: Blue Jackets prank Predators with offensive explosion
We’re into the final month of the season, and the Blue Jackets were looking to avoid any April Fools shenanigans and bounce back with a win over the Nashville Predators. Here’s how it went down. First Period Your friendly neighborhood freelance writer was late getting home, and before I could even get the game on, it was 1-0. Zach Werenski helped dig the puck out of NashvilleR...2025
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• Friday Feels: Sammy Time

Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images The Feels is back with a lot of love for Sam Malinski Wow, been a while since we got a Friday Feels on the site, hasn’t it? That’s a direct quote from outgoing managing editor Evan Liu, subtly telling me he’s disappointed. And hey, I’m truly sorry I’ve been MIA on the writing front - but life is busy, and I give my all to the podcast. So please forgive. I have...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche lose to Maple Leafs 2-1 after unfortunate goal decides a nailbiter

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images The referee made a diving save, but it didn’t work out in Colorado’s favor. Valeri Nichushkin scored in his third consecutive game, but it wasn’t enough for the Colorado Avalanche to secure victory Wednesday night in Toronto. Steven Lorentz scored on a controversial goal 2:53 into the third period to give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 advantage and the Avalanche we...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Maple Leafs in Toronto to star...2025
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• Kelly returns to Senators, signing one-year deal with his first NHL club
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Chris Kelly to a one-year contract worth US$900,000. Kelly returns to the team for which he began his career after playing his first 463 NHL games with the Senators. He registered 75 goals, 10......2016
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• Veteran D Carkner retires after 15 seasons
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Defenceman Matt Carkner has retired after a 15-year career. Carkner, 35, appeared in 237 NHL games with the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks. He scored four goals, added 23 assists and compiled 556 pena......2016
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• Senators sign defenceman Fredrik Claesson on a one-year, two-way contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Fredrik Claesson on a one-year, two-way contract. The contract will carry an annual value of US$700,000 in the National Hockey League and of $100,000 in the American Hockey League. The 23......2016
• Sens forward Hoffman files for arbitration for second straight year
TORONTO - Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman is one of 24 NHL players filing for salary arbitration. Hoffman, who led the Senators with 29 goals in 2015-16, is filing for arbitration for a second straight year. He was awarded a US$2-million......2016
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• Senators sign Kostka, Varone and Bailey to one-year, two-way contracts
OTTAWA - Defenceman Michael Kostka signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on Friday. The contract will carry an annual value of $800,000 in the National Hockey League and $325,000 in the American Hockey League. Kostka......2016
• Senators deal forward Alex Chiasson to Flames for defenceman Patrick Sieloff
OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators have dealt forward Alex Chiasson to the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenceman Patrick Sieloff. Chiasson, 25, was acquired by Ottawa from the Stars on July 1, 2014 in the five-player trade that sent forward Jason S......2016
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• Ottawa Senators select centre Jonathan Dahlen with 42nd overall pick
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Size and skill were the order of the day as the Ottawa Senators closed out the NHL Draft with four selections on Saturday at First Niagara Center. Ottawa selected Jonathan Dahlen — the son of former NHL player Ulf Dahlen — wit......2016
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• Senators select centre Logan Brown with 11th overall pick of NHL draft
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ottawa Senators selected centre Logan Brown with the 11th overall pick at the NHL draft on Friday. Brown scored 21 goals and 53 assists in 59 games in his second season with the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires. ......2016
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• Maple Leafs kick off pre-season schedule against a familiar foe

Toronto will play the Ottawa Senators on Sept. 21 at the Canadian Tire Centre to kick off its six-game NHL exhibition season....2025
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• Ottawa Senators’ 2025-26 Measures of Success
This season was a success for the Ottawa Senators by the only measure that mattered – making the playoffs. It didn’t matter that they lost in the first round to…...2025
• The Reddest Senators

The image to the left was seen briefly tonight at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, Ontario. I claim no ownership of the video that showed this new design, but it seems the Ottawa Senators will be wearing red as an alternate jersey next season as announced at the Season Ticket Summit for Ottawa Senators fans and media. The last time that the Senators wore red as an alternate jersey was in 2020 t...2025
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• Ottawa Senators Need a Goalie From the 2025 Draft
The 2024-25 season was nearly everything the Ottawa Senators could have hoped for, finally breaking through to the playoffs for the first time in seven years, but there were a…...2025
• Ottawa Senators Must Find a Way to Keep 2026 Pick
For the first time in years, the Ottawa Senators and their faithful had little interest in the NHL Draft Lottery. Their 2024-25 playoff appearance ended a seven-season drought, and although…...2025
• Competing Internationally Will Benefit Senators’ Core
With the Ottawa Senators ending their seven-year playoff drought and pushing the Toronto Maple Leafs to a competitive six-game first round series, it’s safe to say this season was a…...2025
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• Senators’ Best Shot at a Stanley Cup Is in the Next 3 Seasons
During the next three seasons, the Ottawa Senators face the best odds of winning the Stanley Cup since their last appearance in a championship series in 2007. For those counting,…...2025
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• Andlauer and Staios Have Stabilized Senators After Years of Turmoil
The Ottawa Senators and their fans find themselves in a good position right now, celebrating in the afterglow of a successful regular season and first playoff appearance in eight years.…...2025

• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension
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• Ottawa Senators’ 2025 Draft Class: Reaction & Analysis
After months of speculation, predicting, and targeting, the 2025 NHL Draft is finally over, and the Ottawa Senators have six new faces in their organization. This year’s draft class followed…...2025
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• Marner Part of Latest Senators Trade and Free Agency Rumors

The post Marner Part of Latest Senators Trade and Free Agency Rumors appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Trade and free agency speculation has started swirling when it come to the Ottawa Senators. What's the latest? Why is Marner involved? The post Marner Part of Latest Senators Trade and Free Agency Rumors appeared first on NHL Trade Talk....2025
• Summer Concert Nights - Part One

With the warmer weather upon most of us in the Great White North, there will be a rise in the number of concerts that happen outdoors at various venues across Canada. I suspect that a number of you who stop by this blog will take in a performance or two when it comes to those summer concerts, so HBIC decided to save all its best performers in hockey jerseys for this occasion! Being that I'm not a ...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Avs look to keep rolling into Ontario as road trip begins against Maple Leafs

Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs enter this trip with a nine-game point streak. Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Map...2025
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• 4 Nations Face-Off: Preview & Discussion Thread
With the majority of National Hockey League players preparing to enjoy a mid-season break, 92 of them will instead be heading to Montreal & Boston to take part in the NHL & NHLPA’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Teams representing four of the world’s hockey-craziest nations, the 7 game schedule will allow the top players from Canada, Finland, Sweden, & the United States to show off the...2025
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• Allen Shutout 5-0, Game Recap, Video Highlights, Coach's Comments, Fools Gold, ECHL Division Facts and More
Before I talk about the details of Allen's 5-0 shutout loss in Tulsa yesterday I wanted to share the thoughts I had during and then after the game. I am sure like many of you I was full of excitement after the outstanding three game sweep of Rapid City where Allen set season records for consecutive games won (3) and fewest goals allowed in a three game span (2,1,2). There were high expectati...2025
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