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Andrew DiRienzo

Andrew is a sports nerd extraordinaire. He holds an undergraduate degree in journalism, as well as a journalism diploma, and has been in the sports writing biz for the past four years (previously with Hooked on Hockey Magazine and SportsEh). He has experience covering junior hockey and the Women's World Hockey Championships in Ottawa. Feel free to reach him on Twitter @littelitaly93.

Why Melnyk Needs to Sell the Senators

Andrew DiRienzo | December 15, 2017

A good owner is like a good stay-at-home defenceman: The less you hear his name, the better. Apparently, the owner of the Ottawa Senators, Eugene Melnyk, didn’t get that memo.…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Senators Management

Overused Oduya Hurting the Senators

Andrew DiRienzo | December 12, 2017

When the Ottawa Senators signed Johnny Oduya this summer, it seemed like a natural fit. The team had just lost Marc Methot to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion…

Categories Ottawa Senators

What’s Wrong With the Ottawa Senators?

Andrew DiRienzo | November 25, 2017

All is not well in Canada’s capital for the local team. It’s not quite at the state-of-emergency level, to borrow from the region’s political speak, but if the Ottawa Senators…

Categories Editor's Choice, Ottawa Senators

Mark Stone Playing for Big Pay-Day

Andrew DiRienzo | November 12, 2017

If there was an area of Mark Stone’s game that needed work heading into 2017-18 it was consistency. Despite being one of the most dogged defensive forwards in the league…

Categories Ottawa Senators

No Karlsson, No Problem for Senators

Andrew DiRienzo | October 16, 2017

Raise your hand if you thought an Erik Karlsson-less Ottawa Senators team would make it through the first five games of the season without a regulation loss. Not many out…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators 2017-18 Season Preview: What to Expect

Andrew DiRienzo | October 4, 2017

Out to prove their run to the Eastern Conference Final last season wasn’t a fluke, the Ottawa Senators already have their backs against the wall. They could be without their…

Categories Editor's Choice, Ottawa Senators

Brown, Formenton Impressive for Senators

Andrew DiRienzo | September 29, 2017

It’s at this point of the preseason that rosters begin to take near-regular season shape. For Guy Boucher and the Ottawa Senators, the hope was to ice lineups in their…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Senators Prospects

Senators’ Injuries Add Intrigue to Preseason

Andrew DiRienzo | September 20, 2017

It’s a little early to start parading down Elgin Street just yet, but with their 6-2 thumping of the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night, the Ottawa Senators officially kicked off…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators Roster Predictions 2017-18

Andrew DiRienzo | August 31, 2017

September is almost here and that can only mean one thing: the hockey season, at long last, is almost upon us. For the Ottawa Senators, the 2017-18 season can’t come…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Remembering Bryan Murray: Winner and Fighter

Andrew DiRienzo | August 13, 2017

The hockey world lost a true icon Saturday with the passing of long-time executive Bryan Murray. The 74-year-old succumbed to the Stage 4 colon cancer he had been fighting for…

Categories Editor's Choice, Ottawa Senators

3 Senators Who Need Big Seasons

Andrew DiRienzo | August 1, 2017

There’s a lot to be positive about in Ottawa these days if you’re an Ottawa Senators fan: Erik Karlsson is in his prime and tearing up the league, on one…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Senators Accomplish Much by Doing Little

Andrew DiRienzo | July 21, 2017

As the saying goes, sometimes the best moves are the ones you don’t make. For the Ottawa Senators, it couldn’t be more relevant. Rather than overpay for players like Kevin…

Categories Ottawa Senators
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