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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.

Loss of Methot Reflects Poorly on Dorion

Andrew DiRienzo | June 23, 2017

It’s ironic, isn’t it? On the night he was in contention for GM of the Year at the 2017 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, it was Pierre Dorion’s mismanagement that…

Predicting Senators’ Expansion Draft Protection List

Andrew DiRienzo | June 12, 2017

The Expansion Draft is less than a week away and the NHL is ready to officially welcome its 31st franchise – which still sounds a little odd – the Vegas…

Time to Give Senators Some Respect

Andrew DiRienzo | May 11, 2017

“This was not supposed to happen,” NHL on TSN host James Duthie declared on behalf of the hockey world. The target of his statement? The Ottawa Senators, aka the NHL’s…

Ottawa Hockey Analytics Conference Rethinks the Game

Andrew DiRienzo | May 9, 2017

For the third consecutive year, some of the best analytical minds in the sport gathered in Ottawa for the annual hockey analytics conference on May 6. Although advanced stats have…

Q&A With Analytics Expert Rob Vollman

Andrew DiRienzo | May 5, 2017

Ahead of the third annual Ottawa Hockey Analytics Conference, The Hockey Writers sat down with one of the guest speakers at the conference, hockey analytics pioneer Rob Vollman. An author…

Clarke MacArthur’s Return an Inspiration for Senators

Andrew DiRienzo | April 26, 2017

It was only 18 months ago that Clarke MacArthur’s career had seemingly met a certain end. With the prospects of him returning to hockey a longshot at best, the Ottawa…

Karlsson Proving He’s NHL’s Best Defenceman

Andrew DiRienzo | April 21, 2017

Erik Karlsson has officially put the NHL on notice. “It’s Erik Karlsson’s world and we’re all just living in it,” an Ottawa Senators blogger by the name of Bonk’s Mullet…

Senators Fortunate to Salvage Home Split

Andrew DiRienzo | April 17, 2017

It’s amazing what a win can do for a team’s confidence. Down 3-1 to the Boston Bruins heading into the third period of Game 2, things looked bleak for the…

Defence Will Decide Senators’ Playoff Fate

Andrew DiRienzo | April 12, 2017

Among the 16 teams privileged enough to be playing in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, is there any that has received less play in the media than the Ottawa Senators?…

Thank You, Mike Condon

Andrew DiRienzo | April 8, 2017

Thank you, Mike, for accepting the perils of a strange situation without hesitation. Thank you, for filling in for Craig Anderson without trying to replace him. Thank you, for not…

Is White the Senators’ Answer?

Andrew DiRienzo | April 3, 2017

Mired in one of their worst slumps of the season, and with injuries piling up, the end of Boston College’s season – and thus, Colin White’s collegiate career – couldn’t…

Methot Injury an Opportunity for Claesson

Andrew DiRienzo | March 27, 2017

There were few positives about Marc Methot’s gruesome injury against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It left him without a fingertip – and, on a related note, left many fans running for…

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