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Kelly O'Donnell

Hockey Writer, Hockey Parent, Hockey Player, Hockey Referee and a little bit of coaching as well. Kelly is a business professional with a passion for all things hockey. He is a contributor to The Hockey Writers, covering the Ottawa Senators and the NHL.

3 Left-Wingers Pushing to Make Senators

Kelly O'Donnell | August 9, 2015

The Ottawa Senators have had a successful off-season, re-signing Mark Stone, Mika Zibanejad and Jean-Gabriel Pageau to very reasonable bridge deals and essentially winning arbitration cases with Mike Hoffman and…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Senators Prospects

Ottawa Senators Development Camp Opens

Kelly O'Donnell | June 30, 2015

Fresh off a successful draft weekend, the Ottawa Senators open their annual development camp today. The team invited 35 of their top prospects to the annual week-long event that will…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Chris Wideman Signs One-Year Deal with Senators

Kelly O'Donnell | June 29, 2015

The Ottawa Senators announced the signing of unrestricted free agent defenseman Chris Wideman. It is a two-way contract for one year that will pay him $600,000 in the NHL or…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Meet Your 2015-16 Ottawa Senators

Kelly O'Donnell | June 29, 2015

The Ottawa Senators came into this off-season with the task of signing several important restricted free agents, trading a goaltender, and dumping some dead weight contracts. Much of this has already been…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Karlsson in Elite Company, Best Since Leetch

Kelly O'Donnell | June 25, 2015

This year’s Norris Trophy race was compelling and hotly contested. Fan bases from Los Angeles, Nashville, Montreal and Ottawa passionately promoted their hometown favorite. Injuries sidelined some other good candidates. The debate…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Senators and Oilers Make Perfect Trade Partners

Kelly O'Donnell | June 17, 2015

Ottawa is looking to trade away a goaltender and a defenceman, and the team wants a top-six forward in return. The Senators have too many contracts, creating the need to shed…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators

4 Ottawa Senators Who Will Not Return

Kelly O'Donnell | June 10, 2015

The Ottawa Senators are facing a huge salary-budget challenge going into next season. They already have 21 players signed for a total cash commitment of $62 million. This includes Curtis…

Categories Ottawa Senators

How Real is the Wales Trophy and Campbell Bowl Jinx?

Kelly O'Donnell | May 31, 2015

You will excuse the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence Campbell Bowl if they are feeling a little neglected these days. On Saturday night the Chicago Blackhawks won their third Western Conference Championship.…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History, Tampa Bay Lightning

Did Hossa Trade Cost Senators a Stanley Cup?

Kelly O'Donnell | May 22, 2015

In the early 2000’s and long before we knew anything about zone start percentages or shot attempt differential, the old “eye ball” test told us the line of Radek Bonk, Magnus…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Trades Contracts and Transactions

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