Ryan Cowley

Ryan Cowley is an accredited hockey writer who has been active for six seasons, writing for a number of publications, primarily about the NHL's Los Angeles Kings. He has attended events such as the Stanley Cup Final and the NHL Stadium Series. He is a graduate of the Comedy Writing & Performance program at Toronto's Humber College.

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There's No Question Sens' Alex Chiasson Gets It

July 19th, 2015 When the Ottawa Senators parted ways with Jason Spezza last July, it was the end of an era in Canada's capital. Spezza, who had been the cornerstone of the franchise for nearly a decade, was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for right winger Alex Chiasson. But while the trade was a good move for the Sens financially - Spezza earning...

Sens Pick Christian Wolanin Taking His Own Road to NHL

July 6th, 2015 To suggest that the Ottawa Senators were busy last weekend in Sunrise would be an understatement. Overall, they drafted eight players while trading the likes of David Legwand and Robyn Lehner to Buffalo and Erik Gryba to Edmonton. The latter move paved the way for the Sens to select second-generation player, Christian Wolanin. Before...

Mike Hoffman: The Epitome of Underrated for Ottawa Senators

June 22nd, 2015 After a 2013-14 campaign that saw him split time between Ottawa and the Senators' AHL affiliate in Binghamton, Mike Hoffman made the leap this past season to a full-time NHLer. While he may not have quite the same skill set as Erik Karlsson or Bobby Ryan or even garner the same fanfare as Mika Zibanejad or Andrew Hammond, Hoffman...

Andrew Hammond Should Continue to Make Opposing Teams Grimace

June 8th, 2015 Critics may not have necessarily gasped in horror to see the numbers he posted in the AHL this past season, but they certainly would not have been inclined to give him a shot in the big leagues. Nevertheless, goaltender Andrew Hammond (aka : Hamburglar) was given that shot, and he made the most of it. For a handful of Ottawa...

Aleksander Barkov: The Cornerstone of Florida Panthers' Future

May 16th, 2015 When I arrived in New York City for the 2013 NHL Draft, there was a fair bit of debate as to whether Nathan MacKinnon or Seth Jones would be taken with the first-overall pick. While not believed to be the top pick, Jonathan Drouin's name was also front-and-center during Draft Week. Needless to say, wherever the aforementioned...