Senators’ All-Time Top 10 College Hockey Players Jeff Morris | June 7, 2021 As the Ottawa Senators forge ahead with their rebuild, many of their young stars of the future are products of the NCAA college hockey system. Defenceman Thomas Chabot was a…
Revisiting Dany Heatley’s Short & Unimpressive Stint With the Wild Daniel Centeno | May 1, 2021 He had back-to-back 50-goal seasons, an Olympic gold medal, and was arguably one of the brightest stars in the NHL during the early 2000s. The expectations may have been curbed…
Senators With 100-Point Seasons Ben Fraser | April 19, 2021 In the relatively short history of the Ottawa Senators, they have had many moments for the history books. They rostered many great teams, alongside many great players. Despite having so…
Sharks 12 Days of Hockeymas: 9 Straight Playoff Appearances Josh Frojelin | December 16, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Ottawa Senators’ 2005-06 Start Was One for the Ages Jeff Morris | November 30, 2020 It was a night to remember for the Ottawa Senators. A crowd of 19,858 shoe-horned its way into the Corel Centre (now the Canadian Tire Centre) to see the Senators…
The Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley Trade, Revisited Danny McCloskey | August 23, 2020 Fifteen years ago, the Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers shocked the hockey world in a superstar for superstar (plus Greg de Vries) trade. Let’s take a look back at the…
Ex-Wild Players: Where Are They Now? Kirby Horgan | January 11, 2017 Regardless of the terms in which former Minnesota Wild players left the team or the effect they had during their stint, each impacted the team in some way. Here’s a…
Dany Heatley May Head to Finland: Report Dustin L. Nelson | May 16, 2016 After a buyout and a rough (likely) final NHL season with the Anaheim Ducks, where he went from the top of the depth chart to the bottom, former 50-goal scorer…
Analyzing Chuck Fletcher Part 1: The Trades Alli Baker | February 2, 2016 Back in early 2009, Chuck Fletcher joined the Minnesota Wild, becoming only the second general manager in the team’s 16 year history. Fletcher, a native of Montreal, Quebec, took the…
Doug Wilson’s 5 Worst Moves As Sharks General Manager Zeke | June 19, 2015 Doug Wilson has had a lengthy and largely successful tenure as Sharks general manager. We are coming to the time of year where many of key decisions get made, so…
Why Montreal Canadiens Won’t Re-sign Alexei Kovalev Ryan Szporer | June 1, 2015 Alexei Kovalev isn’t necessarily done with the NHL. He should be with the Montreal Canadiens though. That’s in spite of how he fits like a glove with the Habs—on paper.…
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…
