Brandon Wheat Kings’ general manager Kelly McCrimmon has announced that Cory Clouston will not be returning to the Western Hockey League club for the 2012-13 season. A former coach of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators, Clouston signed a two year contract with the Wheat Kings last August. “I have given a great deal of [...]
When Daniel Alfredsson decides to retire from the National Hockey League, he’ll hang up his skates for good. He won’t return to Sweden to continue his career there. But in a hint that he may stick around for another season, the 39-year-old captain of the Ottawa Senators said he doesn’t see himself beginning a coaching [...]
Another day, another signing for the Senators. On Friday, Pat Cannone, a 23-year-old forward, signed a two-year extension with the organization. Cannone finished third in scoring for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League last season, scoring 19 goals and 43 points in 76 games. He originally signed as a free agent with the [...]
There are no longer any split hockey allegiances for Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk.
The Senators have signed 19 year old defenceman Fredrik Claesson to a three-year entry level contract. Claesson, who was drafted by the Senators in the fifth round (126th overall) in the 2011 entry draft, scored one goal and six assists with Djurgardens of the Swedish Elite League last season. Claesson also represented Sweden at the [...]
At the risk of offending Alan Walsh, I’m going to outline why it is in management’s best interests to entertain the idea of trading Milan Michalek. In light of the Senators unexpected success this season, on the surface, it might seem like an odd time to consider moving the team’s leading goal scorer. Nevertheless, as I will outline, there are some legitimate reasons for looking into what the market might be for the 35 goal scorer.
It might be fun to be a fly on the wall this weekend as the Ottawa Senators scouting staff gets together to dissect the top prospects eligible for the NHL entry draft on June 22-23. Then again, maybe not. A fly might get hit by something flying across the room. “The discussions get very animated,” [...]