Now a New Jersey Devil, centre David Steckel remains a centre of attention for the hit he delivered as a member of the Washington Capitals that has knocked Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby out of the game. On Tuesday, he had to defend himself again. “Obviously I didn’t see him,” said Steckel. It was unintentional, [...]
About Allen Panzeri
After three years of teaching English at the University of British Columbia, Allen Panzeri began his career in journalism in 1979 at the Medicine Hat News, where he covered Kelly Hrudey and the Tigers while learning about block heaters, rodeo, and curling. In 1981, he moved north to the Edmonton Journal, where he covered boxing, the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League, and the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas for four years, before taking a 10-year hiatus from sports to write editorials, cover primary, secondary, and university education, and watch the beginnings of the Ralph Klein era at the provincial legislature. Traded to the Citizen in 1995, he accepted an offer to return to sports and cover the Ottawa Lynx, lucking into a front-row seat for their 1995 International League championship, and since then has covered the Senators and typed out the occasional article on golf.
He didn’t get it in time for Friday’s game against the Rangers, but Craig Anderson will have it in a day or two: His new mask. It has been in the hands of John Pepe of Pepe Custom Paint in Detroit. Pepe’s done virtually all of Anderson’s masks as a pro. Anderson is not even [...]
The Ottawa Senators on Monday sent goaltender Pascal Leclaire to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, on a conditioning assignment. Leclaire, 28, is in his sixth full season in the NHL. In 14 games this season, he has four wins, seven losses and one overtime loss with a 2.83 goals-against average and [...]
Pascal Leclaire accompanied the team to Toronto and skated on Saturday morning and could be ready to sit as backup to Craig Anderson by sometime this week. But before he plays, he could be facing a conditioning stint in Binghamton. Leclaire hasn’t played since mid-December. Clouston said it’s a matter that will be discussed this [...]
The shuttle bus will be heading north from Binghamton Friday morning with a fresh body for the Ottawa Senators.
Senators coach Cory Clouston said Wednesday he’s going to alternate his goalies, Brian Elliott and Robin Lehner, until one of them grasps the brass ring that goes with the No. 1 job. That put Lehner in net against the Flames on Wednesday. Elliott racked up his 13th straight loss on Monday when the Vancouver Canucks [...]
It might have seemed a surprise that Senators coach Cory Clouston handed Monday’s start to Brian Elliott, just two nights after he got pulled in Long Island. But Clouston said the reasoning was simple: Elliott’s a veteran and he has to find his game. “He’s a veteran, we’re playing against arguably the best team in [...]