LAS VEGAS – Hard to believe that only three short years ago, Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson was a roomie at Daniel Alfredsson’s house and a babysitter to the the captain’s children. After signing his seven-year, $45.5 million contract on Tuesday, Karlsson could now buy a mansion for each of Alfredsson’s four sons. At the [...]
About Ken Warren
Citizen sports writer/columnist Ken Warren has been covering the Ottawa Senators and the National Hockey League since 1995, bringing readers excitement from arenas throughout North America, including the Stanley Cup finals and the World Cup of Hockey finals. Warren has won Professional Hockey Writers Association awards in both the features and game story categories. During his 23-year career at the Citizen, Warren has also written from the Grey Cup, the Memorial Cup and about professional baseball -- both at the major league and minor league levels. He has followed the fortunes of the Ottawa Rough Riders and Renegades, the Ottawa 67's and Gatineau Olympiques. Warren, who graduated from Carleton University's journalism program, began his career in the newspaper business at a tender age, delivering the Citizen as a teenager.
Rick Nash as Jason Spezza’s trigger man? Crazy dream, right? Well, not according to Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray, who has talked with Columbus Blue Jackets counterpart Scott Howson “several times” about a possible trade.
Erik Karlsson has hit the jackpot.
Given a choice of vacation spots, Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean acknowledges Las Vegas wouldn’t be at the top of his list.
The waiting game continues for Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson.
Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson set himself up for a lucrative new contract during his outstanding record-setting 2011-12 season. Now, how much more will he be worth if he walks away from here with a Norris Trophy in his back pocket following the NHL Awards on Wednesday?
The Los Angeles Kings have been crowned and the NHL season is finally over. Well, not quite. The season doesn’t officially wrap up until the regular season stars are honoured next Wednesday in Las Vegas. Then comes the promise for the future with the NHL draft in Pittsburgh on June 22-23. Free agency begins July 1. Then there are the trades and the off-season signings, and well, the cycle starts anew. Let’s face it, there really isn’t much of a break.