Mark Borowiecki has been the poster boy for hard work since the Ottawa Senators drafted him in 2008. The fifth-round draft choice (139th overall) has made a big move up the depth chart and now finds himself within reach of a spot on the NHL team.
For a team that was once wondering where its next goal was going to come from, the Ottawa Senators are all of a sudden swimming in top offensive prospects.
Mark Stone has put up some impressive numbers so far this year, but he knows that’s only one part of the big picture in his dream to play in the National Hockey League. The 19-year-old captain of the Brandon Wheat Kings racked up 19 goals and 27 assists — 46 points in his first 22 games — to lead the entire Canadian Hockey League in scoring. The right winger is also one of the Ottawa Senators’ most enticing young prospects.
Corey Locke must wonder what he has to do to get a decent shot at an NHL job.