Sens Rewind: Ottawa's NHL Dream Began Over Dressing Room Pints After Pickup Hockey
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Ottawa being awarded an NHL franchise. In this 1990 issue, culled from The Hockey News Archive, Bob McKenzie wrote about Ottawa's successful bid and the humble beginnings of the franchise. What better place to start an NHL dream than an arena dressing room, shooting the s*** after the game, and enjoying a few pints?
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NHL Summer Splash Rankings: No. 2, Florida Panthers
The final two teams are left in The Hockey News’ NHL summer splash rankings, which rank the off-seasons of every NHL team, and when you’re this high on the list, you’ve done a lot of things right.
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Five NHL Defensemen With The Most To Prove In 2025-26
Now, possibly more than ever before, are No.1 defenseman as valuable as they are in the NHL. So much so that there is a strong belief that a team needs a No.1 defenseman or incredible depth to win the Stanley Cup.
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2 Blackhawks Appear On NHL Network's Quarter Century Team
When it comes to hockey, Montreal is a city that never sleeps. All through the summer, we’ve seen footage coming out of the Montreal Canadiens’ training facility in Brossard of players training hard through the dog days of Summer. There’s been plenty of talk about Ivan Demidov spending the summer in his new hometown and a lot of speculation about Kirby Dach’s health status. Earlier this week, GM Kent Hughes spoke to NHL.com about both players, and what he had to say was interesting.
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