NHL Combine News and Notes

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by Russ_Cohen - June 6, 2025June 6, 20250

The 2025 NHL Combine interviews are a player’s final exam. Teams talk to players all throughout the year, and there’s a good reason for that. They are trying to gain some insight into what makes them tick. I do that as well, and that’s why I interview as many players

Jake Sanderson Has Been Impactful with Ottawa

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by Russ_Cohen - December 7, 2022December 7, 20220

Jake Sanderson has been as good as I thought he would be in his first NHL season. We are only 25 games into it and yet, I feel like he’s going to get better rather than hit a wall. The Ottawa Senators are lucky to have him. He’s already the top-scoring

How Owen Power and Jake Sanderson Lead Their Teams in Different Ways

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by Russ_Cohen - December 26, 2021December 26, 20210

This article was inspired by a tweet from Shawn Simpson. This is the kind of excitement that the 2022 World Junior Championship is bringing, and it’s early. https://twitter.com/TSNSimmer/status/1475279011710480386 Having seen both players and how they interact with their teams. Here’s what I have to say about this. First off, hat trick aside, and

Will The NHL Play in North Dakota?

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by Russ_Cohen - April 6, 2020April 6, 20200

Sportsnet reported the NHL is considering this. Any idea is a possibility at this time but there are a lot of obstacles. Even though North Dakota has “The Ralph” and it probably has zero activities planned for the near future there are some lingering questions. Even the smallest county in