Dave Gross

Sports Writer

Dave is an accomplished writer, editor, and broadcaster with more than 20 highly successful years in newspaper, television, radio, and communications. He has written for both the Ottawa Sun and Citizen as well as for national publications like The Hockey News and the National Post. At Postmedia News, Dave worked as a national editor/hockey and football writer for five years. His television experience includes reporting stints with CKCO-TV (Kitchener) and A-Channel (Ottawa). As for radio, Dave has been heard locally on both TEAM 1200 (now TSN 1200), CFRA and 1310NEWS. Raised in Montreal, Dave has also spent time in Toronto and Owen Sound (where he paid his dues!). He arrived in his new home of Ottawa in 1999.
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No Longer the Cat’s Meow

No Longer the Cat’s Meow

There are a few things popping into mind as the NHL post-season winds closer to a close (it’s close, right?) . . . and here is my assembly line of thoughts. So long DeBrincat: Seems inevitable that Alex DeBrincat’s stay in Ottawa will rank as a short one. The restricted free agent never [...]

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Tolerance required? You better believe it

Tolerance required? You better believe it

Hockey never truly slows down. We’re just days away from shipping into summer (although it feels like we’re already there, he says as he checks TheWeatherNetwork.com for the umpteenth time . . . with raised eyebrows), and the fun rolls on. Here’s what’s hitting the top of [...]

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The Ups-and-Downs of NHL Ops

The Ups-and-Downs of NHL Ops

ABOVE: Snoop Dogg is part of the group led by Neko Sparks bidding for the Ottawa Senators. (Photo: Courtesy Getty Images) Lots to pound through this week. Let’s get right to it. SENATOR SUITORS So then, who you got here? Reportedly the Ottawa bidding game is down to four groups, [...]

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NHL Playoffs Generate Truths and Untruths

NHL Playoffs Generate Truths and Untruths

Every playoff seemingly brings about a distinct set of patterns and trends across the National Hockey League. Some stick around for a few years, others drop away as after-thoughts quickly. Regardless, there always are conceptions developed that are worth more than a passing glimpse. Ones certainly [...]

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Anyone seen Auston lately?

Anyone seen Auston lately?

In a Maple Leaf fantasy world – because it is pure fantasy – would you swap shifty Auston Matthews for that ‘full metal jacket,’ Nathan MacKinnon? From a pure hockey perspective, it would be foolhardy. Matthews, the No. 1 overall from 2016, is an absolute magician with the [...]

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What’s new? Round 2, that’s what

What’s new? Round 2, that’s what

You wanted fresh? You got fresh. Welcome to Round 2 of the National Hockey League playdowns; re-treads need not check in. If you accidentally locked yourself in a closet the past week, here’s what you need to know: Both finalists from last season are done. Toss in the record-setting Presidents’ [...]

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Gods are finally smiling on Maple Leafs

Gods are finally smiling on Maple Leafs

“Hey, this is Gino from Woodbridge. Just wanted to say the Leafs are God’s team baby!” Yessir. Nothing like sports radio in Toronto back in late 1980s where logic and reality never got in the way of rabid, aberrant opinion. ‘Twas the way of things, as they say. A very bad hockey [...]

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NHL playoffs: Watchability rankings

NHL playoffs: Watchability rankings

Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Crave TV . . . take a pew. The next couple of weeks on the love of my life – the 55’ Panasonic Smart Viera - belong to the National Hockey League. On any given Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc., there’ll be no less than four games to choose from per night. [...]

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Senators road to success needs a few pot-hole repairs

Senators road to success needs a few pot-hole repairs

Loved the old Nick Lowe song Cruel to be Kind and it applies when evaluating the Ottawa Senators of 2022-23. If you want the unbiased approach when looking at the season-about-to-pass, it simply would be cruel to be overly kind. Was the season an overwhelming success? Not by a long shot. In fact, [...]

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Ottawa: Time to move

Ottawa: Time to move

Maybe they simply just ran out of goaltenders and defencemen. Maybe it got so bad on that injury front that Ron Tugnutt and Lance Pitlick were on speed-dial. Perhaps it was the coaching. Perhaps the schedule. Maybe the refereeing. Maybe it was the Leafs’ fault. Maybe, perhaps and maybe. [...]

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