SENATORS: A Week in Review – January 16-22, 2017

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Here we sit at the halfway point of the NHL's regular season for the Ottawa Senators. Summing up the first half? Have to give the team as a whole

SENATORS: A Week in Review – December 12-18, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. Generally I'll refrain from the old-standard 'I told you so.' But so far, so good, and it's irresistible. So, 'I told you so.' Juvenile humour aside,

SENATORS: A Week in Review – December 5-11, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. Well, this has zero danger of being inducted into the 'too-dull' hall of fame. It was an interesting week for the Ottawa Senators - one that

SENATORS: A Week in Review – November 28-December 4, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. As the legendary Ric "Nature Boy" Flair would bark: "What's causing all this!!??" After all, there has to be some reasoning behind the Ottawa Senators startling

SENATORS: A Week in Review – November 21-27, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. Not a shocker - Craig Anderson named on Monday as the NHL's first star of the week. What is a shocker? The idea that Anderson is

SENATORS: A Week in Review – November 14-20, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. The timing couldn't be better for - well - bad timing. Let's face it, as the Ottawa Senators' brain-trust was reminiscing about two stinkers this past

Bell Doesn’t Toll on Brendan’s Long Days

 As portfolios go, this one is a whopper. Welcome to the full-plate life of former Ottawa 67 and former Ottawa Senator Brendan Bell. Three jobs; three kids (ages 5-4-2) and the last 15 years spent travelling through North America and Europe chasing down the hockey dream -there is no slow-down

Fury Switch Nothing to Get Hung Up About

 Photos courtesy of Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group. Okay. Everyone get a grip. Breathe deeply. Relax. The soccer community in the National Capital Region might be in hand-wringing mode concerning the move of their Ottawa Fury from Division 2 football to Division 3, but in reality, there's not much to