OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators head into the off-season confident their future is bright.They ll also wonder — at least on some level — what might have been.Josh Norris scored nine seconds into . . .
Prince Albert Daily Herald
It was a night that Parker Kelly will never forget.
Not only did the former Prince Albert Raiders forward make his National Hockey League debut on Wednesday night, but he also scored his first career goal for the Ottawa Senators during their 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“This is crazy,” Kelly said to the media after the game. “I didn’t think it (his debut) would go like this.
“I just feel very blessed to have gotten an opportunity and I just want to thank all the people that believed in me and supported me all the way up.”
Norris scores winner, Sens beat Leafs 4-3 in OT to end promising season on a high
Ottawa Senators centre Josh Norris, right, celebrates his game-winning overtime goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with left wing Brady Tkachuk Wednesday May 12, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld May 12, 2021 - 9:45 PM
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators head into the off-season confident their future is bright.
They ll also wonder â at least on some level â what might have been.
Josh Norris scored nine seconds into overtime Wednesday as Ottawa concluded its pandemic-shortened campaign with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The rebuilding Senators started the 56-game schedule a dismal 2-12-1 thanks in large part to some horrendous goaltending and miscast veterans, but went 21-16-4 from Feb. 13 onwards â good for third in the Canadian-based North Division over that span â after the crease situation improved and the organization h
Prince Albert Daily Herald
Lucas Punkari/Daily Herald Parker Kelly skates with the Ed Chynoweth Cup after the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the Vancouver Giants in Game 7 of the WHL final at the Art Hauser Centre in May 2019.
Former Prince Albert Raiders forward Parker Kelly is set to make the jump to the National Hockey League.
Kelly, who will be turning 22 on Friday, will be in the Ottawa Senators lineup on Wednesday night as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs in their final game of the 2020-21 season.
“Parker has earned this opportunity purely on merit with how he plays and how he works hard every day,” Senators head coach D.J. Smith said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Kim Jackson’s official title on the Prince Albert Raiders’ website is “manager of team services.” What that actually means is he does pretty much everything behind the scenes that athletic therapist and equipment manager Duane ‘Puff’ Bartley doesn’t do.
Jackson does the team’s laundry. He takes care of the dressing room. If you’ve ever enjoyed a beverage at one of the Art Hauser Centre bars or suites, Jackson most likely put that can in the fridge or set up the keg. He drives players to and from the airport following a trade or returning from a tournament. Shortly after the Raiders acquired Konrad Belcourt from the Kelowna Rockets, Jackson drove Belcourt’s vehicle–which did not have its heater working– in the dead of a frigid, prairie winter to get it back to the rink.