Jon Tovell
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Deputy managing editor of digital media for The Hockey News. Carleton Journalism School grad '22.
I know what I listen to
3 days ago
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You heard it here first
14 days ago
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The Hockey News has a growing forum on each of its sites called the Community (where you and anyone can make a post), so I thought I'd share my top five favorite NHL goal horns and songs in the forum today:
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What's your favorite NHL goal horn and song? - Community Post
I went through <a href="https://youtu.be/iGq2VJkPGT4?si=rHlTHM4idPHkabS9">FamousGoalHorns' YouTube video</a> of all the NHL goal horns and songs in the 2024-25 season and rated them for each team. I r...
https://thehockeynews.com/news/community/what-s-your-favorite-nhl-goal-horn-and-song
about 2 months ago
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3 months ago
Here is my latest for
@thehockeynews.bsky.social
covering TSN 1200's pivot to remote broadcasts for away games during the 2025-26 season:
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Today, I learned about Dull Center, Wyo., while breaking down the top 10 highest-rated players in NHL 26:
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Top 10 Highest-Rated Players In NHL 26 And Their Standout Stats
EA Sports revealed the highest-rated players in NHL 26 this week.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/top-10-highest-rated-players-in-nhl-26-and-their-standout-stats
3 months ago
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Who wants to fill out an
#NHL
fan survey?
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Take The Hockey News' NHL Pre-Season Fan Survey - Community Post
The Hockey News wants to hear from you on our <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/take-the-hockey-news-nhl-pre-season-fan-survey">NHL pre-season fan survey</a>.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/community/latest-news/take-the-hockey-news-nhl-pre-season-fan-survey
3 months ago
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I don't understand this Kanata tunnel project. Maybe if it is used for the LRT in the lonnnng-term future, then it could make some sense. But traffic crossing that intersection has never seemed that bad to me.
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Construction of new Kanata tunnel to disrupt traffic for years | CBC News
Plans to dig a tunnel under a major road in Kanata have been in the works for over 30 years. Now that construction is finally beginning this month, residents are bracing for over two years of disrupti...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/construction-of-new-kanata-tunnel-to-disrupt-traffic-for-years-1.7610537
4 months ago
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Dave Tait
5 months ago
Read this thread if you ever let AI do your research. Errors are one thing; the absolute confidence in the "voice" in most replies is another. I've been hearing that voice since long before the Digital Age dawned, but was slow to learn how often it meant the intelligence behind it was artificial.
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Mark Carney reacted to Edmonton's Stanley Cup final loss while some members of the Conservatives shared photos of the PM in an Oilers jersey with no comment:
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Oilers Fan And Canada PM Mark Carney Reacts To Stanley Cup Final Loss
Edmonton Oilers fan, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, said he's proud of the team despite losing to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final for a second straight year.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/oilers-fan-and-canada-pm-mark-carney-reacts-to-stanley-cup-final-loss
6 months ago
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Sam Reinhart wasn't just the first player to score four goals in a Stanley Cup final game since Maurice Richard in 1957. He was the first player to score four goals in his team's Cup-winning game since 1922.
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Sam Reinhart Ties 103-Year NHL Record With Four Goals In Cup-Clinching Game
Only three NHL players recorded a hat trick in their team's Stanley Cup-clinching game heading into Tuesday night. But <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers">Florida Panthers</a> rig...
https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/sam-reinhart-ties-103-year-nhl-record-with-four-goals-in-cup-clinching-game
6 months ago
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Stuart Skinner is 4-2 when facing elimination in his NHL playoff career:
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How Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner Fares In Do-Or-Die NHL Playoff Games
The Edmonton Oilers are expected to turn to Stuart Skinner to start in net for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/how-oilers-goalie-stuart-skinner-fares-in-do-or-die-nhl-playoff-games
6 months ago
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The Hockey News - Women's
6 months ago
Make sure you bookmark our Live Blog for tonight's PWHL Expansion Draft!
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#PWHL
We'll have updates all night after every pick.
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LIVE BLOG: PWHL Expansion Draft, Follow Along Here
The 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft will see seven players selected by PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouver beginning at 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST.
https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/live-blog-pwhl-expansion-draft-follow-along-here
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With a 6-1 win, the Panthers handed the Maple Leafs the NHL's most lopsided Game 7 loss since 2016. San Jose beat Nashville 5-0 on May 12, 2016, and St. Louis beat Dallas 6-1 a day earlier.
7 months ago
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The Maple Leafs from 2005 to 2025 have now equalled the same number of playoff series wins as the 2017 Senators.
7 months ago
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I don't buy the notion that the Ottawa Senators are playing with house money in Round 1. Their "run of unparalleled success" was supposed to be from 2021 to '25. They only made the playoffs now. They have some catching up to do. Their last game was a good reflection of the last eight years:
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The Ottawa Senators: A Rollercoaster Game For A Rollercoaster Eight Years
The Ottawa Senatorsβ regular-season finale was quite the ride.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/the-ottawa-senators-a-rollercoaster-game-for-a-rollercoaster-eight-years
8 months ago
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I don't usually give out endorsements like this, but I used the Too Good To Go app today at Metro and got: - For $6: A pack of six doughnuts, a family pack of cookies and a blueberry pie - For $11: Four individual-size packages of sushi Just surprise bags of food that they'd otherwise throw out.
8 months ago
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Did Linus Ullmark pull off the save of the year?
#Sens
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'Oh My God, He's Such A Stud': Senators' Ullmark Makes Diving Save Against Former Team
Ottawa Senators fans bowed to goaltender Linus Ullmark after he pulled off a save-of-the-year candidate against his former team.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/oh-my-god-hes-such-a-stud-senators-ullmark-makes-diving-save-against-former-team
9 months ago
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My latest:
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Rivalry Reignited: U.S. Anthem Booed, Three Fights Begin Canada And USA 4 Nations Game
The Tkachuk brothers and J.T. Miller fought Brandon Hagel, Sam Bennett and Colton Parayko to start the USA and Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off game.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/rivalry-reignited-u-s-anthem-booed-three-fights-begin-canada-and-usa-4-nations-game
10 months ago
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This instant classic of a hockey game should have been on CBC as well
10 months ago
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Matty
10 months ago
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10 months ago
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10 months ago
One of the titans of the hockey writing industry, Mike Brophy, desperately needs a kidney. Let's get the word out to try to find him one, says Ken Campbell:
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Former The Hockey News Staffer Mike Brophy Is In The Fight Of His Life And Needs A Kidney
One of the titans of the hockey writing industry desperately needs a kidney. Let's get the word out to try to find him one, says Ken Campbell.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/former-the-hockey-news-staffer-mike-brophy-is-in-the-fight-of-his-life-and-needs-a-kidney
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10 months ago
Please share for a friend and colleague.
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It is good to be back
11 months ago
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Carol Schram
11 months ago
The Maple Leafs and the Avalanche are mired in mid-season blahs. Both teams also have a superstar right-winger who's on the brink of free agency. I imagined a blockbuster 1-for-1 deadline swap, for
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:
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What If The Maple Leafs And Avalanche Swapped Their NHL Superstar Pending UFAs?
It likely won't happen, but if the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen don't re-sign before March, a 1-for-1 trade could be worth considering.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/what-if-the-maple-leafs-and-avalanche-swapped-their-nhl-superstar-pending-ufas
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Who's tried out the new O-Train lines in Ottawa? Any decent views on the Line 2 extension?
11 months ago
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The Hockey News
11 months ago
The
#WorldJuniors
quarterfinals are set. Here's your guide to the four matchups after USA beat Canada to clinch Group A:
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World Juniors 2025: Quarterfinal Matchups Are Set
Tony Ferrari gives the world juniors quarterfinal preview of Czechia versus Canada, USA versus Switzerland, Sweden versus Latvia and Finland versus Slovakia.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/world-juniors-2025-quarterfinal-matchups-are-set
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Latvia winning two round-robin games at the world juniors for the first time? My point stands:
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11 months ago
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Latvia holding training camp in Arnprior definitely had something to do with this
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12 months ago
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12 months ago
My 2025 NHL Draft ranking is here
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! Michael Misa emerges as the #1 despite a true fight for the top spot including James Hagens, Matthew Schaefer, Porter Martone, and darkhorse Victor Eklund! Let me know what you think!
#2025NHLDraft
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2025 NHL Draft Rankings: Ferrari's Pre-World Juniors Top 64
NHL prospects expert Tony Ferrari shares his first draft rankings of the season with a jack of all trades and a master of many in No. 1 despite being left off Canada's world juniors team.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/2025-nhl-draft-rankings-ferraris-top-64-before-the-world-juniors
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12 months ago
Team Canada's
#WorldJuniors
roster is here. Prospect expert
@thetonyferrari.bsky.social
shares the full list, the cuts and his reaction to the group going for gold in the nation's capital:
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Canada Announces 2025 World Juniors Roster: Reaction, Full List And Cuts
Canada's world juniors squad has some elite NHL draft-eligible talent, but 2024 first-rounders Beckett Sennecke and Zayne Parekh were among the cuts. Tony Ferrari reacts.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/canada-announces-2025-world-juniors-roster-reaction-full-list-and-cuts
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The Ottawa 67's followed up a hockey brawl that featured strobe lights, raining teddy bears and the Grinch with a day-after spa visit:
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A Hockey Brawl, Teddy Bear Toss, Grinch On The Ice And Day-After Spa Visit All Happened In OHL Game
Teddy bears rained on the ice as the Grinch observed Ottawa 67's and Barrie Colts players tussling in a viral moment Sunday. Ottawa then shared a post-"Teddy Tussle" spa photo.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/a-hockey-brawl-teddy-bear-toss-grinch-on-the-ice-and-day-after-spa-visit-all-happened-in-ohl-game
12 months ago
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Man oh man...
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about 1 year ago
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What Sam said!
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about 1 year ago
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The Hockey News
about 1 year ago
NEW report from Ken Campbell: Team Canada is definitely considering USA-born
#Kraken
goaltender Joey Daccord for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
#NHL
The answer to Canada's goaltending problems could have been hidden in plain sight:
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Team Canada Is Seriously Considering USA-Born Goalie Joey Daccord For 4-Nations Face-Off
Don't be surprised if the American-born goalie for the Seattle Kraken finds his way onto Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off roster, says Ken Campbell.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/team-canada-is-seriously-considering-usa-born-joey-daccord-for-4-nations-face-off
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I looked more into the rule that caused the Nashville Predators to receive a bench minor for playing an incorrect starting lineup on Wednesday. Guess what would've happened if Nashville scored with that wrong lineup?
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The NHL Rule Behind A Rare Incorrect Starting Lineup Penalty Against The Predators
The Predators got penalized for playing the incorrect starting lineup against the Kraken. Here's how that NHL rule works, including what would have happened if Nashville scored.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-nhl-rule-behind-a-rare-incorrect-starting-lineup-penalty-against-the-predators
about 1 year ago
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"This is the most unimaginative, low-hanging fruit, easy way out that I have almost ever seen in my career," Ken Campbell says about the Boston Bruins' coaching change:
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Reaction: Bruins Can Jim Montgomery. How Unimaginative And Predictable Can You Get?
There was plenty of blame to go around for the Boston Bruins' bad start, but coach Jim Montgomery deserved the opportunity to be part of the solution, says Ken Campbell.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/reaction-bruins-can-jim-montgomery-how-unimaginative-and-predictable-can-you-get
about 1 year ago
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The Hockey News
about 1 year ago
Will Senators left winger and former Flyers captain Claude Giroux be a Hockey Hall of Famer someday?
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Will Longtime NHL Star Claude Giroux Be A Hockey Hall Of Famer Someday?
Former Flyers captain and current Senators left winger Claude Giroux has superb career NHL numbers, but the jury is out on whether he's Hockey Hall of Fame material.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/will-longtime-nhl-star-claude-giroux-be-a-hockey-hall-of-famer-someday
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Zoo wee mama
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about 1 year ago
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The Hockey News
about 1 year ago
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"They made a pretty good Toronto Maple Leafs team look rather old and rather slow." My colleague Ken Campbell says if the Ottawa Senators play like they have the last two games, it's time to buy into the hype.
#Sens
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When The Senators Play The Way They Have The Past Two Games, Buy Into The Hype
The Ottawa Senators are fast, skilled and dogged on the puck. Under Travis Green, they're maturing into a team that is learning to bring it every game.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/when-the-senators-play-the-way-they-have-the-past-two-games-buy-into-the-hype
about 1 year ago
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The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the
#NHL
trade market after Monday's 7-1 loss. Lars Eller gets a good opportunity on a competitive Capitals squad while Pittsburgh continues to build draft capital for the future:
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Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Lars Eller To Washington Capitals One Day After 7-1 Loss
The Pittsburgh Penguins traded for two draft picks from the Washington Capitals after a blowout loss dropped them to 6-9-2 on the season.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/pittsburgh-penguins-trade-lars-eller-to-washington-capitals-one-day-after-7-1-loss
about 1 year ago
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More Battle of Ontario fun facts: - Auston Matthews has 47 points in 33 games against the Senators, the most among
#Leafs
players past and present. - Tim Stutzle has the most points for the Senators against the Maple Leafs among current
#Sens
players (20 points in 21 games).
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about 1 year ago
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The Buffalo
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lost James Reimer on waivers last month, but he's back on the
#NHL
waiver wire. Could they do what the Jets just did and reclaim the goalie they lost in October? (I'm guessing yes)
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NHL Waivers: Jets Reclaim A Goalie While Reimer Hits The Wire
The Winnipeg Jets claimed Kaapo Kahkonen off NHL waivers from the Colorado Avalanche, while the Anaheim Ducks' James Reimer is one of two players now on waivers.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/nhl-waivers-jets-reclaim-a-goalie-while-reimer-hits-the-wire
about 1 year ago
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Gord Miller π¨π¦ πΊπ¦
about 1 year ago
Really excited for my colleague Kenzie Lalonde, who has worked hard to earn this opportunity.
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Tonight marks the 145th regular-season game between the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. Ottawa is 73-55-13 all-time in the Battle of Ontario, with three ties. They've outscored the Leafs 443-433. Last season, the
#Sens
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That's Samuel Girard's second career
#NHL
overtime goal. His first came on Dec. 23, 2022, also against the Nashville Predators, the team that drafted him.
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Hello world! Here's
#NHL
waiver news from earlier Monday
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NHL Waivers: Maple Leafs, Avalanche, Blackhawks Place Players On The Wire
After Dante Fabbro was claimed off NHL waivers on Sunday, the Leafs' Matt Benning, Avalanche's Kaapo Kahkonen and Blackhawks' Andreas Athanasiou are on the wire.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/nhl-waivers-maple-leafs-avalanche-blackhawks-place-players-on-the-wire
about 1 year ago
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