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Danny Heatley to the Kanata Sports Club without the team’s approval. I explained that Chris Phillips did it for me as a friend. I was told that I could not book a player unless I went through their PR department. Well, that lasted about three
weeks. I decided to bypass the head office and talk to the players myself. That was about 10 years ago. I finally realized that the players had a great time at the club, could talk freely and feel at home with their fans. I haven’t had a problem since. I have to say that the Ottawa
media have been outstanding with me and the club over the years. In the early days of the Sens,
we had Dean Brown, Gord Wison and Bruce Garrioch from the Ottawa Sun. It was a blast
listening to some of their hilarious stories from covering the team on the road. The Hotseat also played host
to the likes of Dave Schrieber, Don Brennan, Garry Galley , Jason York, Todd White, Sean Simpson, Shean Donavan,Wayne Scanlan, Mike Eastwood, Steve Warne and Murray Wilson. Some of those former NHLers told the most fantastic stories. Another Friday that brings
back a great memory is when Pierre McGuire joined us just before the trade deadline of 2012. During that hour of non-stop stories, Pierre got a text message that announced a huge trade deal with the Boston Bruins. (And to think we broke that story at the Kanata Sports Club Hotseat!) Other folks who had a great
impact on our sessions were people like Jacques Martin, the former Senators coach, the late Rogers Nielson, and Senator
founders Randy Sexton, Cyril Leader and Bruce Firestone. Another fixture over the years
at the Kanata Sports Club has been Kanata resident Emmett O’Donnell, whose son, Sean, played for the Kanata Lasers and went on to play a number of years in the NHL. He decided to retire just this year. Sean was a member of the
2007 Stanley Cup-winning Anaheim Ducks, who beat out our Ottawa Senators to win. Sean had a chance to have the Stanley Cup for his few days. It was at Kanata Sports Club that he wanted to show it off. Through the family, I was
asked if there was something we could do with the cup to make some money for my charity of choice, the Make A Wish Foundation. Not only did we do a summer Hotseat with Sean − we also had fans come and get their
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