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Vancouver Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Ottawa Senators chief scout details team's preparation as clock ticks towards NHL draft
The Ottawa Senators scouting staff is making its list — and checking it twice. While the Senators scouts made the bulk of their rankings for the National Hockey League draft during meetings earlier this month at the Canadian Tire Centre, there will be plenty of changes before the club makes the No. 21 overall selection in Round 1 on Friday, June 28. 'The list, for me, is a living, breathing animal,' Ottawa chief amateur scout Don Boyd said in a telephone interview from his London, Ont., home on Wednesday. 'We'll continue to make changes. We'll even get together after the first round on Friday night and make changes.' Steve Staios, the club's president of hockey operations and general manager, along with Boyd, chief European scout Mikko Ruutu, several of the club's scouts and representatives from the conditioning staff, will head to Buffalo on Sunday for the annual NHL Combine. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. There, they'll spend five days holed up in a hotel boardroom located beside the KeyBank Center, interviewing prospects for the draft to get a better idea of what makes them tick before the annual crapshoot gets underway, with Rounds 2-7 set for Saturday, June 29. The NHL Combine is an important tool for teams to get to know players before decisions are made, but this one will have a little more importance after the league has decided to hold a decentralized draft this year, with teams working from their home cities to make selections. 'For us, it's quick, but it's a chance to spend some quality time with some of the players in a setting that gets them out of their comfort zone a little bit,' Boyd said. 'Some are quite comfortable having eight people peer at them and fire questions, but it does get them out of their comfort zone. 'It gives us a chance to see their personality off the ice, and see if it matches the personality on the ice. It's a valuable experience for both the players and the team. Throughout their pro careers, the players are going to have to face tough questions, whether it's in the dressing room or wherever they're at.' All 32 teams are represented at the Combine. Prospects and their agents will spend a lot of time moving from each of the hotel boardrooms to give everybody a chance to spend some time in a one-on-one setting. Unlike past years, the NHL has decided to move to a National Football League-style draft. The top 50 prospects will be brought to Los Angeles along with a representative from each of the teams, but everybody else will work remotely from their home cities. Teams are sending a public relations person to Los Angeles to act as a representative for the club. Once the pick is made, the organizations will make arrangements to bring the newest addition back to their home city as quickly as possible. That means teams no longer will have the opportunity for in-person face-to-face meetings during the week of the draft. The Senators already have started Zoom calls with some of the prospects leading into the draft and there will be more set up after the Combine. The Senators have brought prospects in for testing and interviews before drafts in the past. It may be the case here as well because, without everybody in one place, that means there is no chance to have a player visit with you on the day of the draft to do any final checks. 'I don't know that it's any more important than it was in past years. We do have a general grouping of players coming into the draft and (being in one city) gives you a last chance to talk to the kids before the draft,' Boyd said. 'We're already doing the Zoom calls. (Thursday) we have four, (Monday) we had two, and there was a day last week we had six. Our regional scouts are doing their due diligence with players throughout their areas.' You can never do enough homework, which is why the club's regional scouts also reach out to general managers and coaches to get a better sense of what a player might be like. This may sound like a lot of work, but it has to be done because once you draft a player, it's a big investment. 'I don't think you can overload yourself doing that,' Boyd said. 'It's information, and you have to make decisions based on the information that you gather, and the viewings you had. Every team is like this.' The Senators had the option to forfeit their first-round pick this spring as part of the punishment for a botched deal with the Vegas Golden Knights involving winger Evgenii Dadonov in 2022. Still, Staios has opted to keep the No. 21 overall selection and had to inform the league within 48 hours of the NHL draft lottery last month that this was the case. That means the Senators won't have a first-round selection next spring. The hope is that by next year, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will see fit to give the Senators a lighter punishment. This will be the first time since 2019 that Ottawa hasn't made a pick inside the top 10. That year, the Senators selected No. 19 with a pick they acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets as part of a trade for Matt Duchene at the 2019 trade deadline. The Senators had traded their first-round pick to the Avalanche for Duchene on Nov. 5, 2017. The Senators took defenceman Lassi Thomson with that pick. He never developed into a full-time NHL player, but did play some games with Ottawa. He spent last season overseas, however, the Senators still own his rights, and he's considering a return to North America on a two-way deal. Sitting at No. 21, it's difficult to predict what player the Senators will select, but they have an idea in mind of what kind of prospect may fit the framework. 'By the time the draft rolls around, everybody thinks they're going to get a good player,' Boyd said. 'Around January, everybody starts wondering what kind of talent and what level the draft is at. 'The strong drafts really jump out by December, but in the second half, I don't want to say players get a second wind, but sometimes players get comfortable in their surroundings, and they perform better. They know the buildings, the player, and the game they have to play. 'By the second half, there are a lot of improved players, especially with the younger players, and that makes everybody excited about the draft again. That's the way this one will be, and go. Everybody believes they'll get a player or two, depending on how many draft picks they've got. Some will get players for their top two lines or their top four defencemen. 'Some will get players that become regular NHL players that will help their teams win. There is nothing wrong with that.' Boyd didn't use the old 'best player available' phrase when asked what the Senators will get at No. 21. Instead, he is confident the organization will find a good fit. 'I know what I'd like to get at No. 21, but I think we're going to find we're going to find some skill, and some compete at that level,' Boyd said. 'They might not check all the boxes of a complete player that fills five or six boxes or checkpoints that we think the complete player is made up of. 'But we're going to get somebody that's skilled and competitive and will bring that to the lineup in the future. Not everybody has the same path to the NHL. Every player is different. Some will take a little longer than others, but that doesn't mean they won't be as impactful or as important as a player who was taken a little earlier. 'That goes without saying that some of the players taken a little later could be more impactful than the ones taken earlier. That's every year.' For what it's worth, Daily Faceoff has Calgary Hitmen winger Benjamin Kindel, centre Braeden Cootes of the Seattle Thunderbirds and winger Malcolm Spence of the Erie Otters ranked in that area. The Senators used the No. 7 selection last spring to take defenceman Carter Yakemchuk from the Hitmen. He finished with 17 goals and 49 points in 56 games with Calgary last season and was a plus-player for the first time in his four years in the Western Hockey League. Yakemchuk, who will be 20 on Sept. 29, pushed for a spot on the club's blueline in training camp, but Staios opted to send him back to junior. By all accounts, he had a strong year. At 6-foot-3, Yakemchuk is rangy with good offensive skill. Coach Travis Green couldn't say enough good things about Yakemchuk. He could push for a spot with Nick Jensen's future uncertain after he had hip surgery two weeks ago. 'We're happy with his development because he was held accountable,' Boyd said. 'He changes his game slightly to pay attention to the defensive side of the game. Not that he wasn't before, but as scouts, we're happy with the progress he's made and where he's at.' Whether Yakemchuk can make the next step at camp next season is up to him. There is a strong chance he starts the year with the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Belleville and gets some stints in the NHL during the season. Former Senators defenceman Wade Redden kept in regular touch with Yakemchuk during the regular season and one of Sam Gagner's tasks as director of player development will be to work with young prospects to help them make the next step. 'He's changed his game, and he was a big part of getting that team into the playoffs and getting to the second round,' Boyd said. 'He's come out of his shell a little bit with good leadership qualities. As scouts, we see that on the ice, the people who have the most important relationship with him are the development people, along with Steve and Travis.' bgarrioch@
Calgary Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Ottawa Senators chief scout details team's preparation as clock ticks towards NHL draft
The Ottawa Senators scouting staff is making its list — and checking it twice. Article content While the Senators scouts made the bulk of their rankings for the National Hockey League draft during meetings earlier this month at the Canadian Tire Centre, there will be plenty of changes before the club makes the No. 21 overall selection in Round 1 on Friday, June 28. Article content 'The list, for me, is a living, breathing animal,' Ottawa chief amateur scout Don Boyd said in a telephone interview from his London, Ont., home on Wednesday. 'We'll continue to make changes. We'll even get together after the first round on Friday night and make changes.' Article content Article content Steve Staios, the club's president of hockey operations and general manager, along with Boyd, chief European scout Mikko Ruutu, several of the club's scouts and representatives from the conditioning staff, will head to Buffalo on Sunday for the annual NHL Combine. Article content Article content There, they'll spend five days holed up in a hotel boardroom located beside the KeyBank Center, interviewing prospects for the draft to get a better idea of what makes them tick before the annual crapshoot gets underway, with Rounds 2-7 set for Saturday, June 29. Article content The NHL Combine is an important tool for teams to get to know players before decisions are made, but this one will have a little more importance after the league has decided to hold a decentralized draft this year, with teams working from their home cities to make selections. Article content 'For us, it's quick, but it's a chance to spend some quality time with some of the players in a setting that gets them out of their comfort zone a little bit,' Boyd said. 'Some are quite comfortable having eight people peer at them and fire questions, but it does get them out of their comfort zone. Article content Article content 'It gives us a chance to see their personality off the ice, and see if it matches the personality on the ice. It's a valuable experience for both the players and the team. Throughout their pro careers, the players are going to have to face tough questions, whether it's in the dressing room or wherever they're at.' Article content Article content All 32 teams are represented at the Combine. Prospects and their agents will spend a lot of time moving from each of the hotel boardrooms to give everybody a chance to spend some time in a one-on-one setting. Article content Unlike past years, the NHL has decided to move to a National Football League-style draft. The top 50 prospects will be brought to Los Angeles along with a representative from each of the teams, but everybody else will work remotely from their home cities.
Ottawa Citizen
2 days ago
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Senators chief scout details team's preparation as clock ticks towards NHL draft
The Ottawa Senators scouting staff is making its list — and checking it twice. While the Senators scouts made the bulk of their rankings for the National Hockey League draft during meetings earlier this month at the Canadian Tire Centre, there will be plenty of changes before the club makes the No. 21 overall selection in Round 1 on Friday, June 28. Article content 'The list, for me, is a living, breathing animal,' Ottawa chief amateur scout Don Boyd said in a telephone interview from his London, Ont., home on Wednesday. 'We'll continue to make changes. We'll even get together after the first round on Friday night and make changes.' Article content Article content Steve Staios, the club's president of hockey operations and general manager, along with Boyd, chief European scout Mikko Ruutu, several of the club's scouts and representatives from the conditioning staff, will head to Buffalo on Sunday for the annual NHL Combine. Article content Article content There, they'll spend five days holed up in a hotel boardroom located beside the KeyBank Center, interviewing prospects for the draft to get a better idea of what makes them tick before the annual crapshoot gets underway, with Rounds 2-7 set for Saturday, June 29. Article content The NHL Combine is an important tool for teams to get to know players before decisions are made, but this one will have a little more importance after the league has decided to hold a decentralized draft this year, with teams working from their home cities to make selections. Article content 'For us, it's quick, but it's a chance to spend some quality time with some of the players in a setting that gets them out of their comfort zone a little bit,' Boyd said. 'Some are quite comfortable having eight people peer at them and fire questions, but it does get them out of their comfort zone. Article content Article content 'It gives us a chance to see their personality off the ice, and see if it matches the personality on the ice. It's a valuable experience for both the players and the team. Throughout their pro careers, the players are going to have to face tough questions, whether it's in the dressing room or wherever they're at.' Article content Article content All 32 teams are represented at the Combine. Prospects and their agents will spend a lot of time moving from each of the hotel boardrooms to give everybody a chance to spend some time in a one-on-one setting. Article content Unlike past years, the NHL has decided to move to a National Football League-style draft. The top 50 prospects will be brought to Los Angeles along with a representative from each of the teams, but everybody else will work remotely from their home cities.
Business Wire
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Business Wire
Boyd to Exhibit at The Battery Show Europe 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany
STUTTGART, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boyd, a leader in battery thermal propagation prevention and thermal runaway containment technology, will exhibit at The Battery Show Europe, taking place June 3 – 5, 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany. This is a valuable opportunity to collaborate with industry innovators to address evolving challenges European eMobility battery designers face. We are helping eMobility leaders design thermal runaway prevention to enhance battery safety and reliability. Boyd experts will be on site to discuss how its battery technologies proactively and safely prevent and contain battery thermal runaway events. Boyd employs multi-functional, complex solutions designed for cell-to-cell application that absorb impact, vibration and movement, dissipate cell heat, and act as a barrier to quickly isolate extreme heat or flame in the unlikely event battery safety design features fail to prevent cell-to-cell thermal runaway propagation. Boyd technologies maintain homogenous temperatures across battery cells, enable faster charge / discharge cycles, reduce battery overheating, and isolate and prevent catastrophic battery damage. Experts will also be available to discuss how customers can leverage Boyd's new state-of-the-art Battery Material Safety Lab announced last month. Boyd is helping customers safely accelerate battery design and time-to-market as a one-stop-shop to design, validate, and manufacture integrated thermal runaway prevention technologies. 'Boyd has exhibited at The Battery Show Europe for many years, and we are honored to continue our participation in 2025,' said Kevin Kettler, Boyd Chief Transformation Officer. 'This event is a valuable opportunity for global OEMs, tier suppliers, and industry innovators to regionally collaborate and address the evolving challenges European eMobility battery designers face today. We are helping regional eMobility leaders design thermal runaway prevention and containment solutions that enhance battery safety and reliability.' Visit Boyd at booth 10-B16 to learn more about its innovative thermal runaway prevention and containment solutions. About Boyd Boyd is the trusted global innovator of sustainable solutions that make our customers' products better, safer, faster, and more reliable. Our innovative engineered materials and thermal solutions advance our customers' technology to maximize performance in the world's most advanced data centers; enhance reliability and extend range for electric and autonomous vehicles; advance the accuracy of cutting-edge personal healthcare and diagnostic systems; enable performance-critical aircraft and security technologies; and accelerate innovation in next-generation electronics and human-machine-interface. Core to Boyd's global manufacturing is a deep commitment to protecting the environment with sustainable, scalable, lean, strategically located regional operations that reduce waste and minimize carbon footprint. We empower our employees, develop their potential, and inspire them to do the right things with integrity and accountability to champion our customers' success.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Boyd to Exhibit at The Battery Show Europe 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany
Showcasing Boyd's Latest Innovation to Enable More Durable Thermal Runaway Prevention and Containment Solutions for Safer, More Powerful eMobility Batteries STUTTGART, Germany, May 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boyd, a leader in battery thermal propagation prevention and thermal runaway containment technology, will exhibit at The Battery Show Europe, taking place June 3 – 5, 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany. Boyd experts will be on site to discuss how its battery technologies proactively and safely prevent and contain battery thermal runaway events. Boyd employs multi-functional, complex solutions designed for cell-to-cell application that absorb impact, vibration and movement, dissipate cell heat, and act as a barrier to quickly isolate extreme heat or flame in the unlikely event battery safety design features fail to prevent cell-to-cell thermal runaway propagation. Boyd technologies maintain homogenous temperatures across battery cells, enable faster charge / discharge cycles, reduce battery overheating, and isolate and prevent catastrophic battery damage. Experts will also be available to discuss how customers can leverage Boyd's new state-of-the-art Battery Material Safety Lab announced last month. Boyd is helping customers safely accelerate battery design and time-to-market as a one-stop-shop to design, validate, and manufacture integrated thermal runaway prevention technologies. "Boyd has exhibited at The Battery Show Europe for many years, and we are honored to continue our participation in 2025," said Kevin Kettler, Boyd Chief Transformation Officer. "This event is a valuable opportunity for global OEMs, tier suppliers, and industry innovators to regionally collaborate and address the evolving challenges European eMobility battery designers face today. We are helping regional eMobility leaders design thermal runaway prevention and containment solutions that enhance battery safety and reliability." Visit Boyd at booth 10-B16 to learn more about its innovative thermal runaway prevention and containment solutions. About Boyd Boyd is the trusted global innovator of sustainable solutions that make our customers' products better, safer, faster, and more reliable. Our innovative engineered materials and thermal solutions advance our customers' technology to maximize performance in the world's most advanced data centers; enhance reliability and extend range for electric and autonomous vehicles; advance the accuracy of cutting-edge personal healthcare and diagnostic systems; enable performance-critical aircraft and security technologies; and accelerate innovation in next-generation electronics and human-machine-interface. Core to Boyd's global manufacturing is a deep commitment to protecting the environment with sustainable, scalable, lean, strategically located regional operations that reduce waste and minimize carbon footprint. We empower our employees, develop their potential, and inspire them to do the right things with integrity and accountability to champion our customers' success. Visit us at View source version on Contacts Amie Jeffries, 2094092476 Sign in to access your portfolio
