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Innovative Skate device, NHL Lottery, Ottawa Senators to help wildfire victims in Nova Scotia

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Tom Sychterz
June 07, 2023

Dear Hockey of Tomorrow reader,

What’s better than a busy week in the hockey world?

Let’s dive in.

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....+ two stories that haven't been covered yet on our platform

  • The Ottawa Senators will donate hockey gear to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia

  • The Quebec National Assembly committee wants an independent administrative council for the QMJHL

Ottawa Senators making an impact in the community

Let’s dive into a more serious topic.

If you’re in Canada, you are well aware of the scary fires going on.

The Ottawa Senators have decided to help the kids and families affected by the wildfires in Nova Scotia by giving out gear.

In an interview with the website Salt Wire, Andre Lefebvre, who is a coach from Nova Scotia and a QMJHL scout, said that he sent a call for help to gather equipment donations for the kids and families who had lost everything. Lefebvre was blown away by the responses he had.

One even more surprising than the others.

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"The Ottawa Senators reached out to me this morning with an email saying they're looking to help. They store a lot of gear for these situations at Canadian Tires all over the country so they've said once we get a better idea of what we need, they want to step in and get some stuff down here as well."

Andre Lefebvre

It’s a feel good story to see everyone banding together to help families affected by the wildfires.

Quebec wants an independant administrative council for the QMJHL

About time, eh?

In a report on sports hazing that was released last Tuesday, the National Assembly's culture and education committee mentioned that it wants to see the league run by an independent board of directors, instead of a board that consists of team owners.

They also want players to be more involved in the senior management of the league.

This recommendation is one of 23 made by the committee.

Better late than never.

Hopefully these recommandations are only the start of something new.

That’s it for this edition of the Hockey of Tomorrow newsletter. As we continue to highlight the best, most diverse, and most interesting, off-ice hockey stories, we would appreciate any feedback you might have.

Thanks again for reading this new edition of Hockey of Tomorrow.

Tom Sychterz, Founder

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