Confirmed with Link: News Release: Ottawa Senators appoint Ian Mendes as vice president, communications and name Sylvain St-Laurent director, communications

[bicboi64]

Great for Mendes, the organization, and us all in the long run. He can only bring more class and professionalism to any role/group he's a part of.

Short term loss for us fans because we don't get to read new articles

 

[PatrickEaves]

See if Ian was as unprofessional as a certain Sun reporter, guess who suddenly lost their access to the team?

Unfortunately, Ian is actually a class act.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

This is excellent news

Congratulations @ianmendes

EDIT: pis féliciations à Sylvain aussi!

 

[Tuna99]

See if Ian was as unprofessional as a certain Sun reporter, guess who suddenly lost their access to the team?

Unfortunately, Ian is actually a class act.

He did call the Sens fans the worst in the NHL when he was working for Sportsnet because you know, of course he did

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

This is actually a not so great thing. Less and less FT reporters for the team.

 

[The Waffler]

This is actually a not so great thing. Less and less FT reporters for the team.

Next man up

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

This is actually a not so great thing. Less and less FT reporters for the team.

Oh yeah I am sure you’re an avid Ian Mendes reader and a subscriber to The Athletic.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

This is actually a not so great thing. Less and less FT reporters for the team.

Graeme Nichols to the rescue

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

This is actually a not so great thing. Less and less FT reporters for the team.

This is the opportunity Lalimes Martin has been waiting for, per the streets.

 

[MXD]

Oh wow, really happy for Sylvain St-Laurent, whom I remember being a better writer than most sports' journalists. A bit of a Sens optimist too, which is something of a prerequisite in his new job.

 

[Beech]

If you had taken a team picture; Owner, staff, players in April of 2022.

How many are left?
How many additions?

Off the top of my head
New owner
New Business ops President
New head of hockey ops/GM
New AGM
New scouts
New Director of scouting
New analytics
New business executives
New minor league structure and personnel
New Head coach
New assistants

in 2 years and 3 months.

Cannot say Andlauer has sat still

 

[HF Reader]

If you had taken a team picture; Owner, staff, players in April of 2022.

How many are left?
How many additions?

Off the top of my head
New owner
New Business ops President
New head of hockey ops/GM
New AGM
New scouts
New Director of scouting
New analytics
New business executives
New minor league structure and personnel
New Head coach
New assistants

in 2 years and 3 months.

Cannot say Andlauer has sat still

I don't know enough about the personalities and competencies of the people hired but good to see that many on this site are optimistic. Sounds like a positive move that will help.

 

[Stylizer1]

Ian can kick rocks.

He deserted us when he left TSN 1200. And to think I brought to the station 2 cans of Tahiti Treat for him and Lever.

 

[Icelevel]

The media business is sinking. Jump while you can.

 

[DrEasy]

If you had taken a team picture; Owner, staff, players in April of 2022.

How many are left?
How many additions?

Off the top of my head
New owner
New Business ops President
New head of hockey ops/GM
New AGM
New scouts
New Director of scouting
New analytics
New business executives
New minor league structure and personnel
New Head coach
New assistants

in 2 years and 3 months.

Cannot say Andlauer has sat still

And yet, I still want him to beef up the analytics team (it seems that it's a one-person operation so far), to renew and expand the scouting staff, and to hire a POHO.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Happy for Mendes. I remember when he used to post here occasionally until he was chased off.

 

[Blotto71]

This is the opportunity Lalimes Martin has been waiting for, per the streets.

I believe Mendes confirmed today, indirectly, that he was the streets

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818725304959180928

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Oh yeah I am sure you’re an avid Ian Mendes reader and a subscriber to The Athletic.

I like Ian.... i am not the f***ing douche bag that made him quit the board. That was a few other special people on here still

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Graeme Nichols to the rescue

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

This is the opportunity Lalimes Martin has been waiting for, per the streets.

Ian is irreplaceable. Intelligent and an awesome writer

 

[Laphroaig]

Mendes is great but I would have preferred it if he had remained an impartial voice rather than a team employee. If his new gig pays better than his old one then good for him I guess.

 

[Masked]

Mendes is great but I would have preferred it if he had remained an impartial voice rather than a team employee. If his new gig pays better than his old one then good for him I guess.

I'll take if it means he represents the Senators in the media instead of Dean Brown and Gord Wilson.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Congrats to Ian and Sly,great hires by the team, will be missed by the fans they were the best.

I'll take if it means he represents the Senators in the media instead of Dean Brown and Gord Wilson.

No it doesn’t.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I'll take if it means he represents the Senators in the media instead of Dean Brown and Gord Wilson.

Would be amazing if those 2 got the axe.

 

[Ralph Malfredsson]

YOOOOOO AMAZING!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOW
SENDES !!!!!

I love this!