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

[Masked]

Would be amazing if those 2 got the axe.

Dean Brown doesn't seem like a Michael Andlauer guy. He was certainly a Eugene Melnyk guy.

 

[BondraTime]

Brings me back to supsens and sweatred getting into it with Mendes on here because of a piece he wrote on Melnyk, of which he did a great job.

Pretty sure one stated he would have failed a journalism class

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Brings me back to supsens and sweatred getting into it with Mendes on here because of a piece he wrote on Melnyk, of which he did a great job.

Pretty sure one stated he would have failed a journalism class

His article on Euge was class. Just a bit too soon. Fact.

 

[Dionysus]

Great hires! Interested to see what they do in those roles.

 

[bert]

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

This would be an incredible upgrade. Now let's get A.J in for play by play and Methot/Baker/Corrado/Pounder/Smyth doing colour. I'd like to hear from people that actually played and know the sport.

His article on Euge was class. Just a bit too soon. Fact.

Too late. Should have come out years earlier.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

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

Ian mendes used to be on here?

 

[BondraTime]

Ian mendes used to be on here?

He offered to setup a zoom call with some people to discuss his article that a few posters here were chastising him over, the posters turned down the offer and Mendes was then accused of promoting Zoom for his own personal gain by a poster, so he packed up and rightfully left.

It was an absolutely wild day or two, some of the most insane drivel posted here by a poster(s) of days past.

 

[Ice-Tray]

The dope hires keep on coming. Love how they are flexing on the French side with Sly, as well as adding Ian.

Another set of smart additions. Feels good.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

He offered to setup a zoom call with some people to discuss his article that a few posters here were chastising him over, the posters turned down the offer and Mendes was then accused of promoting Zoom for his own personal gain by a poster, so he packed up and rightfully left.

It was an absolutely wild day or two, some of the most insane drivel posted here by a poster(s) of days past.

How did I miss that? I never went into the Ottawa radio thread tho.

Which article was it?

 

[BondraTime]

How did I miss that? I never went into the Ottawa radio thread tho.

Which article was it?

It wasn’t a radio thread, it was a Melnyk thread

 

[Stylizer1]

This would be an incredible upgrade. Now let's get A.J in for play by play and Methot/Baker/Corrado/Pounder/Smyth doing colour. I'd like to hear from people that actually played and know the sport.


Too late. Should have come out years earlier.

I'll be honest I always thought Lever would have been hired by the Sens in some capacity too. At least the redblacks should.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

How did I miss that? I never went into the Ottawa radio thread tho.

Which article was it?

It was the big 6000+ word Athletic article with Katie Strang and Dan Robson that came out right after Melnyk passed away and they did a few media spots after.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3243198/2022/04/14/eugene-melnyk-ottawa-senators/

For many of us it wasn't anything surprising given the public behavior and noise about Melnyk previously, and as Mendes and Strang said numerous times, was heavily toned down due to the extreme vetting process and much not being able to be included, but it was a pretty big drop at the time and generated lots of fun in the Melnyk threads.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

It was the big 6000+ word Athletic article with Katie Strang and Dan Robson that came out right after Melnyk passed away and they did a few media spots after.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3243198/2022/04/14/eugene-melnyk-ottawa-senators/

For many of us it wasn't anything surprising given the public behavior and noise about Melnyk previously, and as Mendes and Strang said numerous times, was heavily toned down due to the extreme vetting process and much not being able to be included, but it was a pretty big drop at the time and generated lots of fun in the Melnyk threads.

Damn definitely around here when that dropped. Just missed the drama

 

[Do Make Say Think]

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

No, but you made a whole bunch of other regular posters quit though.

Congrats!

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Very happy for Ian. He's a really good person.

Glad to see some quality hires for the organization.

 

[Icelevel]

Not a mendes fan but whatever. Easy to tune him out.
He’s sooo long winded now.

 

[BondraTime]

It was the big 6000+ word Athletic article with Katie Strang and Dan Robson that came out right after Melnyk passed away and they did a few media spots after.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3243198/2022/04/14/eugene-melnyk-ottawa-senators/

For many of us it wasn't anything surprising given the public behavior and noise about Melnyk previously, and as Mendes and Strang said numerous times, was heavily toned down due to the extreme vetting process and much not being able to be included, but it was a pretty big drop at the time and generated lots of fun in the Melnyk threads.

I believe it was a different article, or maybe even just reporting about some events that he was investigating/reporting on previously. I think it was about the Sens Foundation, whatever it was the Phillips used to be working with that he abruptly left back in 2021, that Mendes had written about for a year or so. This happened pre-death of Melnyk

The Mendes and Strang article came out in 2022, a year after Mendes left the board.

This stuff was a result, I can only assume without going in to deep, after Phillips left the Sens Foundation back on June 23, 2021

Management - Eugene Melnyk - Lawsuits, rants and more... Part 5 (YOUS)

Other people bid/make a pitch to use the sens and the NHL for their charity, not Melnyk not the sens If it matters so much why does no one give money to support those people? Weird “we demand a charity that can’t support itself” Seems like Ottawa has a lot of demands with other people’s money...

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Mendes comes in at post #327

Some of that stuff is among the most insane stuff posted on HFSens in the past 20 years, that aged like a bowl of tuna in milk

 

[Big Muddy]

Brings me back to supsens and sweatred getting into it with Mendes on here because of a piece he wrote on Melnyk, of which he did a great job.

Pretty sure one stated he would have failed a journalism class

He offered to setup a zoom call with some people to discuss his article that a few posters here were chastising him over, the posters turned down the offer and Mendes was then accused of promoting Zoom for his own personal gain by a poster, so he packed up and rightfully left.

It was an absolutely wild day or two, some of the most insane drivel posted here by a poster(s) of days past.

Jeez, I had forgotten all about this. The good old days LOL. There certainly was some “interesting” people hanging around here.

 

[Micklebot]

I believe it was a different article, or maybe even just reporting about some events that he was investigating/reporting on previously. I think it was about the Sens Foundation, whatever it was the Phillips used to be working with that he abruptly left back in 2021, that Mendes had written about for a year or so. This happened pre-death of Melnyk

The Mendes and Strang article came out in 2022, a year after Mendes left the board.

This stuff was a result, I can only assume without going in to deep, after Phillips left the Sens Foundation back on June 23, 2021

Management - Eugene Melnyk - Lawsuits, rants and more... Part 5 (YOUS)

Other people bid/make a pitch to use the sens and the NHL for their charity, not Melnyk not the sens If it matters so much why does no one give money to support those people? Weird “we demand a charity that can’t support itself” Seems like Ottawa has a lot of demands with other people’s money...

forums.hfboards.com

Mendes comes in at post #327

Some of that stuff is among the most insane stuff posted on HFSens in the past 20 years, that aged like a bowl of tuna in milk

Man, that's quite the trip down memory lane, imagine being so unhinged you think Mendes is putting plants in his zoom Q&A, and if I recall, somehow tied financially to zoom... All because you can't accept any story that frames the org in a negative light, Good times,

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Hard to believe that was 3 years ago....feels like a lifetime.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I believe it was a different article, or maybe even just reporting about some events that he was investigating/reporting on previously. I think it was about the Sens Foundation, whatever it was the Phillips used to be working with that he abruptly left back in 2021, that Mendes had written about for a year or so. This happened pre-death of Melnyk

The Mendes and Strang article came out in 2022, a year after Mendes left the board.

This stuff was a result, I can only assume without going in to deep, after Phillips left the Sens Foundation back on June 23, 2021

Management - Eugene Melnyk - Lawsuits, rants and more... Part 5 (YOUS)

Other people bid/make a pitch to use the sens and the NHL for their charity, not Melnyk not the sens If it matters so much why does no one give money to support those people? Weird “we demand a charity that can’t support itself” Seems like Ottawa has a lot of demands with other people’s money...

forums.hfboards.com

Mendes comes in at post #327

Some of that stuff is among the most insane stuff posted on HFSens in the past 20 years, that aged like a bowl of tuna in milk

Ah, okay, that makes sense with the timeline. Things were a lot more firey in here when he was still alive than when that last one dropped. For some reason I just assumed it was the big one. It's all a bit of a blur at this point tbh.

What a trip reading through some of that lol.

 

[StoicSensFan]

Imagine Ian was still posting here periodically if it wasn't for one (borderline two) nutbar posters? HF mods take notes on what not to do.

 

[Cosmix]

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.

I agree with beefing up the analytics team; however a POHO would be redundant if you have a competent GM.

 

[Captain34]

Always happy to see good people succeed. Congratulations, Ian!

 

[Cosmix]

Would be amazing if those 2 got the axe.

I am not a fan of Brown and Wilson; however, they are fanboys who say little of consequence and boost the team, so I expect them to remain in place. The broadcasts would be more interesting if they hired someone who gave truthful analytical views on team performance like Cheryl Pounder and Mike Johnson.