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Jon Tovell

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Deputy managing editor of digital media for The Hockey News. Carleton Journalism School grad '22.

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Congrats Alex, so happy for you both!

23.12.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I know what I listen to

05.12.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe the developing story is about just how wrong these AI overviews can get...

24.11.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You heard it here first

24.11.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's your favorite NHL goal horn and song? - Community Post I went through <a href="https://youtu.be/iGq2VJkPGT4?si=rHlTHM4idPHkabS9">FamousGoalHorns' YouTube video</a> of all the NHL goal horns and songs in the 2024-25 season and rated them for each team. I r...

The Hockey News has a growing forum on each of its sites called the Community (where you and anyone can make a post), so I thought I'd share my top five favorite NHL goal horns and songs in the forum today: thehockeynews.com/news/communi...

20.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here is my latest for @thehockeynews.bsky.social covering TSN 1200's pivot to remote broadcasts for away games during the 2025-26 season:

thehockeynews.com/nhl/ottawa-s...

03.09.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Top 10 Highest-Rated Players In NHL 26 And Their Standout Stats EA Sports revealed the highest-rated players in NHL 26 this week.

Today, I learned about Dull Center, Wyo., while breaking down the top 10 highest-rated players in NHL 26: thehockeynews.com/news/latest-...

28.08.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Take The Hockey News' NHL Pre-Season Fan Survey - Community Post The Hockey News wants to hear from you on our <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/take-the-hockey-news-nhl-pre-season-fan-survey">NHL pre-season fan survey</a>.

Who wants to fill out an #NHL fan survey? thehockeynews.com/news/communi...

26.08.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I doubt it would be used for the LRT though, which makes this even more baffling.

19.08.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Construction of new Kanata tunnel to disrupt traffic for years | CBC News Plans to dig a tunnel under a major road in Kanata have been in the works for over 30 years. Now that construction is finally beginning this month, residents are bracing for over two years of disrupti...

I don't understand this Kanata tunnel project.

Maybe if it is used for the LRT in the lonnnng-term future, then it could make some sense. But traffic crossing that intersection has never seemed that bad to me.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

19.08.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Read this thread if you ever let AI do your research. Errors are one thing; the absolute confidence in the "voice" in most replies is another.

I've been hearing that voice since long before the Digital Age dawned, but was slow to learn how often it meant the intelligence behind it was artificial.

15.07.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oilers Fan And Canada PM Mark Carney Reacts To Stanley Cup Final Loss Edmonton Oilers fan, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, said he's proud of the team despite losing to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final for a second straight year.

Mark Carney reacted to Edmonton's Stanley Cup final loss while some members of the Conservatives shared photos of the PM in an Oilers jersey with no comment: thehockeynews.com/news/latest-...

18.06.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sam Reinhart Ties 103-Year NHL Record With Four Goals In Cup-Clinching Game Only three NHL players recorded a hat trick in their team's Stanley Cup-clinching game heading into Tuesday night. But <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers">Florida Panthers</a> rig...

Sam Reinhart wasn't just the first player to score four goals in a Stanley Cup final game since Maurice Richard in 1957. He was the first player to score four goals in his team's Cup-winning game since 1922. thehockeynews.com/news/latest-...

18.06.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner Fares In Do-Or-Die NHL Playoff Games The Edmonton Oilers are expected to turn to Stuart Skinner to start in net for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final.

Stuart Skinner is 4-2 when facing elimination in his NHL playoff career: thehockeynews.com/news/latest-...

17.06.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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LIVE BLOG: PWHL Expansion Draft, Follow Along Here The 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft will see seven players selected by PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouver beginning at 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST.

Make sure you bookmark our Live Blog for tonight's PWHL Expansion Draft! thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

We'll have updates all night after every pick.

09.06.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With a 6-1 win, the Panthers handed the Maple Leafs the NHL's most lopsided Game 7 loss since 2016. San Jose beat Nashville 5-0 on May 12, 2016, and St. Louis beat Dallas 6-1 a day earlier.

19.05.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Maple Leafs from 2005 to 2025 have now equalled the same number of playoff series wins as the 2017 Senators.

02.05.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ottawa Senators: A Rollercoaster Game For A Rollercoaster Eight Years The Ottawa Senators’ regular-season finale was quite the ride.

I don't buy the notion that the Ottawa Senators are playing with house money in Round 1.

Their "run of unparalleled success" was supposed to be from 2021 to '25. They only made the playoffs now. They have some catching up to do.

Their last game was a good reflection of the last eight years:

20.04.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially considering the moves they made in the off-season to fill some gaps. It's very surprising.

03.04.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't usually give out endorsements like this, but I used the Too Good To Go app today at Metro and got:
- For $6: A pack of six doughnuts, a family pack of cookies and a blueberry pie
- For $11: Four individual-size packages of sushi
Just surprise bags of food that they'd otherwise throw out.

28.03.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

15.03.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Oh My God, He's Such A Stud': Senators' Ullmark Makes Diving Save Against Former Team Ottawa Senators fans bowed to goaltender Linus Ullmark after he pulled off a save-of-the-year candidate against his former team.

Did Linus Ullmark pull off the save of the year? #Sens
thehockeynews.com/news/oh-my-g...

14.03.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Rivalry Reignited: U.S. Anthem Booed, Three Fights Begin Canada And USA 4 Nations Game The Tkachuk brothers and J.T. Miller fought Brandon Hagel, Sam Bennett and Colton Parayko to start the USA and Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off game.

My latest: thehockeynews.com/news/rivalry...

16.02.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This instant classic of a hockey game should have been on CBC as well

16.02.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help us support Prosper's Journey to a kidney Transplant, organized by Monika Guylaine Eustache Dear Friends, Family, and Kindhearted Supporters, We are … Monika Guylaine Eustache needs your support for Help us support Prosper's Journey to a kidney Transplant

If you can.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-su...

05.02.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
04.02.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former The Hockey News Staffer Mike Brophy Is In The Fight Of His Life And Needs A Kidney One of the titans of the hockey writing industry desperately needs a kidney. Let's get the word out to try to find him one, says Ken Campbell.

One of the titans of the hockey writing industry, Mike Brophy, desperately needs a kidney.

Let's get the word out to try to find him one, says
Ken Campbell: thehockeynews.com/news/former-...

04.02.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Please share for a friend and colleague.

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29.01.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is good to be back

24.01.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What If The Maple Leafs And Avalanche Swapped Their NHL Superstar Pending UFAs? It likely won't happen, but if the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen don't re-sign before March, a 1-for-1 trade could be worth considering.

The Maple Leafs and the Avalanche are mired in mid-season blahs. Both teams also have a superstar right-winger who's on the brink of free agency.

I imagined a blockbuster 1-for-1 deadline swap, for @thehockeynews.bsky.social:

thehockeynews.com/news/what-if...

16.01.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0