Greetings Ottawa, Meet Troy Rutkowski
The Senators signed the Portland Winterhawks’ Captain to a three year entry level last week, just as the WHL playoffs were getting underway. We thought it would never happen after the Colorado Avalanche took a pass on signing him. Of course, we probably should have known it might take a while. Nothing about Troy’s path to the NHL was easy, but that’s what makes his story so...
Friday News & Notes
As was telegraphed by Bob McKenzie and Seth Jones earlier in the week, came this news yesterday...
"The Ottawa Senators announced today the club has signed free agent defenceman Troy Rutkowski to a three-year entry-level contract. Rutkowski is currently playing in his fifth season with the Portland Winterhawks, the Western Hockey League’s top-ranked team."
Rutkowski...
Portland Winterhawks: The Stars They Are A Signing
The Portland Winterhawks came back from Canada to learn of great news. Defenseman Troy Rutkowski is the latest Winterhawk player to sign an NHL deal. After being drafted and unsigned in 2010 by Colorado, the Ottawa Senators signed the 21-year-old Rutkowski to a standard entry level contract on Wednesday. This makes the second signing in less than two weeks as Taylor Peters...
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