Sens Name Tkachuk as their King Clancy Nominee

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Ottawa Senators announced on Monday that they had selected Brady Tkachuk as their nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominee. Every year, each NHL team puts forward their selection for the player who “best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community.” Despite his youth, Tkachuk was recognized this season as one of the team’s leaders. Tkachuk’s said a lot of the right things, and there can be no doubt about his on-ice determination. By all accounts his teammates love him. All in all, this would appear to be a tidy bit of business.

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