Manitoban joins Senators' Camp on Tryout
The Ottawa Senators officially extended tryout offers to two players this past week: Nikolai Kulemin and Calen Addison.
Both names should be of intrigue to Manitobans, with the first - Kulemin - being a regular in a Toronto Maple Leafs top-six forward group from 2008-14. With no Winnipeg Jets local hockey, the Leafs were certainly one of the most televised teams within the province of Manitoba during his break into the NHL. Kulemin spent many seasons alongside Mikhail Grabovsky and Clarke MacArthur on one of the Leafs' most dominant offensive lines through the early-2010s.
Addison, on the other hand, is a homegrown local Brandon product, who spent his Junior days playing the point on the Lethbridge Hurricanes' power play.
A small defenceman, Addison is known for his offensive contributions and puck-carrying and moving abilities.
Selected 53rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft, Addison moved from Pennsylvania to Minnesota, before ultimately winding up in San Jose during the 2023-24 season. He split 72 games between the Sharks and Wild, putting up 17 points in the process. In 152 total regular season NHL contests, the 24-year-old has six goals and 50 points.
He - much like Kulemin - will attend Senators' camp on a tryout basis, in hopes of landing a one-way deal with Ottawa for the coming year.
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