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Ian Mendes
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Ian Mendes
@ian_mendes
VP comms @Senators. Former journalist. Current ringette enthusiast. Proud @Jschool_CU alum.
Ottawa, Canada
Joined September 2009
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    Ian Mendes
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    Mar 13, 2024
    Slater Koekkoek walked away abruptly from a hockey career. In the two years since, he’s raked leaves, shovelled driveways and hauled old toilets. And he’s never been more fulfilled. This is a story about an athlete finding happiness on his own terms.
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    Why a first-round pick walked away from the NHL — and found peace doing odd jobs
    Slater Koekkoek played almost 200 NHL games before he chose to prioritize his mental health and leave the game behind.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Mar 14, 2020
    Just dropped our daughter off for a shift as a grocery store cashier. Over the next 7 hours, she’s going to be working non-stop & dealing with tense customers. If you’re out shopping, remember to treat cashiers with a little respect and kindness . This is stressful for them too
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    Ian Mendes
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    Feb 23, 2025
    Brady Tkachuk couldn’t participate in the skills event on the ice today, but he really wanted to be involved. I’m going to estimate he signed north of 500 autographs while the event was going on. And he told every single kid, “Don’t worry, I’ll get to you.” And he did.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Aug 4, 2021
    If we end up naming a school after our newest gold medalist, the most Canadian thing would be to call it De Grasse Junior High.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Feb 28, 2020
    Bobby Ryan. Are you kidding me? He scored a HAT TRICK in his first home game back after missing 3 months to battle his alcohol addiction. Make some room David Ayers. You’ve got company in the best-feel good story in the NHL this month.
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    Ian Mendes
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    May 24, 2018
    So the Stanley Cup Final will feature a morally bankrupt city that is built on corruption, greed & deceit against Las Vegas.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Feb 2, 2022
    Coming to Ottawa to complain about provincial lockdowns is like yelling at a Wendy’s worker because your Big Mac was cold.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Jan 21, 2023
    When your sons play their first NHL game against each other and take matching penalties for high-sticking each other.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Oct 29, 2020
    The Arizona Coyotes have renounced the rights to Mitchell Miller after his previous bullying and racist behaviours were reported this week. Bravo to an organization in the hockey world taking a legit stand against this type of behaviour. Full statement here:
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    Ian Mendes
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    Jan 20, 2021
    Bobby Ryan is leading the NHL in goal scoring and considering where he was a year ago at this time, that's one hell of a sentence to type.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Nov 20, 2019
    Bobby Ryan has endured a lot in his life — more than most of us can even fathom. His story of overcoming childhood adversity is one of the most compelling you’ll ever read about. Here’s wishing him all the best in tacking whatever issues he is currently facing.
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    Ian Mendes
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    Oct 22, 2023
    Travis Dermott placed an order for Pride Tape last week. And after Dermott used it during a game Saturday, the company's co-founder says, "It means everything. It’s so incredibly powerful." The Arizona defenceman is the first to challenge the NHL's ban.
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    NHL to review Pride tape use by Coyotes’ Travis Dermott as possible violation of ban
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    Ian Mendes
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    Feb 1, 2022
    Never thought I’d see the day this was on the jumbotron.
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