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CHYCHRUN, TRAINED IN ARNPRIOR, TRADED TO SENATORS

JONATHAN MULVIHILL jmulvihill@metroland.com

Hockey player Jakob Chychrun, who trained with Paul and Lucas Lawson's Pro Skaters school in Arnprior, was recently traded to the Ottawa Senators. On March 1, the 24year-old defenceman was traded by the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for multiple draft picks, including a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL draft.

Chychrun is no stranger to the Ottawa Valley, having played pickup hockey with his father, Jeff, and grandfather John alongside the Paken Hockey Raiders on Wednesday nights at the Nick Smith Centre. He has 28 points (seven goals, 21 assists) in 36 games this season, last playing Feb. 10.

"A defenceman we've coveted, Jakob is big and plays imposing," Senators

general manager Pierre Dorion said on NHL.com. "He possesses a quality

skill set; he defends hard and is highly skilled. He uses his heavy shot with accuracy and is effective at creating offence as a threat at the offensive blue line."

Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong says Chychrun is a "first-class act."

"He had expressed interest to move on to a club that was a contender," he said. "We were trying to do that with a trade. We had immense respect for the player and his wishes. At the same time, I've said this before, we had to make sure it was the best for the club . ... He gets a chance to go play in Ottawa and a chance to lead that team and help them get to the playoffs. It'll be a great challenge, and he's going to be a great add for that team."

Selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the first round of the 2016 NHL draft, Chychrun has 170 points (60 goals, 110 assists) in 373 regular-season games and one goal in nine playoff games.

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