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OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators started Saturday morning where they left off Friday night at the NHL draft – by selecting a slender defenceman.After taking Erik Karlsson with the 15th overall pick, they chose Patrick Wiercioch in the second round with the 42nd pick.

OTTAWA – Mitch Wahl is one of six new Calgary Flames following the second and final day of the NHL draft on Saturday, but he’s the only one who got a high-school credit for surfing.

Movements in the world of hockey Friday:National Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS-Named Dave Nonis senior adviser of hockey operations.ATLANTA THRASHERS-Named John Anderson coach.

OTTAWA – Even though it was one the best nights of Greg Nemisz’s life, he couldn’t help but think of some of the sadness he’d experienced in the past few months.

OTTAWA – The Edmonton Oilers got their man, selecting Jordan Eberle of the Regina Pats with the 22nd overall pick Friday night at the NHL Entry Draft at Scotiabank Place.

OTTAWA – The Toronto Maple Leafs were in unfamiliar territory when they drafted Luke Schenn.The bruising defenceman was selected by the Maple Leafs with the fifth pick on Friday night, making him the team’s highest-drafted player since Scott Thornton was taken third in 1989.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators did a little dealing to land their man at the NHL draft.The Senators moved up three spots to the No. 15 spot, and used it to select defenceman Erik Karlsson from Sweden.

OTTAWA – Cody Hodgson was not surprised one bit.The 18-year-old centre from the OHL’s Brampton Battalion had a feeling the Vancouver Canucks would call his name with the 10th overall pick Friday night in the NHL’s entry draft.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators hosted the NHL’s entry draft but it was three other Canadian teams that stole the show Friday.
The Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens were busybodies.

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators hosted the NHL’s entry draft but it was three other Canadian teams that stole the show Friday.The Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens were busybodies.

OTTAWA – The Florida Panthers traded captain Olli Jokinen to the Phoenix Coyotes for defencemen Nick Boynton and Keith Ballard and a second-round draft pick on Friday.

OTTAWA – The Calgary Flames were busy at the NHL Entry Draft, acquiring talented centre Mike Cammalleri in a three-way deal and shipping forward Alex Tanguay to the Montreal Canadiens.

OTTAWA – The worst-kept secret in the NHL is out of the bag – Steven Stamkos is property of the Tampa Bay Lightning.The Lightning did exactly what they were expected to do when they selected the talented Sarnia Sting centre with the first pick of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

OTTAWA – The Tampa Bay Lightning don’t need Steve Stamkos to be the Michael Jordan of hockey.That was the label former owner Art Williams famously placed on Vincent Lecavalier after the Lightning drafted him first overall in 1998.

OTTAWA – Ray Emery was placed on waivers Friday by the Ottawa Senators, who intend to buy out the goalie’s contract if he isn’t claimed by another team within two days.

The Anaheim Ducks have hired former Canucks GM Dave Nonis as senior advisor of hockey operations.
 
Nonis will work closely with executive VP/GM Brian Burke, whom he worked with during Burke’s tenure as GM in Vancouver.

OTTAWA – It looks like the Mats Sundin era with the Toronto Maple Leafs might be about to end.The Maple Leafs have given the rival Montreal Canadiens permission to speak with their captain, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

ATLANTA – John Anderson has been hired as coach of the Atlanta Thrashers after leading their top affiliate to the American Hockey League championship.

OTTAWA – The St. Louis Blues have acquired goaltender Chris Mason from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a fourth-round pick in Friday’s draft.

A Toronto Star report suggesting several Russian teams are ready to offer Penguins star Evgeni Malkin a multi-year deal worth $12.5 million per season spurred an unusual response from the International Ice Hockey Federation Friday.