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Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators have loaned defenceman Jorian Donovan back to the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League, the team announced Sunday.
Donovan, 21, was recalled by Ottawa last week alongside Carter Yakemchuk following a pair of injuries to defencemen Thomas Chabot and Lassi Thomson.
The Calgary native logged 4:42 of ice time in his NHL debut on Tuesday in Ottawa’s crucial win over the Detroit Red Wings, before playing 9:22 in Thursday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, going without a point in each game.
Donovan was scratched on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning with Thomson returning to the lineup following a two-game absence, and now heads back to the AHL after his first taste of NHL action.
A fifth-round pick of the Sens in 2022, Donovan has scored four goals with 17 assists in 58 games played for Belleville this season.
Following back-to-back losses, Ottawa has fallen one point out of the wild card with nine games remaining in the regular season.