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Alex Trebek Saluted By NHL’s Ottawa Senators For His Help On Draft Pick
Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators have saluted the late Alex Trebek, who helped the organization with the announcement on its 2020 NHL Draft pick.Canada native Trebek, who died on Sunday, was a Senators fan, and agreed to announce the team’s third-overall selection in the draft in the iconic “Jeopardy!” format.Trebek provided the answer to the following question: “With the 3rd pick in the 2020 NHL Draft the Ottawa Senators choose this player.”“The correct response?,” Trebek said. “Who is Tim Stützle?”“Alex was a true and much-beloved Canadian icon, and a very special member of the Ottawa Senators family,” Senators owner Eugene Melnyk said in a statement.
