Jorian Donovan is ready to make the next step in his hockey career. Fresh off winning the Memorial Cup championship with the Ontario Hockey League’s Saginaw Spirit last month, the Ottawa Senators’ blue-chip prospect on defence is preparing to make the transition to the pros when training camp opens up in September. As the Senators prepare to close out their annual development camp Friday with a 3-on-3 tourney at the Bell Sensplex, the club’s fifth-round selection in the 2022 National Hockey League draft is preparing for a busy summer as he prepares to push for a spot in the American Hockey League next season.
“Coming off potentially my last year of junior I want to take that next step to pro,” Donovan said during a break in the camp this week. “I’m coming in with a different mindset that you want to make the team, either (Ottawa) or come to make an impact and end up in Belleville. “You definitely want to come in with a different mindset.
” Donovan couldn’t have capped off his junior career in a better fashion than winning the Canadian Hockey League title with a 4-3 victory over the London Knights at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw on June 2. After wrapping up the International Ice Hockey Federation’s world junior championship with Team Canada, Donovan was dealt by Michael Andlauer’s Brantford Bulldogs to the Saginaw Spirit to help shore up the Spirit’s defence as they hosted the Memorial Cup tourney. Donovan couldn’t have been more pleased to get th.
