The effort of those, such as Anthony Provost, provide a much more detailed view as to why the Senators have been so successful this season. Provost, a first-year Senator, notched 34 points, including 12 goals, in 51 games played, a clip of two points every three games, finishing as the fifth-highest goal scorer on the team. He’s added a goal and two assists in seven playoff games.
“During the last year, I talked with (former GM & Head Coach) Martin Dagenais on a few occasions. I did have a few options on the table. I knew Simon Isabelle played for OJS, and everything I heard about the organization was positive. I then decided to join them,” said Provost on his arrival to the team.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a year of not playing, Provost began the year with Ottawa by playing simple, but would refine his game, finding ways to get himself in shooting positions, especially on the power play.
Provost started playing hockey when he was five years old, in his native St-Michel in the province of Québec. “My dad [Robert] built a rink outside the house, so I was playing a lot.”
As a 2002 birth year player with a year of junior eligibility remaining, Provost is taking things step by step and staying focused on the job at hand. “We’re proud of the season we’ve had,” he said. “The playoffs are here, and our focus is 100% on that and only that, so we have to keep doing what we have been doing: working hard and staying focused.”