When Donovan Sebrango hit the ice at Canadian Tire Centre to take a solo "rookie lap" before his NHL debut Thursday, he had three things on his mind: "Don't fall and don't miss the puck ... and look up and find your mom.

Ottawa Senators defenseman Donovan Sebrango ’s mother Kim cried "ugly tears" as her son took his rookie lap ahead of his NHL debut in his hometown on Thursday.

Former Kitchener Rangers defenceman Donovan Sebrango made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators Thursday night.

It’ll be baptism by fire for Ottawa Senators defenceman Donovan Sebrango on Thursday night. Sebrango will make his NHL debut, jumping right into the heat of the NHL Eastern playoff chase. Not only will it happen in his hometown, with family and friends cheering him on, it will be against Alex Ovechkin and the league-leading Washington Capitals.

On Tuesday night against the New York Islanders, the Ottawa Senators won 2-0, but the win came with a price. Less than halfway through the first period, defense

Acquired by the Ottawa organization as part of the trade that sent Alex DeBrincat to the Red Wings in July 2023, Sebrango welcomed a fresh start. He suited up for 35 games in his first season with Belleville, plus for four games with the ECHL’s Allentown Americans.

Ottawa native Donovan Sebrango suits up for his first NHL game tonight in his hometown with his family watching him from the front row. It doesn’t get much better than that, does it? The big defenseman took to the ice before the rest of his team for his customary ‘rookie lap’ with