Barry Rubinstein

That is, in the stands at Bridgestone Arena as the final picks of the 2023 Upper Deck NHL Draft were winding down Thursday, the crowd beginning to empty and the arena beginning to quiet. But Peddle and a dozen of his family members, who had made the trip to Nashville from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, continued to play the waiting game until that waiting finally ended, with Peddle being selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the seventh round with the 224th and final pick of the draft.

Six members of the Ottawa Senators organization who tested positive for the coronavirus, including two players, have recovered, according to coach D.J. Smith. "Everyone's doing good," he said Wednesday. "The good thing is that everyone that had [the coronavirus] didn't have horrible symptoms, you know, what we're seeing on TV and in some of the people that have really struggled. Some guys didn't feel well. But being athletes, they all got through it. "And they're all on the other side of it now.

Photo: Delano family handoutThe New York sportswriting community lost a heralded and beloved member of its fraternity on Easter Sunday when longtime Post hockey writer and columnist Hugh Delano passed away at the age of 81 following a long illness. Delano covered a wide range of sports in his long career, which included 21 years at The Post from 1972-93, but is best remembered for his time on the Rangers beat. Delano began covering the NHL in 1969 at the Newark (N.J.) Evening News.