Jared Cowen

Jared Cowen was a defenseman for the Ottawa Senators from 2009 to 2016. He is noted for being being very tall, unsuccessfully pinching in the offensive zone, and being slower than a Zamboni.

Career
Jared Cowen was drafted ninth overall by the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He played his first game on April 8th, 2010 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He scored his first goal on November 1st, 2011 against the Boston Bruins, tying the game at three apiece.

Being 6'5 and weighing around 230 pounds, Cowen was never one to shy away from a tussle, unlike some of his defensive contemporaries (cough Patrick Wiercioch cough). His most memorable fights include the infamous round one line brawl against the Montreal Canadiens in 2013, where he pulverized Ryan White, the heavyweight punch-up against Lego enthusiast Pat Kaleta, and when he brutalized Chad LaRose after laying out Jeff Skinner.

Cowen injured his hip in October 2012 and subsequently missed the entire season. The injury required surgery. Many Sens fans point to this moment as the point where Cowen's only three year pro hockey career started to decline.

Cowen struggled in the following seasons, eventually seeing himself as a healthy scratch in parts of the 2015/16 NHL season. Notable issues in his game included low speed and low acceleration. He also had a very bad habit of unsuccessfully pinching on the blue line.

Jared Cowen was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in February of 2016, along with Milan Michalek and Colin Greening in exchange for a package that included the Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf. Cowen did not play for the Leafs, and was immediately waived. At the end of the season he was bought out. Jared Cowen has never played a game of professional hockey since.