“I felt like I definitely took some steps this season,” Kleven told The Hockey News' Ken Campbell. “In the playoffs, I got to play in different scenarios a little more than I did at the start of the year.”
Willing To Help: D-Man Tyler Kleven Ready To Take Next Step On Both Ends Of Ice For Ottawa
You might not have noticed, which
is odd considering the subject in question is a 6-foot-5, 220-pound
defenseman, but Tyler Kleven was all over the place during the Ottawa
Senators’ too-short-but-still-inspiring 2025 playoff run. His shot-pass
from the point was tipped to tie the score in Game 2, his poised
breakout led to another tying goal in Game 3, and his sense to jump up
into the play and gain the zone led to the Senators’ overtime goal in
Game 4.