Pride of Mount Brydges, Ont. was making his regular-season NHL debut

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Our takeaways on the tumble at Scotiabank Arena:

RIDE ‘EM COWBOY

There was everything but a win for Cowan to celebrate in his NHL baptism , a day that began with a solo rookie skate in warm-up and many of his former London Knights teammates and friends from the Mount

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