Carter Yakemchuk has made his presence felt after turning pro.

The Ottawa Senators top prospect is enjoying success in his rookie campaign with the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Belleville and has played a key role early in the season.

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Selected No. 7 overall in the 2024 National Hockey League draft by Ottawa, the 20-year-old Yakemchuk has averaged 22 minutes and 30 seconds per game of playing time under Belleville head coach David Bell and has put himself on the radar screen for a call up to the NHL.

With the Senators shorthanded after losing Thomas Chabot and Nick Jensen with upper-body ailments in the club’s past two games, Yakemchuk will get consideration to be brought up to face the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night because he’s in the mix.

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