Ian Mendes (born December 28, 1976) is a

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ice hockey executive who currently serves as vice president of communications for the

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of the

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(NHL). He previously worked as a journalist and reporter with

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, TSN 1200 Radio, and

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East, covering the Senators and the NHL.

Bio

Mendes was born in

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, Ontario. After graduating from

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's Journalism Program in 1998, he entered public relations with the

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AAA baseball club, and wound up working on two occasions as their mascot, Lenny the Lynx. After a brief stint with the Ottawa Senators' Public Relations Department, he joined

in 2001 where he covered several MLB World Series and NHL Stanley Cups. During the 2012 World Series he was hit in the back with a foul ball during batting practice just as he was about to go live, the video clip of the incident has over 2M views on YouTube. He currently works for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. Mendes is of

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descent and has two daughters with his wife Sonia.

References

External links

Ian Mendes' bio @ sportsnet.caMendes' Blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendes, Ian 1976 births Canadian people of Indian descent Living people Carleton University alumni Canadian people of Goan descent Canadian television sportscasters People from Mississauga 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian businesspeople 20th-century Canadian businesspeople