Julian McKenzie

Julian is an NHL staff writer and contributor to the NHL's news and enterprise team for The Athletic. Julian has written stories about the Ottawa Senators, the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens, profiles on NHL stars like Nikita Kucherov, the Tkachuk brothers, and Sergei Bobrovsky, in addition to national stories pertaining to race, culture and trends surrounding the sport of hockey. Julian also hosts the Chris Johnston Show with hockey insider Chris Johnston, where the two discuss stories surrounding player movement and games around the hockey world. Julian is also the author of Black Aces, a book on Black hockey players and people that is available wherever you can get books. Julian has also covered athletes and stories across different sports like soccer, baseball, football, basketball, tennis and more across different mediums. You can also find Julian's work in the New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, the Canadian Press and the Montreal Gazette among other publications. He has also appeared on CNN, CTV, TSN, Sportsnet, NHL Network, ESPN Radio, and other platforms and mediums.