Jared Cowen Jared Cowen ( born January 25 , 1991 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman . He was drafted in the first round , ninth overall , by the Ottawa Senators in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft . He is currently a member of the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) , and was a member of Binghamton ' s 2011 Calder Cup winning team . Playing career . Junior . Spokane Chiefs . Cowen was selected by the Chiefs with the first - overall pick in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft . He appeared in six regular season games in the 2006 – 07 season and also six playoff games . In his first full season with the team , he played in 68 games , and had four goals , 14 assists and 18 points , to go along with 62 penalty minutes . The Chiefs won the Ed Chynoweth Cup that season as the league ' s champions . Cowen played in all 21 playoff games , scoring one goal and adding three assists . As the league ' s champions , the Chiefs subsequently earned a berth in the 2008 Memorial Cup , where they defeated the Kitchener Rangers by a score of 4 - 1 . Cowen effectively clinched the Chiefs ' championship by scoring into an empty net with 56 seconds to play . He was named the Chiefs rookie of the year , and the WHL Western Conference scholastic player of the year . < br > The 2008 – 09 season saw Cowen ' s numbers improve , as he registered seven goals and 14 assists . However , his season was cut short due to a knee injury suffered in a game against the Chilliwack Bruins . He still managed to be ranked as the seventh best skater in the final rankings for the 2009 NHL Draft by the International Scouting Service . Professional . Ottawa Senators . Cowen signed a professional contract with the Senators in March 2010 . After Spokane was eliminated from the playoffs , Cowen received a call - up to the Senators . He made his NHL debut with the Senators on April 8 , 2010 in Tampa against the Tampa Bay Lightning . Compared by some scouts to Zdeno Chara and Derian Hatcher , Cowen was expected to challenge for a roster spot in Ottawa for the 2010 - 11 season . Cowen made it to the final cuts at the 2010 training camp , before being returned to junior . Cowen was a member of the Binghamton Senators ' 2011 Calder Cup championship team in his first season of professional hockey . International play . Cowen helped Canada West win the bronze medal at the 2008 World U - 17 Hockey Challenge . In the tournament , he had 7 assists in 6 games , en route to being named player of the game for Team West three times . Cowen was also an assistant captain on Canada ' s gold medal winning team in the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament as well as having been one of five underage players on Canada ' s gold medal winning team in the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships . Cowen was invited to Team Canada ' s selection camp for the 2010 World Junior Championships held in Regina during December , 2009 . Cowen was selected to Team Canada for the event . On December 19 , 2010 Cowen was named alternate captain for the 2011 Canadian Junior National Team to Ryan Ellis of the Windsor Spitfires , along with his fellow returnees , Brayden Schenn of the Brandon Wheat Kings and Calvin de Haan of the Oshawa Generals .