Donovan Sebrango
Donovan Sebrango is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Sebrango was selected in the 2020 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He was traded to the Ottawa Senators in 2023 before ever playing for the Red Wings. He made his NHL debut with the Senators in the 2024–25 season and made appearances for them in the 2025–26 season before being claimed on waivers by the Panthers in 2025.
Playing career
Amateur
While playing minor hockey, Sebrango committed to playing for Boston University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association when he turned 18. However, he was heavily scouted by teams from the Ontario Hockey League and renounced his commitment to Boston University while being selected by the Kitchener Rangers in the second round, 40th overall in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection. Sebrango played his OHL rookie season in 2018–19 and quickly established himself in the Rangers' defence corps. His second season with the Rangers in 2019–20 was cut short when the OHL cancelled the season on March 18, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He played 119 games with Kitchener, recording 13 goals, 43 assists for 56 points.Professional
Sebrango was selected by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League in the third round, 63rd overall, of the 2020 NHL entry draft. With the 2020–21 season delayed due to the pandemic, he signed with HK Levice of the Slovak 2. Liga and played in five games, scoring one goal and three points. He then returned to North America to play for the Red Wings' American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, on an amateur tryout contract. He made his North American professional debut with the Griffins on February 11, 2021. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings on March 15, 2021. Sebrango played 31 games with the Griffins that season, recording four points. He split the 2022–23 season between the Griffins of the AHL and the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL, playing in 39 games with Grand Rapids, scoring four goals and seven points and 23 games with Toledo, adding one goal and 12 points.On July 9, 2023, as part of the trade that sent forward Alex DeBrincat to the Red Wings, Sebrango was traded to the Ottawa Senators. He was assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators for the 2023–24 season, but also spent time with the team's ECHL affiliate Allen Americans. He appeared in 35 games for Belleville, registering seven points, and four games with Allen, scoring a goal and two points. He was again assigned to Belleville for the 2024–25 season, but recalled to Ottawa on November 26, 2024, to replace the injured Artem Zub. However, he never played for the Senators during his recall and was returned to Belleville on December 3. He was recalled from Belleville again on January 16, 2025, and made his NHL debut that night in a 1–0 loss to the Washington Capitals. He made one more appearance in a loss to the Boston Bruins on January 23 replacing an injured Jake Sanderson before being returned to Belleville on January 25. He finished the season in Belleville, scoring eight goals and 20 points in 50 games.
On September 3, 2025, it was announced the Sebrango had signed a new one-year, two-way contract with the Senators. He opened the 2025–26 season with Ottawa roster, replacing the injured Tyler Kleven and made two appearances. However, upon Kleven's return from injury, Sebrango was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed by the Florida Panthers on October 16. He made his Panthers debut on November 1 in a game against the Dallas Stars, and registered his first two points with the team on November 11, assisting on goals by Brad Marchand and Jesper Boqvist in a 3–2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.