Ottawa Senators banish fan to Taiwan for rest of playoffs series against Hurricanes after viral song
The team responded to a ‘string of bad luck’ unleashed by Kyle Ivan's hype video by sending Ivan to the other side of the world — a punishment he called ‘harsh but fair.'
After a video hyping up the Ottawa Senators’ playoff run went viral for the wrong reasons, Kyle Ivan is making amends. Ivan, an Ottawa-based singer, has been under fire for releasing a music video earlier this week that fans say have jinxed the team’s postseason. But in a facetious video posted by the Senators on Thursday — captioned “You’re welcome Sens fans” — Ivan announced that he would be spending the rest of the series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Asia as punishment for cursing the team.
“I have been sent here by the Ottawa Senators organization because they wanted me as far from the Canadian Tire Centre as possible before Game 3 tonight,” Ivan said, later clarifying that he was in Taiwan. You're welcome Sens fans. pic.
twitter. com/gyQ5NBNFHt — x - Ottawa Senators (@Senators) April 23, 2026 Ivan released the video on social media last week — a parody of Eminem’s “Without Me” in front of the Canadian Tire Centre, where the Senators play. But the video went viral on multiple platforms, with a repost of the video on X receiving several responses that were not complimentary.
Warning: the following post contains strong language. 😂😂😂 Ottawa is toast. https://t.