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Ottawa Senators

January 01, 1970

This article is about the current NHL franchise. For the previous NHL franchise with the same name, see Ottawa Senators (original).
For other uses, see Ottawa Senators (disambiguation).

The Ottawa Senators (French: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club[b] and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference and play their home games at the 18,652-seat[4] Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996 as the Palladium.

Ottawa Senators
Sénateurs d'Ottawa
2023–24 Ottawa Senators season
ConferenceEastern
DivisionAtlantic
Founded1992
HistoryOttawa Senators
1992–present
Home arenaCanadian Tire Centre
CityOttawa, Ontario
Team coloursBlack, red, gold, white[1][2]
       
Media
Owner(s)Michael Andlauer
General managerSteve Staios
Head coachTravis Green
CaptainBrady Tkachuk
Minor league affiliates
Stanley Cups0[a]
Conference championships1 (2006–07)
Presidents' Trophy1 (2002–03)
Division championships4 (1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06)
Official websitenhl.com/senators

Founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone, the team is the second NHL franchise to use the Ottawa Senators name. The original Ottawa Senators, founded in 1883, had a famed history, winning the Stanley Cup 11 times,[5] playing in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. On December 6, 1990, after a two-year public campaign by Firestone, the NHL awarded a new franchise, which began play in the 1992–93 season.[6] The Senators have made 16 playoff appearances, won four division titles, and won the 2003 Presidents' Trophy. They made an appearance in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.

History edit

Main article: History of the Ottawa Senators (since 1992)
 
Pre-launch logo used in the "Bring Back the Senators" campaign

Ottawa had been home to the original Senators, a founding NHL franchise and 11-time Stanley Cup champions. After the NHL expanded to the United States in the late 1920s, the original Senators' eventual financial losses forced the franchise to move to St. Louis in 1934 operating as the Eagles while a Senators senior amateur team took over the Senators' place in Ottawa.[7] The NHL team was unsuccessful in St. Louis and planned to return to Ottawa, but the NHL decided instead to suspend the franchise and transfer the players to other NHL teams.[8]

Fifty-four years later, after the NHL announced plans to expand, Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone decided along with colleagues Cyril Leeder and Randy Sexton that Ottawa was now able to support an NHL franchise, and the group proceeded to put a bid together. His firm, Terrace Investments, did not have the liquid assets to finance the expansion fee and the team, but the group conceived a strategy to leverage land development. In 1989, after finding a suitable site on farmland just west of Ottawa in Kanata on which to construct a new arena, Terrace announced its intention to win a franchise and launched a successful "Bring Back the Senators" campaign to both woo the public and persuade the NHL that the city could support an NHL franchise. Public support was high, and the group would secure over 11,000 season ticket pledges.[9] On December 12, 1990, the NHL approved a new franchise for Firestone's group to start play in the 1992–93 season.[6]

Early years (1992–1996) edit

The new team hired former NHL player Mel Bridgman, who had no previous NHL management experience, as its first general manager in 1992.[10] Ottawa signed former Boston head coach Rick Bowness. The new Senators were placed in the Adams Division of the Wales Conference and played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre against the Montreal Canadiens with much pre-game spectacle.[11] The Senators defeated the Canadiens 5–3 in one of the few highlights that season. Following the initial excitement of the opening night victory, the club floundered badly. Eventually, it tied the San Jose Sharks for the worst record in the league, winning only 10 games with 70 losses and four ties for 24 points, three points better than the NHL record for futility.[12] The Senators had aimed low and considered the 1992–93 season a small success, as Firestone had set a goal for the season of not setting a new NHL record for fewest points in a season.[13] The long-term plan was to finish low in the standings for its first few years to secure high draft picks and eventually contend for the Stanley Cup.[13]

 
The Senators played their home games at the Ottawa Civic Centre from 1992 to 1996.

Terrace needed a partner to make the final franchise payment to the NHL. Firestone sold 50% of Terrace to Rod Bryden, a technology executive and entrepreneur. A limited partnership was set up to own the hockey team and a new company, Palladium Corp., which was charged with building the new arena. The partnership included local high-tech executives and singer Paul Anka, who was born in Ottawa.[14] Bryden would become the sole owner of Terrace and majority owner of the Senators in August 1993, buying out Firestone.[15]

Bridgman was fired after one season and team president Randy Sexton took over the general manager duties. The strategy of aiming low and securing a high draft position did not change. The Senators finished last overall for the next three seasons. For the 1993–94 season, the team now played in the Eastern Conference's Northeast Division. Although 1993 first overall draft choice Alexandre Daigle wound up being one of the greatest draft busts in NHL history, they chose Radek Bonk in 1994, Bryan Berard (traded for Wade Redden) in 1995, Chris Phillips in 1996 and Marian Hossa in 1997, all of whom would become solid NHL players and formed a strong core of players in years to come. Alexei Yashin, the team's first-ever draft selection from 1992, emerged as one of the NHL's brightest young stars. The team traded many of their better veteran players of the era, including 1992–93 leading scorer Norm Maciver and fan favourites Mike Peluso and Bob Kudelski in an effort to stockpile prospects and draft picks.[16][17][18]

As the 1995–96 season began, star centre Alexei Yashin refused to honour his contract and did not play. In December, after three straight last-place finishes and a team which was ridiculed throughout the league, fans began to grow restless waiting for the team's long-term plan to yield results, and arena attendance began to decline. Rick Bowness was fired in late 1995 and was replaced by the Prince Edward Island Senators' head coach Dave Allison. Allison would fare no better than his predecessor, and the team would stumble to a 2–22–3 record under him. Sexton himself was fired and replaced by Pierre Gauthier, the former assistant GM of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team.[19] Before the end of January 1996, Gauthier had resolved the team's most pressing issues by settling star player Alexei Yashin's contract dispute, and hiring the highly regarded Jacques Martin as head coach.[20] While Ottawa finished last-overall once again, the season ended with renewed optimism, due in part to the upgraded management and coaching, and also to the emergence of an unheralded rookie from Sweden named Daniel Alfredsson, who would win the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year in 1996.[21]

Jacques Martin era (1996–2004) edit

 
During the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, the Senators acquired Zdeno Chara in a multi-player trade with the New York Islanders.

Martin would impose a "strong defence first" philosophy that led to the team qualifying for the playoffs every season that he coached, but he was criticized for the team's lack of success in the playoffs, notably losing four straight series against the provincial rival Toronto Maple Leafs.[22]

In 1996–97, his first season, the club qualified for the playoffs in the last game of the season and nearly defeated the Buffalo Sabres in the first round. In 1997–98, the club finished with their first winning record and upset the heavily favoured New Jersey Devils to win their first playoff series. However, they were ousted in the second round by the Sabres again. [21] In 1998–99, the Senators jumped from fourteenth overall in the previous season to third, with 103 points—the first 100-point season in club history, only to be swept in the first round by the Sabres. In 1999–2000, despite the holdout of team captain Alexei Yashin, Martin guided the team to the playoffs, only to lose to the Maple Leafs in the first Battle of Ontario series.[23][24] Yashin returned for 2000–01 and the team improved to win their division and place second in the Eastern Conference. Yashin played poorly in another first-round playoff loss[25] and on the day of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, he was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt and the second overall selection in the draft, which Ottawa used to select centre Jason Spezza.[26]

The 2001–02 Senators regular season points total dropped, but in the playoffs, they upset the Philadelphia Flyers for the franchise's second playoff series win. The Sens would go on to push their second-round series to seven games, but they were ultimately once again defeated by the Maple Leafs. Despite speculation that Martin would be fired, it was GM Marshall Johnston who left, retiring from the team.[27] He was replaced by John Muckler, the Senators' first with previous management experience.[28]

Although the Senators were bankrupt, they continued to play in the 2002–03 season after getting emergency financing.[29] Despite the off-ice problems, Ottawa had an outstanding season, placing first overall in the NHL to win the Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, they came within one game of making it into the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils.[30] In 2003–04, Martin would guide the team to another good regular season but again would lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Maple Leafs, leading to Martin's dismissal as management felt that a new coach was required for playoff success.[31]

Bankruptcy and sale to Eugene Melnyk edit

In 2000, owner Bryden publicly appealed for tax relief from the Government of Canada for all Canadian NHL teams, coping with a significant drop in the Canadian dollar. His appeal was first met with a plan for tax relief, but the tax relief program was cancelled.[32] Bryden then announced the sale of the club outright to a limited partnership in 2002 for CA$186 million, which would include creditors and Bryden himself.[32] After its principal creditor Ogden Entertainment failed, the Senators entered bankruptcy protection in January 2003, owing CA$160 million for the club and CA$210 million for the arena.[33] The deal fell through in 2003 when American investor Nelson Peltz declined to get involved.[34]

In August 2003, pharmaceutical billionaire Eugene Melnyk purchased the club for a reported CA$130 million.[35][36] Melnyk, principal shareholder of Biovail Pharmaceuticals, chose to finance half of the purchase price for the club and arena with debt. Share values of Biovail were depressed, and he did not want to sell them at the lower price.[37]

Bryan Murray era (2004–2016) edit

After the playoff loss, owner Melnyk promised that changes were coming, and they came quickly. In June 2004, Anaheim Ducks GM Bryan Murray of nearby Shawville became the head coach. That summer, the team also made substantial personnel changes, trading long-time players Patrick Lalime[38] and Radek Bonk,[39] and signing free agent goaltender Dominik Hasek.[40] The team would not be able to show its new line-up for a year, as the 2004–05 NHL lock-out intervened and most players played in Europe or in the minors. In a final change, just before the 2005–06 season, the team traded long-time player Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley.[41]

 
Daniel Alfredsson played together with Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley, forming the CASH line. They led the Senators to their first Finals appearance.

The media predicted the Senators to be Stanley Cup contenders in 2005–06, as they had a strong core of players returning. They played an up-tempo style that fit the new rule changes, and Hasek was expected to provide top-notch goaltending.[42] The team rushed out of the gate, winning 19 of the first 22 games, in the end winning 52 games and 113 points, placing first in the conference, and second overall. The newly formed 'CASH' line[43] of Alfredsson, Spezza and newly acquired Dany Heatley established itself as one of the league's top offensive lines.[44] Hasek played well until he was injured during the 2006 Winter Olympics,[45] forcing the team to enter the playoffs with rookie netminder Ray Emery as their starter.[46] Without Hasek, the club bowed out in a second-round loss to the Buffalo Sabres.[47]

In 2006–07, the Senators reached the Stanley Cup Finals after qualifying for the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons. The Senators had a high turn-over of personnel and the disappointment of 2006 to overcome and started the season poorly. Trade rumours swirled around Daniel Alfredsson for most of the last months of 2006. The team lifted itself out of last place in the division to nearly catch the Buffalo Sabres by season's end, placing fourth in the Eastern Conference. The team finished with 105 points, their fourth consecutive 100-point season and sixth in the last eight. In the playoffs, Ottawa continued its good play. Led by the 'CASH' line, goaltender Ray Emery, and the strong defence of Chris Phillips and Anton Volchenkov, the club defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, the second-ranked New Jersey Devils and the top-ranked Sabres to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.[48]

The 2006–07 Senators thus became the first Ottawa team to be in a Stanley Cup Finals since 1927, and the city was swept up in the excitement.[49] Businesses along all of the main streets posted large hand-drawn "Go Sens Go" signs, residents put up large displays in front of their homes or decorated their cars.[50] A large Ottawa Senators flag was draped on the City Hall, along with a large video screen showing the games. A six-storey likeness of Daniel Alfredsson was hung on the Corel building.[51] Rallies were held outside of City Hall, car rallies of decorated cars paraded through town and a section of downtown, dubbed the "Sens Mile", was closed off to traffic during and after games for fans to congregate.[52]

In the Final, the Senators faced the Anaheim Ducks, considered a favourite since the start of the season, a team the Senators had last played in 2006, and a team known for its strong defence. The Ducks won the first two games in Anaheim 3–2 and 1–0. Returning home, the Senators won game three 5–3 but lost game four 3–2. The Ducks won game five 6–2 in Anaheim to clinch the series and their first Stanley Cup championship. The Ducks had played outstanding defence, shutting down the 'CASH' line, forcing Murray to split up the line. The Ducks scored timely goals and Ducks' goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere out-played Emery.[53]

In the off-season after the Stanley Cup Finals, Bryan Murray's contract was expiring. At the same time, general manager (GM) John Muckler had one season remaining and was expected to retire. Murray, who had previously been a GM for other NHL clubs, was expected to take over the GM position, although no public timetable was given. Owner Melnyk decided to offer Muckler another position in the organization and give the GM position to Murray. Muckler declined the offer and was relieved from his position.[54] Melnyk publicly justified the move, saying that he expected to lose Murray if his contract ran out.[54] Murray then elevated John Paddock, the assistant coach, to head coach of the Senators.[55] Under Paddock, the team came out to a record start to the 2007–08 season. However, team play declined to a .500 level, and the team was falling out of the playoffs. Paddock was fired by Murray, who took over coaching on an interim basis.[56] The club managed to qualify for the playoffs by a tie-breaker but was swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In June, the club bought out goaltender Ray Emery, who had become notorious for off-ice events in Ottawa and lateness to several team practices.[57]

 
Martin Gerber was a goaltender for the Senators from 2006 to 2009.

For 2008–09, Murray hired Craig Hartsburg to coach the Senators. Under Hartsburg's style, the Senators struggled and played under .500. Uneven goaltending with Martin Gerber and Alex Auld meant the team played cautiously to protect the goaltender. Murray's patience ran out in February 2009, with the team well out of playoff contention, and Hartsburg was fired, although he had two years left on his contract, and the team also had Paddock under contract.[58] Cory Clouston was elevated from the Binghamton coaching position.[58] The team played above .500 under Clouston and rookie goaltender Brian Elliott, who had been promoted from Binghamton. Gerber was waived from the team at the trading deadline, and the team traded for goaltender Pascal Leclaire, although he would not play due to injury. The team failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons. Auld would be traded in the off-season to make room. Clouston's coaching had caused a rift with top player Dany Heatley (although unspecified "personal issues" were also noted by Heatley), and after Clouston was given a contract to continue coaching, Heatley made a trade demand and was traded just before the start of the 2009–10 season.[59]

In 2009–10, the Senators were a .500 team until going on a team-record 11-game winning streak in January. The streak propelled the team to the top of the Northeast Division standings and a top-three placing for the playoffs. The team could not hold off the Sabres for the division lead but qualified for the playoffs in the fifth position. For the third season in four, the Senators played off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round. A highlight for the Senators was winning a triple-overtime fifth game in Pittsburgh,[60] but the team could not win a playoff game on home ice, losing the series in six games.[61]

The Senators had a much poorer than expected 2010–11 campaign, resulting in constant rumours of a shakeup right through until December. The rumours were heightened in January after the team went on a lengthy losing streak. January was a dismal month for the Senators, winning only one game. Media speculated on the imminent firing of Clouston, Murray or both. Owner Melynk cleared the air in an article in the January 22, 2011 edition of the Ottawa Sun. Melnyk stated that he would not fire either Clouston or Murray but that he had given up on this season and was in the process of developing a plan for the future.[62] On Monday, January 24, The Globe and Mail reported that the plan included hiring a new general manager before the June entry draft and that Murray would be retained as an advisor to the team. A decision on whether to retain Clouston would be made by the new general manager. The article by Roy MacGregor, a long-time reporter of the Ottawa Senators, stated that former assistant coach Pierre McGuire had already been interviewed.[63] Murray, in a press conference that day, stated that he wished to stay on as the team's general manager. He also stated that Melnyk was allowing him to continue as the general manager without restraint. Murray said that the players were now to be judged by their play until the February 28 trade deadline. Murray would attempt to move "a couple, at least," of the players for draft picks or prospects at that time if the Senators remained out of playoff contention.[64]

 
During the 2010–11 season, the Senators acquired Craig Anderson after swapping goaltenders with the Colorado Avalanche.

True to his word, Murray made a flurry of trades. He started his overhaul with the trading of Mike Fisher to the Nashville Predators. Fisher already had a home in Nashville with his wife Carrie Underwood. The trading of Fisher, a fan favourite in Ottawa, led to a small anti-Underwood backlash with the banning of her songs from the playlists of some local radio stations.[65] Murray next traded veterans Chris Kelly,[66] and Jarkko Ruutu.[67] A swap of goaltenders was made with the Colorado Avalanche which brought Craig Anderson to Ottawa in exchange for Brian Elliott, both goaltenders having sub-par years.[68] Next, under-achieving forward Alex Kovalev was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins.[69] On trade deadline day, Ottawa picked up goaltender Curtis McElhinney on waivers. It traded Chris Campoli with a seventh-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for a second-round pick and Ryan Potulny.[70] Goaltender Anderson played very well down the stretch for Ottawa, and the team quickly signed the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent to a four-year contract.[71] After media speculation on the future of Murray within the organization, Murray was re-signed as general manager on April 8 to a three-year extension.[72] On April 9, head coach Cory Clouston and assistants Greg Carvel and Brad Lauer were dismissed from their positions.[73] Murray said that the decision was made based on the fact that the team entered the season believing it was a contender, but finished with a 32–40–10 record.[73] Former Detroit Red Wings' assistant coach Paul MacLean was hired as Clouston's replacement on June 14, 2011.[74]

As the 2011–12 season began, many hockey writers and commentators were convinced that the Senators would finish at or near the bottom of the NHL standings.[75] While rebuilding, the Ottawa line-up contained many rookies and inexperienced players. The team struggled out of the gate, losing five of their first six games before a reversal of fortunes saw them win six games in a row. In December 2011, the team acquired forward Kyle Turris from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for highly regarded prospect David Rundblad and a draft pick.[76] The team improved its play afterwards and moved into a playoff position before the All-Star Game. For the first time in Senators' history, the All-Star Game was held in Ottawa and considered a great success. Five Senators were voted in or named to the event, including Daniel Alfredsson, who was named the captain of one team.[77] The team continued its playoff push after the break. After starting goaltender Craig Anderson injured his hand in a kitchen accident at home, the Senators called up Robin Lehner from Binghamton and acquired highly regarded goaltender Ben Bishop from the St. Louis Blues.[78] While Anderson recovered, the team continued its solid play and finished as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, drawing a first-round playoff matchup against the Conference champion New York Rangers. Ultimately, Ottawa lost the series in seven games.[79]

 
Paul MacLean was awarded the Jack Adams Award during the 2012–13 season. He was the Senators' head coach from 2011 to 2014.

The next season, Ottawa would be challenged to repeat the success they had in 2011–12 due to long-term injuries to key players such as Erik Karlsson, Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek and Craig Anderson.[80] Despite these injuries, the Senators would finish seventh in the Eastern Conference and head coach Paul MacLean would go on to win the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the year.[80] In a rivalry series, Ottawa defeated the second-seeded Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs in five games, blowing out Montreal 6–1 in games three and five.[81] This was the first Montreal-Ottawa playoff series since Ottawa joined the league and the first between the cities' teams since the original Senators played the Canadiens in 1927.[82] The Senators could not repeat the upset, losing to the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in five games in the second round.[83]

July 5, 2013, would be a day of mixed emotions for the city and fans, as long-time captain Daniel Alfredsson signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings, leaving Ottawa after 17 seasons with the Senators and 14 as captain after a contract dispute.[84] The signing shocked numerous fans across the city and many within the Senators organization.[84] The day finished optimistically, however, as Murray acquired star forward Bobby Ryan from the Anaheim Ducks, hoping Ryan could replace Alfredsson on the top line with Jason Spezza. Murray would also sign free-agent forward Clarke MacArthur to a two-year contract that same day and bring back former defenceman Joe Corvo to a one-year contract three days later on July 8, 2013.[85]

For the 2013–14 season, the league realigned and Ottawa was assigned to the new Atlantic Division along with the rest of the old Northeast Division and the Detroit Red Wings, formerly of the Western Conference.[86] The re-alignment brought increased competition to qualify for the playoffs, as there were now 16 teams in the Eastern Conference fighting for eight playoff spots. The season began with a changing of leadership, as on September 14, 2013, the Ottawa Senators named Jason Spezza their eighth captain in franchise history.[87] While new addition Clarke MacArthur had a career year, Ryan and Spezza struggled to find chemistry, and Ryan was moved to a line with MacArthur and Kyle Turris.[88] Corvo lost his place in the line-up and was waived.[89] The team outside of a playoff position, Murray bolstered the club with a trade for flashy right-winger Ales Hemsky from the Edmonton Oilers.[90] The club, however, was eliminated from playoff contention in the last week of the season, finishing five points short.[91] Further disappointment ensued as the team lost Hemsky to free agency and Spezza requested a trade out of Ottawa, ending the era of the stars of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals team.[92] Spezza agreed to be traded to the Dallas Stars and was sent with Ludwig Karlsson for Alex Chiasson, Nick Paul, Alex Guptill and a 2015 second-round pick.[93]

 
Erik Karlsson was team captain through the 2014–15 to 2017–18 seasons.

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Karlsson was named the franchise's ninth captain and the club signed Ryan to a seven-year extension.[94] Unhappy with an 11–11–5 record after 27 games, the Senators fired head coach Paul MacLean and replaced him with assistant coach Dave Cameron.[95] The change turned the season around for the Senators, who won 32 of their last 55 games. Goaltender Andrew Hammond, aka 'The Hamburglar,' would compile a record of 20–1–2, a goals-against average of 1.79, and a save percentage of .941 to get the team back into playoff position.[96][97] The Senators became the first team in modern NHL history to overcome a 14-point deficit at any juncture of the season to qualify for the playoffs.[98] However, the Senators lost to the Canadiens in six games in the first round of the playoffs.[99]

During the 2014–15 season, it was announced that Murray had cancer. Taking regular treatment, Murray chose to stay on as GM through the 2015–16 season. Despite posting the best record of any Canadian team in the league, the Senators failed to make the playoffs in what was considered a disappointing season (all seven Canadian teams missed the playoffs). Murray made one 'blockbuster' nine-player trade that brought Toronto Maple Leafs' captain Dion Phaneuf to the Senators before the trade deadline.[100] The Senators were outside of a playoff position at the time of the deal, and played well until the end of the season, but fell just short, placing fifth in the division.[101]

Pierre Dorion era (2016–2023) edit

On April 10, 2016, the day after the final game of the 2015–16 season, Murray announced his resignation as general manager and that he would continue in an advisory role with the club. Assistant general manager Pierre Dorion was promoted to the general manager position.[102] On April 12, 2016, the Senators fired head coach Dave Cameron.[103] On May 8, 2016, the Senators hired former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher as their new head coach.[104] On the following day, Marc Crawford was announced as associate coach.[105] On June 13, 2016, the Senators hired Daniel Alfredsson as the senior advisor of hockey operations.[106] In June 2016, the Senators hired Rob Cookson as an assistant coach, who had worked with both Boucher and Crawford in Switzerland, and Pierre Groulx as a goaltending coach.[107]

The Senators finished second in the Atlantic Division during the 2016–17 season. They faced the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs, winning that series in six games. In the second round, they defeated the New York Rangers in six games. During the second game of that series, Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored four goals, including the game-winning goal in double overtime. The Senators would come within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals but lost in double overtime of the seventh game of their Eastern Conference Final series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who went on to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.[108][109]

Following their appearance in the Eastern Conference Final the previous season, the Senators lost defenceman Marc Methot to the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. On November 5, 2017, the Senators conducted a blockbuster trade with the Colorado Avalanche, bringing in star forward Matt Duchene from the Avalanche in exchange for Kyle Turris, Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a conditional first-round pick in 2018 or 2019 and a third-round pick in 2019. Following the trade, however, the Senators' season began to fall apart with a disastrous November road trip.[110] A season highlight was hosting the NHL 100 Classic game outdoors at the TD Place Stadium football field versus the Montreal Canadiens. The game marked the centennial of the first Montreal-Ottawa game in the NHL. The Senators won the game 3–0, but the festival atmosphere was somewhat marred by owner Melnyk's controversial comments to the press about attendance levels and selling or moving the team.[110] Out of the playoff picture, the Senators chose to trade away veteran players. Forward Derick Brassard and defenceman Dion Phaneuf were dealt at the trade deadline to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings, respectively. The Senators finished the year second-to-last in the league with a 28–43–11 record and 67 points, their fourth-worst season since entering the league.[111][112]

During the 2018 off-season, the Senators began what would end up being a complete rebuild. They traded forward Mike Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks, who later that day flipped him to the Florida Panthers. The Senators ended up with the fourth-overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft due to their poor record. Under the Matt Duchene trade conditions, they either had to give up the pick to the Avalanche or wait a year and surrender their 2019 first-round pick instead. The Senators elected to keep the pick and selected forward Brady Tkachuk fourth overall. Just before the regular season started, the Senators traded their captain, Erik Karlsson, to the San Jose Sharks for a large package of players and draft picks.[113][114]

After a miserable start to the 2018–19 season, the Senators were unable to re-sign star forwards Matt Duchene, Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel before the trade deadline. In an attempt to create optimism, owner Melnyk famously stated: "The Senators will be all-in again for a five-year run of unparalleled success–where the team will plan to spend close to the NHL's salary cap every year from 2021 to 2025. The Senators' current rebuild is a blueprint on how to bring the Stanley Cup home to its rightful place in Ottawa."[115] All three players were subsequently traded before the 2019 trade deadline. Duchene and Dzingel were traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for draft picks, prospects and Anthony Duclair. In contrast, fan favourite Mark Stone was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for prospect Erik Brannstrom and a second-round pick.[116] Just days after trading away the team's three leading scorers, it was announced that the plans for a new downtown arena on the open land at Lebreton Flats had fallen through. The Ottawa Citizen called it "one of the gloomiest weeks in the history of the Ottawa Senators."[117] The 2018–19 season saw the team finish last in the NHL without their own first-round draft pick. This marked the first time since 1995–96 that the Senators missed back-to-back playoff appearances.[118]

Prior to the 2019–20 season, D. J. Smith was hired as the new head coach while the organization shifted its focus to developing its young players. The season was ultimately cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Senators finished second last in the NHL with 62 points in 71 games. In contrast, Ottawa's farm team, the Belleville Senators, put together a very impressive, albeit shortened season led by Ottawa's top prospects, which included Josh Norris, Drake Batherson, Alex Formenton and Erik Brannstrom among others.[119] Meanwhile, the San Jose Sharks suffered an unexpected collapse that year which significantly benefited the Senators who had acquired their first-round draft pick in the Erik Karlsson trade.[120] Ottawa found themselves with the third and fifth picks in the 2020 NHL draft and used them to select highly touted prospects Tim Stuetzle and Jake Sanderson.[121]

The Senators would miss the playoffs again for the 2020–21 season, a season overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The young team played an all-Canadian shortened season, during which they had a poor record to start the season but finished the season with a strong stretch of play, inspiring some optimism for the future.[122] The Senators again traded away veterans at the trade deadline for draft picks.[123]

Before the 2021–22 season, general manager Pierre Dorion's contract was extended until 2025. He proceeded to declare: "The rebuild is done. Now we're stepping into another zone." His claims, however, did not materialize as the Senators got off to a slow start and were quickly out of the playoff picture.[124] On October 17, 2021, Brady Tkachuk signed a seven-year deal after a dramatic contract holdout.[125] Just under three weeks later, he was named the 10th captain in franchise history at just 22 years of age. Tkachuk was, at the time, the franchise's youngest-ever captain.[126]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the team was aggressive in their efforts to exit their rebuild, drastically retooling the team through the acquisitions of forwards Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux and goaltender Cam Talbot.[127][128][129] In addition, the team signed Josh Norris and Tim Stuetzle to eight-year contract extensions.[130] At the end of the season, the Senators missed the playoffs by six points.[131]

Before the 2023–24 season, DeBrincat notified the Senators he would not re-sign long-term with the club and was traded to Detroit. Talbot was not re-signed. Instead, the Senators signed free agents – goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and forward Vladimir Tarasenko. At the start of the 2023–24 season, the NHL levied the forfeiture of a first-round pick due to negligence on the part of the Senators involving the trade of Evgeni Dadonov. Dorion resigned as general manager upon being asked to step down by owner Michael Andlauer.[132]

Death of owner Eugene Melnyk and sale edit

Owner Eugene Melnyk died in March 2022 due to an unspecified illness.[133] In statements in recent years, Melnyk had said that he planned to leave the team to his two daughters Olivia and Anna when he had been asked if he intended to sell the team. However, there had been speculation about ownership changes.[134] The team added an 'EM' patch on the jersey for the rest of the season.[135] In November 2022, the team engaged a New York City investment banker to facilitate a sale of the team.[136] The Senators confirmed the planned sale in a press release on November 5, with a condition of sale being that the team remain in Ottawa.[137] On June 13, 2023, the Senators announced that a purchase agreement had been signed with a group of investors headed by Michael Andlauer, a Toronto businessman and part-owner of the Montreal Canadiens.[138] Andlauer became majority owner along with his partners, Eugene Melnyk's daughters, and a group of Canadian businessmen on September 21, 2023.[139]

Home rinks edit

Ottawa Civic Centre edit

Further information: TD Place Arena

The Senators' first home arena was the Ottawa Civic Centre (now TD Place Arena), located on Bank Street in Ottawa, where they played from the 1992–93 season to January of the 1995–96 season. The arena, used by the junior Ottawa 67's, was renovated for the Senators, including adding press boxes and luxury boxes. They played their first home game on October 8, 1992, against the Montreal Canadiens with much pre-game spectacle. The Senators would defeat the Canadiens 5–3.[11] Their last game in the arena was on December 31, 1995, versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.[140][141]

Canadian Tire Centre edit

Further information: Canadian Tire Centre

As part of its bid to land an NHL franchise for Ottawa, Terrace Corporation unveiled the original proposal for the arena development at a press conference in September 1989. The proposal included a hotel and 20,500-seat arena, named The Palladium, on 100 acres (0.40 km2), surrounded by a 500-acre (2.0 km2) mini-city, named "West Terrace." The site itself, 600 acres (2.4 km2) of farmland, on the western border of Kanata, had been acquired in May 1987 from farmer Cyril Bennett for CA$1 million,[142] and flipped to Terrace for CA$2.6 million in 1989.[143] Rezoning approval was granted by the Ontario Municipal Board on August 28, 1991, with conditions.[144] The conditions imposed by the board included scaling down the arena to 18,500 seats, a moratorium on development outside the initial 100-acre (0.40 km2) arena site, and that the cost of the highway interchange with Highway 417 be paid by Terrace.[144] A two-year period was spent seeking financing for the site and interchange by Terrace Corporation. The corporation received a CA$6 million grant from the Government of Canada but needed to borrow to pay for the rest of the costs of construction. A ground-breaking ceremony was held in June 1992, but construction did not start until July 7, 1994. Actual construction took 18 months, finishing in January 1996.[145]

 
The Senators moved to Canadian Tire Centre in 1996. The arena is their second and current home arena.

The Palladium opened on January 15, 1996, with a concert by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams.[146] The Senators played their first game in their new arena two days later, falling 3–0 to the Montreal Canadiens. On February 17, 1996, the name 'Palladium' was changed to 'Corel Centre' when Corel Corporation, an Ottawa software company, signed a twenty-year deal for the naming rights.[147][148]

When mortgage holder Covanta Energy (the former Ogden Entertainment) went into receivership in 2001, Terrace was expected to pay off its debt to Covanta in full. The ownership could not refinance the arena, eventually leading Terrace itself to declare bankruptcy in 2002.[29] On August 26, 2003, billionaire businessman Eugene Melnyk finalized the purchase of the Senators and the arena.[149] The arena and club became solely owned by Melnyk through a new company, Capital Sports & Entertainment.[150]

In 2004, the ownership applied to expand its seating, and the City of Ottawa amended its by-laws for the venue, increasing its seating capacity in 2005 to 19,153 and total attendance capacity to 20,500, including standing room.[149][151]

On January 19, 2006, the arena became known as 'Scotiabank Place' after Melnyk reached a new 15-year naming agreement with Canadian bank Scotiabank on January 11, 2006, ending the 20-year contract with Corel.[152][153] Scotiabank had been an advertising partner with the club for several years and a financial partner with owner Melnyk, and signed a CA$20 million over 15-years deal; a slight increase over Corel's contract.[154] While Corel was no longer the arena name sponsor, it continued as an advertising sponsor.[154]

In 2011, in time for the Senators hosting the NHL All-Star Game, the team installed a new video scoreboard, known as the 'Bell HD' screen, made by Panasonic.[155] The new scoreboard increased the video display from 700 square feet (65 m2) to 2,170 square feet (202 m2) and added LED rings.[155]

On June 18, 2013, the Senators and Scotiabank ended the seven-year naming rights deal. The Ottawa Senators announced a marketing agreement with the Canadian Tire retail store chain, and as a result, the arena was renamed Canadian Tire Centre on July 1, 2013.[156]

Downtown arena proposal edit

See also: LeBreton Flats

In 2015, the National Capital Commission (NCC) put out a request for proposals to redevelop the LeBreton Flats area in downtown Ottawa, a longtime vacant former industrial area. In 2016, the NCC settled on the proposal presented by Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and the RendezVous LeBreton Group partnership with Trinity Developments.[157] The proposal included housing units, park space, a recreation facility, a library and a new arena for the Ottawa Senators.[158]

The plan to build a new arena downtown came apart in late 2018 after it was revealed that the Senators were suing Trinity for CA$700 million in damages. Trinity was developing a site adjacent to the LeBreton Flats site, and the Senators felt this was inappropriate competition. Trinity responded with a CA$1 billion lawsuit, accusing the Senators of being unwilling to contribute any money to the project. The NCC announced the cancellation of the partnership's bid to develop the site but gave the sides an extension when the two parties agreed to mediation. On February 27, 2019, it was announced that mediation between the parties had failed to come to an agreement and that the NCC would explore other options for the site's redevelopment.[159][160]

The NCC resumed the process to redevelop the overall site, reserving the site of the arena and asking for preliminary bids on the arena site separately. After a February 2022 deadline to submit bids, the NCC announced that it had received several bids for the site.[161] Local media speculated that the Senators were actively pursuing a bid, authorized by Melnyk shortly before his death.[162] On June 23, 2022, the NCC announced that the Senators proposal had been chosen for the site, with a lease agreement expected to be put in place by autumn of 2023.[163] In related business, the outstanding lawsuits around the previous LeBreton bid were settled out of court in December 2022.[164]

Practice facility edit

The Senators practice facility is known as the Bell Sensplex, a CA$25.6 million joint venture with the City of Ottawa. Located southeast of the Canadian Tire Centre, the facility has three NHL-sized rinks, an Olympics-size rink and a fieldhouse that opened in 2004.[165] It is used for Senators' practices, minor hockey and it is also the home of the annual minor hockey league Bell Capital Cup tournament.[166]

Team identity edit

The Senators organization is located in a bilingual marketplace and operates in both English and French.[167] The City of Ottawa provides services in English and French[168][169][170] and the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area contains a mix of anglophones and francophones.[171] Longstanding Senators policy calls for providing services and marketing in both English and French to its bilingual fanbase. A bilingual version of the Canadian anthem is sung before home games, and all announcements are in both languages. It has been estimated that 40 percent of season ticket holders are francophone.[172] Senators games are broadcast on both the English-language TSN and the French-language RDS networks, in a long-standing agreement with Bell Media.[173]

Logo and jersey design edit

The team colours are black, red and white with gold trim.[174] Except for the gold, the colours match the colours of the original Senators. The team's home jersey is black with red trim, while the away jersey is white with black and red trim. The club's logo is the head of a Roman general, a member of the Senate of the Roman Republic in a gold semi-circle.[175] The original logo, unveiled on May 23, 1991, described the general as a "centurion figure, strong and prominent" according to its designer, Tony Milchard.[175]

From 1992 to 1995, the Senators' primary road jerseys were black with red stripes. The numbers were red for the first season but switched to white afterward. White stripes were added to the uniform in 1995. The white uniforms, worn on home games until 2003 and on road games until 2007, featured black sleeves, tail stripes with red accents, and black lettering.[176] In 1997, the Senators unveiled a red third jersey. It featured the first iteration of the "forward-facing" centurion logo, designed by Kevin Caradonna, head of the team's graphic design department, who also designed the mascot "Spartacat."[177] The jersey became the team's primary dark jersey starting in 1999. From 2000 to 2007, the Senators also wore a black alternate jersey with gold, red and white accents.[176]

 
The Senators' primary logo from 2007–08 until 2019–20

A new jersey design was unveiled on August 22, 2007, in conjunction with the league-wide adoption of the Rbk EDGE jerseys by Reebok for the 2007–08 season.[178] The jersey incorporates the original Senators' 'O' logo as a shoulder patch. At the same time, the team updated its logos and switched its usage. The primary logo, which, according to team owner Eugene Melnyk, "represents strength and determination" is an update of the old secondary logo.[179]

Before the 2008–09 season, the Senators unveiled a new black third jersey featuring the shortened "SENS" moniker in front. The centurion logo adorns the shoulders, and the striping was inspired by the team's original black jerseys.[176]

In 2011, the Senators introduced a throwback-inspired third jersey design. Predominantly black, the jersey incorporated horizontal striping intended to be reminiscent of the original Senators' 'barber-pole' designs. Shield-type patches were added to the shoulders. The design of the shield-type patches was meant to be similar to the shield patches that the original Senators added to their jerseys after each Stanley Cup championship win. The patches spell the team name, one in English and one in French. The design was a collaborative effort between the Senators and a fan in Gatineau, Quebec, who had been circulating a version of it on the internet since 2009.[180] The black third jerseys served as the basis of the Senators' 2014 Heritage Classic jerseys, which used cream as the base colour.[176]

In 2017, the Senators' jerseys received a slight makeover when Adidas replaced Reebok as the NHL's uniform provider. The number font was changed to match those of their recent third jerseys, which were retired after the 2016–17 season. Before the 2018–19 season, the Senators brought back the red jerseys worn during the NHL 100 Classic as a third jersey. The design featured a silver "O" in front with black trim amid horizontal black, silver and white stripes.[176]

In 2020, the Senators reintroduced its 1997–2007 logo with the jersey set used from 1992 to 1995.[181] The updated logo uses a gold outline as opposed to red. The new uniforms, while largely resembling the originals from the 1990s, retained the lettering font used since the Adidas takeover. In contrast, the white uniforms retained only the black and red stripes along the upper arm sleeves. Both the home and away uniforms include a red band across the very bottom of the jerseys.[182][183] In addition, the Senators unveiled a "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform; the design was of the original 1992–93 uniform but with red as the base colour.[184] In the 2022–23 season, the Senators wore "Reverse Retro" uniforms based on the alternates they wore from 1997 to 2007, but with the current 2-D logo in front, black as the base colour and less white elements.[185]

Arena entertainment edit

 
Spartacat is the official mascot for the Ottawa Senators.

At many home games, the fans are entertained both outside and inside the Canadian Tire Centre with myriad entertainers – live music, DJs, giveaways and promotions. The live music includes the traditional Scottish music of the 'Sons of Scotland Pipe Band' of Ottawa, along with highland dancers.[186] Before and during games, entertainment is hosted by Spartacat, the official mascot of the Senators, an anthropomorphic lion. He made his debut on the Senators' opening night: October 8, 1992.[187] During intermissions, the entertainment varies with on-ice contests, youth games, t-shirt giveaways, live bands and DJs. At each game, a selected fan rides one of the on-ice resurfacers ("Zambonis"). After each Senators' goal, the team sounds an Airchime M3H horn from a retired VIA Rail train. The team initially used it in the Civic Centre.[188] At each game, the Senators spotlight a Canadian veteran soldier.

Like other NHL arenas in Canada, O Canada is sung before the opening faceoff, along with The Star-Spangled Banner if an American team is visiting. O Canada is sung in both English and French with the first half of the first stanza and chorus sung in English and the second half of the first stanza sung in French.[189] From 1994 until 2016, the national anthems were sung by former Ontario Provincial Police Constable Lyndon Slewidge.[190][191] Currently, the team has no regular singer, alternating with various singers. During O Canada, a large Canadian flag is unfurled and passed from fan to fan in the lower bowl section.

The Senators have their own theme song titled Trumpeters Cry, which is played as the team comes on the ice and is also used in Sens TV web videos.[192] The song was written by Ottawa singer-songwriter Andres del Castillo, who was formerly of the band Eight Seconds.[193] The song is available in MP3 format at the nhl.com website.[194] A 10-hour version is available on YouTube.[193]

Attendance, revenue and ownership edit

On April 18, 2008, the club announced its final attendance figures for 2007–08. The club had 40 sell-outs out of 41 home dates, a total attendance of 812,665 during the regular season, placing the club third in attendance in the NHL.[195] The number of sell-outs and the total attendance were both club records. The previous attendance records were set during the 2005–06 with a season total of 798,453 and 33 sell-outs.[196] In the 2006–07 regular season, total attendance was 794,271, with 31 sell-outs out of 41 home dates or an average attendance of 19,372. In the 2007 playoffs, the Senators played nine games with nine sell-outs and an attendance of 181,272 for an average of 20,141, the highest in team history.[196] Until recent seasons, the club was regularly represented in the top half in attendance in the NHL.[197] In 2018–19, the Senators average attendance was 14,553, 27th in the league.[198] Attendance dropped further in the 2019–20 season, dropping to an average of 12,618, the lowest in the league.[199]

In 2022, Forbes magazine valued the Senators at US$800 million.[200] Forbes estimated the debt/value ratio at 25% and that the team earned US$47 million in 2020–21 on revenue of US$157 million.[201] The team is now owned by Michael Andlauer who is the majority owner along with his partners, Eugene Melnyk's daughters, and a group of Canadian businessmen.[139] It was previously owned by Eugene Melynk who bought the team and arena out of bankruptcy in 2003 for US$92 million.[202] Before Melnyk's ownership, the Senators were owned by founder Terrace Investments, majority owned by Rod Bryden, until it declared bankruptcy in 2002.[15][29] Terrace Investments initially won the bid for an NHL franchise in 1990.[6]

Sens Army edit

 
Sens Mile on Elgin Street during the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs

The fans of the Senators are known as the Sens Army.[203] Like most hockey fanatics, they are known to dress up for games; some in Roman legionary clothing. For the 2006–2007 playoff run, more fans than ever before would wear red. Fan activities included 'Red Rallies' of decorated cars, fan rallies at Ottawa City Hall Plaza and the 'Sens Mile' along Elgin Street, where fans would congregate.[204]

Sens Mile edit

Much like the Red Mile in Calgary during the Flames' 2004 cup run and the Copper Kilometre in Edmonton during the Edmonton Oilers' 2006 cup run, Ottawa Senators fans took to the streets to celebrate their team's success during the 2007 playoffs. The idea to have a 'Sens Mile' on downtown Elgin Street, a street with numerous restaurants and pubs, began as a grassroots campaign on Facebook by Ottawa residents before game four of the Ottawa-Buffalo Eastern Conference Finals series.[205] After the game five win, Ottawa residents closed the street to traffic for a spontaneous celebration.[206] The City of Ottawa then closed Elgin Street for each game of the Final.[207]

Broadcasting edit

Ottawa Senators games are broadcast locally in both the English and French languages. As of the 2014–15 season, regional television rights to the Senators' regular season games not broadcast nationally by Sportsnet, TVA Sports, or Hockey Night in Canada are owned by Bell Media under a 12-year contract, with games airing in English on TSN5, and in French on RDS. Regional broadcasts are available within the team's designated region (shared with the Montreal Canadiens), which includes the Ottawa River valley, Eastern Ontario (portions are shared with the Toronto Maple Leafs), along with Quebec, the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland and Labrador.[208][209][210]

 
The Ottawa Senators broadcast area in blue and green

On radio, all home and away games are broadcast on a five-station network stretching across Eastern Ontario, including one American station, WQTK in Ogdensburg, New York.[211] The flagship radio station is CFGO in Ottawa.[211] Radio broadcasts on CFGO began in 1997–98; the contract has since been extended through the 2025–2026 as part of Bell Media's rights deal with the team.[209][212] The Senators are broadcast on radio in French through Intersport Production and CJFO-FM in Ottawa.[213] Nicolas St. Pierre provides play-by-play, with Alain Sanscartier as colour commentator.[214]

Sportsnet East held English regional rights to the Sens before the 2014–15 season. In April 2014, Dean Brown, who had called play-by-play for Senators games since the team's inception, stated that it was "extremely unlikely" that he would move to TSN and continue his role. He noted that the network already had four commentators among its personalities – including Gord Miller, Chris Cuthbert, Rod Black, and Paul Romanuk (who was, however, picked up by Rogers for its national NHL coverage in June 2014), who were likely candidates to serve as the new voices of the Senators.[215][216] Brown ultimately moved to the Senators' radio broadcasts alongside Gord Wilson.[217] Both Miller and Cuthbert, along with Ray Ferraro and Jamie McLennan, became the Senators' TV voices on TSN from 2014 to 2020. After Cuthbert joined Sportsnet in 2020, former Canucks radio voice Jon Abbott took over as the secondary play-by-play commentator in games where Miller is assigned to call the Maple Leafs. Mike Johnson, who concurrently works colour commentary for the Canadiens and Maple Leafs on TSN, replaced Ferraro as an alternate to McLennan.[218]

During the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, several games were only available in video on pay-per-view or at local movie theatres in the Ottawa area.[219] The "Sens TV" service was suspended indefinitely as of September 24, 2008.[220] In 2010, Sportsnet launched a secondary channel for selected Senators games as part of its Sportsnet One service.[221] Selected broadcasts of Senators games in the French language were broadcast by RDS and TVA Sports. On the RDS network, Felix Seguin and former Senators goaltender Patrick Lalime[222] were the announcers from the 2011–12 season to the 2013–14 season, and Michel Y. Lacroix and Norman Flynn starting in the 2014–15 season. The TVA Sports broadcast team consisted of Michel Langevin, Yvon Pedneault and Enrico Ciccone.[223]

Players and personnel edit

Current roster edit

Updated April 22, 2024[224][225]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19   Drake Batherson RW R 26 2017 Fort Wayne, Indiana
24   Jacob Bernard-Docker D R 23 2018 Canmore, Alberta
26   Erik Brannstrom D L 24 2019 Eksjö, Sweden
72   Thomas Chabot (A) D L 27 2015 Sainte-Marie, Quebec
6   Jakob Chychrun D L 26 2023 Boca Raton, Florida
31   Anton Forsberg G L 31 2021 Härnösand, Sweden
28   Claude Giroux (A) RW R 36 2022 Hearst, Ontario
71   Ridly Greig C L 21 2020 Calgary, Alberta
23   Travis Hamonic D R 33 2022 St. Malo, Manitoba
21   Mathieu Joseph RW L 27 2022 Laval, Quebec
12   Mark Kastelic C R 25 2019 Phoenix, Arizona
14   Boris Katchouk LW L 25 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia
27   Parker Kelly C L 25 2021 Camrose, Alberta
70   Joonas Korpisalo G L 30 2023 Pori, Finland
81   Dominik Kubalik LW L 28 2023 Plzen, Czech Republic
17   Zack MacEwen RW R 27 2023 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9   Josh Norris   C L 25 2018 Oxford, Michigan
57   Shane Pinto C R 23 2019 Franklin Square, New York
85   Jake Sanderson D L 21 2020 Whitefish, Montana
18   Tim Stützle C/LW L 22 2020 Viersen, Germany
7   Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 24 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
2   Artyom Zub D R 28 2020 Khabarovsk, Russia

Team captains edit

Head coaches edit

Main article: List of Ottawa Senators head coaches

General managers edit

Main article: List of Ottawa Senators general managers
 
Bryan Murray was the seventh and longest-serving general manager in franchise history. He held the position from 2007 to 2016.

Source: Ottawa Senators 2009–10 Media Guide, p. 206.

Honoured members edit

Hall of Fame edit

  • Roger Neilson – Senators' assistant coach and head coach (2001–2003) was inducted (as a Builder) on November 4, 2002, for his career in coaching.
  • Dominik Hasek – Senators' goaltender (2005–2006) was inducted in 2014 for his career as a goaltender.
  • Marian Hossa – Senators' winger (1998–2004) was inducted in 2020 (ceremony held in 2021) for his career as a forward.[240]
  • Daniel Alfredsson – Senators winger (1995–2013) was inducted in 2022 for his career as a forward.[241][242]
  • Tom Barrasso – Senators' goaltender (2000) was inducted in 2023 for his career as a goaltender.

Retired numbers edit

The Senators have retired the numbers of four players. The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.[243]

Ottawa Senators retired numbers
No. Player Position Career Date of retirement
4 Chris Phillips D 1997–2015 February 18, 2020
8 Frank Finnigan RW 1923–1931
1932–1934		 October 8, 1992[A]
11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 1995–2013 December 29, 2016[244]
25 Chris Neil RW 2001–2017 February 17, 2023[245]
  1. ^ Finnigan was honoured for his play from 1923 through 1934 for the original Ottawa Senators (playing right wing, 1923–1931 and 1932–1934). He was the last surviving Senator from the Stanley Cup winners of 1927 and participated in the 'Bring Back the Senators' campaign.

Ring of Honour edit

  • Bryan Murray – Senators' head coach (2005–2008) and general manager (2007–2016).[246]
  • Wade Redden – Senators' defenceman (1996–2008) and alternate captain (1999–2008).[247]
  • Donald Chow – Senators' physician (1992–present) and head physician (2002–2017).[248]

All-time players edit

Further information: List of Ottawa Senators players

Team record edit

Season-by-season record edit

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Senators. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Ottawa Senators seasons

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2019–20 71 25 34 12 62 191 243 7th, Atlantic Did not qualify
2020–21 56 23 28 5 51 157 190 6th, North Did not qualify
2021–22 82 33 42 7 73 227 266 7th, Atlantic Did not qualify
2022–23 82 39 35 8 86 261 271 6th, Atlantic Did not qualify
2023–24 82 37 41 4 78 255 281 7th, Atlantic Did not qualify

Team scoring leaders edit

These are the top 10 regular season point-scorers in franchise history.[249] Figures are updated after each NHL regular season is completed.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game average;

 
Recording 687 points playing with the Senators, Jason Spezza is the franchise's second-highest all-time points leader.
  •  *  – current Senators player

Source: Ottawa Senators Media Guide[250][251]

NHL awards and trophies edit

Main article: List of Ottawa Senators award winners

Prince of Wales Trophy[252]

Presidents' Trophy[253]

Calder Memorial Trophy[254]

NHL Plus-Minus Award[255]

Jack Adams Award[256]

James Norris Memorial Trophy[257]

King Clancy Memorial Trophy[258]

Mark Messier Leadership Award[259]

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

NHL All-Rookie Team

NHL first All-Star team

NHL second All-Star team

Team records edit

Main article: List of Ottawa Senators records
 
Dany Heatley holds the franchise record for most goals in a season, scoring 50 goals in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.

Source: Ottawa Senators.[268]

See also edit

Notes edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ NHL Media Guide 2010. The original Senators organization, also known as the Ottawa Hockey Club, won the Stanley Cup eleven times, not the current franchise founded in 1992. Neither the NHL nor the Senators claim that the current Senators are a continuation of the original organization or franchise. The awards, statistics and championships of both eras are kept separate, and the NHL franchise founding date of the current Senators is in 1992.
  2. ^ French: Club de hockey Les Sénateurs d’Ottawa.[3]

Citations edit

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  2. ^ "Senators bringing back old logo for new uniforms". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. September 18, 2020. from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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  5. ^ NHL counts 11. Hockey Hall of Fame count is 10.
  6. ^ a b c Finnigan 1992, p. 201.
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  8. ^ "St Louis Out of Title Hunt: League Buys Franchise Splits Players Among Remaining Eight Clubs". The Leader-Post. October 16, 1935. from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Finnigan 1992, pp. pp. 196–197.
  10. ^ Mayoh, Rick (August 31, 1991). "HOCKEY: Bridgman at the helm; Senators plot NHL course with rookie general manager". Ottawa Citizen. p. G1.
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  24. ^ "Between Leafs and Dogs, fans savour hockey feast". The Hamilton Spectator. April 26, 2000. pp. A14.
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This article is about the current NHL franchise For the previous NHL franchise with the same name see Ottawa Senators original For other uses see Ottawa Senators disambiguation The Ottawa Senators French Senateurs d Ottawa officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club b and colloquially known as the Sens are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa The Senators compete in the National Hockey League NHL as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference and play their home games at the 18 652 seat 4 Canadian Tire Centre which opened in 1996 as the Palladium Ottawa SenatorsSenateurs d Ottawa2023 24 Ottawa Senators seasonConferenceEasternDivisionAtlanticFounded1992HistoryOttawa Senators1992 presentHome arenaCanadian Tire CentreCityOttawa OntarioTeam coloursBlack red gold white 1 2 MediaEnglishTSN5TSN Radio 1200FrenchRDSRDS2CJFO FM 94 5Owner s Michael AndlauerGeneral managerSteve StaiosHead coachTravis GreenCaptainBrady TkachukMinor league affiliatesBelleville Senators AHL Allen Americans ECHL Stanley Cups0 a Conference championships1 2006 07 Presidents Trophy1 2002 03 Division championships4 1998 99 2000 01 2002 03 2005 06 Official websitenhl wbr com wbr senators Founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone the team is the second NHL franchise to use the Ottawa Senators name The original Ottawa Senators founded in 1883 had a famed history winning the Stanley Cup 11 times 5 playing in the NHL from 1917 until 1934 On December 6 1990 after a two year public campaign by Firestone the NHL awarded a new franchise which began play in the 1992 93 season 6 The Senators have made 16 playoff appearances won four division titles and won the 2003 Presidents Trophy They made an appearance in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1992 1996 1 2 Jacques Martin era 1996 2004 1 2 1 Bankruptcy and sale to Eugene Melnyk 1 3 Bryan Murray era 2004 2016 1 4 Pierre Dorion era 2016 2023 1 5 Death of owner Eugene Melnyk and sale 2 Home rinks 2 1 Ottawa Civic Centre 2 2 Canadian Tire Centre 2 3 Downtown arena proposal 2 4 Practice facility 3 Team identity 3 1 Logo and jersey design 3 2 Arena entertainment 3 3 Attendance revenue and ownership 3 4 Sens Army 3 4 1 Sens Mile 4 Broadcasting 5 Players and personnel 5 1 Current roster 5 2 Team captains 5 3 Head coaches 5 4 General managers 5 5 Honoured members 5 5 1 Hall of Fame 5 5 2 Retired numbers 5 5 3 Ring of Honour 5 6 All time players 6 Team record 6 1 Season by season record 6 2 Team scoring leaders 6 3 NHL awards and trophies 6 4 Team records 7 See also 8 Notes 8 1 Footnotes 8 2 Citations 9 References 10 External linksHistory editMain article History of the Ottawa Senators since 1992 nbsp Pre launch logo used in the Bring Back the Senators campaign Ottawa had been home to the original Senators a founding NHL franchise and 11 time Stanley Cup champions After the NHL expanded to the United States in the late 1920s the original Senators eventual financial losses forced the franchise to move to St Louis in 1934 operating as the Eagles while a Senators senior amateur team took over the Senators place in Ottawa 7 The NHL team was unsuccessful in St Louis and planned to return to Ottawa but the NHL decided instead to suspend the franchise and transfer the players to other NHL teams 8 Fifty four years later after the NHL announced plans to expand Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone decided along with colleagues Cyril Leeder and Randy Sexton that Ottawa was now able to support an NHL franchise and the group proceeded to put a bid together His firm Terrace Investments did not have the liquid assets to finance the expansion fee and the team but the group conceived a strategy to leverage land development In 1989 after finding a suitable site on farmland just west of Ottawa in Kanata on which to construct a new arena Terrace announced its intention to win a franchise and launched a successful Bring Back the Senators campaign to both woo the public and persuade the NHL that the city could support an NHL franchise Public support was high and the group would secure over 11 000 season ticket pledges 9 On December 12 1990 the NHL approved a new franchise for Firestone s group to start play in the 1992 93 season 6 Early years 1992 1996 edit The new team hired former NHL player Mel Bridgman who had no previous NHL management experience as its first general manager in 1992 10 Ottawa signed former Boston head coach Rick Bowness The new Senators were placed in the Adams Division of the Wales Conference and played their first game on October 8 1992 in the Ottawa Civic Centre against the Montreal Canadiens with much pre game spectacle 11 The Senators defeated the Canadiens 5 3 in one of the few highlights that season Following the initial excitement of the opening night victory the club floundered badly Eventually it tied the San Jose Sharks for the worst record in the league winning only 10 games with 70 losses and four ties for 24 points three points better than the NHL record for futility 12 The Senators had aimed low and considered the 1992 93 season a small success as Firestone had set a goal for the season of not setting a new NHL record for fewest points in a season 13 The long term plan was to finish low in the standings for its first few years to secure high draft picks and eventually contend for the Stanley Cup 13 nbsp The Senators played their home games at the Ottawa Civic Centre from 1992 to 1996 Terrace needed a partner to make the final franchise payment to the NHL Firestone sold 50 of Terrace to Rod Bryden a technology executive and entrepreneur A limited partnership was set up to own the hockey team and a new company Palladium Corp which was charged with building the new arena The partnership included local high tech executives and singer Paul Anka who was born in Ottawa 14 Bryden would become the sole owner of Terrace and majority owner of the Senators in August 1993 buying out Firestone 15 Bridgman was fired after one season and team president Randy Sexton took over the general manager duties The strategy of aiming low and securing a high draft position did not change The Senators finished last overall for the next three seasons For the 1993 94 season the team now played in the Eastern Conference s Northeast Division Although 1993 first overall draft choice Alexandre Daigle wound up being one of the greatest draft busts in NHL history they chose Radek Bonk in 1994 Bryan Berard traded for Wade Redden in 1995 Chris Phillips in 1996 and Marian Hossa in 1997 all of whom would become solid NHL players and formed a strong core of players in years to come Alexei Yashin the team s first ever draft selection from 1992 emerged as one of the NHL s brightest young stars The team traded many of their better veteran players of the era including 1992 93 leading scorer Norm Maciver and fan favourites Mike Peluso and Bob Kudelski in an effort to stockpile prospects and draft picks 16 17 18 As the 1995 96 season began star centre Alexei Yashin refused to honour his contract and did not play In December after three straight last place finishes and a team which was ridiculed throughout the league fans began to grow restless waiting for the team s long term plan to yield results and arena attendance began to decline Rick Bowness was fired in late 1995 and was replaced by the Prince Edward Island Senators head coach Dave Allison Allison would fare no better than his predecessor and the team would stumble to a 2 22 3 record under him Sexton himself was fired and replaced by Pierre Gauthier the former assistant GM of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team 19 Before the end of January 1996 Gauthier had resolved the team s most pressing issues by settling star player Alexei Yashin s contract dispute and hiring the highly regarded Jacques Martin as head coach 20 While Ottawa finished last overall once again the season ended with renewed optimism due in part to the upgraded management and coaching and also to the emergence of an unheralded rookie from Sweden named Daniel Alfredsson who would win the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year in 1996 21 Jacques Martin era 1996 2004 edit nbsp During the 2001 NHL Entry Draft the Senators acquired Zdeno Chara in a multi player trade with the New York Islanders Martin would impose a strong defence first philosophy that led to the team qualifying for the playoffs every season that he coached but he was criticized for the team s lack of success in the playoffs notably losing four straight series against the provincial rival Toronto Maple Leafs 22 In 1996 97 his first season the club qualified for the playoffs in the last game of the season and nearly defeated the Buffalo Sabres in the first round In 1997 98 the club finished with their first winning record and upset the heavily favoured New Jersey Devils to win their first playoff series However they were ousted in the second round by the Sabres again 21 In 1998 99 the Senators jumped from fourteenth overall in the previous season to third with 103 points the first 100 point season in club history only to be swept in the first round by the Sabres In 1999 2000 despite the holdout of team captain Alexei Yashin Martin guided the team to the playoffs only to lose to the Maple Leafs in the first Battle of Ontario series 23 24 Yashin returned for 2000 01 and the team improved to win their division and place second in the Eastern Conference Yashin played poorly in another first round playoff loss 25 and on the day of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft he was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Zdeno Chara Bill Muckalt and the second overall selection in the draft which Ottawa used to select centre Jason Spezza 26 The 2001 02 Senators regular season points total dropped but in the playoffs they upset the Philadelphia Flyers for the franchise s second playoff series win The Sens would go on to push their second round series to seven games but they were ultimately once again defeated by the Maple Leafs Despite speculation that Martin would be fired it was GM Marshall Johnston who left retiring from the team 27 He was replaced by John Muckler the Senators first with previous management experience 28 Although the Senators were bankrupt they continued to play in the 2002 03 season after getting emergency financing 29 Despite the off ice problems Ottawa had an outstanding season placing first overall in the NHL to win the Presidents Trophy In the playoffs they came within one game of making it into the Stanley Cup Finals losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils 30 In 2003 04 Martin would guide the team to another good regular season but again would lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Maple Leafs leading to Martin s dismissal as management felt that a new coach was required for playoff success 31 Bankruptcy and sale to Eugene Melnyk edit In 2000 owner Bryden publicly appealed for tax relief from the Government of Canada for all Canadian NHL teams coping with a significant drop in the Canadian dollar His appeal was first met with a plan for tax relief but the tax relief program was cancelled 32 Bryden then announced the sale of the club outright to a limited partnership in 2002 for CA 186 million which would include creditors and Bryden himself 32 After its principal creditor Ogden Entertainment failed the Senators entered bankruptcy protection in January 2003 owing CA 160 million for the club and CA 210 million for the arena 33 The deal fell through in 2003 when American investor Nelson Peltz declined to get involved 34 In August 2003 pharmaceutical billionaire Eugene Melnyk purchased the club for a reported CA 130 million 35 36 Melnyk principal shareholder of Biovail Pharmaceuticals chose to finance half of the purchase price for the club and arena with debt Share values of Biovail were depressed and he did not want to sell them at the lower price 37 Bryan Murray era 2004 2016 edit After the playoff loss owner Melnyk promised that changes were coming and they came quickly In June 2004 Anaheim Ducks GM Bryan Murray of nearby Shawville became the head coach That summer the team also made substantial personnel changes trading long time players Patrick Lalime 38 and Radek Bonk 39 and signing free agent goaltender Dominik Hasek 40 The team would not be able to show its new line up for a year as the 2004 05 NHL lock out intervened and most players played in Europe or in the minors In a final change just before the 2005 06 season the team traded long time player Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley 41 nbsp Daniel Alfredsson played together with Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley forming the CASH line They led the Senators to their first Finals appearance The media predicted the Senators to be Stanley Cup contenders in 2005 06 as they had a strong core of players returning They played an up tempo style that fit the new rule changes and Hasek was expected to provide top notch goaltending 42 The team rushed out of the gate winning 19 of the first 22 games in the end winning 52 games and 113 points placing first in the conference and second overall The newly formed CASH line 43 of Alfredsson Spezza and newly acquired Dany Heatley established itself as one of the league s top offensive lines 44 Hasek played well until he was injured during the 2006 Winter Olympics 45 forcing the team to enter the playoffs with rookie netminder Ray Emery as their starter 46 Without Hasek the club bowed out in a second round loss to the Buffalo Sabres 47 In 2006 07 the Senators reached the Stanley Cup Finals after qualifying for the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons The Senators had a high turn over of personnel and the disappointment of 2006 to overcome and started the season poorly Trade rumours swirled around Daniel Alfredsson for most of the last months of 2006 The team lifted itself out of last place in the division to nearly catch the Buffalo Sabres by season s end placing fourth in the Eastern Conference The team finished with 105 points their fourth consecutive 100 point season and sixth in the last eight In the playoffs Ottawa continued its good play Led by the CASH line goaltender Ray Emery and the strong defence of Chris Phillips and Anton Volchenkov the club defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins the second ranked New Jersey Devils and the top ranked Sabres to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals 48 The 2006 07 Senators thus became the first Ottawa team to be in a Stanley Cup Finals since 1927 and the city was swept up in the excitement 49 Businesses along all of the main streets posted large hand drawn Go Sens Go signs residents put up large displays in front of their homes or decorated their cars 50 A large Ottawa Senators flag was draped on the City Hall along with a large video screen showing the games A six storey likeness of Daniel Alfredsson was hung on the Corel building 51 Rallies were held outside of City Hall car rallies of decorated cars paraded through town and a section of downtown dubbed the Sens Mile was closed off to traffic during and after games for fans to congregate 52 In the Final the Senators faced the Anaheim Ducks considered a favourite since the start of the season a team the Senators had last played in 2006 and a team known for its strong defence The Ducks won the first two games in Anaheim 3 2 and 1 0 Returning home the Senators won game three 5 3 but lost game four 3 2 The Ducks won game five 6 2 in Anaheim to clinch the series and their first Stanley Cup championship The Ducks had played outstanding defence shutting down the CASH line forcing Murray to split up the line The Ducks scored timely goals and Ducks goaltender Jean Sebastien Giguere out played Emery 53 In the off season after the Stanley Cup Finals Bryan Murray s contract was expiring At the same time general manager GM John Muckler had one season remaining and was expected to retire Murray who had previously been a GM for other NHL clubs was expected to take over the GM position although no public timetable was given Owner Melnyk decided to offer Muckler another position in the organization and give the GM position to Murray Muckler declined the offer and was relieved from his position 54 Melnyk publicly justified the move saying that he expected to lose Murray if his contract ran out 54 Murray then elevated John Paddock the assistant coach to head coach of the Senators 55 Under Paddock the team came out to a record start to the 2007 08 season However team play declined to a 500 level and the team was falling out of the playoffs Paddock was fired by Murray who took over coaching on an interim basis 56 The club managed to qualify for the playoffs by a tie breaker but was swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Pittsburgh Penguins In June the club bought out goaltender Ray Emery who had become notorious for off ice events in Ottawa and lateness to several team practices 57 nbsp Martin Gerber was a goaltender for the Senators from 2006 to 2009 For 2008 09 Murray hired Craig Hartsburg to coach the Senators Under Hartsburg s style the Senators struggled and played under 500 Uneven goaltending with Martin Gerber and Alex Auld meant the team played cautiously to protect the goaltender Murray s patience ran out in February 2009 with the team well out of playoff contention and Hartsburg was fired although he had two years left on his contract and the team also had Paddock under contract 58 Cory Clouston was elevated from the Binghamton coaching position 58 The team played above 500 under Clouston and rookie goaltender Brian Elliott who had been promoted from Binghamton Gerber was waived from the team at the trading deadline and the team traded for goaltender Pascal Leclaire although he would not play due to injury The team failed to make the playoffs for the first time in 12 seasons Auld would be traded in the off season to make room Clouston s coaching had caused a rift with top player Dany Heatley although unspecified personal issues were also noted by Heatley and after Clouston was given a contract to continue coaching Heatley made a trade demand and was traded just before the start of the 2009 10 season 59 In 2009 10 the Senators were a 500 team until going on a team record 11 game winning streak in January The streak propelled the team to the top of the Northeast Division standings and a top three placing for the playoffs The team could not hold off the Sabres for the division lead but qualified for the playoffs in the fifth position For the third season in four the Senators played off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round A highlight for the Senators was winning a triple overtime fifth game in Pittsburgh 60 but the team could not win a playoff game on home ice losing the series in six games 61 The Senators had a much poorer than expected 2010 11 campaign resulting in constant rumours of a shakeup right through until December The rumours were heightened in January after the team went on a lengthy losing streak January was a dismal month for the Senators winning only one game Media speculated on the imminent firing of Clouston Murray or both Owner Melynk cleared the air in an article in the January 22 2011 edition of the Ottawa Sun Melnyk stated that he would not fire either Clouston or Murray but that he had given up on this season and was in the process of developing a plan for the future 62 On Monday January 24 The Globe and Mail reported that the plan included hiring a new general manager before the June entry draft and that Murray would be retained as an advisor to the team A decision on whether to retain Clouston would be made by the new general manager The article by Roy MacGregor a long time reporter of the Ottawa Senators stated that former assistant coach Pierre McGuire had already been interviewed 63 Murray in a press conference that day stated that he wished to stay on as the team s general manager He also stated that Melnyk was allowing him to continue as the general manager without restraint Murray said that the players were now to be judged by their play until the February 28 trade deadline Murray would attempt to move a couple at least of the players for draft picks or prospects at that time if the Senators remained out of playoff contention 64 nbsp During the 2010 11 season the Senators acquired Craig Anderson after swapping goaltenders with the Colorado Avalanche True to his word Murray made a flurry of trades He started his overhaul with the trading of Mike Fisher to the Nashville Predators Fisher already had a home in Nashville with his wife Carrie Underwood The trading of Fisher a fan favourite in Ottawa led to a small anti Underwood backlash with the banning of her songs from the playlists of some local radio stations 65 Murray next traded veterans Chris Kelly 66 and Jarkko Ruutu 67 A swap of goaltenders was made with the Colorado Avalanche which brought Craig Anderson to Ottawa in exchange for Brian Elliott both goaltenders having sub par years 68 Next under achieving forward Alex Kovalev was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins 69 On trade deadline day Ottawa picked up goaltender Curtis McElhinney on waivers It traded Chris Campoli with a seventh round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for a second round pick and Ryan Potulny 70 Goaltender Anderson played very well down the stretch for Ottawa and the team quickly signed the soon to be unrestricted free agent to a four year contract 71 After media speculation on the future of Murray within the organization Murray was re signed as general manager on April 8 to a three year extension 72 On April 9 head coach Cory Clouston and assistants Greg Carvel and Brad Lauer were dismissed from their positions 73 Murray said that the decision was made based on the fact that the team entered the season believing it was a contender but finished with a 32 40 10 record 73 Former Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Paul MacLean was hired as Clouston s replacement on June 14 2011 74 As the 2011 12 season began many hockey writers and commentators were convinced that the Senators would finish at or near the bottom of the NHL standings 75 While rebuilding the Ottawa line up contained many rookies and inexperienced players The team struggled out of the gate losing five of their first six games before a reversal of fortunes saw them win six games in a row In December 2011 the team acquired forward Kyle Turris from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for highly regarded prospect David Rundblad and a draft pick 76 The team improved its play afterwards and moved into a playoff position before the All Star Game For the first time in Senators history the All Star Game was held in Ottawa and considered a great success Five Senators were voted in or named to the event including Daniel Alfredsson who was named the captain of one team 77 The team continued its playoff push after the break After starting goaltender Craig Anderson injured his hand in a kitchen accident at home the Senators called up Robin Lehner from Binghamton and acquired highly regarded goaltender Ben Bishop from the St Louis Blues 78 While Anderson recovered the team continued its solid play and finished as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference drawing a first round playoff matchup against the Conference champion New York Rangers Ultimately Ottawa lost the series in seven games 79 nbsp Paul MacLean was awarded the Jack Adams Award during the 2012 13 season He was the Senators head coach from 2011 to 2014 The next season Ottawa would be challenged to repeat the success they had in 2011 12 due to long term injuries to key players such as Erik Karlsson Jason Spezza Milan Michalek and Craig Anderson 80 Despite these injuries the Senators would finish seventh in the Eastern Conference and head coach Paul MacLean would go on to win the Jack Adams Award as the NHL s coach of the year 80 In a rivalry series Ottawa defeated the second seeded Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs in five games blowing out Montreal 6 1 in games three and five 81 This was the first Montreal Ottawa playoff series since Ottawa joined the league and the first between the cities teams since the original Senators played the Canadiens in 1927 82 The Senators could not repeat the upset losing to the top seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in five games in the second round 83 July 5 2013 would be a day of mixed emotions for the city and fans as long time captain Daniel Alfredsson signed a one year contract with the Detroit Red Wings leaving Ottawa after 17 seasons with the Senators and 14 as captain after a contract dispute 84 The signing shocked numerous fans across the city and many within the Senators organization 84 The day finished optimistically however as Murray acquired star forward Bobby Ryan from the Anaheim Ducks hoping Ryan could replace Alfredsson on the top line with Jason Spezza Murray would also sign free agent forward Clarke MacArthur to a two year contract that same day and bring back former defenceman Joe Corvo to a one year contract three days later on July 8 2013 85 For the 2013 14 season the league realigned and Ottawa was assigned to the new Atlantic Division along with the rest of the old Northeast Division and the Detroit Red Wings formerly of the Western Conference 86 The re alignment brought increased competition to qualify for the playoffs as there were now 16 teams in the Eastern Conference fighting for eight playoff spots The season began with a changing of leadership as on September 14 2013 the Ottawa Senators named Jason Spezza their eighth captain in franchise history 87 While new addition Clarke MacArthur had a career year Ryan and Spezza struggled to find chemistry and Ryan was moved to a line with MacArthur and Kyle Turris 88 Corvo lost his place in the line up and was waived 89 The team outside of a playoff position Murray bolstered the club with a trade for flashy right winger Ales Hemsky from the Edmonton Oilers 90 The club however was eliminated from playoff contention in the last week of the season finishing five points short 91 Further disappointment ensued as the team lost Hemsky to free agency and Spezza requested a trade out of Ottawa ending the era of the stars of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals team 92 Spezza agreed to be traded to the Dallas Stars and was sent with Ludwig Karlsson for Alex Chiasson Nick Paul Alex Guptill and a 2015 second round pick 93 nbsp Erik Karlsson was team captain through the 2014 15 to 2017 18 seasons At the beginning of the 2014 15 season Karlsson was named the franchise s ninth captain and the club signed Ryan to a seven year extension 94 Unhappy with an 11 11 5 record after 27 games the Senators fired head coach Paul MacLean and replaced him with assistant coach Dave Cameron 95 The change turned the season around for the Senators who won 32 of their last 55 games Goaltender Andrew Hammond aka The Hamburglar would compile a record of 20 1 2 a goals against average of 1 79 and a save percentage of 941 to get the team back into playoff position 96 97 The Senators became the first team in modern NHL history to overcome a 14 point deficit at any juncture of the season to qualify for the playoffs 98 However the Senators lost to the Canadiens in six games in the first round of the playoffs 99 During the 2014 15 season it was announced that Murray had cancer Taking regular treatment Murray chose to stay on as GM through the 2015 16 season Despite posting the best record of any Canadian team in the league the Senators failed to make the playoffs in what was considered a disappointing season all seven Canadian teams missed the playoffs Murray made one blockbuster nine player trade that brought Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf to the Senators before the trade deadline 100 The Senators were outside of a playoff position at the time of the deal and played well until the end of the season but fell just short placing fifth in the division 101 Pierre Dorion era 2016 2023 edit On April 10 2016 the day after the final game of the 2015 16 season Murray announced his resignation as general manager and that he would continue in an advisory role with the club Assistant general manager Pierre Dorion was promoted to the general manager position 102 On April 12 2016 the Senators fired head coach Dave Cameron 103 On May 8 2016 the Senators hired former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher as their new head coach 104 On the following day Marc Crawford was announced as associate coach 105 On June 13 2016 the Senators hired Daniel Alfredsson as the senior advisor of hockey operations 106 In June 2016 the Senators hired Rob Cookson as an assistant coach who had worked with both Boucher and Crawford in Switzerland and Pierre Groulx as a goaltending coach 107 The Senators finished second in the Atlantic Division during the 2016 17 season They faced the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs winning that series in six games In the second round they defeated the New York Rangers in six games During the second game of that series Jean Gabriel Pageau scored four goals including the game winning goal in double overtime The Senators would come within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals but lost in double overtime of the seventh game of their Eastern Conference Final series against the Pittsburgh Penguins who went on to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup 108 109 Following their appearance in the Eastern Conference Final the previous season the Senators lost defenceman Marc Methot to the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft On November 5 2017 the Senators conducted a blockbuster trade with the Colorado Avalanche bringing in star forward Matt Duchene from the Avalanche in exchange for Kyle Turris Shane Bowers Andrew Hammond a conditional first round pick in 2018 or 2019 and a third round pick in 2019 Following the trade however the Senators season began to fall apart with a disastrous November road trip 110 A season highlight was hosting the NHL 100 Classic game outdoors at the TD Place Stadium football field versus the Montreal Canadiens The game marked the centennial of the first Montreal Ottawa game in the NHL The Senators won the game 3 0 but the festival atmosphere was somewhat marred by owner Melnyk s controversial comments to the press about attendance levels and selling or moving the team 110 Out of the playoff picture the Senators chose to trade away veteran players Forward Derick Brassard and defenceman Dion Phaneuf were dealt at the trade deadline to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings respectively The Senators finished the year second to last in the league with a 28 43 11 record and 67 points their fourth worst season since entering the league 111 112 During the 2018 off season the Senators began what would end up being a complete rebuild They traded forward Mike Hoffman to the San Jose Sharks who later that day flipped him to the Florida Panthers The Senators ended up with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft due to their poor record Under the Matt Duchene trade conditions they either had to give up the pick to the Avalanche or wait a year and surrender their 2019 first round pick instead The Senators elected to keep the pick and selected forward Brady Tkachuk fourth overall Just before the regular season started the Senators traded their captain Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks for a large package of players and draft picks 113 114 After a miserable start to the 2018 19 season the Senators were unable to re sign star forwards Matt Duchene Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel before the trade deadline In an attempt to create optimism owner Melnyk famously stated The Senators will be all in again for a five year run of unparalleled success where the team will plan to spend close to the NHL s salary cap every year from 2021 to 2025 The Senators current rebuild is a blueprint on how to bring the Stanley Cup home to its rightful place in Ottawa 115 All three players were subsequently traded before the 2019 trade deadline Duchene and Dzingel were traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for draft picks prospects and Anthony Duclair In contrast fan favourite Mark Stone was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for prospect Erik Brannstrom and a second round pick 116 Just days after trading away the team s three leading scorers it was announced that the plans for a new downtown arena on the open land at Lebreton Flats had fallen through The Ottawa Citizen called it one of the gloomiest weeks in the history of the Ottawa Senators 117 The 2018 19 season saw the team finish last in the NHL without their own first round draft pick This marked the first time since 1995 96 that the Senators missed back to back playoff appearances 118 Prior to the 2019 20 season D J Smith was hired as the new head coach while the organization shifted its focus to developing its young players The season was ultimately cut short due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the Senators finished second last in the NHL with 62 points in 71 games In contrast Ottawa s farm team the Belleville Senators put together a very impressive albeit shortened season led by Ottawa s top prospects which included Josh Norris Drake Batherson Alex Formenton and Erik Brannstrom among others 119 Meanwhile the San Jose Sharks suffered an unexpected collapse that year which significantly benefited the Senators who had acquired their first round draft pick in the Erik Karlsson trade 120 Ottawa found themselves with the third and fifth picks in the 2020 NHL draft and used them to select highly touted prospects Tim Stuetzle and Jake Sanderson 121 The Senators would miss the playoffs again for the 2020 21 season a season overshadowed by the COVID 19 pandemic The young team played an all Canadian shortened season during which they had a poor record to start the season but finished the season with a strong stretch of play inspiring some optimism for the future 122 The Senators again traded away veterans at the trade deadline for draft picks 123 Before the 2021 22 season general manager Pierre Dorion s contract was extended until 2025 He proceeded to declare The rebuild is done Now we re stepping into another zone His claims however did not materialize as the Senators got off to a slow start and were quickly out of the playoff picture 124 On October 17 2021 Brady Tkachuk signed a seven year deal after a dramatic contract holdout 125 Just under three weeks later he was named the 10th captain in franchise history at just 22 years of age Tkachuk was at the time the franchise s youngest ever captain 126 Ahead of the 2022 23 season the team was aggressive in their efforts to exit their rebuild drastically retooling the team through the acquisitions of forwards Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux and goaltender Cam Talbot 127 128 129 In addition the team signed Josh Norris and Tim Stuetzle to eight year contract extensions 130 At the end of the season the Senators missed the playoffs by six points 131 Before the 2023 24 season DeBrincat notified the Senators he would not re sign long term with the club and was traded to Detroit Talbot was not re signed Instead the Senators signed free agents goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and forward Vladimir Tarasenko At the start of the 2023 24 season the NHL levied the forfeiture of a first round pick due to negligence on the part of the Senators involving the trade of Evgeni Dadonov Dorion resigned as general manager upon being asked to step down by owner Michael Andlauer 132 Death of owner Eugene Melnyk and sale edit Owner Eugene Melnyk died in March 2022 due to an unspecified illness 133 In statements in recent years Melnyk had said that he planned to leave the team to his two daughters Olivia and Anna when he had been asked if he intended to sell the team However there had been speculation about ownership changes 134 The team added an EM patch on the jersey for the rest of the season 135 In November 2022 the team engaged a New York City investment banker to facilitate a sale of the team 136 The Senators confirmed the planned sale in a press release on November 5 with a condition of sale being that the team remain in Ottawa 137 On June 13 2023 the Senators announced that a purchase agreement had been signed with a group of investors headed by Michael Andlauer a Toronto businessman and part owner of the Montreal Canadiens 138 Andlauer became majority owner along with his partners Eugene Melnyk s daughters and a group of Canadian businessmen on September 21 2023 139 Home rinks editOttawa Civic Centre edit Further information TD Place Arena The Senators first home arena was the Ottawa Civic Centre now TD Place Arena located on Bank Street in Ottawa where they played from the 1992 93 season to January of the 1995 96 season The arena used by the junior Ottawa 67 s was renovated for the Senators including adding press boxes and luxury boxes They played their first home game on October 8 1992 against the Montreal Canadiens with much pre game spectacle The Senators would defeat the Canadiens 5 3 11 Their last game in the arena was on December 31 1995 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning 140 141 Canadian Tire Centre edit Further information Canadian Tire Centre As part of its bid to land an NHL franchise for Ottawa Terrace Corporation unveiled the original proposal for the arena development at a press conference in September 1989 The proposal included a hotel and 20 500 seat arena named The Palladium on 100 acres 0 40 km2 surrounded by a 500 acre 2 0 km2 mini city named West Terrace The site itself 600 acres 2 4 km2 of farmland on the western border of Kanata had been acquired in May 1987 from farmer Cyril Bennett for CA 1 million 142 and flipped to Terrace for CA 2 6 million in 1989 143 Rezoning approval was granted by the Ontario Municipal Board on August 28 1991 with conditions 144 The conditions imposed by the board included scaling down the arena to 18 500 seats a moratorium on development outside the initial 100 acre 0 40 km2 arena site and that the cost of the highway interchange with Highway 417 be paid by Terrace 144 A two year period was spent seeking financing for the site and interchange by Terrace Corporation The corporation received a CA 6 million grant from the Government of Canada but needed to borrow to pay for the rest of the costs of construction A ground breaking ceremony was held in June 1992 but construction did not start until July 7 1994 Actual construction took 18 months finishing in January 1996 145 nbsp The Senators moved to Canadian Tire Centre in 1996 The arena is their second and current home arena The Palladium opened on January 15 1996 with a concert by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams 146 The Senators played their first game in their new arena two days later falling 3 0 to the Montreal Canadiens On February 17 1996 the name Palladium was changed to Corel Centre when Corel Corporation an Ottawa software company signed a twenty year deal for the naming rights 147 148 When mortgage holder Covanta Energy the former Ogden Entertainment went into receivership in 2001 Terrace was expected to pay off its debt to Covanta in full The ownership could not refinance the arena eventually leading Terrace itself to declare bankruptcy in 2002 29 On August 26 2003 billionaire businessman Eugene Melnyk finalized the purchase of the Senators and the arena 149 The arena and club became solely owned by Melnyk through a new company Capital Sports amp Entertainment 150 In 2004 the ownership applied to expand its seating and the City of Ottawa amended its by laws for the venue increasing its seating capacity in 2005 to 19 153 and total attendance capacity to 20 500 including standing room 149 151 On January 19 2006 the arena became known as Scotiabank Place after Melnyk reached a new 15 year naming agreement with Canadian bank Scotiabank on January 11 2006 ending the 20 year contract with Corel 152 153 Scotiabank had been an advertising partner with the club for several years and a financial partner with owner Melnyk and signed a CA 20 million over 15 years deal a slight increase over Corel s contract 154 While Corel was no longer the arena name sponsor it continued as an advertising sponsor 154 In 2011 in time for the Senators hosting the NHL All Star Game the team installed a new video scoreboard known as the Bell HD screen made by Panasonic 155 The new scoreboard increased the video display from 700 square feet 65 m2 to 2 170 square feet 202 m2 and added LED rings 155 On June 18 2013 the Senators and Scotiabank ended the seven year naming rights deal The Ottawa Senators announced a marketing agreement with the Canadian Tire retail store chain and as a result the arena was renamed Canadian Tire Centre on July 1 2013 156 Downtown arena proposal edit See also LeBreton Flats In 2015 the National Capital Commission NCC put out a request for proposals to redevelop the LeBreton Flats area in downtown Ottawa a longtime vacant former industrial area In 2016 the NCC settled on the proposal presented by Senators owner Eugene Melnyk and the RendezVous LeBreton Group partnership with Trinity Developments 157 The proposal included housing units park space a recreation facility a library and a new arena for the Ottawa Senators 158 The plan to build a new arena downtown came apart in late 2018 after it was revealed that the Senators were suing Trinity for CA 700 million in damages Trinity was developing a site adjacent to the LeBreton Flats site and the Senators felt this was inappropriate competition Trinity responded with a CA 1 billion lawsuit accusing the Senators of being unwilling to contribute any money to the project The NCC announced the cancellation of the partnership s bid to develop the site but gave the sides an extension when the two parties agreed to mediation On February 27 2019 it was announced that mediation between the parties had failed to come to an agreement and that the NCC would explore other options for the site s redevelopment 159 160 The NCC resumed the process to redevelop the overall site reserving the site of the arena and asking for preliminary bids on the arena site separately After a February 2022 deadline to submit bids the NCC announced that it had received several bids for the site 161 Local media speculated that the Senators were actively pursuing a bid authorized by Melnyk shortly before his death 162 On June 23 2022 the NCC announced that the Senators proposal had been chosen for the site with a lease agreement expected to be put in place by autumn of 2023 163 In related business the outstanding lawsuits around the previous LeBreton bid were settled out of court in December 2022 164 Practice facility edit The Senators practice facility is known as the Bell Sensplex a CA 25 6 million joint venture with the City of Ottawa Located southeast of the Canadian Tire Centre the facility has three NHL sized rinks an Olympics size rink and a fieldhouse that opened in 2004 165 It is used for Senators practices minor hockey and it is also the home of the annual minor hockey league Bell Capital Cup tournament 166 Team identity editThe Senators organization is located in a bilingual marketplace and operates in both English and French 167 The City of Ottawa provides services in English and French 168 169 170 and the Ottawa Gatineau census metropolitan area contains a mix of anglophones and francophones 171 Longstanding Senators policy calls for providing services and marketing in both English and French to its bilingual fanbase A bilingual version of the Canadian anthem is sung before home games and all announcements are in both languages It has been estimated that 40 percent of season ticket holders are francophone 172 Senators games are broadcast on both the English language TSN and the French language RDS networks in a long standing agreement with Bell Media 173 Logo and jersey design edit The team colours are black red and white with gold trim 174 Except for the gold the colours match the colours of the original Senators The team s home jersey is black with red trim while the away jersey is white with black and red trim The club s logo is the head of a Roman general a member of the Senate of the Roman Republic in a gold semi circle 175 The original logo unveiled on May 23 1991 described the general as a centurion figure strong and prominent according to its designer Tony Milchard 175 From 1992 to 1995 the Senators primary road jerseys were black with red stripes The numbers were red for the first season but switched to white afterward White stripes were added to the uniform in 1995 The white uniforms worn on home games until 2003 and on road games until 2007 featured black sleeves tail stripes with red accents and black lettering 176 In 1997 the Senators unveiled a red third jersey It featured the first iteration of the forward facing centurion logo designed by Kevin Caradonna head of the team s graphic design department who also designed the mascot Spartacat 177 The jersey became the team s primary dark jersey starting in 1999 From 2000 to 2007 the Senators also wore a black alternate jersey with gold red and white accents 176 nbsp The Senators primary logo from 2007 08 until 2019 20 A new jersey design was unveiled on August 22 2007 in conjunction with the league wide adoption of the Rbk EDGE jerseys by Reebok for the 2007 08 season 178 The jersey incorporates the original Senators O logo as a shoulder patch At the same time the team updated its logos and switched its usage The primary logo which according to team owner Eugene Melnyk represents strength and determination is an update of the old secondary logo 179 Before the 2008 09 season the Senators unveiled a new black third jersey featuring the shortened SENS moniker in front The centurion logo adorns the shoulders and the striping was inspired by the team s original black jerseys 176 In 2011 the Senators introduced a throwback inspired third jersey design Predominantly black the jersey incorporated horizontal striping intended to be reminiscent of the original Senators barber pole designs Shield type patches were added to the shoulders The design of the shield type patches was meant to be similar to the shield patches that the original Senators added to their jerseys after each Stanley Cup championship win The patches spell the team name one in English and one in French The design was a collaborative effort between the Senators and a fan in Gatineau Quebec who had been circulating a version of it on the internet since 2009 180 The black third jerseys served as the basis of the Senators 2014 Heritage Classic jerseys which used cream as the base colour 176 In 2017 the Senators jerseys received a slight makeover when Adidas replaced Reebok as the NHL s uniform provider The number font was changed to match those of their recent third jerseys which were retired after the 2016 17 season Before the 2018 19 season the Senators brought back the red jerseys worn during the NHL 100 Classic as a third jersey The design featured a silver O in front with black trim amid horizontal black silver and white stripes 176 In 2020 the Senators reintroduced its 1997 2007 logo with the jersey set used from 1992 to 1995 181 The updated logo uses a gold outline as opposed to red The new uniforms while largely resembling the originals from the 1990s retained the lettering font used since the Adidas takeover In contrast the white uniforms retained only the black and red stripes along the upper arm sleeves Both the home and away uniforms include a red band across the very bottom of the jerseys 182 183 In addition the Senators unveiled a Reverse Retro alternate uniform the design was of the original 1992 93 uniform but with red as the base colour 184 In the 2022 23 season the Senators wore Reverse Retro uniforms based on the alternates they wore from 1997 to 2007 but with the current 2 D logo in front black as the base colour and less white elements 185 Arena entertainment edit nbsp Spartacat is the official mascot for the Ottawa Senators At many home games the fans are entertained both outside and inside the Canadian Tire Centre with myriad entertainers live music DJs giveaways and promotions The live music includes the traditional Scottish music of the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band of Ottawa along with highland dancers 186 Before and during games entertainment is hosted by Spartacat the official mascot of the Senators an anthropomorphic lion He made his debut on the Senators opening night October 8 1992 187 During intermissions the entertainment varies with on ice contests youth games t shirt giveaways live bands and DJs At each game a selected fan rides one of the on ice resurfacers Zambonis After each Senators goal the team sounds an Airchime M3H horn from a retired VIA Rail train The team initially used it in the Civic Centre 188 At each game the Senators spotlight a Canadian veteran soldier Like other NHL arenas in Canada O Canada is sung before the opening faceoff along with The Star Spangled Banner if an American team is visiting O Canada is sung in both English and French with the first half of the first stanza and chorus sung in English and the second half of the first stanza sung in French 189 From 1994 until 2016 the national anthems were sung by former Ontario Provincial Police Constable Lyndon Slewidge 190 191 Currently the team has no regular singer alternating with various singers During O Canada a large Canadian flag is unfurled and passed from fan to fan in the lower bowl section The Senators have their own theme song titled Trumpeters Cry which is played as the team comes on the ice and is also used in Sens TV web videos 192 The song was written by Ottawa singer songwriter Andres del Castillo who was formerly of the band Eight Seconds 193 The song is available in MP3 format at the nhl com website 194 A 10 hour version is available on YouTube 193 Attendance revenue and ownership edit On April 18 2008 the club announced its final attendance figures for 2007 08 The club had 40 sell outs out of 41 home dates a total attendance of 812 665 during the regular season placing the club third in attendance in the NHL 195 The number of sell outs and the total attendance were both club records The previous attendance records were set during the 2005 06 with a season total of 798 453 and 33 sell outs 196 In the 2006 07 regular season total attendance was 794 271 with 31 sell outs out of 41 home dates or an average attendance of 19 372 In the 2007 playoffs the Senators played nine games with nine sell outs and an attendance of 181 272 for an average of 20 141 the highest in team history 196 Until recent seasons the club was regularly represented in the top half in attendance in the NHL 197 In 2018 19 the Senators average attendance was 14 553 27th in the league 198 Attendance dropped further in the 2019 20 season dropping to an average of 12 618 the lowest in the league 199 In 2022 Forbes magazine valued the Senators at US 800 million 200 Forbes estimated the debt value ratio at 25 and that the team earned US 47 million in 2020 21 on revenue of US 157 million 201 The team is now owned by Michael Andlauer who is the majority owner along with his partners Eugene Melnyk s daughters and a group of Canadian businessmen 139 It was previously owned by Eugene Melynk who bought the team and arena out of bankruptcy in 2003 for US 92 million 202 Before Melnyk s ownership the Senators were owned by founder Terrace Investments majority owned by Rod Bryden until it declared bankruptcy in 2002 15 29 Terrace Investments initially won the bid for an NHL franchise in 1990 6 Sens Army edit nbsp Sens Mile on Elgin Street during the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs The fans of the Senators are known as the Sens Army 203 Like most hockey fanatics they are known to dress up for games some in Roman legionary clothing For the 2006 2007 playoff run more fans than ever before would wear red Fan activities included Red Rallies of decorated cars fan rallies at Ottawa City Hall Plaza and the Sens Mile along Elgin Street where fans would congregate 204 Sens Mile edit Much like the Red Mile in Calgary during the Flames 2004 cup run and the Copper Kilometre in Edmonton during the Edmonton Oilers 2006 cup run Ottawa Senators fans took to the streets to celebrate their team s success during the 2007 playoffs The idea to have a Sens Mile on downtown Elgin Street a street with numerous restaurants and pubs began as a grassroots campaign on Facebook by Ottawa residents before game four of the Ottawa Buffalo Eastern Conference Finals series 205 After the game five win Ottawa residents closed the street to traffic for a spontaneous celebration 206 The City of Ottawa then closed Elgin Street for each game of the Final 207 Broadcasting editOttawa Senators games are broadcast locally in both the English and French languages As of the 2014 15 season regional television rights to the Senators regular season games not broadcast nationally by Sportsnet TVA Sports or Hockey Night in Canada are owned by Bell Media under a 12 year contract with games airing in English on TSN5 and in French on RDS Regional broadcasts are available within the team s designated region shared with the Montreal Canadiens which includes the Ottawa River valley Eastern Ontario portions are shared with the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Quebec the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland and Labrador 208 209 210 nbsp The Ottawa Senators broadcast area in blue and green On radio all home and away games are broadcast on a five station network stretching across Eastern Ontario including one American station WQTK in Ogdensburg New York 211 The flagship radio station is CFGO in Ottawa 211 Radio broadcasts on CFGO began in 1997 98 the contract has since been extended through the 2025 2026 as part of Bell Media s rights deal with the team 209 212 The Senators are broadcast on radio in French through Intersport Production and CJFO FM in Ottawa 213 Nicolas St Pierre provides play by play with Alain Sanscartier as colour commentator 214 Sportsnet East held English regional rights to the Sens before the 2014 15 season In April 2014 Dean Brown who had called play by play for Senators games since the team s inception stated that it was extremely unlikely that he would move to TSN and continue his role He noted that the network already had four commentators among its personalities including Gord Miller Chris Cuthbert Rod Black and Paul Romanuk who was however picked up by Rogers for its national NHL coverage in June 2014 who were likely candidates to serve as the new voices of the Senators 215 216 Brown ultimately moved to the Senators radio broadcasts alongside Gord Wilson 217 Both Miller and Cuthbert along with Ray Ferraro and Jamie McLennan became the Senators TV voices on TSN from 2014 to 2020 After Cuthbert joined Sportsnet in 2020 former Canucks radio voice Jon Abbott took over as the secondary play by play commentator in games where Miller is assigned to call the Maple Leafs Mike Johnson who concurrently works colour commentary for the Canadiens and Maple Leafs on TSN replaced Ferraro as an alternate to McLennan 218 During the 2006 07 and 2007 08 seasons several games were only available in video on pay per view or at local movie theatres in the Ottawa area 219 The Sens TV service was suspended indefinitely as of September 24 2008 220 In 2010 Sportsnet launched a secondary channel for selected Senators games as part of its Sportsnet One service 221 Selected broadcasts of Senators games in the French language were broadcast by RDS and TVA Sports On the RDS network Felix Seguin and former Senators goaltender Patrick Lalime 222 were the announcers from the 2011 12 season to the 2013 14 season and Michel Y Lacroix and Norman Flynn starting in the 2014 15 season The TVA Sports broadcast team consisted of Michel Langevin Yvon Pedneault and Enrico Ciccone 223 Players and personnel editCurrent roster edit viewtalkedit Updated April 22 2024 224 225 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace 19 nbsp Drake Batherson RW R 26 2017 Fort Wayne Indiana 24 nbsp Jacob Bernard Docker D R 23 2018 Canmore Alberta 26 nbsp Erik Brannstrom D L 24 2019 Eksjo Sweden 72 nbsp Thomas Chabot A D L 27 2015 Sainte Marie Quebec 6 nbsp Jakob Chychrun D L 26 2023 Boca Raton Florida 31 nbsp Anton Forsberg G L 31 2021 Harnosand Sweden 28 nbsp Claude Giroux A RW R 36 2022 Hearst Ontario 71 nbsp Ridly Greig C L 21 2020 Calgary Alberta 23 nbsp Travis Hamonic D R 33 2022 St Malo Manitoba 21 nbsp Mathieu Joseph RW L 27 2022 Laval Quebec 12 nbsp Mark Kastelic C R 25 2019 Phoenix Arizona 14 nbsp Boris Katchouk LW L 25 2024 Vancouver British Columbia 27 nbsp Parker Kelly C L 25 2021 Camrose Alberta 70 nbsp Joonas Korpisalo G L 30 2023 Pori Finland 81 nbsp Dominik Kubalik LW L 28 2023 Plzen Czech Republic 17 nbsp Zack MacEwen RW R 27 2023 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island 9 nbsp Josh Norris nbsp C L 25 2018 Oxford Michigan 57 nbsp Shane Pinto C R 23 2019 Franklin Square New York 85 nbsp Jake Sanderson D L 21 2020 Whitefish Montana 18 nbsp Tim Stutzle C LW L 22 2020 Viersen Germany 7 nbsp Brady Tkachuk C LW L 24 2018 Scottsdale Arizona 2 nbsp Artyom Zub D R 28 2020 Khabarovsk Russia Team captains edit Laurie Boschman 1992 1993 Mark Lamb and Brad Shaw 1993 1994 co captains Gord Dineen 1994 Randy Cunneyworth 1995 1998 Alexei Yashin 1998 1999 Daniel Alfredsson 1999 2013 Jason Spezza 2013 2014 Erik Karlsson 2014 2018 Brady Tkachuk 2021 present Head coaches edit Main article List of Ottawa Senators head coaches Rick Bowness 226 1992 1996 Dave Allison 227 1996 Jacques Martin 228 1996 2004 Roger Neilson 229 2002 Bryan Murray 230 2005 2008 John Paddock 231 2007 2008 Craig Hartsburg 232 2008 2009 Cory Clouston 233 2009 2011 Paul MacLean 234 2011 2014 Dave Cameron 235 2014 2016 Guy Boucher 236 2016 2019 Marc Crawford 237 2019 D J Smith 238 2019 2023 Jacques Martin 228 2023 2024 Travis Green 239 2024 present General managers edit Main article List of Ottawa Senators general managers nbsp Bryan Murray was the seventh and longest serving general manager in franchise history He held the position from 2007 to 2016 Mel Bridgman 1991 1993 Randy Sexton 1993 1995 Pierre Gauthier 1995 1998 Rick Dudley 1998 1999 Marshall Johnston 1999 2002 John Muckler 2002 2007 Bryan Murray 2007 2016 Pierre Dorion 2016 2023 Steve Staios 2023 present Source Ottawa Senators 2009 10 Media Guide p 206 Honoured members edit Hall of Fame edit Roger Neilson Senators assistant coach and head coach 2001 2003 was inducted as a Builder on November 4 2002 for his career in coaching Dominik Hasek Senators goaltender 2005 2006 was inducted in 2014 for his career as a goaltender Marian Hossa Senators winger 1998 2004 was inducted in 2020 ceremony held in 2021 for his career as a forward 240 Daniel Alfredsson Senators winger 1995 2013 was inducted in 2022 for his career as a forward 241 242 Tom Barrasso Senators goaltender 2000 was inducted in 2023 for his career as a goaltender Retired numbers edit The Senators have retired the numbers of four players The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky s No 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All Star Game 243 Ottawa Senators retired numbers No Player Position Career Date of retirement 4 Chris Phillips D 1997 2015 February 18 2020 8 Frank Finnigan RW 1923 19311932 1934 October 8 1992 A 11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 1995 2013 December 29 2016 244 25 Chris Neil RW 2001 2017 February 17 2023 245 Finnigan was honoured for his play from 1923 through 1934 for the original Ottawa Senators playing right wing 1923 1931 and 1932 1934 He was the last surviving Senator from the Stanley Cup winners of 1927 and participated in the Bring Back the Senators campaign Ring of Honour edit Bryan Murray Senators head coach 2005 2008 and general manager 2007 2016 246 Wade Redden Senators defenceman 1996 2008 and alternate captain 1999 2008 247 Donald Chow Senators physician 1992 present and head physician 2002 2017 248 All time players edit Further information List of Ottawa Senators playersTeam record editSeason by season record edit This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Senators For the full season by season history see List of Ottawa Senators seasonsNote GP Games Played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime Losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against PIM Penalties in minutes Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs 2019 20 71 25 34 12 62 191 243 7th Atlantic Did not qualify 2020 21 56 23 28 5 51 157 190 6th North Did not qualify 2021 22 82 33 42 7 73 227 266 7th Atlantic Did not qualify 2022 23 82 39 35 8 86 261 271 6th Atlantic Did not qualify 2023 24 82 37 41 4 78 255 281 7th Atlantic Did not qualify Team scoring leaders edit These are the top 10 regular season point scorers in franchise history 249 Figures are updated after each NHL regular season is completed Note Pos Position GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points P G Points per game average nbsp Recording 687 points playing with the Senators Jason Spezza is the franchise s second highest all time points leader current Senators player Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P G Daniel Alfredsson RW 1 178 426 682 1 108 0 94 Jason Spezza C 686 251 436 687 1 00 Erik Karlsson D 627 126 392 518 0 83 Alexei Yashin C 504 218 273 491 0 97 Wade Redden D 838 101 309 410 0 49 Radek Bonk C 689 152 247 399 0 58 Marian Hossa RW 467 188 202 390 0 84 Dany Heatley LW 317 180 182 362 1 14 Brady Tkachuk LW 440 162 187 349 0 79 Mike Fisher C 675 167 181 348 0 52 Goals Player Pos G Daniel Alfredsson RW 426 Jason Spezza C 251 Alexei Yashin C 218 Marian Hossa RW 188 Dany Heatley LW 180 Mike Fisher C 167 Brady Tkachuk LW 162 Radek Bonk C 152 Shawn McEachern LW 142 Erik Karlsson D 126 Assists Player Pos A Daniel Alfredsson RW 682 Jason Spezza C 436 Erik Karlsson D 392 Wade Redden D 309 Alexei Yashin C 273 Radek Bonk C 247 Chris Phillips D 217 Marian Hossa RW 202 Thomas Chabot D 197 Mark Stone RW 188 Source Ottawa Senators Media Guide 250 251 NHL awards and trophies edit Main article List of Ottawa Senators award winners Prince of Wales Trophy 252 2006 07 Presidents Trophy 253 2002 03 Calder Memorial Trophy 254 Daniel Alfredsson 1995 96 NHL Plus Minus Award 255 Wade Redden 2005 06 shared with Michal Rozsival of the New York Rangers Jack Adams Award 256 Jacques Martin 1998 99 Paul MacLean 2012 13 James Norris Memorial Trophy 257 Erik Karlsson 2011 12 2014 15King Clancy Memorial Trophy 258 Daniel Alfredsson 2011 12 Mark Messier Leadership Award 259 Daniel Alfredsson 2012 13 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Craig Anderson 2016 17 Bobby Ryan 2019 20 NHL All Rookie Team Daniel Alfredsson 1995 96 260 Sami Salo 1998 99 261 Marian Hossa 1998 99 262 Martin Havlat 2000 01 263 Andrej Meszaros 2005 06 264 Mark Stone 2014 15 Brady Tkachuk 2018 19 Josh Norris 2020 21 Jake Sanderson 2022 23NHL first All Star team Zdeno Chara 2003 04 Dany Heatley 2006 07 265 Erik Karlsson 2011 12 266 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 NHL second All Star team Alexei Yashin 1998 99 267 Dany Heatley 2005 06 265 Daniel Alfredsson 2005 06 260 Zdeno Chara 2005 06 260 Team records edit Main article List of Ottawa Senators records nbsp Dany Heatley holds the franchise record for most goals in a season scoring 50 goals in the 2005 06 and 2006 07 seasons Most goals in a season Dany Heatley 50 2005 06 2006 07 Most goals in a season defenceman Erik Karlsson 21 2014 15 Most assists in a season Jason Spezza 71 2005 06 Most assists in a season defenceman Erik Karlsson 66 2015 16 Most points in a season Dany Heatley 105 2006 07 Most points in a season defenceman Erik Karlsson 82 2015 16 Most points in a season rookie Alexei Yashin 79 1993 94 Most penalty minutes in a season Mike Peluso 318 1992 93 Highest rating in a season Daniel Alfredsson 42 2006 07 Most games played Chris Phillips 1 179 up to 2022 23 season Most playoff games played Daniel Alfredsson 121 1997 2013 Most goaltender wins in a season Patrick Lalime 39 2002 2003 Most shutouts in a season Patrick Lalime 8 2002 03 Lowest GAA in a season Craig Anderson 1 69 2012 13 Best save percentage in a season Craig Anderson 941 2012 13 Source Ottawa Senators 268 See also editBell Sensplex List of Ottawa Senators draft picks List of NHL players List of NHL seasons List of ice hockey teams in Ontario Lyndon SlewidgeNotes editFootnotes edit NHL Media Guide 2010 The original Senators organization also known as the Ottawa Hockey Club won the Stanley Cup eleven times not the current franchise founded in 1992 Neither the NHL nor the Senators claim that the current Senators are a continuation of the original organization or franchise The awards statistics and championships of both eras are kept separate and the NHL franchise founding date of the current Senators is in 1992 French Club de hockey Les Senateurs d Ottawa 3 Citations edit Sens 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