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The 'Ottawa Senators' () are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Franchise history
''See also: Ottawa Senators (original)''
Bring back the Senators
In the late 1980s, the NHL announced its plans to expand. Local commercial real estate developer Bruce Firestone came up with the idea to bring NHL hockey back to Ottawa, as the center-piece of a development project for his firm Terrace Investments. At the time, Mr. Firestone was Terrace president & CEO, current Senators COO Cyril Leeder was president, and current Bell Sensplex Executive Director Randy Sexton was vice president. According to Mr. Firestone,[1] he told the group after a game of shinny at the Lions Arena in Westboro, in March 1988. Leeder thought the idea was "ridiculous."[2]
The plan was to build a mini-city (named 'West Terrace') of 9,000 in a 600 acre site, around a $100 million area on 98 acres of the land. This would drive up the price of the surrounding lands and Terrace's net worth would jump from $100 million to $400 million by 1997.[2]
The Campaign
In June 1989, the group announced their intentions to acquire an NHL franchise and to build a $55 million, 22,500 seat arena in Kanata, then a suburb of Ottawa and now part of the city. 18,000 fans sent in $25 pledges toward season-tickets. The theme song for the franchise drive was Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down". The group employed the last surviving Ottawa Senator to win a Stanley Cup, Frank Finnigan, as its public face, and intended for Mr. Finnigan to drop the first puck if they emerged victorious.
Mr. Firestone obtained permission from original-era / Senior Senators club owner Tommy Gorman's descendants to use the old Senators name[4] and Joe Gorman, son of Tommy, participated in the campaign to win the franchise.
The Senators' bid had been considered something of a long-shot. Here are a couple of quotes at the time:
★ Jim Durrell, mayor of Ottawa at the time, but he would later join the Sens' front office: "It's not that the area isn't a big enough market to support a professional hockey team, it's just that we're not going to get it."[5],
★ Alan Eagleson: "Bruce Firestone is nuts and local fans are being led through the petunia patch if Bruce Firestone thinks he can land an NHL expansion franchise for Ottawa this century, well into the next or ever"[6]
At the league meetings the NHL executives were reportedly impressed by the Ottawa presentation, but apparently more impressed at the fact that the group was one of the few willing to pay the $50 million franchise fee without reservations.[7] On December 6, 1990, the new Senators group was approved to purchase one of the two franchises (along with the Tampa Bay Lightning) to start play in the 1992-93 season.
Reinstatement
A certificate was issued (and presented publicly at the first game) by the NHL president Gil Stein to the owners of the new Ottawa club, proclaiming reinstatement to the league. If so, the Senators are the only failed NHL franchise to be reinstated. However, this designation by the NHL was not followed up, as NHL's own record books, such as "Total Hockey" and the "NHL Guide" do not make a note of this.
The present club does honour the connection in several ways:
★ Banners for the Stanley Cup wins hang from the rafters of Scotiabank Place,
★ last-surviving 1927 Senator Frank Finnigan who participated in the campaign to win a NHL franchise, had his jersey (number 8) retired,
★ the jersey shoulder-patch logo is a reproduction of the original era logo,
★ several roadways around Scotiabank Place honour the ''Silver Seven'', Frank Nighbor and Fred 'Cyclone' Taylor.
Unlike the Cleveland Browns of the NFL, a professional sports franchise revived after a hiatus, records and statistics of the two eras of the Senators are kept separately by the NHL. The current Senators have ownership of the original NHL Senators likenesses and logos, but do not compare the current players' statistics to those of the first NHL club.
The financing struggles
The new club was a limited partnership between Terrace Investments, which could not finance the project itself, and community ownership.[8] The first investor other than Terrace was the Ottawa Nepean Canadians Sports Club, who with 66 other limited partners would own 48% of the club[9].
The Senators ran into financial trouble almost at once, as Terrace Investments needed to borrow money to meet the $50-million franchise fee. The original franchise fee had been expected to be $30 million and the arena--initially called "the Palladium"--to be $55 million. The strain to complete the payment on the franchise to the NHL and to build the arena led to Firestone's resignation on August 17, 1993, after Terrace missed mortgage and development payments. He was replaced by Rod Bryden, a founder of SHL Systemhouse, who would lead the franchise for the next ten years. Within a year, he managed to borrow enough to pay for the $188-million arena project.
Since the location for the new arena was on land designated for agriculture, the new arena and development had to be approved by the Ontario government. The Ontario New Democratic Party government of Bob Rae was not sympathetic to the conversion of farmland and would not lend any assistance to the project. Eventually, the rezoning was approved with the club being forced to pay for all infrastructure required for the project, and not allowed to fully develop the site, which limited its value. The team initially was promised a $6 million dollar grant from the federal government, but the ruling Progressive Conservatives were heavily defeated in a 1993 election and the newly elected Liberal government did not honour the arrangement. As it became clear that the Senators could not finance a needed highway interchange without government backing, the provincial government was persuaded successfully to provide loan guarantees for the highway interchange construction.[10] In the end, the firm of Ogden Entertainment, a New York city facilities management firm, backed the project with the promise of a 25 year contract to manage the facility.
After three seasons in the Ottawa Civic Centre, the Senators moved into the Palladium (later renamed the Corel Centre, then Scotiabank Place), playing their first game there on January 15, 1996.
Over the years, the arena has become one of the driving forces for development in Kanata. What was once an arena surrounded by farmland is a growing commercial and residential area, very similar to Mr. Firestone's original vision.
For several years, Bryden tried to reschedule the debt on the arena. There were various attempts at filing tax losses to write off the debt, all rejected by the federal government. Finally, Ogden went bankrupt. It had re-invented itself as Covanta Energy and failed not long after the Enron scandal. The Senators filed for bankruptcy on January 9, 2003, when it could not arrange financing to pay all it owed to Covanta, becoming due because of Covanta's bankruptcy.
In September 2003, the team was purchased by pharmaceutical magnate Eugene Melnyk, the current owner. He had shown interest for several years in the team and finally, after the bankruptcy, was able to buy the team and the arena outright. The limited partnership between Terrace and the limited partners was dissolved; Covanta received the proceeds of the sale for the money it was owed for the NHL franchise fee and the Palladium.
1992: Expansion Club Struggles
The new Senators played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre against the Montreal Canadiens, winning 5-3. The ceremonial face-off between Laurie Boschman and Denis Savard was done by Frank Finnigan, Jr. (his father having died on Christmas day, 1991), Bruce Firestone and Gil Stein. There was lots of pre-game spectacle--the skating of Brian Orser, the banner raising of the Senators' Stanley Cup wins, retirement of Frank Finnigan's jersey number and the singing of the anthem by Alanis Morissette.[4]
Unfortunately, the good show could not disguise the lack of talent. The win against Montreal was one of the few tastes of glory the Sens would experience; as they would have the worst record in the league that year, winning only 10 games with 70 losses and 4 ties (24 points) in the 1992-93 season. The club would finish last in the league four seasons in a row.
Among their many disappointments during this period was Alexandre Daigle, the number one overall pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a $12.25 million contract--the largest rookie salary in league history,[12] which would lead to a cap on rookie contracts a few years later. However, Daigle never even approached his potential. After scoring only 74 goals in just over four seasons, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. He is widely regarded as one of the biggest draft busts in sports history.
Ottawa's turnaround
The Ottawa turnaround started with the hiring of Pierre Gauthier as the general manager in 1995, Ottawa's first with previous NHL executive experience. At the time, the Sens were in turmoil. Ottawa was embroiled in a dispute with Bryan Berard and the first hold-out of Alexei Yashin. Within weeks, Mr. Gauthier had traded Berard to the Islanders for Wade Redden, and he signed Yashin to a three-year contract.
Two major events occurred for the Sens in January 1996: Jacques Martin became their head coach, and the team moved into the Palladium. While Ottawa finished last in the league for the fourth year in a row, it marked the start of a remarkable turnaround. Daniel Alfredsson became the first Senator to win the Calder Memorial Trophy, the NHL Rookie of the Year Award. Mr. Alfredsson, selected 133rd overall in 1994, was also selected to play in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game.
The Senators would make the 1997 playoffs in dramatic fashion. They clinched the seventh seed on the last game of the regular season thanks to a late goal from Steve Duchesne against Dominik Hasek, then of the Buffalo Sabres, giving the Senators a 1-0 win and the first berth in the playoffs in 70 years. The Senators then faced the Sabres in the first round of the playoffs and lost in the full seven games. In game seven despite holding a lead, Alexei Yashin put the puck in his own net, allowing Buffalo to tie and eventually win the game.
Ottawa's previous primary logo: 1997-2007
The next season, 1997-98, the Senators improved further. They improved their regular season record, finishing one game over .500. They then upset the top-seeded New Jersey Devils in six games. Despite defeating the heavily favoured Devils in the opening round, the Senators' lack of depth and experience was easily exposed in the second round against the season's Stanley Cup runner-up, the Washington Capitals, who quickly disposed of the Sens in five mostly one-sided games.
In 1998, Rick Dudley would become GM, after Mr. Gauthier resigned to move back to Southern California. Mr. Dudley would only last a year, and be replaced by Marshall Johnston.
Ottawa's home logo: 1998-2007
The Senators have qualified for the playoffs every year since. However, they met with limited success at first, only winning five series in their first nine trips to the post-season.
In 1998-99, the Senators jumped from 14th in the previous season to 3rd, with 103 points--the first 100-point season in club history. However, they took an embarrassing pratfall in the playoffs; they were swept by the Sabres and only scored three goals in the process.
Ottawa was locked in a contract dispute with then-captain Alexei Yashin during 1999-2000. Yashin, who earned the nickname "''Alexei Cashin''" for his actions, held out for the entire season, but the NHL ruled that he remained committed to the Senators for another season. The regular season was successful as they finished with 93 points, in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. However, they had a quick playoff exit after losing in six games in the first round to the Maple Leafs.
The Senators' arena, Scotiabank Place, its name since January 2006 since signing with Scotiabank for a 25 year, $25 million contract.
Yashin played during the 2000-01 season, but was stripped of the captaincy before the season began. He would be traded in the following off-season to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt, and the Isles' second overall pick, which the Sens used to draft Jason Spezza. The Senators lost again to the Maple Leafs in the playoffs, this time in a 4-0 sweep, in which they were repeatedly stymied by the Leafs' goaltender Curtis Joseph.
In 2001-02 the Sens placed third in the Northeast division, with 94 points. In the playoffs, they upset the Philadelphia Flyers in five games, limiting the Flyers' high-powered offence to just two goals for the franchise's second playoff series win. This lead to a second round series with the Maple Leafs, which the Sens lost in a tense seven-game affair.
After the season, John Muckler would become the Sens' sixth general manager, and the first with previous general manager experience (with Buffalo). He had been interested in the Ottawa job in 1991, but he chose not to wait for the Sens, and joined Buffalo.
In 2002-03 the Sens off-ice problems dominated the headlines. The Senators filed for bankruptcy on January 9, 2003 after a long history of debt. They continued regular season play after getting some emergency financing from the NHL. Despite the off-ice problems, Ottawa won the Presidents' Trophy, finishing with a league-best 113 points, making them the first Canadian team to win it since the Calgary Flames in 1989. In the playoffs they defeated Yashin and his New York Islanders and the Philadelphia Flyers before coming within one game of making it into the finals, falling to the eventual champions, the New Jersey Devils.
2003-04: End of the Martin era
In the off-season, Eugene Melnyk would purchase the club to bring financial stability. The 2003-04 season would see the Ottawa Senators again finish with over 100 points, finishing with 102, but this was good for only third in the tightly-contested division, as the Bruins would have 104 and the Leafs 103. Marian Hossa lead the club in scoring with 82 points, good enough for sixth overall in the league, which had become low-scoring.
On March 5, 2004, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, a record was set for the most penalty minutes in a game by both teams at 419 minutes. Five brawls broke out in the last two minutes of the game. It took the officials until 90 minutes after the game was over to sort out the penalties. By the end of the game Philadelphia had 213 penalty minutes and seven men left on the bench, while Ottawa finished with 203 penalty minutes and six men left.
In the first round of the 2004 playoffs, the Senators would lose again to the Maple Leafs for the fourth straight time. By now, Ottawa had developed a strong rivalry with their Ontario cousins and there was a great deal of pressure on the team to finally defeat the Leafs. Two days after the Senators' loss, coach Jacques Martin was fired, and goaltender Patrick Lalime was later traded to the St. Louis Blues.
Mr. Martin had been coach of the Senators for eight and a half years. He was well respected, earned a 341-255-96 regular season record with the Senators, had led the team to eight consecutive playoff appearances, and was widely credited with changing the team into a league leader. He also won the Jack Adams Trophy in 1999. However, after losing eight of twelve playoff series, including all four series in five years versus the Leafs, team management felt that a new coach was required for playoff success. On June 8, 2004, Bryan Murray of local town Shawville, Quebec, became the team's fifth head coach, leaving the Anaheim Mighty Ducks where he had been general manager.
2005-06: High expectations unfulfilled
Main articles: 2005-06 Ottawa Senators season
The 2005-06 NHL season was expected to be a strong season for the Sens. The media predicted the Senators to be Stanley Cup contenders, as they had a strong core back after the lockout, played in an up-tempo style fitting the new rule changes and had acquired Stanley Cup winning goaltender Dominik Hasek as a free agent. 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.
On October 5, 2005, in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Senators became the first team in National Hockey League history to win in a shootout. Both Daniel Alfredsson and newly acquired Dany Heatley scored goals against Toronto's Ed Belfour. Their sticks subsequently went on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Heatley became the first Ottawa Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5-4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first to reach the 50-goal mark. Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35.
The team lost Dominik Hasek through the season due to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech national ice hockey team during the 2006 Winter Olympics. Rookie netminder Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties. This lead the media to predict the Senator's demise.[13] Mr Emery went on to become the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated Tampa Bay in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one.
The Senators then played the Buffalo Sabres in the second round. All games in the series would be decided by one goal. The Sabres won the first three. The Senators would win the fourth to stave off elimination, but the fifth would be won by the Sabres, in dramatic fashion on an overtime goal, scored short-handed.
This was the last hurrah for several Senators, as Zdeno Chara, Dominik Hasek, Martin Havlat, Brian Pothier and Bryan Smolinski all left the team after the season.
2006-07: Trip to the Finals
Main articles: 2006-07 Ottawa Senators season
The Senators' season went off to a poor start, and was marked by a struggle to reach a .500 win-loss ratio. Until December, the team had a 21-18-1 record; however, they had much more success in the remaining half of the season, eventually finishing second in the division after the President's Trophy-winning Buffalo Sabres and earning the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. Dany Heatley was the representative for Ottawa at the 2007 All-Star Game for the East, managing a 94.0 MPH slapshot in the skills competition and a goal and two assists in the East's 12-9 loss to the West. For the 'YoungStars' game, sophomore defenseman Andrej Meszaros and forward Patrick Eaves participated.
On January 3, 2007, Ottawa acquired centre Mike Comrie from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for prospect Alexei Kaigorodov. Ottawa was in need of another centre due to injuries and was eager to shed Mr. Kaigorodov, who was suspended for refusing an assignment to the Senators' AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, instead opting to play in Russia.
On February 22, 2007, the Senators were involved in a huge fight with the Buffalo Sabres over an alleged late hit by Chris Neil on Sabres co-captain Chris Drury. Although the referees ruled it was a legal hit (and replays and analysts concurred after the game), a fight ensued after play restarted. Eight players were assessed a total of 100 penalty minutes, and five players, including Senators Ray Emery and Chris Phillips, were ejected. The Senators lost the match, 6-5, in a shootout, one of a record eight overtime games and four shootouts that night.
In the playoffs, Ottawa was seeded fourth, so the first-round playoff series was against the fifth-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. Some media were expecting the Penguins to win the series because the Penguins had won the season series, the Sens' past playoff troubles and the strong young talent of the Penguins, including Sidney Crosby.[14] However, the Senators won easily by a score of four games to one, including a 3-0 win in the fifth game. This was the only series where the Sens were the higher-seeded team.
The second-round series was versus the Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils, in a rematch of the 2003 Eastern Conference Finals. The Senators again won by a score of four games to one.
Next the Sens faced off against the Buffalo Sabres in the Conference Final looking to get even for losing to the Sabres in the 2006 playoffs. Once again, the Senators took the series by a score of four games to one, earning the Prince of Wales Trophy and advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history, to face the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks. Daniel Alfredsson scored the series-winning goal, in overtime, redemption for being beaten a year before on the goal that eliminated the Sens from the playoffs.
First finals for the city of Ottawa in 80 years
:''See: 2007 Stanley Cup Finals''
They were the first franchise from Ottawa, Ontario to be in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1927 when the original Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins in the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals. Despite that 80 year gap, one fan attended both finals. The third game, and first home game for Ottawa on June 2, was attended by 91-year old Russell Williams as a guest of the Senators. He had attended the last Finals game in Ottawa on April 13, 1927 versus the Bruins in the old Ottawa Auditorium. His presence was a good-luck charm; both games were won by Ottawa.
It marked the first time that a NHL team captain from Europe had made the finals, as Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson is from Sweden. Previously, only Americans or Canadians had captained teams in the Finals. The Ducks were captained by a Canadian (Scott Niedermayer) and would have more Canadian players than the Senators. Alfredsson would be one of the bright lights for the Senators in the series, as he had been in all of the playoff series. But he would be one of the few bright lights as the series was won by Anaheim's strong defensive play and opportunistic scoring.
The Senators were the third consecutive Canadian franchise to reach the Final and they suffered the same fate as the Calgary Flames of 2004 and the Edmonton Oilers of 2006, losing in five games, the same length as all of Ottawa's previous playoff series.
Sens Mile
Ottawa City Hall before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals
The city was swept up in the excitement of being in the finals.[2] Businesses along all of the main streets posted large hand-drawn 'Go Sens Go' signs, residents put up large displays in front of the their homes or decorated their cars.[3] A large Ottawa Senators flag was draped on the City Hall, along with a large video screen showing the games. A ten-story likeness of Daniel Alfredsson was hung on the Corel building. The Sens organization would hold rallies at City Hall,[4] hold car rallies with decorated cars parading from Lynx stadium, through downtown to Scotiabank Place. But the fans on their own inaugurated the 'Sens Mile.'
Much like the Red Mile in Calgary during the Flames' 2004 cup run and the Blue Mile in Edmonton during the Oilers' 2006 cup run, Ottawa Senators fans took to the streets to celebrate their team's success. The idea to have a Sens Mile began as a grassroots campaign on Facebook by Ottawa residents before Game 4 of the Ottawa-Buffalo Eastern Conference Finals series.[15]
Elgin Street after the Senators Game 3 win.
Their idea was to use Elgin Street as a gathering place for Sens fans to celebrate after games won. Since Scotiabank place is located in suburban Ottawa, spontaneous celebration did not occur during the Senators' cup run until that point, like it did in Calgary and Edmonton where the arenas are located more centrally.
When the Senators beat the Sabres in Game 5, people flocked to Elgin Street in celebration.
After the Senators won Game 3 of the Final, fans celebrated on Elgin Street once again, and Ottawa Police closed the street down.
Moving On: Changes in the Front Office
On Sunday, June 17, 2007 general manager John Muckler was fired; he had been in the last year of his contract. Head coach Bryan Murray was promoted to GM.[16] Almost a month later, on July 6, 2007, assistant coach John Paddock was named head coach. A month later Ron Lowe was named as assistant coach to John Paddock
[17]
Team colours and mascot
The team colours are red, black and white, (Ottawa's traditional sporting colours), like the original era, with added trim of gold. Since 1992, the club logo is a Roman soldier.
2007-2008 Logo and Jersey
On August 22, 2007, the Senators unveiled a set of new jerseys (the first of the Canadian NHL clubs), which have a more refined, streamlined look to them.[18] The team, however, will not have a third jersey for the upcoming season. The updated look comes in conjunction with the launch of the new Rbk EDGE jerseys by Reebok, adopted league-wide for the 2007–08 NHL season.
Primary and Secondary Logos
The new primary logo for the new jerseys is an update of the old secondary logo, which according to team owner Eugene Melnyk, represents strength and determination.[19] The new secondary logo is an update of the old primary logo. Only the primary logo will appear on the jerseys, as the secondary logo will be on Sens' merchandise.
New 'old' shoulder-patch logo
Old Logo Reintroduced
The 'new' shoulder patches are a re-introduction of the original Senators logo.
Spartacat
Main articles: Spartacat
Spartacat is an anthropomorphic lion and the official mascot of the Senators. He is unable to talk but expresses himself through wild gestures and a constant smile. He is also known to be quite an acrobat as he has been seen swinging through the Scotiabank Place arena to get the crowd pumped up before games.
Season-by-season record
''This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Senators. For the full season-by-season history, see 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''
Records as of February 20, 2007. [20]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2001-02 | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 94 | 243 | 208 | 1347 | 3rd, Northeast | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3-4 (Maple Leafs) |
| 2002-03 | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 113 | 263 | 182 | 1135 | 1st, Northeast | Lost in Conference Finals, 3-4 (Devils) |
| 2003-04 | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 262 | 189 | 1270 | 3rd, Northeast | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Maple Leafs) |
| 2004-05 | ''Season cancelled due to 2004-05 NHL Lockout | ||||||||||
| 2005-061 | 82 | 52 | 21 | — | 9 | 113 | 314 | 211 | 1443 | 1st, Northeast | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Sabres) |
| 2006-07 | 82 | 48 | 25 | — | 9 | 105 | 288 | 222 | 2nd, Northeast | Lost in 'Finals', 1-4 (Ducks)'' | |
:1 As of the 2005-06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses).
Players
Current roster
As of July 17, 2007. [5]
| # | 'Player' | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '1' | Ray Emery | L | 2001 | Cayuga, Ontario | |
| '29' | Martin Gerber | L | 2006 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | |
| '-' | Jeff Glass | L | 2004 | Calgary, Canada | |
| # | 'Player' | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '2' | Lawrence Nycholat | L | 2007 | Calgary, Alberta | |
| '4' | Chris Phillips – 'A' | L | 1996 | Calgary, Alberta | |
| '-' | Luke Richardson | L | 2007 | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| '6' | Wade Redden – 'A' | L | 1996 | Lloydminster, Saskatchewan | |
| '7' | Joe Corvo | R | 2006 | Oak Park, Illinois | |
| '14' | Andrej Meszaros | L | 2004 | Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia | |
| '24' | Anton Volchenkov | L | 2000 | Moscow, U.S.S.R. | |
| # | 'Player' | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '-' | Shean Donovan | RW | R | 2007 | Timmins, Ontario | |
| '5' | Christoph Schubert ★ | LW | L | 2001 | Munich, West Germany | |
| '11' | Daniel Alfredsson – 'C' | RW | R | 1994 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| '12' | Mike Fisher | C | R | 1998 | Peterborough, Ontario | |
| '15' | Dany Heatley | LW | L | 2005 | Freiburg, West Germany | |
| '16' | Brian McGrattan | RW | R | 2002 | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| '19' | Jason Spezza | C | R | 2001 | Mississauga, Ontario | |
| '20' | Antoine Vermette | LW | L | 2000 | Saint-Agapit, Quebec | |
| '22' | Chris Kelly | C | L | 1999 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| '25' | Chris Neil | RW | R | 1998 | Markdale, Ontario | |
| '37' | Dean McAmmond | LW | L | 2006 | Grande Cache, Alberta | |
| '44' | Patrick Eaves | RW | R | 2003 | Calgary, Alberta | |
★
Team Captains
★ Laurie Boschman, 1992-93
★ Brad Shaw, Mark Lamb &
Gord Dineen, 1993-94
★ No captain, 1994-95 (Lockout)
★ Randy Cunneyworth, 1995-98
★ Alexei Yashin, 1998-99
★ Daniel Alfredsson, 1999- ''present''
Honoured members
''Hall of Famers'': The Senators assistant coach & head coach Roger Neilson (2001-03), was inducted in 2002 (as a Builder) for his career in NHL coaching.
''Retired Numbers'': The Senators retired number '8' for Frank Finnigan, on October 8, 1992. Finnigan actually played for the original Ottawa Senators (as a RW, 1923-31 & 1932-34), but he was instrumental in getting Ottawa an NHL franchise again (see Frank Finnigan). The number '99' of Wayne Gretzky was retired league-wide by the NHL February 6, 2000.
First-round draft picks
★ 1992: Alexei Yashin (2nd overall)
★ 1993: Alexandre Daigle (1st overall)
★ 1994: Radek Bonk (3rd overall)
★ 1995: Bryan Berard (1st overall)
★ 1996: Chris Phillips (1st overall)
★ 1997: Marian Hossa (12th overall)
★ 1998: Mathieu Chouinard (15th overall)
★ 1999: Martin Havlat (26th overall)
★ 2000: Anton Volchenkov (21st overall)
★ 2001: Jason Spezza (2nd overall) & Tim Gleason (23rd overall)
★ 2002: Jakub Klepis (16th overall)
★ 2003: Patrick Eaves (29th overall)
★ 2004: Andrej Meszaros (23rd overall)
★ 2005: Brian Lee (9th overall)
★ 2006: Nick Foligno (28th overall)
★ 2007: Jim O'Brien (29th overall)
Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history, post-1992. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
'''Note:' Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;
★ = current Senators player''
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Daniel Alfredsson ★ | RW | 783 | 291 | 467 | '758' | .97 |
| Alexei Yashin | C | 504 | 218 | 273 | '491' | .97 |
| Radek Bonk | C | 689 | 152 | 247 | '399' | .58 |
| Marian Hossa | RW | 467 | 188 | 202 | '390' | .84 |
| Wade Redden ★ | D | 758 | 95 | 277 | '372' | .49 |
| Shawn McEachern | LW | 454 | 142 | 162 | '304' | .67 |
| Jason Spezza ★ | C | 246 | 82 | 171 | '253' | 1.03 |
| Martin Havlat | LW | 294 | 105 | 130 | '235' | .79 |
| Magnus Arvedson | RW | 393 | 92 | 118 | '210' | .53 |
| Dany Heatley ★ | LW | 164 | 100 | 108 | '208' | 1.27 |
NHL awards and trophies
'Presidents' Trophy'
★ 2002-03
'Prince of Wales Trophy'
★ 2006-07
'Calder Memorial Trophy'
★ Daniel Alfredsson: 1995-96
'NHL Plus/Minus Award'
★ Wade Redden: 2005-06 (shared with Michal Rozsival of the New York Rangers)
'Jack Adams Award'
★ Jacques Martin: 1998-99
Franchise individual records
| Franchise record | Name of player | Statistic | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Goals in a season | Dany Heatley | 50 | 2005-06, 2006-07 |
| Most Assists in a season | Jason Spezza | 71 | 2005-06 |
| Most Points in a season | Dany Heatley | 105 | 2006-07 |
| Most Points in a season, defenseman | Norm MacIver | 63 | 1992-93 |
| 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 playoff games played | Daniel Alfredsson | 99 | (milestone) |
| Most goaltender wins in a season | Patrick Lalime | 39 | 2002-03 |
| Most shutouts in a season | Patrick Lalime | 8 | 2002-03 |
| Lowest G.A.A. in a season | Ron Tugnutt | 1.79 | 1998-99 |
| Best SV% in a season | Dominik Hasek | .925 | 2005-06 |
Miscellaneous
Television broadcasting
Local coverage of the Ottawa Senators can be found on Rogers Sportsnet and A-Channel. National coverage is less frequent; however national broadcasting is usually done by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), which has increased the number of Senators games broadcast on ''Hockey Night in Canada'' in 2006-07 compared to previous seasons. Five games in 2006-07 were broadcasted on pay-per-view in the Ottawa area; this started with a game at Detroit on December 12, 2006. The Senators won the game 3-2 in regulation even though they were badly outshot 45-22.
Sens Army
Ottawa City Hall before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals
Elgin Street after the Senators' Game 3 win.
The fans of the Senators are known as the ''Sens Army'', participating in fan activities organized by the club. Like most hockey fanatics, fans are known to dress up for games; most in some sort of Roman legionary clothing. For the 2006-2007 playoff run, more fans then ever before would wear red, and fan activities included 'Red Rallies' of decorated cars, fan rallies at Ottawa City Hall Plaza and the 'Red Mile' along Elgin Street where fans would congregate.
At many home games the fans are entertained both outside and inside ScotiaBank Place with a myriad of talent - live music, rock bands, giveaways and promotions. A fixture on the concourse before regular season and playoff games is the official-unofficial pipe band of the Ottawa Senators, The Sons of Scotland.
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9. "Senators cash crunch sidelines little guys", ''The Ottawa Citizen'', February 8, 1996.
10. "Palladium wins loan; all systems go; Infrastructure financing opens flow of money", ''The Ottawa Citizen'', December 22, 1993.
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12. The team justified the large contract, by stating that it included his 'marketing rights.'
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14. Robert Picarello, Fox Sports. See [1]]
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17. Bulletin: John Paddock Named Senators Head Coach
18. Senators Introduce Updated Primary Logo Ottawa Press
19. The Ottawa Senators were the first Canadian NHL team to unveil their new jersey on Thursday, with forwards Chris Neil, Brian McGrattan, Jason Spezza, and Chris Kelly on hand sporting the new streamlined look and updated logo.
20. Hockeydb.com, Ottawa Senators season statistics and records.
★ Ottawa Senators, MacGregor, Roy, , , , 1996,
★ Power Plays: An Inside Look at the Big Business of the National Hockey League, , Gil, Stein, Birch Lane Press, 1997,
See also
★ Battle of Ontario
★ List of NHL players
★ List of NHL seasons
★ List of ice hockey teams in Ontario
External links
★ Official website of the Ottawa Senators
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