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Ottawa Senators
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ConferenceEastern
DivisionNortheast
Founded1992
HistoryOttawa Senators
1992–present
Home arenaScotiabank Place
CityOttawa, Ontario
Team coloursRed, Black, White and Gold
MediaA-Channel
Rogers Sportsnet East
Réseau des sports (RDS)
TEAM (1200 AM)
Owner(s)Canada Eugene Melnyk
General managerCanada Bryan Murray
Head coachCanada Bryan Murray
CaptainSweden Daniel Alfredsson
Minor league affiliatesBinghamton Senators (AHL)
Stanley Cups2006-2007
Conference championships2006–07
Division championships1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06

The Ottawa Senators (French: Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa) are a professional men's 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). The Senators are the 2007 Eastern Conference champions, holders of the Prince of Wales Trophy and runners-up in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. The Senators play their home games at the 20,500 capacity Scotiabank Place (originally named the 'Palladium', and later the 'Corel Centre').

Founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone, the team is the second NHL franchise to have the Ottawa Senators name. The original Ottawa Senators, founded in 1883, had a famed history, winning 11 Stanley Cups[1] and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. On December 6, 1990, after a two year public campaign by Firestone to return the NHL to Ottawa, the NHL awarded a new franchise, which began play in the 1992–93 season.[2]

The team has had two changes of ownership, from Firestone to Rod Bryden in 1993 due to the arena development process and its financing, and subsequently to Eugene Melnyk after the team filed for bankruptcy in 2003.[3] On the ice, the club finished last in the league for its first four seasons.[4] Changes in hockey management have led to steady improvement of the team's play, resulting in the team qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs each season over the last 10 years, including winning the Presidents' Trophy in 2003. Today, the club is among the most successful teams in the league in attendance, and in the standings.[5] The team has several all-star players and one of the league's top lines, the 'CASH' or 'Pizza' line.[6]

Team history

Main article: History of the Ottawa Senators (1992-)

Ottawa had been home to the original Senators, founding NHL franchise, eleven-time Stanley Cup champions and considered the best team in Canada in the first half of the 20th century in a poll of Canadian sports editors.[7] The club fell on hard times starting in the late 1920s and the franchise relocated to St. Louis playing one season as the Eagles before folding for good. A Senators club continued in minor league play until the 1950s.

Bring Back The Senators

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Pre-launch logo 1989–1991

After the NHL announced its plans to expand in the late 1980s, real estate developer Bruce Firestone thought that Ottawa was now ready for another franchise. His firm, Terrace Investments, did not have enough assets to finance the team, but would do so as part of a 'mini-city' development. The strategy was straightforward: "buy the site, win the franchise, build the building."[8] In 1989, Terrace found a suitable site west of Ottawa on undeveloped farmlands and on June 22, publicly announced their intentions to acquire a franchise and revive the Senators name.[9] In September, Terrace kicked off a public campaign, dubbed "Bring Back The Senators" with Frank Finnigan, the last surviving member of the 1927 Senators' Stanley Cup championship team. Public support was high and the team would secure over 11,000 season ticket pledges.[10] On December 6, 1990, the NHL approved the Terrace group for a franchise to start play in the 1992–93 season.[2]

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Primary logo 1991-1997

The new team would struggle to get its feet. Terrace had to seek investors to pay the $50M franchise fee, leading to Rod Bryden becoming 50% owner and president of the team. After being turned down by Scotty Bowman and John Muckler, inexperienced Mel Bridgman was named as their first general manager (GM).[11] The expansion draft only provided "journeyman players" or "former prospects".[12] The arena project construction was delayed until 1994 due to its financing and controversy over its location on agricultural land.

1992-1996: First seasons

The new Senators played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre against the Montreal Canadiens with lots of pre-game spectacle.[13] The Senators would defeat the Canadiens 5–3, one of the few highlights that season. The club would tie with the San Jose Sharks for the worst record in the league, winning only 10 games with 70 losses and 4 ties for 24 points, three points better than the NHL record. The Senators had aimed low and considered it a success. Firestone had set beating the old record the Senators' goal for the season, as the team planned to finish low in the standings for its first few years in order to get high draft picks.[14] GM Bridgman was fired after the season and team president Randy Sexton took over GM duties.

Inside the Senators' arena, Scotiabank Place, their home since January 1996.

In December 1995, after three straight last-place finishes, contract hold-outs and declining arena attendance, Sexton himself was fired and replaced by Pierre Gauthier, the assistant GM of Anaheim.[15] Before the end of January, Gauthier had resolved the hold-outs and hired Jacques Martin as head coach.[16] While Ottawa finished last in the league for the fourth year in a row, the 1995–96 season ended with renewed optimism, partly from the debut of Daniel Alfredsson, who won the Calder Memorial Trophy NHL Rookie of the Year Award.[17]

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Updated primary logo: 1997-2007

1996–2004: Jacques Martin era

Martin would impose a "strong defense first" philosophy[18] which saw the 1996–97 Senators qualify for the playoffs for the first time. They clinched the seventh seed on the last game of the regular season, thanks to a late goal from Steve Duchesne against the Buffalo Sabres' goalie Dominik Hasek.[17] The Senators then faced the Sabres in the first round of the playoffs and forced the series to go the full seven games.[17] The Senators have qualified for the playoffs every year since.

In 1997–98 the club improved its regular season record, finishing with their first winning record (one game over .500), and in the first play-off round upset the heavily favoured New Jersey Devils in six games to win their first playoff series.[17] The Senators next faced the eventual Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals and lost in five games.[17] After the season, Rick Dudley would become general manager, after Gauthier resigned.[17]

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Ottawa's home logo: 1998–2007

In 1998–99, the Senators jumped from 14th overall in the previous season to 3rd, with 103 points--the first 100-point season in club history. In another first, Yashin, now the team captain, would be named to the NHL All-Star team.[19] However, they had no playoff success, being swept by the Sabres in the first round and only scored three goals in the series.[20] GM Dudley left the Senators to join the Tampa Bay Lightning[21] and was replaced by Marshall Johnston.[22]

Alexei Yashin sits out

In 1999–2000 Yashin demanded his contract be renegotiated and held out. The club eventually suspended him for the season and Alfredsson was named captain. Despite the distraction, the Senators' regular season was successful as the team qualified again for the playoffs, in sixth. Like 1998–99, they lost in the first round, this time to the Toronto Maple Leafs, a series dubbed the 'Battle of Ontario.'[23][24]

Yashin returned for 2000–01, to be booed at home and in most NHL arenas.[25] The Senators improved to win their division and place second in the Eastern Conference. For the third straight season the Senators lost in the playoffs' first round, again to the Maple Leafs.[26] Yashin played poorly in the series[26] and was traded to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt, and the Islanders' first round draft pick (second overall), which the Senators used to draft Jason Spezza.[27]

Jason Spezza, now Ottawa's top center, was picked with the draft choice received for Alexei Yashin.

In 2001–02, the Senators regular season points total dropped to 94 points, third in the division. In the first round, they upset the Philadelphia Flyers for the franchise's second playoff series win. This led to a second round series with Toronto, the third straight year the Senators had met the Maple Leafs. It was a seven-game series, the Maple Leafs winning after the Senators had led the series 3–2 after five games. Despite speculation that Martin would be fired, it was GM Marshall Johnston who left, retiring from the team.[28] John Muckler was hired as GM,[29] the Senators' first with previous GM experience.

President's Trophy and bankruptcy

In 2002–03 off-ice problems dominated the headlines, as the Senators filed for bankruptcy, but continued play after getting emergency financing.[30] Despite the off-ice problems, Ottawa had an outstanding season, finishing with a franchise-record 113 points, and placing first overall in the NHL. In the playoffs they defeated the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers before coming within one game of making it into the finals, falling to the eventual champions, the New Jersey Devils.[31]

2003–04
End of the Jacques Martin era

In the off-season, pharmaceutical billionaire Eugene Melnyk would purchase the club to bring financial stability.[32] Coach Martin would guide the team to another good regular season, finishing with 102 points. This was good for only third in the tightly-contested division, and the Senators would play the Maple Leafs in the playoffs for a fourth time. The Leafs would again defeat the Senators, leading to Martin's dismissal as management felt that a new coach was required for playoff success, despite the good regular season success Martin had.[33]

2004–present: Bryan Murray era

On June 8, 2004, Bryan Murray born in nearby Shawville, Quebec, became the team's fifth head coach, leaving the Anaheim Ducks where he had been general manager. In his press conference, he promised to change the play of the team.[34] The 2004–05 season was lost to the lockout, and he would spend time on scouting. The Senators made substantial changes in personnel, trading long-time goaltender Patrick Lalime[35], trading long-time centerman Radek Bonk[36] and signing free agent goaltender Dominik Hasek.[37] During the lockout, most players chose to play in Europe, although some, like Jason Spezza, played for the Senators' AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.

Forward Dany Heatley netted two consecutive 50 goal seasons in 2005–06 and the following year.

In 2005–06, 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 Hasek was expected to provide top-notch goaltending.[38] 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. Part of the success was due to the play of the top line, the 'CASH' or 'Pizza' line of Heatley, Alfredsson and Spezza which established itself as one of the league's top offensive lines, earning such quotes as 'best trio in the NHL'[39]

Despite the regular season success, the team entered the playoffs under a cloud. In February, Hasek was injured during the 2006 Winter Olympics.[40] He returned to Ottawa to heal but would not play for the Senators again. Rookie netminder Ray Emery had to take over the starting goaltender duties, leading the media to predict an early playoff exit due to Hasek's absence.[41] Hopes were raised in the first round, when the Senators defeated Tampa Bay, four games to one. However, the Senators then lost to the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, a series in which all games were decided by one goal. This was the last hurrah for several Senators. Zdeno Chara[42], Hasek[43], and Brian Pothier[44] left as free agents and Martin Havlat and Bryan Smolinski were traded.[45]

2006–07: Trip to the Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 2006-07 Ottawa Senators season

The Senators' season started poorly and was marked by a struggle to reach a .500 win-loss ratio. However, they had much more success in the remaining half of the season, eventually finishing second in the division and earning the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. They ultimately finished with 105 points, their fourth straight 100 point season and sixth in the last eight.[46]

Captain Daniel Alfredsson improved his play in the Playoffs, tallying the playoff leading 22 points

In the playoffs, Ottawa's first-round opponent was the fifth-ranked Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Senators won the series four games to one, including a 3-0 win in the fifth game. In the second-round against the second-ranked New Jersey Devils, the Senators again won by a score of four games to one. In the Conference Final, the Senators faced off against the top-ranked Buffalo Sabres, to whom the Senators had lost in the 2006 playoffs. The Senators took the series, the first series win by the Senators against the Sabres, again by a score of four games to one, earning the Prince of Wales Trophy as Eastern Conference Champion and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, to face the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks. Daniel Alfredsson scored the series-winning goal, (see video) in overtime, redemption for being beaten a year before on the goal that eliminated the team from the playoffs.[47]

First Stanley Cup finals in the capital in 80 years
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Further information: 2007 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2006–07 Senators thus became the first Ottawa team to be in the Stanley Cup Finals since the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals, as well as the first Finals game in the province of Ontario in 40 years.[48] Despite the 80 year gap, one fan attended games both the 1927 and the 2007 Finals. The third game of the series and first home game for Ottawa on June 2, was attended by 99–year old Russell Williams as a guest of the Senators. He had attended the last Finals game in Ottawa on April 13, 1927, played in the old Ottawa Auditorium.[49] Both the 1927 and 2007 games were won by the Senators.[49]

Ottawa City Hall before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals

The city was swept up in the excitement of being in the finals.[50] 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.[51] A large Ottawa Senators flag was draped on the City Hall, along with a large video screen showing the games. A six-story likeness of Daniel Alfredsson was hung on the Corel building[52] and the Senators organization held rallies at City Hall, and car rallies of decorated cars paraded from Lynx stadium, through downtown to Scotiabank Place.[53]

The series marked the first time that a NHL team with a captain from Europe had made the finals, as Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson is from Sweden.[54] 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 Anaheim won the series in five games bolstered by strong defensive play and opportunistic scoring.[55]

The first two games were in Anaheim, both won by the Ducks by one goal margins. Game three went to the Senators, but game four in Ottawa was won by the Ducks, for an insurmountable 3 games to 1 lead. The Ducks would finish the series in game five at home.[55] The Ducks had been favoured to win the Cup since before the season started.[56] 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.[57]

2007–08: After the run

Further information: 2007-08 Ottawa Senators season

The Senators made major changes in their hockey staff during the off-season. 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.[58] On July 5, 2007 he hired his nephew Tim Murray as assistant GM,[59] followed by the promotion of assistant coach John Paddock to head coach on July 6, 2007.[60] On August 15, goaltending coach Ron Low was named as assistant coach and Eli Wilson was named goaltending coach. Assistant coach Greg Carvel retained his duties.[61]

A major incident occurred in the pre-season game against the Philadelphia Flyers on September 25. Ottawa forward Dean McAmmond was hit in the head by the Flyers' Steve Downie. Downie was given a match penalty as McAmmond was diagnosed with a concussion, later won by the Senators up by two goals.[62] Downie was suspended for 20 games,[63] adding a 9 game suspension from the American Hockey League. Later on, the Senators won all 7 of their pre-season games,[64] followed by a five game undefeated streak to begin the regular season.

On November 5 2007, the Ottawa Senators set a franchise record eighth straight win with their victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[65] On November 6, six Senators were named to the All-Star Game ballot: Daniel Alfredsson, Ray Emery, Dany Heatley, Chris Phillips, Wade Redden and Jason Spezza, the most from any one team in the NHL.[66] The CASH line was named to the All-Star roster in its entirety: Alfredsson to the starting lineup and Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza as reserves.[67] On January 24, 2008 Alfredsson recorded a franchise record 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) against the Tampa Bay Lightning, taking over the NHL scoring lead momentarily.[68]

After the hot start, a prolonged slump through January and February occurred during which the Senators won only 7 of 21 games, and Murray fired head coach Paddock and assistant coach Ron Low, on February 27, 2008, taking over the coaching duties himself.[69] After the coaching switch, team performance improved, but did not match the performance of the beginning of the season. A playoff spot was in doubt until the Senators' last game of the season, a loss to Boston, but the team qualified due to Carolina losing.[70] After all other games were played, the team ended up as the 7th seed and faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round, a repeat of the 2006-2007 Eastern Conference quarter final.[71] The Senators lost the series 4–0, the third time they were swept in a first-round series. The result, after going to the finals the previous season, led to speculation by the media that the team would make a large change in personnel before next season, including the buying out of Ray Emery and the Senators not re-signing their free agents.[72]

Team information

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Current home and away jerseys

Logo and jersey design

The team colours are red, black and white, like the original era Senators, and like other Ottawa sports teams (such as the Ottawa Renegades, Rough Riders and 67s), with added trim of gold. The team's away jersey is mostly white with red and black trim, while the home jersey is red, with white and black trim.

The club logo is officially the head of a Roman general, a member of the Senate of the Roman Empire,[73] projecting from a gold circle. There have been several versions. The original, unveiled on May 23, 1991, described the general as a "centurion figure, strong and prominent" according to its designer, Tony Milchard.[73] Milchard intended the logo to be similar to that of the Chicago Blackhawks head logo. Leaked before its unveiling, the logo design was unpopular with fans, being compared unfavourably to the American Express card, the USC Trojans and the Trojan condom.[73] The original had the words "Ottawa Senators" within the circle. This logo was slightly revised in 1996 to remove the team name from the gold circle and replace it with laurels.[74]

Jerseys 2000–2007, white(1992), red (1998) and black (2000).

In 1998, the Senators unveiled their alternate logo, taking the head, which had been in profile, and rotating it so that it was face-first.[75] The new logo was unveiled with a new red home jersey, at the start an alternate jersey.[76] On the shoulder, the original logo was used as a shoulder patch. The original dark jersey, (then the 'away' jersey) which was mostly black, was retired after the season. The red jersey was in use until the end of the 2006–07 season.

Starting in July 2000, the Senators reused the alternate logo on another third jersey, designed by Ottawa firm Hoselton Brunet, this one black with red and gold sleeves and a gold stripe with laurel leaves along the bottom of the jersey.[77] On the shoulders, was a modified version of the original Peace Tower logo of the expansion campaign, which the management liked.[77] Like the original logo, this design was leaked onto the Internet.[77] This jersey was in use until 2007 also.

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New 'old' shoulder-patch logo

On August 22, 2007, the Senators unveiled a set of new jerseys, which have a more refined, streamlined look to them,[78]. The team retired all three previous jerseys and will not have a third jersey for the current 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 season.

At the same time, the team updated its logos, designed by local firm Acart Communications. The new primary logo is an update of the old secondary logo, which according to team owner Eugene Melnyk, "represents strength and determination."[79] The logo was modified in several ways, updating the facial features, removing facial colouring, reducing size of the gold semi-circle and updating the cape of the warrior.[80]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. The new shoulder patch 'O' logo replaces the winged 'S' 'established MDCCCXCIV' (1894) shoulder patch with the jersey logo of the original Ottawa Senators club.[80]

Spartacat

Main article: Spartacat

Spartacat, the official mascot of the Senators, is an anthropomorphic lion. He is unable to talk but expresses himself through 'wild gestures' and a 'constant smile'. He appears at all Senators home games and makes special appearances at charity and community events. He made his debut on the Senators' opening night: October 8, 1992.[81]

Sens Army

The fans of the Senators are known as the Sens Army.[82] Like most hockey fanatics, they 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 'Sens Mile' along Elgin Street where fans would congregate.[83] 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. The live music includes the traditional Scottish music of the 'Sons of Scotland Pipe Band' of Ottawa along with highland dancers.[84]

Elgin Street after the Senators Game 3 win.

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 during the 2006-07 playoffs. The idea to have a Sens Mile on the downtown Elgin Street, a street with numerous restaurants and pubs, began as a grassroots campaign on Facebook by Ottawa residents before Game 4 of the Ottawa-Buffalo Eastern Conference Final series.[85] After the Game 5 win, Ottawa residents closed the street to traffic for a spontaneous celebration.[86] The City of Ottawa then closed Elgin Street for each game of the Final.[87]

Broadcasting

On television, home and away games are broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet and A-Channel within the Ottawa River valley and Eastern Ontario.[88] Rogers Sportsnet also broadcasts Senators games in the Maritime provinces as part of its 'Sportsnet East' network.[89] CBC's Hockey Night in Canada[90] and The Sports Network[91] broadcast the Senators nationally in Canada.

Several games are only available in video on pay-per-view at local movie theatres in the Ottawa area.[92] The play-by-play for these pay-per-view games are usually done by Dean Brown, often known as "the voice of the Senators,"[93] and Gord Wilson with the color commentary. This started in the 2006-07 season, with a broadcast of a game at Detroit on December 12, 2006.[94]

On radio, all home and away games are broadcast on a network of local stations in eastern Ontario.[88] The 'flagship' radio station is the Ottawa station 'Team 1200', which produces the broadcasts and provides the play-by-play announcers.[88] The Team 1200 audio is available over the Internet,[95] and games are simulcast from the NHL main web site.[96]

Attendance and Revenues

Home attendance in the 2006–07 regular season was 794,271, with 31 sell-outs out of 41 home dates or an average attendance of 19,372. This was the second-highest total in Senators's history, after the 2005–06 season total of 798,453 and 33 sell-outs. In the playoffs, the Senators played 9 games with 8 sell-outs and an attendance of 181,272 for an average of 20,141, the highest in team history.[97]

On November 8, 2007, a Forbes Magazine report valued the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club at $186 million, (14th highest in NHL) with an operating income of $10.4 million (7th highest) on revenues of $93 million (7th highest) in 2006-07. Revenues and income were the team's highest in its history. The gate receipts for the 2006-07 season were $45 million. Forbes estimates that the organization has debt of $109 million, including arena debt.[5] Eugene Melnyk bought the team for $92 million in 2003.[3]

Bell Sensplex

In 2004, the Senators, in a partnership with the City of Ottawa, built the Bell Sensplex, a four-pad ice facility, for community and team use at a cost of $25.6 million. Opened in December 2004, it is used for team practices and minor hockey.[98] The facility is the main arena for the annual Bell Capital Cup, open to 'atom' and 'pee-wee' age group teams, held between Christmas Day and New Year's. The tournament attracts over 500 teams annually and bills itself as "the world's largest hockey tournament."[99] The Sensplex is located at 1565 Maple Grove Road in the Kanata district of Ottawa.[100]

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 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

Records as of end of the 2007-08 NHL season. [101]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
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)
2007–08 82 43 31 - 8 94 261 247 2nd, Northeast Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Penguins)
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 April 17, 2008. [1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
1 Canada Ray Emery L 2001 Cayuga, Ontario
29 Switzerland Martin Gerber L 2006 Burgdorf, Switzerland
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 Canada Luke Richardson L 2007 Ottawa, Ontario
4 Canada Chris Phillips – A L 1996 Calgary, Alberta
6 Canada Wade Redden – A L 1996 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
14 Slovakia Andrej Meszaros L 2004 Povazska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
24 Russia Anton Volchenkov L 2000 Moscow, U.S.S.R.
44 Canada Mike Commodore R 2008 Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
55 United States Brian Lee R 2005 Fargo, North Dakota
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
5 Germany Christoph Schubert* LW L 2001 Munich, West Germany
10 Canada Shean Donovan RW R 2007 Timmins, Ontario
11 Sweden Daniel Alfredsson – C RW R 1994 Gothenburg, Sweden
12 Canada Mike Fisher C R 1998 Peterborough, Ontario
15 Canada Dany Heatley LW L 2005 Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany
16 Canada Brian McGrattan RW R 2002 Hamilton, Ontario
19 Canada Jason Spezza C R 2001 Mississauga, Ontario
20 Canada Antoine Vermette LW L 2000 Saint-Agapit, Quebec
22 Canada Chris Kelly C L 1999 Toronto, Ontario
25 Canada Chris Neil RW R 1998 Flesherton, Ontario
27 Canada Randy Robitaille C L 2007 Ottawa, Ontario
28 Canada Martin Lapointe RW R 2008 Ville Saint-Pierre, Quebec
37 Canada Dean McAmmond LW L 2006 Grande Cache, Alberta
41 Russia Alexander Nikulin C L 2007 Perm, U.S.S.R.
58 Canada Cody Bass C R 2005 Owen Sound, Ontario
61 Canada Cory Stillman LW L 2008 Peterborough, Ontario
71 United States Nick Foligno LW L 2006 Buffalo, New York

* Christoph Schubert regularly plays both defence and forward, sometimes in the same game

Team captains

Source: Ottawa Senators staff (2007). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007–08. Ottawa Senators. pp. pg. 198. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)


Honoured members

Hall of Famers

  • Roger Neilson - Senators assistant coach & head coach (2001–03), was inducted on November 4, 2002 (as a Builder) for his career in NHL coaching.

Retired numbers

8 - Frank Finnigan, on opening night, October 8, 1992. Finnigan was honoured for his play from 1923 through 1934 for the original Ottawa Senators (as a right wing, 1923-31 & 1932-34). He was the last surviving Senator from the Stanley Cup winners of 1927 and participated in the 'Bring Back The Senators' campaign.

99 - Wayne Gretzky, on February 6, 2000. Gretzky's sweater number was retired league-wide by the NHL.

Source: NHL staff (2001). National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2002. Dan Diamond & Associates.

First-round draft picks

Source: Ottawa Senators staff (2007). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007–08. Ottawa Senators. pp. pp. 82-83. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

Team scoring leaders

Source: Ottawa Senators staff (2007). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007-08. Ottawa Senators. pp. pp. 177–179. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

These are the top-ten regular-season point-scorers in franchise history, post-1992, after the 2006-07 season:

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 92 117 209 .53
Dany Heatley* LW 164 100 108 208 1.27

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Senators player

Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

NHL awards and trophies

Team records

Source: Ottawa Senators staff (2007). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007–08. Ottawa Senators. pp. pp. 166–167. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

Main article: Ottawa Senators 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 101 (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 Save Percentage in a season Ron Tugnutt .925 1998–99

See also

References

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Notes

  1. ^ NHL counts 11. Hockey Hall of Fame count is 10.
  2. ^ a b Finnigan, pg. 201
  3. ^ a b "#14 Ottawa Senators". November 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Garrioch, pg. 227
  5. ^ a b "Special Report: NHL Team Valuations". November 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Garrioch, Bruce (October 30, 2007). "Team Reports". The Hockey News. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ McKinley, pg. 11
  8. ^ Finnigan, pg. 194
  9. ^ Casey, Tom (June 22, 1989), "Ottawa developer wants NHL franchise", Ottawa Citizen, pp. pg. A1 {{citation}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Finnigan, pp. 196-197
  11. ^ MacGregor(1993), pp. 22-23
  12. ^ Garrioch(1998), pg. 226
  13. ^ Scanlan, Wayne (October 9, 1992), "Maybe Rome was built in a day; Senators in stunning 5-3 debut victory over Habs; 10,449 fans went wild and it was magical", Ottawa Citizen, pp. pg. A1 {{citation}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ MacGregor(1993), pg. 250
  15. ^ Warren, Ken (December 12, 1995), "Gauthier takes over Senators' helm", Ottawa Citizen, pp. pg. C2 {{citation}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ MacGregor, Roy (January 25, 1996), "Promise and pain at the Palladium: Finally, Senators find the spark; Fans love new coach and his new ways", Ottawa Citizen, p. pg. A1 {{citation}}: |page= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ a b c d e f Garrioch, pg. 227
  18. ^ Panzeri, Allen (April 27, 2000), "Criticism stings Martin: Senators' coach defends club's playing style, coaching approach", Ottawa Citizen, pp. pg. F1 {{citation}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "Yashin expected at camp", National Post, pp. pg. B15, May 21, 1999 {{citation}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
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