Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators Sénateurs d'Ottawa | |
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Conference | Eastern |
Division | Atlantic |
Founded | 1992 |
History | Ottawa Senators 1992–present |
Home arena | Canadian Tire Centre |
City | Ottawa, Ontario |
Colours | Red, black, gold, white[1] |
Media | English TSN5 TSN 1200 French RDS RDS2 CJFO 94.5 |
Owner(s) | Eugene Melnyk |
General manager | Pierre Dorion |
Head coach | D. J. Smith |
Captain | Vacant |
Minor league affiliates | Belleville Senators (AHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL) |
Stanley Cups | 0[nb 1] |
Conference championships | 1 (2006–07) |
Presidents' Trophies | 1 (2002–03) |
Division championships | 4 (1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06) |
Official website | nhl |
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). The Senators play their home games at the 19,153 seat (20,500 capacity) Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996.
The team was started 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 rich history, winning 11 Stanley Cups[2] and 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.[3] The current team owner is Eugene Melnyk,[4] and in 2011, the club was valued by Forbes Magazine at $201 million.[5]
The team has had success, qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs in twelve of the past fourteen seasons, four division titles, the Presidents' Trophy in 2003 and appeared in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. The success has been reflected in attendance. The club has averaged over 18,000 fans per game since 2005–06, peaking at 19,821 in 2007–08.[6]
Players and personnel[change | change source]
Team captains[change | change source]
Head coaches[change | change source]Statistics are accurate through the firing of Guy Boucher.
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General managers[change | change source]

Nat | Tenure | |
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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–present |
Source: Ottawa Senators 2009–10 Media Guide, p. 206.
Other personnel[change | change source]
- Mark Aubry, team physician
- Bob Lowes, director of amateur scouting (2014–2016)
Honoured members[change | change source]
Honoured members[change | change source]
Hall of Famers[change | change source]
- 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 goalie.
Retired numbers[change | change source]
No. | Player | Position | Career | Date of retirement |
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8 | Frank Finnigan | RW | 1923–1931 1932–1934 |
October 8, 19921 |
11 | Daniel Alfredsson | RW | 1995–2013 | December 29, 2016[18] |
- 1 Finnigan was honoured for his play from 1923 through 1934 for the original Ottawa Senators (as a 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.
- The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.[19]
Ring of Honour[change | change source]
- Bryan Murray – Senators' head coach (2005–2008) and general manager (2007–2016).[20]
Retired numbers[change | change source]
Ottawa Senators retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Position | Career | No. retirement |
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8 | Frank Finnigan | RW | 1923-31, 1932-34 | October 8, 1992 1 |
99 2 | Wayne Gretzky | C | - | February 6, 2000 [21] |
- 1 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.
- 2 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.
Team record[change | change source]
Season-by-season record[change | change source]
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 |
2015–16 | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 85 | 236 | 247 | 5th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
2016–17 | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 98 | 212 | 214 | 2nd, Atlantic | Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Penguins) |
2017–18 | 82 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 67 | 221 | 291 | 7th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
2018–19 | 82 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 64 | 242 | 302 | 8th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
2019–20 | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 67 | 191 | 243 | 7th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
Team scoring leaders[change | change source]
These are the top-ten regular season point-scorers in franchise history after the 2018–19 season:
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game average;
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
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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 |
Mike Fisher | C | 675 | 167 | 181 | 348 | 0.52 |
Mark Stone | RW | 366 | 123 | 188 | 311 | 0.85 |
Source: Ottawa Senators Media Guide[22][23]
NHL awards and trophies[change | change source]
- Wade Redden: 2005–06 (shared with Michal Rozsival of the New York Rangers)
Team records[change | change source]

Franchise record | Name of player | Statistic | Year(s) |
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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 | (milestone, up to 2014–15 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.[40]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Bulletin: Senators Introduce Updated Primary Logo". OttawaSenators.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. August 22, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ NHL counts 11. Hockey Hall of Fame count is 10.
- ↑ Finnigan, p. 201
- ↑ "#14 Ottawa Senators". Forbes. November 8, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Ottawa Senators on the Forbes NHL Valuation List". Forbes. November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "NHL Attendance Report". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Rick Bowness Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Dave Allison Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Jacques Martin Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Roger Neilson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Bryan Murray Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "John Paddock Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Craig Hartsburg Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 31, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Cory Clouston Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2009. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Paul MacLean Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2013. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Dave Cameron Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Guy Boucher Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Pritchard, Trevor (December 29, 2016). "Ottawa Senators retire Daniel Alfredsson's No. 11". CBC News. Retrieved December 30, 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Perfect setting: Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game". CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. February 6, 2000. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Garrison, Bruce (2017-01-24). "Bryan Murray the right selection as the first member of the Senators' Ring of Honour". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2017-09-09. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Gretzky's number retired before All-Star Game", Sports Illustrated, 7 February 2000
- ↑ Ottawa Senators staff (2015). 2015–16 Senators Media Guide (PDF). Ottawa Senators. p. 204. Retrieved December 25, 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Chris Phillips". hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Prince of Wales Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 23, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Presidents' Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Calder Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 23, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "NHL Plus Minus Award Winners". statshockey.homestead.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Jack Adams Award". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Norris Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Mark Messier Leadership Award". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 26, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Notes for Daniel Alfredsson". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Career Stats for Sami Salo". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Career Stats for Marian Hossa". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Career Stats for Martin Havlat". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Career Stats for Andrej Meszaros". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Career Stats for Dany Heatley". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ National Hockey League. "NHL announces 2011–12 All-Star teams". Press release. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=635356. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Career Stats for Alexei Yashin". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 2, 2008. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Ottawa Senators staff (2015). 2015–16 Senators Media Guide (PDF). Ottawa Senators. pp. 191–7. Retrieved December 25, 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)[permanent dead link]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ 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 or the Senators claim the current Senators to be 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.
Other websites[change | change source]
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