National Hockey League team in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 21,347-seat Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996.
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, gold, black, white[1][2] |
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Owner(s) | Estate of the late Eugene Melnyk |
General manager | Pierre Dorion |
Head coach | D. J. Smith |
Captain | Brady Tkachuk |
Minor league affiliates | |
Stanley Cups | 0[lower-alpha 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 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[3] 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.[4] The current team owner is Eugene Melnyk,[5] and in 2011, the club was valued by Forbes Magazine at $201 million.[6]
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 20,000 fans per game since 2005–06, peaking at 21,821 in 2007–08.[7]
Statistics are accurate through the hiring of D.J. Smith.
Nat | Tenure | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pct | G | W | L | Pct | |||
Rick Bowness[8] | 1992–1996 | 235 | 39 | 178 | 18 | — | .204 | — | — | — | — | |
Dave Allison[9] | 1996 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 1 | — | .100 | — | — | — | — | |
Jacques Martin[10] | 1996–2004 | 692 | 341 | 235 | 96 | 20 | .577 | 69 | 31 | 38 | .449 | |
Roger Neilson[11] | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |
Bryan Murray[12] | 2005–2008 | 182 | 107 | 55 | — | 20 | .643 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 | |
John Paddock[13] | 2007–2008 | 64 | 36 | 22 | — | 6 | .609 | — | — | — | — | |
Craig Hartsburg[14] | 2008–2009 | 48 | 17 | 24 | — | 7 | .427 | — | — | — | — | |
Cory Clouston[15] | 2009–2011 | 198 | 95 | 83 | — | 20 | .530 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
Paul MacLean[16] | 2011–2014 | 239 | 114 | 90 | — | 35 | .550 | 17 | 8 | 9 | .471 | |
Dave Cameron[17] | 2014–2016 | 137 | 70 | 50 | — | 17 | .573 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
Guy Boucher[18] | 2016–2019 | 228 | 94 | 108 | — | 26 | .469 | 19 | 11 | 8 | .579 | |
Marc Crawford[19] | 2019 | 18 | 7 | 10 | — | 1 | .417 | — | — | — | — | |
D. J. Smith | 2019–present | 127 | 48 | 62 | — | 17 | .378 | — | — | — | — |
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.
No. | Player | Position | Career | Date of retirement |
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4 | Chris Phillips | D | 1997–2015 | February 18, 2020 |
8 | Frank Finnigan | RW | 1923–1931 1932–1934 | October 8, 19921 |
11 | Daniel Alfredsson | RW | 1995–2013 | December 29, 2016[21] |
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 |
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 | 62 | 191 | 243 | 7th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
2020–21 | 56 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 51 | 157 | 190 | 6th, North | Did not qualify |
These are the top-ten regular season point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.[24]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game average;
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NHL Plus-Minus Award[30]
King Clancy Memorial Trophy[33]
Mark Messier Leadership Award[34]
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
NHL All-Rookie Team
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.[43]
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