# 1992–93 Ottawa Senators season

The 1992–93 Ottawa Senators season was the first season of the modern Ottawa Senators franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite winning the first game of the regular season on October 8, 1992, the Senators won only nine more en route to their worst season ever. The team recorded three NHL records that season: the longest home losing streak of eleven, from October 27 to December 8; the longest road losing streak with a total of 39, from October 10 to April 3 (nearly the whole season) and fewest road wins in a season, with just one victory.

## Offseason

On June 2, 1992, the then city of Kanata gave approval of the "Palladium" project. On June 29, the club held ground-breaking ceremonies for the Palladium project at the site. The team was still seeking partners for financing the project and Ogden Corporation would back $120 million in loans on November 11. Actual construction would begin in 1994.
On June 15, Rick Bowness was named as the team's first head coach. Bowness was previously a head coach for the original Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins.
On July 29, 1992, team president and former Ottawa mayor Jim Durrell resigned.

## Preseason

The Senators held their first training camp at the Robert Guertin Arena in Hull, Quebec, on September 8. The team played its first game in Hartford against the Hartford Whalers. The game ends in a 1–1 tie, and the Senators first goal is scored by Neil Brady. The first game in Ottawa since re-joining the NHL is played on September 18. The Washington Capitals defeat Ottawa 4–3. The first win by the Senators since re-entry into the NHL is recorded on September 24, a 4–3 win against the New York Islanders. Defenceman Brad Shaw scored the winning goal. On October 7, just before the start of the regular season, the Senators announce Laurie Boschman as the team's first captain.

## Regular season

The Senators finished last in goals scored (202), wins (10), points (24, tied with the San Jose Sharks), even-strength goals scored (129), power-play goals for (66, tied with the Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks), power play goals against (115) and power play % (14.73) and shooting percentage (8.9%; 202 goals on 2,281 shots).
Two Senators recorded hat tricks during the regular season; Bob Kudelski scored one in a 3–2 victory over San Jose on Sunday, January 10, 1993 and Laurie Boschman scored one on Saturday, April 10, 1993, in a 5–3 win on the road against the New York Islanders.

### Highlights

The new Senators played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre defeating the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens by a score of 5–3. The game was televised on Hockey Night In Canada and was in front of a sold-out Ottawa Civic Centre with 10,449 in attendance. 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 much pre-game spectacle—the skating of Brian Orser, the nine banners being raised to honour the original Senators' Stanley Cup wins, retirement of Frank Finnigan's jersey number and the singing of the anthem by Alanis Morissette. The game was attended by Russell Williams, an Ottawa fan who had witnessed the last Stanley Cup win in Ottawa in the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals, and would later attend the games of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, held in Ottawa.

#### Starting lineup

Starting players:
* Peter Sidorkiewicz, goal
* Ken Hammond, defence
* Brad Shaw, defence
* Neil Brady, centre
* Jody Hull, right wing
* Sylvain Turgeon, left wing
Others: Mark Lamb, Doug Smail, Darcy Loewen, Jamie Baker, Laurie Boschman, Andrew McBain, Norm Maciver, Chris Luongo, Tomas Jelinek, Marc Fortier, Mark Osiecki, Darren Rumble, Mike Peluso, Steve Weeks
Neil Brady scored the first goal for the modern-day Ottawa Senators franchise in the game.
It would take the Sens 39 games to win a road game, in their third-to-last road game of the season. It would be the only road win for the Sens in the entire season, and the only points won on the road as well. After the season, general manager Mel Bridgman was fired, and eventually, would be replaced by Randy Sexton.

## Final standings

Adams Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| Boston Bruins | 84 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 109 | 332 | 268 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 104 | 351 | 300 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 102 | 326 | 280 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 86 | 335 | 297 |
| Hartford Whalers | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 284 | 369 |
| Ottawa Senators | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 24 | 202 | 395 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Wales Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 84 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 367 | 268 | 119 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 84 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 332 | 268 | 109 |
| 3 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 351 | 300 | 104 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 84 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 326 | 280 | 102 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 84 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 325 | 286 | 93 |
| 6 | New York Islanders | PTK | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 335 | 297 | 87 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 308 | 299 | 87 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 84 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 335 | 297 | 86 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 84 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 319 | 319 | 83 |
| 10 | New York Rangers | PTK | 84 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 304 | 308 | 79 |
| 11 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 284 | 369 | 58 |
| 12 | Ottawa Senators | ADM | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 202 | 395 | 24 |
p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division) Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs

## Schedule and results

1992–93 regular season :
October: 1–9–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–6–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceArenaRecordPointsRecap
1October 8Montreal3–5OttawaSidorkiewicz10,449Ottawa Civic Centre1–0–02Recap
2October 10Ottawa2–9QuebecWeeks15,399Le Colisée1–1–02Recap
3October 12Ottawa3–6BostonSidorkiewicz13,056Boston Garden1–2–02Recap
4October 14Ottawa1–4HartfordSidorkiewicz7,628Hartford Civic Center1–3–02Recap
5October 16Ottawa1–5WashingtonSidorkiewicz12,911Capital Centre1–4–02Recap
6October 20Ottawa3–5TorontoSidorkiewicz7,186Copps Coliseum1–5–02Recap
7October 22Hartford5–1OttawaSidorkiewicz10,392Ottawa Civic Centre1–6–02Recap
8October 24NY Rangers3–2OttawaOTSidorkiewicz10,089Ottawa Civic Centre1–7–02Recap
9October 27Pittsburgh7–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre1–8–02Recap
10October 30Ottawa3–12BuffaloWeeks15,088Buffalo Memorial Auditorium1–9–02Recap
11October 31Buffalo2–2OttawaOTSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre1–9–13Recap :
November: 1–13–0 (home: 1–6–0; road: 0–7–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceArenaRecordPointsRecap
12November 3Ottawa2–5EdmontonSidorkiewicz12,738Northlands Coliseum1–10–13Recap
13November 5Ottawa4–8CalgaryMadeley18,736Olympic Saddledome1–11–13Recap
14November 6Ottawa1–4VancouverMadeley15,332Pacific Coliseum1–12–13Recap
15November 9Toronto3–1OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre1–13–13Recap
16November 11Quebec7–3OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre1–14–13Recap
17November 13Ottawa0–1Tampa BaySidorkiewicz10,425Expo Hall1–15–13Recap
18November 15Ottawa2–7PhiladelphiaSidorkiewicz17,216Spectrum1–16–13Recap
19November 17Montreal5–3OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre1–17–13Recap
20November 19Hartford4–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre1–18–13Recap
21November 21Ottawa1–3MontrealSidorkiewicz16,689Montreal Forum1–19–13Recap
22November 23Boston3–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre1–20–13Recap
23November 25New Jersey1–3OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre2–20–15Recap
24November 27Ottawa1–4BuffaloSidorkiewicz16,325Buffalo Auditorium2–21–15Recap
25November 29Buffalo5–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre2–22–15Recap :
December: 1–12–2 (home: 1–6–2; road: 0–6–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceArenaRecordPointsRecap
26December 1Minnesota3–1OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre2–23–15Recap
27December 3New Jersey3–3OttawaOTSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre2–23–26Recap
28December 5Philadelphia2–3OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–23–28Recap
29December 7Washington6–5OttawaWeeks10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–24–28Recap
30December 9Ottawa2–6HartfordWeeks8,227Hartford Civic Center3–25–28Recap
31December 10Ottawa2–4BostonSidorkiewicz13,509Boston Garden3–26–28Recap
32December 12Calgary1–1OttawaOTSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–26–39Recap
33December 15Detroit3–2OttawaOTSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–27–39Recap
34December 17Ottawa3–9NY IslandersWeeks7,689Nassau Coliseum3–28–39Recap
35December 19Ottawa1–5TorontoSidorkiewicz15,720Maple Leaf Gardens3–29–39Recap
36December 21Washington4–3OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–30–39Recap
37December 23Washington4–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–31–39Recap
38December 26Ottawa2–4QuebecBerthiaume15,337Le Colisée3–32–39Recap
39December 27Quebec6–1OttawaBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–33–39Recap
40December 31Ottawa4–5DetroitOTSidorkiewicz19,875Joe Louis Arena3–34–39Recap :
January: 2–12–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 0–7–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceArenaRecordPointsRecap
41January 2Buffalo7–2OttawaBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre3–35–39Recap
42January 6Ottawa2–6NY RangersSidorkiewicz18,200Madison Square Garden3–36–39Recap
43January 8Ottawa4–6New JerseySidorkiewicz12,406Brendan Byrne Arena3–37–39Recap
44January 10San Jose2–3OttawaBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre4–37–311Recap
45January 12Los Angeles3–2OttawaBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre4–38–311Recap
46January 14St. Louis4–1OttawaBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre4–39–311Recap
47January 16Ottawa1–6PittsburghSidorkiewicz16,154Pittsburgh Civic Arena4–40–311Recap
48January 17NY Islanders7–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre4–41–311Recap
49January 19Quebec5–2OttawaBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre4–42–311Recap
50January 21Ottawa2–7MinnesotaSidorkiewicz10,265Met Center4–43–311Recap
51January 23Ottawa4–6WashingtonSidorkiewicz17,793Capital Centre4–44–311Recap
52January 26Ottawa1–5St. LouisSidorkiewicz15,554St. Louis Arena4–45–311Recap
53January 28Hartford2–5OttawaBerthiaume10,304Ottawa Civic Centre5–45–313Recap
54January 30Ottawa3–5MontrealBerthiaume16,787Montreal Forum5–46–313Recap :
February: 4–7–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceArenaRecordPointsRecap
55February 1Winnipeg4–4OttawaOTBerthiaume10,373Ottawa Civic Centre5–46–414Recap
56February 3Edmonton2–3OttawaSidorkiewicz10,425Ottawa Civic Centre6–46–416Recap
57February 8Buffalo2–4OttawaSidorkiewicz10,442Ottawa Civic Centre7–46–418Recap
58February 9Ottawa1–8PhiladelphiaSidorkiewicz17,185Spectrum7–47–418Recap
59February 13Montreal4–1OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre7–48–418Recap
60February 17Ottawa4–6QuebecBerthiaume14,385Le Colisée7–49–418Recap
61February 20Ottawa4–5MontrealSidorkiewicz16,859Montreal Forum7–50–418Recap
62February 22Ottawa3–6WinnipegBerthiaume12,816Winnipeg Arena7–51–418Recap
63February 23Winnipeg8–2OttawaSidorkiewicz7,245Saskatchewan Place7–52–418Recap
64February 25Pittsburgh1–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre8–52–420Recap
65February 27Ottawa2–5New JerseySidorkiewicz18,111Brendan Byrne Arena8–53–420Recap
66February 28Quebec4–6OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre9–53–422Recap :
March: 0–10–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 0–7–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceArenaRecordPointsRecap
67March 2Ottawa2–3San JoseOTSidorkiewicz11,089Cow Palace9–54–422Recap
68March 4Ottawa6–8Los AngelesBerthiaume16,005Great Western Forum9–55–422Recap
69March 7Ottawa2–4ChicagoBerthiaume18,472Chicago Stadium9–56–422Recap
70March 13Ottawa3–6BostonSidorkiewicz8,974Boston Garden9–57–422Recap
71March 18Boston4–1OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre9–58–422Recap
72March 22NY Rangers5–4OttawaSidorkiewicz10,449Ottawa Civic Centre9–59–422Recap
73March 25Tampa Bay3–2OttawaOTBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre9–60–422Recap
74March 27Ottawa3–4MontrealOTBerthiaume16,944Montreal Forum9–61–422Recap
75March 28Ottawa1–3BuffaloSidorkiewicz15,320Buffalo Auditorium9–62–422Recap
76March 30Ottawa4–6PittsburghSidorkiewicz16,065Pittsburgh Civic Arena9–63–422Recap :
April: 1–7–0 (home: 0–4–0; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceArenaRecordPointsRecap
77April 1Quebec4–2OttawaBerthiaume10,500Ottawa Civic Centre9–64–422Recap
78April 3Ottawa3–7HartfordBerthiaume13,005Hartford Civic Center9–65–422Recap
79April 4Vancouver3–0OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre9–66–422Recap
80April 7Hartford6–1OttawaBerthiaume10,439Ottawa Civic Centre9–67–422Recap
81April 10Ottawa5–3NY IslandersSidorkiewicz11,835Nassau Coliseum10–67–424Recap
82April 11Ottawa2–4BostonSidorkiewicz14,448Boston Garden10–68–424Recap
83April 13Ottawa2–6QuebecBerthiaume15,399Le Colisée10–69–424Recap
84April 14Boston4–2OttawaSidorkiewicz10,500Ottawa Civic Centre10–70–424Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Norm Maciver | D | 80 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 84 | −46 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Jamie Baker | C | 76 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 54 | −20 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Sylvain Turgeon | LW | 72 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 104 | −29 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Shaw | D | 81 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 34 | −47 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kudelski | RW | 48 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 22 | −22 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Jody Hull | RW | 69 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | −24 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Lamb | C | 71 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 64 | −40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Peluso | LW | 81 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 318 | −35 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Freer | C | 63 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 39 | −35 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Neil Brady | C | 55 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 57 | −25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McBain | RW | 59 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 43 | −37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Boschman | C | 70 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 101 | −26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Rumble | D | 69 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 61 | −24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Archibald | C/LW | 44 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | −16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smail | LW | 51 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 51 | −34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Jelinek | RW | 49 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 52 | −21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Luongo | D | 76 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 68 | −47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Lazaro | LW | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Murphy | C | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 | −23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Loewen | LW | 79 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 145 | −26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hammond | D | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 104 | −42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Dineen | D | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | −19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Osiecki | D | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | −29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Atcheynum | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Berthiaume | G | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Fortier | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kyte | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Lavoie | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Thomson | RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | −11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cimellaro | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Hamr | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Loach | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Madeley | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Miller | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Paynter | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | G | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin St. Amour | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Weeks | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | 3388 | 64 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 250 | 4.43 | 0 | 1737 | 1487 | .856 |
| Daniel Berthiaume | 1326 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 95 | 4.30 | 0 | 739 | 644 | .871 |
| Darrin Madeley | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6.67 | 0 | 44 | 34 | .773 |
| Steve Weeks | 249 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 7.23 | 0 | 144 | 114 | .792 |
| Team: | 5053 | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 385 | 4.57 | 0 | 2664 | 2279 | .855 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Awards and records
### Awards

* Molson Cup – Sylvain Turgeon
* NHL All-Star Game selection – Brad Marsh, Peter Sidorkiewicz

### Milestones

| Date | Player | |
| January 10, 1993 | Bob Kudelski | First hat trick by a Senator |
| February 1, 1993 | Laurie Boschman | First penalty shot by a Senator (goal) |
Source: Ottawa Senators 2007–08 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2007.

## Transactions
### June 1992

| June 20 | Signed free agent Darrin Madeley from the Lake Superior State Lakers of the NCAA to a 3-year, $800,000 (CAD) contract. Acquired 11th round pick in the 1992 NHL entry draft (Petter Ronnquist) from the New York Rangers for an 11th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft (Pavel Komarov). |
| June 22 | Acquired Mark Osiecki from the Calgary Flames for Chris Lindberg. |
Source

### July 1992

| July 16 | Signed free agent Martin St. Amour from the New Jersey Devils to a 2-year contract. |
| July 20 | Acquired Brad Marsh from the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations. |
| July 28 | Acquired Jody Hull from the New York Rangers for future considerations. |
| July 30 | Signed free agent Tony Cimellaro from the Belleville Bulls of the OHL to a 2-year contract. Signed Andrew McBain from the Vancouver Canucks to a 1-year, $225,000 (CAD) contract. Signed free agent Marc LaBelle from the Montreal Canadiens to a 1-year contract. |
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### August 1992

| August 6 | Signed free agent Mark Ferner to a 1-year contract from the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| August 13 | Acquired Steve Weeks from the Washington Capitals for future considerations. |
| August 30 | Signed free agent Doug Smail to a 1-year, $150,000 (CAD) contract from the Quebec Nordiques. |
| August 31 | Signed free agent Gord Dineen to a 2-year contract from the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
Source

### September 1992

| September 2 | Signed free agent Jamie Baker to a 1-year, $160,000 (CAD) contract from the Quebec Nordiques. |
| September 3 | Acquired Neil Brady from the New Jersey Devils for future considerations. |
| September 9 | Signed free agent Chris Luongo to a 1-year contract from the Detroit Red Wings. |
| September 10 | Signed free agent Jim Kyte to a 1-year contract from the Calgary Flames. |
Source

### October 1992

| October 1 | Signed free agent Marc Fortier to a 1-year contract from the Quebec Nordiques. |
| October 2 | Signed free agent Trent McCleary to a 3-year contract from the Swift Current Broncos of the (WHL). |
| October 4 | Claimed Norm MacIver from the Edmonton Oilers in the 1992 NHL waiver draft. |
| October 9 | Signed free agent Andy Schneider to a 2-year contract from the Swift Current Broncos of the (WHL. |
| October 21 | Placed Lonnie Loach on waivers. |
Source

### November 1992

| November 5 | Acquired Dave Archibald from the New York Rangers for a 5th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft - (Frederick Beaubien). |
| November 20 | Placed Dominic Lavoie on waivers. |
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### December 1992

| December 15 | Signed free agent Daniel Berthiaume to a 1-year, $325,000 (CAD) contract from EC Graz (Alpenliga). |
| December 19 | Traded Marc Fortier and Jim Thomson to the Los Angeles Kings for Bob Kudelski and Shawn McCosh. |
Source

### February 1993

| February 20 | Lost Mark Osiecki off waivers to the Winnipeg Jets. Steve Weeks announced retirement. |
| February 25 | Traded Brad Miller to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 9th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft - (Pavol Demitra). |
Source

### March 1993

| March 4 | Acquired the rights to Dmitri Filimonov from the Winnipeg Jets for a 4th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft - (Ruslan Batyrshin) |
Source

## Draft picks
### Expansion draft

The Senators participated in the 1992 NHL expansion draft on June 18, 1992, to fill their roster for the 1992–93 NHL season.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team |
| 1 | 2 | Peter Sidorkiewicz | Poland | Hartford Whalers |
| 2 | 3 | Mark Laforest | Canada | New York Rangers |
| 3 | 5 | Brad Shaw | Canada | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 8 | Darren Rumble | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | 10 | Dominic Lavoie | Canada | St. Louis Blues |
| 6 | 11 | Brad Miller | Canada | Buffalo Sabres |
| 7 | 13 | Ken Hammond | Canada | Vancouver Canucks |
| 8 | 16 | Kent Paynter | Canada | Winnipeg Jets |
| 9 | 18 | John Van Kessel | Canada | Los Angeles Kings |
| 10 | 20 | Sylvain Turgeon | Canada | Montreal Canadiens |
| 11 | 21 | Mike Peluso | United States | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 12 | 23 | Rob Murphy | Canada | Vancouver Canucks |
| 13 | 25 | Mark Lamb | Canada | Edmonton Oilers |
| 14 | 27 | Laurie Boschman | Canada | New Jersey Devils |
| 15 | 29 | Jim Thomson | Canada | Los Angeles Kings |
| 16 | 31 | Lonnie Loach | Canada | Detroit Red Wings |
| 17 | 33 | Mark Freer | Canada | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 18 | 35 | Chris Lindberg | Canada | Calgary Flames |
| 19 | 37 | Jeff Lazaro | United States | Boston Bruins |
| 20 | 39 | Darcy Loewen | Canada | Buffalo Sabres |
| 21 | 41 | Blair Atcheynum | Canada | Hartford Whalers |

### Entry draft

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 2 | Alexei Yashin | Russia | HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 2 | 25 | Chad Penney | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 3 | 50 | Patrick Traverse | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 73 | Radek Hamr | Czechoslovakia | HC Sparta Praha (Czech.) |
| 5 | 98 | Daniel Guerard | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 121 | Alan Sinclair | United States | University of Michigan (NCAA) |
| 7 | 146 | Jaroslav Miklenda | Czechoslovakia | DS Olomuc (Czech.) |
| 8 | 169 | Jay Kenney | United States | Canterbury School (US HS) |
| 9 | 194 | Claude Savoie | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 10 | 217 | Jack Grimes | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 11 | 242 | Tomas Jelinek | Czechoslovakia | HPK Hameenlinna (Finland) |
| 11 | 264 | Petter Ronnquist | Sweden | Nacka (Sweden) |
| S | 2 | Steve Flomenhoft | United States | Harvard University (ECAC) |

## Farm teams

* New Haven Senators (American Hockey League)
* Thunder Bay Senators (Colonial Hockey League)