Ottawa Senators

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 20,652-seat 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 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. The current team owner is Eugene Melnyk, and in 2011, the club was valued by Forbes Magazine at $201 million.
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.
Players and personnel
Team captains
Laurie Boschman, 1992-1993
Mark Lamb and Brad Shaw, 1993-1994 (co-captains)
Gord Dineen, 1994
Randy Cunneyworth, 1995-1998
Alexei Yashin, 1998-1999
Daniel Alfredsson, 1999-2013
Jason Spezza, 2013-2014
Erik Karlsson, 2014-2018
Brady Tkachuk, 2021-present
Head coaches
Statistics are accurate through the hiring of D.J. Smith.
General managers
Source: Ottawa Senators 2009-10 Media Guide, p. 206.
Honoured members
Hall of Famers
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.
Marian Hossa - Senators' winger (1998-2004) was inducted in 2020 (ceremony held in 2021) for his career as a forward.
Retired numbers
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.
Ring of Honour
Bryan Murray - Senators' head coach (2005-2008) and general manager (2007-2016).
Team record
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
Team scoring leaders
These are the top-ten regular season point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
- current Senators player
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game average;
Source: Ottawa Senators Media Guide
NHL awards and trophies
Prince of Wales Trophy
2006-07
Presidents' Trophy
2002-03
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
Paul MacLean: 2012-13
James Norris Memorial Trophy
Erik Karlsson: 2011-12, 2014-15
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Daniel Alfredsson: 2011-12
Mark Messier Leadership Award
Daniel Alfredsson: 2012-13
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
Craig Anderson: 2016-17
Bobby Ryan: 2019-20
NHL All-Rookie Team
Daniel Alfredsson: 1995-96
Sami Salo: 1998-99
Marian Hossa: 1998-99
Martin Havlat: 2000-01
Andrej Meszaros: 2005-06
Mark Stone: 2014-15
Brady Tkachuk: 2018-19
Josh Norris: 2020-21
NHL First All-Star Team
Zdeno Chara: 2003-04
Dany Heatley: 2006-07
Erik Karlsson: 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
NHL Second All-Star Team
Alexei Yashin: 1998-99
Dany Heatley: 2005-06
Daniel Alfredsson: 2005-06
Zdeno Chara: 2005-06
Team records
Source: Ottawa Senators.