1992–93 Ottawa Senators season

The 1992–93 Ottawa Senators season was the inaugural season of the franchise. Despite winning the first game on October 8, 1992, the Senators would only win nine more en route to their worst season ever. The team still holds three NHL records that were set that season: longest home losing streak of eleven, from October 27 to December 8, and the longest road losing streak with a total of 38, from October 10 to April 3 (nearly the whole season) and fewest road wins of 1.
==Expansion and Entry drafts==
The team's struggles started before the season when, at the expansion draft, Senators management attempted to make three draft picks who were ineligible. They had wanted to select players from the Canadiens and Maple Leafs after they had both lost two, the maximum. To top it off, the Sens selected C. J. Young from Calgary off the wrong master list of players.Finnigan, p. 215. The players the Senators did select were "journeymen NHLers or player who had good years in minor leagues but no longer were considered prospects."Garrioch, in Total Hockey.
			
At the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, the Sens selected "relative unknown" Alexei Yashin as their first choice, second overall. Yashin opted to play in Moscow for the 1992–93 season instead of with the Sens.
==Regular season==
===Highlights===
The new Senators played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre against the Montreal Canadiens, winning 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 lots of pre-game spectacle—the skating of Brian Orser, the 9 banners being raised to honour the Senators' Stanley Cup wins, retirement of Frank Finnigan's jersey number and the singing of the anthem by Alanis Morissette.
====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
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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, their third 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===
===Game log===
 Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 8, 1992 	5–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 	1–0–0
2 	L	October 10, 1992 	2–9 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	1–1–0
3 	L	October 12, 1992 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 	1–2–0
4 	L	October 14, 1992 	1–4 	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 	1–3–0
5 	L	October 16, 1992 	1–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 	1–4–0
6 	L	October 20, 1992 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 	1–5–0
7 	L	October 22, 1992 	1–5 	Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 	1–6–0
8 	L	October 24, 1992 	2–3 OT	New York Rangers (1992–93) 	1–7–0
9 	L	October 27, 1992 	2–7 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 	1–8–0
10 	L	October 30, 1992 	3–12 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 	1–9–0
11 	T	October 31, 1992 	2–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 	1–9–1
12 	L	November 3, 1992 	2–5 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 	1–10–1
13 	L	November 5, 1992 	4–8 	@ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 	1–11–1
14 	L	November 6, 1992 	1–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 	1–12–1
15 	L	November 9, 1992 	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 	1–13–1
16 	L	November 11, 1992	3–7 	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	1–14–1
17 	L	November 13, 1992	0–1 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 	1–15–1
18 	L	November 15, 1992	2–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 	1–16–1
19 	L	November 17, 1992	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 	1–17–1
20 	L	November 19, 1992	2–4 	Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 	1–18–1
21 	L	November 21, 1992	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 	1–19–1
22 	L	November 23, 1992	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1992–93) 	1–20–1
23 	W	November 25, 1992	3–1 	New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 	2–20–1
24 	L	November 27, 1992	1–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 	2–21–1
25 	L	November 29, 1992	2–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 	2–22–1
26 	L	December 1, 1992 	1–3 	Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 	2–23–1
27 	T	December 3, 1992 	3–3 OT	New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 	2–23–2
28 	W	December 5, 1992 	3–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 	3–23–2
29 	L	December 7, 1992 	5–6 	Washington Capitals (1992–93) 	3–24–2
30 	L	December 9, 1992 	2–6 	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 	3–25–2
31 	L	December 10, 1992	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 	3–26–2
32 	T	December 12, 1992	1–1 OT	Calgary Flames (1992–93) 	3–26–3
33 	L	December 15, 1992	2–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 	3–27–3
34 	L	December 17, 1992	3–9 	@ New York Islanders (1992–93) 	3–28–3
35 	L	December 19, 1992	1–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 	3–29–3
36 	L	December 21, 1992	3–4 	Washington Capitals (1992–93) 	3–30–3
37 	L	December 23, 1992	2–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 	3–31–3
38 	L	December 26, 1992	2–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	3–32–3
39 	L	December 27, 1992	1–6 	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	3–33–3
40 	L	December 31, 1992	4–5 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 	3–34–3
41 	L	January 2, 1993 	2–7 	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 	3–35–3
42 	L	January 6, 1993 	2–6 	@ New York Rangers (1992–93) 	3–36–3
43 	L	January 8, 1993 	4–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 	3–37–3
44 	W	January 10, 1993 	3–2 	San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 	4–37–3
45 	L	January 12, 1993 	2–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 	4–38–3
46 	L	January 14, 1993 	1–4 	St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 	4–39–3
47 	L	January 16, 1993 	1–6 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 	4–40–3
48 	L	January 17, 1993 	2–7 	New York Islanders (1992–93) 	4–41–3
49 	L	January 19, 1993 	2–5 	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	4–42–3
50 	L	January 21, 1993 	2–7 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	4–43–3
51 	L	January 23, 1993 	4–6 	@ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 	4–44–3
52 	L	January 26, 1993 	1–5 	@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 	4–45–3
53 	W	January 28, 1993 	5–2 	Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 	5–45–3
54 	L	January 30, 1993 	3–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 	5–46–3
55 	T	February 1, 1993 	4–4 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 	5–46–4
56 	W	February 3, 1993 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 	6–46–4
57 	W	February 8, 1993 	4–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 	7–46–4
58 	L	February 9, 1993 	1–8 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 	7–47–4
59 	L	February 13, 1993	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 	7–48–4
60 	L	February 17, 1993	4–6 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	7–49–4
61 	L	February 20, 1993	4–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 	7–50–4
62 	L	February 22, 1993	3–6 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 	7–51–4
63 	L	February 23, 1993	2–8 	Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 	7–52–4
64 	W	February 25, 1993	2–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 	8–52–4
65 	L	February 27, 1993	2–5 	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 	8–53–4
66 	W	February 28, 1993	6–4 	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	9–53–4
67 	L	March 2, 1993 	2–3 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 	9–54–4
68 	L	March 4, 1993 	6–8 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 	9–55–4
69 	L	March 7, 1993 	2–4 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 	9–56–4
70 	L	March 13, 1993 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 	9–57–4
71 	L	March 18, 1993 	1–4 	Boston Bruins (1992–93) 	9–58–4
72 	L	March 22, 1993 	4–5 	New York Rangers (1992–93) 	9–59–4
73 	L	March 25, 1993 	2–3 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 	9–60–4
74 	L	March 27, 1993 	3–4 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 	9–61–4
75 	L	March 28, 1993 	1–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 	9–62–4
76 	L	March 30, 1993 	4–6 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 	9–63–4
77 	L	April 1, 1993 	2–4 	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	9–64–4
78 	L	April 3, 1993 	3–7 	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 	9–65–4
79 	L	April 4, 1993 	0–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 	9–66–4
80 	L	April 7, 1993 	1–6 	Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 	9–67–4
81 	W	April 10, 1993 	5–3 	@ New York Islanders (1992–93) 	10–67–4
82 	L	April 11, 1993 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 	10–68–4
83 	L	April 13, 1993 	2–6 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 	10–69–4
84 	L	April 14, 1993 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (1992–93) 	10–70–4
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	D 	80	17	46	63 	84 	-46	7 	1 	2
 	C 	76	19	29	48 	54 	-20	10 	0 	2
 	LW 	72	25	18	43 	104	-29	8 	0 	2
 	D 	81	7 	34	41 	34 	-47	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	48	21	14	35 	22 	-22	12 	0 	2
 	RW 	69	13	21	34 	14 	-24	5 	1 	0
 	C 	71	7 	19	26 	64 	-40	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	81	15	10	25 	318	-35	2 	0 	1
 	C 	63	10	14	24 	39 	-35	3 	3 	0
 	C 	55	7 	17	24 	57 	-25	5 	0 	0
 	RW 	59	7 	16	23 	43 	-37	1 	0 	0
 	C 	70	9 	7 	16 	101	-26	0 	1 	1
 	D 	69	3 	13	16 	61 	-24	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	44	9 	6 	15 	32 	-16	6 	0 	0
 	LW 	51	4 	10	14 	51 	-34	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	49	7 	6 	13 	52 	-21	0 	0 	0
 	D 	76	3 	9 	12 	68 	-47	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	26	6 	4 	10 	16 	-8 	0 	1 	0
 	C 	44	3 	7 	10 	30 	-23	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	79	4 	5 	9 	145	-26	0 	0 	0
 	D 	62	4 	4 	8 	104	-42	0 	0 	0
 	D 	32	2 	4 	6 	30 	-19	1 	0 	0
 	D 	34	0 	4 	4 	12 	-21	0 	0 	0
 	D 	59	0 	3 	3 	30 	-29	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	25	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	0 	1 	1 	6 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	15	0 	1 	1 	41 	-11	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	0 	0 	42 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0 	0 	0 	20 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	64	0 	0 	0 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3388	64	8 	46	3	250	4.43	0 	1737	1487	.856
 	1326	25	2 	17	1	95 	4.30	0 	739 	644 	.871
 	90 	2 	0 	2 	0	10 	6.67	0 	44 	34 	.773
 	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
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; 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)
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==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 22, 1992 	To Calgary FlamesChris Lindberg 	To Ottawa SenatorsMark Osiecki
July 20, 1992 	To Toronto Maple LeafsFuture considerations 	To Ottawa SenatorsBrad Marsh
July 28, 1992 	To New York RangersFuture considerations 	To Ottawa SenatorsJody Hull
August 13, 1992 	To Washington CapitalsFuture considerations 	To Ottawa SenatorsSteve Weeks
September 3, 1992	To New Jersey DevilsFuture considerations 	To Ottawa SenatorsNeil Brady
November 5, 1992 	To New York RangersOttawa's 5th round draft pick1993 NHL Entry Draft 	To Ottawa SenatorsDave Archibald
December 19, 1992	To Los Angeles KingsJim ThomsonMarc Fortier 	To Ottawa SenatorsBob KudelskiShawn McCosh
February 25, 1993	To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Miller 	To Ottawa SenatorsToronto's 9th round draft pick1993 NHL Entry Draft(Pavol Demitra)
March 14, 1993 	To Winnipeg JetsOttawa's 4th round draft pick1993 NHL Entry Draft 	To Ottawa SenatorsDmitri Filimonov
May 7, 1993 	To New York RangersOttawa's 11th round draft pick 1993 NHL Entry Draft(Pavol Komarov)	To Ottawa SenatorsRobert Burakovsky
===Waivers===
October 4, 1992 	From Pittsburgh PenguinsNorm Maciver
October 21, 1992 	To Los Angeles KingsLonnie Loach
November 20, 1992	To Boston BruinsDominic Lavoie
February 20, 1993	To Winnipeg JetsMark Osiecki
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===Free agents===
Player 	Former team
Martin St. Amour 	New Jersey Devils
Andrew McBain 	Vancouver Canucks
Tony Cimellaro 	Undrafted Free Agent
Marc LaBelle 	Montreal Canadiens
Mark Ferner 	Toronto Maple Leafs
Doug Smail 	Quebec Nordiques
Gord Dineen 	Pittsburgh Penguins
Jamie Baker 	Quebec Nordiques
Chris Luongo 	Detroit Red Wings
Jim Kyte 	Calgary Flames
Marc Fortier 	Quebec Nordiques
Trent McCleary 	Undrafted Free Agent
Andy Schneider 	Undrafted Free Agent
Daniel Berthiaume	Boston Bruins
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*GM: Mel Bridgman
*Coach: Rick Bowness
==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	 	Hartford Whalers
2 	3 	Mark Laforest 	 	New York Rangers
3 	5 	Brad Shaw 	 	New Jersey Devils
4 	8 	Darren Rumble 	 	Philadelphia Flyers
5 	10	Dominic Lavoie 	 	St. Louis Blues
6 	11	Brad Miller 	 	Buffalo Sabres
7 	13	Ken Hammond 	 	Vancouver Canucks
8 	16	Kent Paynter 	 	Winnipeg Jets
9 	18	John Van Kessel 	 	Los Angeles Kings
10 	20	Sylvain Turgeon 	 	Montreal Canadiens
11 	21	Mike Peluso 	 	Chicago Blackhawks
12 	23	Rob Murphy 	 	Vancouver Canucks
13 	25	Mark Lamb 	 	Edmonton Oilers
14 	27	Laurie Boschman 	 	New Jersey Devils
15 	29	Jim Thomson 	 	Los Angeles Kings
16 	31	Lonnie Loach 	 	Detroit Red Wings
17 	33	Mark Freer 	 	Philadelphia Flyers
18 	35	Chris Lindberg 	 	Calgary Flames
19 	37	Jeff Lazaro 	 	Boston Bruins
20 	39	Darcy Loewen 	 	Buffalo Sabres
21 	41	Blair Atcheynum 	 	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 	 	HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2 	25 	Chad Penney 	 	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
3 	50 	Patrick Traverse 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4 	73 	Radek Hamr 	 	HC Sparta Praha (Czech.)
5 	98 	Daniel Guerard 	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6 	121	Alan Sinclair 	 	University of Michigan (NCAA)
7 	146	Jaroslav Miklenda	 	DS Olomuc (Czech.)
8 	169	Jay Kenney 	 	Canterbury School (US HS)
9 	194	Claude Savoie 	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
10 	217	Jack Grimes 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
11 	242	Tomas Jelinek 	 	HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)
11 	264	Petter Ronnquist 	 	Nacka (Sweden)
==Farm teams==
* New Haven Senators (American Hockey League)
* Thunder Bay Senators (Colonial Hockey League)
==See also==
*1992–93 NHL season
==Notes==
==References==
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==External links==
*Hockeyfights.com: Ottawa Senators 1992–93 season
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