Ottawa Senators | |
Conference | Eastern |
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Division | Northeast |
Founded | 1990 (began play in 1992) |
History | Ottawa Senators 1992–present |
Home Arena | Scotiabank Place |
City | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Colours | Red, Black, White, Gold
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Media | Rogers Sportsnet East Réseau des sports (RDS) TEAM (1200 AM) |
Owner(s) | ![]() |
General Manager | ![]() |
Head Coach | ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
Minor League Affiliates | Binghamton Senators (AHL) Elmira Jackals (ECHL) |
Stanley Cups | None |
Conference Championships | 2006–07 |
Division Championships | 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06 |
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 20,500 capacity Scotiabank Place (originally named the 'Palladium', and later the 'Corel Centre').
Founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone, the team is the second NHL franchise to use the Ottawa Senators nickname. The original Ottawa Senators, founded in 1883, had a famed history, winning 11 Stanley Cups[1] and playing in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. On December 6, 1990, after a two year public campaign by Firestone to return the NHL to Ottawa, the NHL awarded a new franchise, which began play in the 1992–93 season.[2] The team has had two changes of ownership, from Firestone to Rod Bryden in 1993 due to the arena development process and its financing, and subsequently to Eugene Melnyk after the team filed for bankruptcy in 2003.[3]
On the ice, the club finished last in the league for its first four seasons.[4] Today, the club is among the most successful teams in the league in the standings, qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the past 11 seasons, and in attendance.[5] The club won the Presidents' Trophy in 2003, and the Prince of Wales Trophy in 2007. The team has several all-star players and one of the league's top lines,[6] the 'CASH' or 'Pizza' line of Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley.[7]
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Ottawa had been home to the original Senators, a founding NHL franchise and eleven-time Stanley Cup champions. After the NHL expanded to the United States in the late 1920s, the original Senators were not able to make enough money in Ottawa to offset the increased costs. The club started selling players for cash to survive, but eventually the losses forced the franchise to move to St. Louis in 1934. Fifty-four years later, after the NHL announced it's plans to expand by two teams, Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone decided along with colleagues Cyril Leeder and Randy Sexton that Ottawa was now ready for another franchise, and the group proceeded to put a bid together. His firm, Terrace Investments, did not have the liquid assets to finance the expansion fee and the team, but the group conceived a strategy to leverage a land development. In 1989, after finding a suitable site on farmland just west of Ottawa in Kanata on which to construct a new arena, Terrace announced its' intention to win a franchise and launched a successful "Bring Back the Senators" campaign to both woo the public and persuade the NHL that the city could support an NHL franchise. Public support was high and the group would secure over 11,000 season ticket pledges.[8] On December 12, 1990, the NHL granted franchises to Firestone's group as well as a group in Tampa, Florida, to start play in 1992.[2] Firestone's group, and hockey fans in the Ottawa area, were ecstatic.
The new team hired former NHL player Mel Bridgman, who had no previous NHL management experience, as it's first General Manager in 1992. The team was initially interested in hiring former Jack Adams Award winner Brian Sutter as it's first head coach, but Sutter came with a high price tag and was reluctant to be a part of an expansion team. When Sutter was eventually signed to coach the Boston Bruins, Ottawa signed Rick Bowness, the man Sutter replaced in Boston. The new Senators played their first game on 1992-10-08, in the Ottawa Civic Centre against the Montreal Canadiens with lots of pre-game spectacle.[9] The Senators would defeat the Canadiens 5–3 in one of the few highlights that season. Montreal would eventually finish the season with a Stanley Cup victory. Following the initial excitement of the opening night victory, the club floundered badly and would eventually tie with the San Jose Sharks for the worst record in the league, winning only 10 games with 70 losses and 4 ties for 24 points, three points better than the NHL record for futility. The Senators had aimed low and considered the 1992-93 season a small success, as Firestone had set a goal for the season of not setting a new NHL record for fewest points in a season. The long term plan was to finish low in the standings for its' first few years in order to secure high draft picks and eventually contend for the Stanley Cup.[10]
Original General Manager Mel Bridgman was fired after one season and team president Randy Sexton took over GM duties. Firestone himself soon left the team and Rod Bryden emerged as the new owner. The strategy of aiming low and securing a high draft position did not change. The Senators finished last overall for the next three seasons. Although 1993 first overall draft choice Alexandre Daigle wound up being perhaps the greatest draft bust in NHL history,[11] they chose Radek Bonk in 1994, Bryan Berard (traded for Wade Redden) in 1995, Chris Phillips in 1996, and Marian Hossa in 1997, all of whom would become solid NHL players and formed a strong core of players in years to come. Alexei Yashin, the team's first ever draft selection from 1992, emerged as one of the NHL's brightest young stars. The team traded many of their better veteran players of the era, including 1992–93 leading scorer Norm Maciver, Mike Peluso, and Bob Kudelski, in an effort to stockpile prospects and draft picks.
As the 1995-96 season began, star centre Alexei Yashin refused to honor his contract and did not play. In December, after three straight last-place finishes and a team which was ridiculed throughout the league, fans began to grow restless waiting for the team's long term plan to yield results, and arena attendance began to decline. Rick Bowness was fired in late 1995 and was replaced by Prince Edward Island Senators head coach Dave Allison. Allison would fare no better than his predecessor, and the team would stumble to a 2–22–3 record under him. Sexton himself was fired and replaced by Pierre Gauthier, the former assistant GM of Anaheim.[12] Before the end of January 1996, Gauthier had resolved the team's most pressing issues by settling star player Alexei Yashin's contract dispute, and hiring the highly regarded Jacques Martin as head coach.[13] While Ottawa finished last overall once again, the 1995–96 season ended with renewed optimism, due in part to the upgraded management and coaching, and also to the emergence of an unheralded rookie from Sweden named Daniel Alfredsson, who would win the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year in 1996.[14]
Martin would impose a "strong defense first" philosophy that led to the team qualifying for the playoffs every season that he coached, but he was criticized for the team's lack of success in the playoffs, notably losing four straight series against the provincial rival Toronto Maple Leafs.[15] Martin outlasted several general managers and a change in ownership.
In 1996–97, his first season, the club qualified for the playoffs in the last game of the season, and nearly defeated the Buffalo Sabres in the first round. In 1997–98, the club finished with their first winning record and upset the heavily favoured New Jersey Devils to win their first playoff series.[14] In 1998–99, the Senators jumped from 14th overall in the previous season to 3rd, with 103 points--the first 100-point season in club history, only to be swept in the first round. In 1999–2000 despite the holdout of team captain Alexei Yashin, Martin guided the team to the playoffs, only to lose to the Maple Leafs in the first 'Battle of Ontario' series.[16][17] Yashin returned for 2000–01 and the team improved to win their division and place second in the Eastern Conference. Yashin played poorly in another playoff loss to the Maple Leafs[18] and he was traded to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt, and a first round pick used to draft Jason Spezza.[19]
Without Yashin, the 2001–02 Senators regular season points total dropped, but in the playoffs, they upset the Philadelphia Flyers for the franchise's second playoff series win. This led to a second round series with Toronto, and the third straight loss to the Maple Leafs. Despite speculation that Martin would be fired, it was GM Marshall Johnston who left, retiring from the team,[20] replaced by John Muckler, the Senators' first with previous GM experience.[21]
In 2002–03 off-ice problems dominated the headlines, as the Senators filed for bankruptcy in mid-season, but continued play after getting emergency financing.[22] Despite the off-ice problems, Ottawa had an outstanding season, placing first overall in the NHL to win the President's Trophy. In the playoffs they came within one game of making it into the finals.[23] Prior to the 2003–04 season, pharmaceutical billionaire Eugene Melnyk would purchase the club to bring financial stability.[24] Martin would guide the team to another good regular season but in the first round the Leafs would again defeat the Senators, leading to Martin's dismissal as management felt that a new coach was required for playoff success.[25]
After the playoff loss, owner Melnyk promised that changes were coming and they came quickly. In June 2004, Anaheim Ducks GM Bryan Murray of nearby Shawville, became head coach. That summer, the team also made substantial personnel changes, trading long-time players Patrick Lalime[26] and Radek Bonk,[27] and signing free agent goaltender Dominik Hasek.[28] The team would not be able to show its new lineup for a year, as the 2004–05 NHL lockout intervened and most players playing in Europe or in the minors. In a final change, just before the 2005–06 season, the team traded long-time player Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley.
The media predicted the Senators to be Stanley Cup contenders in 2005–06, as they had a strong core of players returning, played in an up-tempo style fitting the new rule changes and Hasek was expected to provide top-notch goaltending.[29] The team rushed out of the gate, winning 19 of the first 22 games, in the end winning 52 games and 113 points, placing first in the conference, and second overall. The newly-formed 'CASH'[30] line of Alfredsson, Spezza and newly-acquired Dany Heatley established itself as one of the league's top offensive lines.[31] Hasek played well until he was injured during the 2006 Winter Olympics,[32] forcing the team to enter the playoffs with rookie netminder Ray Emery as their starter.[33] Without Hasek, the club bowed out in a second round loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
In 2006–07, the Senators reached the Stanley Cup Finals after qualifying for the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons. The Senators had a high turn-over of personnel and the disappointment of 2006 to overcome and started the season poorly. Trade rumours swirled around Daniel Alfredsson for most of the last months of 2006. The team lifted itself out of last place in the division to nearly catch the Buffalo Sabres by season's end, placing fourth in the Eastern Conference. The team finished with 105 points, their fourth straight 100 point season and sixth in the last eight.[34] In the playoffs, Ottawa continued its good play. Led by the 'CASH' line, goaltender Ray Emery, and the strong defense of Chris Phillips and Anton Volchenkov, the club defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, the second-ranked New Jersey Devils, and the top-ranked Buffalo Sabres to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
The 2006–07 Senators thus became the first Ottawa team to be in the Stanley Cup final since 1927 and the city was swept up in the excitement.[35] Businesses along all of the main streets posted large hand-drawn 'Go Sens Go' signs, residents put up large displays in front of the their homes or decorated their cars.[36] A large Ottawa Senators flag was draped on the City Hall, along with a large video screen showing the games. A six-story likeness of Daniel Alfredsson was hung on the Corel building.[37] Rallies were held outside of City Hall, car rallies of decorated cars paraded through town and a section of downtown, dubbed the 'Sens Mile', was closed off to traffic during and after games for fans to congregate.[38]
In the final, the Senators now faced the Anaheim Ducks, considered the favourite since the start of the season, a team the Senators had last played in 2006, and a team known for its strong defense. The Ducks won the first two games in Anaheim 2–1 and 1–0. Returning home, the Senators won game three 5–3, but lost game four 3–2. The Ducks won game five 6–2 in Anaheim to clinch the series. The Ducks had played outstanding defense, shutting down the 'CASH' line, forcing Murray to split up the line. The Ducks scored timely goals and Ducks' goaltender Giguere out-played Emery.[39]
The Senators made major changes in their hockey staff during the off-season. On June 17, 2007, general manager John Muckler was fired; he had been in the last year of his contract. Head coach Bryan Murray was promoted to GM.[40] On July 5, 2007, he hired his nephew Tim Murray as assistant GM,[41] followed by the promotion of assistant coach John Paddock to head coach on July 6, 2007.[42] On August 15, goaltending coach Ron Low was named as assistant coach and Eli Wilson was named goaltending coach. Assistant coach Greg Carvel retained his duties.[43]
On November 5, 2007, the Ottawa Senators set a franchise record eighth straight win with their victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[44] On November 6, six Senators were named to the All-Star Game ballot: Daniel Alfredsson, Ray Emery, Dany Heatley, Chris Phillips, Wade Redden and Jason Spezza, the most from any one team in the NHL.[45] The CASH line was named to the All-Star roster in its entirety: Alfredsson to the starting lineup and Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza as reserves.[46] On January 24, 2008, Alfredsson recorded a franchise record 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) against the Tampa Bay Lightning, taking over the NHL scoring lead momentarily.[47]
After the hot start, a prolonged slump through January and February occurred during which the Senators won only 7 of 21 games, and Murray fired head coach Paddock and assistant coach Ron Low on February 27, 2008, taking over the coaching duties himself.[48] After the coaching switch, team performance improved, but did not match the performance of the beginning of the season. A playoff spot was in doubt until the Senators' last game of the season, a loss to Boston, but the team qualified due to Carolina losing.[49] After all other games were played, the team ended up as the 7th seed and faced the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round, a repeat of the 2006-2007 Eastern Conference quarter final.[50] The Senators lost the series 4–0, the third time they were swept in a first-round series. The result, after going to the finals the previous season, led to speculation by the media that the team would make a large change in personnel before next season, including the buying out of Ray Emery and the Senators not re-signing their free agents.[51]
After a disappointing 2007–08 season, Senators management promised change and the off-season was filled with changes, in management and on-ice personnel. On June 13, 2008, the Senators named Craig Hartsburg, coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, the new head coach after interviewing Bob Hartley and Peter DeBoer as candidates. Hartsburg signed a three-year agreement with the Senators.[52] The Senators named Curtis Hunt from the Regina Pats as assistant coach.
On the player side, the first change was the buy-out of goaltender Ray Emery following a difficult season.[53] Long-time Senator Wade Redden was not re-signed, and 2007–08 trade pickups Mike Commodore Cory Stillman and Martin Lapointe were not re-signed. Brian McGrattan and Andrej Meszaros were traded, Meszaros after a contract dispute. From the free agent market the Senators signed goaltender Alex Auld, defenseman Jason Smith and Jarkko Ruutu. For Meszaros, defensemen Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and a 2009 first round pick (originally from San Jose) were received from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
To start the 2008–09 season, the Senators played their first-ever games in Europe, starting in Gothenburg, Sweden, playing Daniel Alfredsson's former, and home-town, team Frolunda HC. The Senators then started the regular season with two games in Stockholm, Sweden against the Pittsburgh Penguins, splitting the results in a 4-3 overtime loss and a 3–1 win.
The team colours are red, black and white, with added trim of gold. The team's away jersey is mostly white with red and black trim, while the home jersey is red, with white and black trim. The club logo is officially the head of a Roman general, a member of the Senate of the Roman Empire,[54] projecting from a gold circle. The original, unveiled on May 23, 1991, described the general as a "centurion figure, strong and prominent" according to its designer, Tony Milchard.[54]
The current jersey design was unveiled on 2007-08-22, in conjunction with the league-wide adoption of the Rbk EDGE jerseys by Reebok for the 2007–08 season.[55] The jersey incorporates the original Senators' 'O' logo as a shoulder patch. At the same time, the team updated its logos, and switched their usage. The primary logo, which according to team owner Eugene Melnyk, "represents strength and determination" is an update of the old secondary logo.[56] The old primary logo has become the team's secondary logo and only appears on Senators' merchandise.[55]
On November 22, 2008, the Senators unveiled a new 'third jersey' in a game versus the New York Rangers. Marketed with the slogan 'Back in Black' in reference to the black "away" jerseys the team wore during it's first several seasons, the jersey is primarily black, while the team's other traditional colors of white and red are also integrated.[57]. The Senators' primary "centurion figure" logo moves to the shoulders.[58]. The front features the word 'SENS' in white with red and gold trim, as a new primary logo.
On television, home and away games are broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet and A-Channel within the Ottawa River valley and Eastern Ontario.[59] Rogers Sportsnet also broadcasts Senators games in the Maritime provinces as part of its 'Sportsnet East' network.[60] CBC's Hockey Night in Canada[61] and The Sports Network[62] broadcast the Senators nationally in Canada.
Starting in the 2006–07 seasons, several games were only available in video on pay-per-view or at local movie theatres in the Ottawa area.[63] The "Sens TV" service was suspended as of September 24, 2008, but it may return for 2009–10.[64]
On radio, all home and away games are broadcast on a network of local stations in eastern Ontario.[59] The 'flagship' radio station is the Ottawa station Team 1200, which produces the broadcasts and provides the play-by-play announcers.[59] The Team 1200 audio is available over the Internet,[65] and games are simulcast from the NHL main web site.[66] Dean Brown is widely regarded as "the voice of the Ottawa Senators", and he provides play-by-play for most Senators' games broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet, Hockey Night In Canada, and the Team 1200.
On April 18, 2008, the club announced its final attendance figures for 2007–08. The club had 40 sell-outs out of 41 home dates, a total attendance of 812,665 during the regular season, placing the club 3rd in attendance in the NHL.[67] The number of sell-outs and the total attendance were both club records. The previous attendance records were set during the 2005–06 with a season total of 798,453 and 33 sell-outs.[68] In 2006–07 regular season attendance was 794,271, with 31 sell-outs out of 41 home dates or an average attendance of 19,372. In the 2007 playoffs, the Senators played 9 games with 8 sell-outs and an attendance of 181,272 for an average of 20,141, the highest in team history.[68]
On October 29, 2008, a Forbes Magazine report valued the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club at $207 million, (13th highest in NHL) with an operating income of $4.7 million on revenues of $96 million in 2006-78. Revenues were the team's highest in its history, while operating income was down from 2006–07 when the Senators had more playoff games. The gate receipts for the 2006-07 season were $50 million. Forbes estimates that the organization has a debt/value ratio of 63%, including arena debt.[5] Eugene Melnyk bought the team for $92 million in 2003.[3]
At many home games the fans are entertained both outside and inside Scotiabank Place with a myriad of talent - live music, rock bands, giveaways and promotions. The live music includes the traditional Scottish music of the 'Sons of Scotland Pipe Band' of Ottawa along with highland dancers.[69] Before and during games, entertainment is provided by Spartacat, the official mascot of the Senators, an anthropomorphic lion. He made his debut on the Senators' opening night: October 8, 1992.[70] Anthems are usually sung by O.P.P. officer Lyndon Slewidge.
The fans of the Senators are known as the Sens Army.[71] Like most hockey fanatics, they are known to dress up for games; most in some sort of Roman legionary clothing. For the 2006-2007 playoff run, more fans then ever before would wear red, and fan activities included 'Red Rallies' of decorated cars, fan rallies at Ottawa City Hall Plaza and the 'Sens Mile' along Elgin Street where fans would congregate.[72]
Much like the Red Mile in Calgary during the Flames' 2004 cup run and the Blue Mile in Edmonton during the Oilers' 2006 cup run, Ottawa Senators fans took to the streets to celebrate their team's success during the 2006-07 playoffs. The idea to have a 'Sens Mile' on the downtown Elgin Street, a street with numerous restaurants and pubs, began as a grassroots campaign on Facebook by Ottawa residents before Game 4 of the Ottawa-Buffalo Eastern Conference Final series.[73] After the Game 5 win, Ottawa residents closed the street to traffic for a spontaneous celebration.[74] The City of Ottawa then closed Elgin Street for each game of the Final.[75]
As of the end of the 2007–08 season.[76]
GP | W | L | T | OTL | |
All-Time | 1200 | 526 | 495 | 115 | 64 |
Home | 600 | 284 | 220 | 60 | 36 |
Away | 600 | 242 | 275 | 55 | 28 |
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
Records as of end of the 2007-08 NHL season. [77]
Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
2003–04 | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 262 | 189 | 1270 | 3rd, Northeast | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 3 – 4 (Maple Leafs) |
2004–05 | Season cancelled due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | ||||||||||
2005–061 | 82 | 52 | 21 | - | 9 | 113 | 314 | 211 | 1443 | 1st, Northeast | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1 – 4 (Sabres) |
2006–07 | 82 | 48 | 25 | - | 9 | 105 | 288 | 222 | 2nd, Northeast | Lost in Finals, 1 – 4 (Ducks) | |
2007–08 | 82 | 43 | 31 | - | 8 | 94 | 261 | 247 | 2nd, Northeast | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0 – 4 (Penguins) |
Updated December 15, 2008.[1]
# | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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11 | ![]() |
Daniel Alfredsson (C) | RW | R | 36 | 1994 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
31 | ![]() |
Alex Auld | G | L | 28 | 2008 | Cold Lake, Alberta |
9 | ![]() |
Brendan Bell | D | L | 26 | 2008 | Ottawa, Ontario |
10 | ![]() |
Shean Donovan | RW | R | 34 | 2007 | Timmins, Ontario |
12 | ![]() |
Mike Fisher (A) | C | R | 29 | 1998 | Peterborough, Ontario |
71 | ![]() |
Nick Foligno | LW | L | 21 | 2006 | Buffalo, New York |
29 | ![]() |
Martin Gerber | G | L | 35 | 2006 | Burgdorf, Switzerland |
15 | ![]() |
Dany Heatley (A) | LW | L | 28 | 2005 | Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany |
22 | ![]() |
Chris Kelly | C | L | 28 | 1999 | Toronto, Ontario |
17 | ![]() |
Filip Kuba | D | L | 32 | 2008 | Ostrava, Czechoslovakia |
55 | ![]() |
Brian Lee | D | R | 22 | 2005 | Fargo, North Dakota |
37 | ![]() |
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Dean McAmmond LW | L | 36 | 2006 | Grande Cache, Alberta |
25 | ![]() |
Chris Neil | RW | R | 30 | 1998 | Flesherton, Ontario |
4 | ![]() |
Chris Phillips (A) | D | L | 31 | 1996 | Calgary, Alberta |
45 | ![]() |
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Alexandre Picard D | L | 24 | 2008 | Gatineau, Quebec |
73 | ![]() |
Jarkko Ruutu | LW | L | 34 | 2008 | Helsinki, Finland |
5 | ![]() |
Christoph Schubert | D/W | L | 27 | 2001 | Munich, West Germany |
21 | ![]() |
Jason Smith | D | R | 35 | 2008 | Calgary, Alberta |
19 | ![]() |
Jason Spezza | C | R | 26 | 2001 | Mississauga, Ontario |
20 | ![]() |
Antoine Vermette | C/LW | L | 27 | 2000 | Saint-Agapit, Quebec |
24 | ![]() |
Anton Volchenkov | D | L | 27 | 2000 | Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
18 | ![]() |
Jesse Winchester | C/RW | R | 26 | 2008 | Long Sault, Ontario |
53 | ![]() |
Ilya Zubov | C | L | 22 | 2005 | Chelyabinsk, U.S.S.R |
Source: Ottawa Senators staff (2007). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007–08. Ottawa Senators. pp. 82–83.
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history, post-1992, after the 2007-08 season:
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game;
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
Daniel Alfredsson* | RW | 853 | 331 | 516 | 847 | .99 |
Alexei Yashin † | C | 504 | 218 | 273 | 491 | .97 |
Wade Redden | D | 838 | 101 | 309 | 410 | .49 |
Radek Bonk † | C | 689 | 152 | 247 | 399 | .58 |
Marian Hossa † | RW | 467 | 188 | 202 | 390 | .84 |
Jason Spezza* | C | 322 | 116 | 229 | 345 | 1.07 |
Shawn McEachern † | LW | 454 | 142 | 162 | 304 | .67 |
Dany Heatley* | LW | 235 | 141 | 149 | 290 | 1.23 |
Mike Fisher* | C | 463 | 115 | 124 | 239 | .52 |
Martin Havlat † | LW | 294 | 105 | 130 | 235 | .79 |
* current Senators player
Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. Totals contain only games played for Ottawa.
Sources:
† Ottawa Senators staff (2007). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007-08. Ottawa Senators. pp. 177–179.
^ A. "NHL.com page for Daniel Alfredsson". Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
^ B. "NHL.com page for Wade Redden". Retrieved on 2008-10-20.
^ C. "NHL.com page for Jason Spezza". Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
^ D. "NHL.com page for Dany Heatley". Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
^ E. "NHL.com page for Mike Fisher". Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
NHL Plus/Minus Award[81]
NHL All-Rookie Team
NHL First All-Star Team
NHL Second All-Star Team
Source: Ottawa Senators staff (2007). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007–08. Ottawa Senators. pp. 166–167.
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 Assists in a season | Jason Spezza | 71 | 2005–06 |
Most Points in a season | Dany Heatley | 105 | 2006–07 |
Most Points in a season, defenseman | Norm MacIver | 63 | 1992–93 |
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 playoff games played | Daniel Alfredsson | 101 | (milestone) |
Most goaltender wins in a season | Patrick Lalime | 39 | 2002–03 |
Most shutouts in a season | Patrick Lalime | 8 | 2002–03 |
Lowest G.A.A. in a season | Ron Tugnutt | 1.79 | 1998–99 |
Best Save Percentage in a season | Ron Tugnutt | .925 | 1998–99 |
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