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Ottawa Senators
Sénateurs d'Ottawa
Conference Eastern
Division Atlantic
Founded 1992
History Ottawa Senators
1992–present
Home arena Canadian Tire Centre
City Ottawa, Ontario
ECA-Uniform-OTT.PNG
Colours Red, black, gold, white
                   
Media English
TSN5
TSN 1200
French
RDS
RDS2
CJFO 94.5
Owner(s) Eugene Melnyk
General manager Pierre Dorion
Head coach D. J. Smith
Captain Vacant
Minor league affiliates Belleville Senators (AHL)
Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Stanley Cups 0
Conference championships 1 (2006–07)
Presidents' Trophies 1 (2002–03)
Division championships 4 (1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06)

The Ottawa Senators (French: Sénateurs d'Ottawa) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Senators play their home games at the 18,652-seat Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996 as the Palladium.

Founded and established 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 famed history, winning 11 Stanley Cups, 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 2019, the franchise was valued by Forbes magazine at $445 million.

The Senators have won four division titles and, in 2003, the Presidents' Trophy; and have once appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals (2007).

Images for kids

  • Ott sens campaign

    Pre-launch logo used in the "Bring Back the Senators" campaign.

  • Senators civic centre

    The Senators played their home games at the Ottawa Civic Centre from 1992 to 1996.

  • Zdeno Chara

    During the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, the Senators acquired Zdeno Chara in a multi-player trade with the New York Islanders.

  • Daniel Alfredsson

    Daniel Alfredsson played together with Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley, forming the CASH line. They led the Senators to their first Finals appearance.

  • Martin Gerber

    Martin Gerber was a goaltender for the Senators from 2006 to 2009.

  • Craig Anderson 2013-05-24

    During the 2011 season, the Senators acquired Craig Anderson after swapping goaltenders with the Colorado Avalanche.

  • Paul MacLean 2013-05-24

    Paul MacLean was awarded the Jack Adams Award during the 2012–13 season. He was the Senators' head coach from 2011 to 2014.

  • Erik Karlsson 1 2017-05-13

    Erik Karlsson was team captain through the 2014–15 to 2017–18 seasons.

  • Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa

    The Senators moved to Canadian Tire Centre in 1996. The arena is their second and current home arena.

  • Ottawa Winterlude Festival (34757903963)

    Spartacat is the official mascot for the Ottawa Senators.

  • Sensmile

    Sens Mile on Elgin Street during the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs.

  • TSN Regional Feeds

    The Ottawa Senators broadcast area in blue and green.

  • GM Bryan Murray (cropped)

    Bryan Murray was the seventh and longest serving general manager in franchise history. He held the position from 2007 to 2016.

  • Jason Spezza 2013-05-24

    Recording 687 points playing with the Senators, Jason Spezza is the franchise's second highest all-time points leader.

  • Dany Heatley

    Dany Heatley holds the franchise record for most goals in a season, scoring 50 goals in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.


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