50 Fun Facts About Ottawa Senators

The original Ottawa Senators, who left the NHL in 1934, won the Stanley Cup how many times?

They were nicknamed the Silver Seven from 1903 to 1907 and the Super Six in the 1920s.

The original Senators moved in 1934 to become which short-lived team?

The move failed, and the NHL suspended the franchise rather than let it return to Ottawa.

Which Ottawa real estate developer led the campaign that won the modern Senators franchise in 1990?

His firm lacked the cash for the expansion fee, so it planned to leverage development of farmland in Kanata.

The public campaign to land the 1990 expansion team was called what?

It secured more than 11,000 season-ticket pledges before the NHL said yes.

The Senators won their first game, on October 8, 1992, 5-3 over which team?

It was one of the few highlights of a 10-70-4 season; the club had aimed only to avoid the record for fewest points.

The 1992-93 Senators finished with how many wins in 84 games?

They tied San Jose for the worst record, three points better than the NHL futility mark.

Which Ottawa-born singer was part of the original Senators ownership partnership?

Rod Bryden bought out the founder in 1993 to become majority owner.

The Senators' 1993 first overall pick, one of the great draft busts, was which centre?

Later high picks Bonk, Berard and Chris Phillips formed a much better core.

Daniel Alfredsson was drafted in which round in 1994 before winning the Calder Trophy in 1996?

He went 133rd overall and became the franchise leader in goals, assists and points.

Daniel Alfredsson holds the Senators' career records with how many points?

He also leads in goals (426) and assists (682) and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

Which defence-first coach got the Senators to the playoffs every season from 1997 to 2004?

He was fired anyway after four straight playoff losses to Toronto.

The Senators' 2001 trade of their holdout centre to the Islanders brought Zdeno Chara and the pick used on whom?

The second overall selection went on to centre the 'CASH' line.

The Senators won the Presidents' Trophy in 2002-03 while in what financial state?

Emergency financing kept them playing; they came within a game of the Final against New Jersey.

Which pharmaceutical billionaire bought the Senators out of bankruptcy in 2003?

The Biovail founder paid a reported CA$130 million and owned the club until his death in 2022.

The Senators' famed 'CASH' line consisted of Alfredsson, Spezza and whom?

He arrived from Atlanta in 2005 and demanded a trade out in 2009.

The Senators lost the 2007 Stanley Cup Final in five games to which team?

It was the first Cup Final for an Ottawa team since 1927.

The section of downtown Ottawa closed to traffic for fans during the 2007 Final was dubbed what?

A six-storey likeness of Alfredsson hung on the Corel building.

Which rookie goaltender started for Ottawa in the 2007 Final and was bought out a year later?

He had inherited the job when the veteran starter was hurt at the 2006 Olympics.

Which fan favourite's 2011 trade led some Ottawa radio stations to ban his wife's songs?

His wife is Carrie Underwood; the couple already had a home in Nashville.

Which coach won the 2013 Jack Adams Award after guiding an injury-riddled Senators team to the playoffs?

That spring Ottawa beat Montreal in the first Sens-Habs playoff series since 1927.

Which goaltender, nicknamed 'The Hamburglar', went 20-1-2 to drag Ottawa into the 2015 playoffs?

The Senators became the first team in modern NHL history to make the playoffs after trailing by 14 points.

The Senators' star defenceman won the Norris Trophy in 2012 and which other year before his 2018 trade?

He added a third with San Jose in 2023 after being traded there in 2018.

The Senators came within one win of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, losing Game 7 in double overtime to which team?

Jean-Gabriel Pageau's four-goal game against the Rangers was the highlight of the run.

What was the Senators' December 2017 outdoor game marking the first NHL Ottawa-Montreal game's centennial called?

Ottawa won 3-0 at TD Place, though the owner's comments about moving the team soured the mood.

Brady Tkachuk was drafted by Ottawa with which overall pick in 2018?

He captained the club from 2021 to 2026 and is the brother of Florida's Matthew Tkachuk.

Which Toronto businessman and Canadiens part-owner led the group that bought the Senators in 2023?

The late owner's daughters stayed on as partners.

Which coach ended the Senators' eight-year playoff drought in 2025?

He was the first coach to lead Ottawa to the postseason since 2016-17.

The Senators' arena in Kanata opened in January 1996 under what name?

Its seating bowl was modelled on The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Senators' logo depicts the head of what?

The original 1991 design called him a 'centurion figure, strong and prominent'.

The Senators' mascot is a lion named what?

He was designed by Kevin Caradonna, who also drew the forward-facing centurion logo.

The 1991 logo included Roman numerals for 1894, believed at the time to mark what?

The date was wrong; the original club actually dated to 1883.

The Senators' rivalry with the Toronto Maple Leafs is known as what?

Toronto won the first four playoff meetings, all in the early 2000s.

The Senators' first playoff series win, in 1998, came as an upset of which team?

It was also the club's first winning season; Washington ended the run in round two.

The Senators' first-ever draft pick in 1992, who later refused to honour his contract, was whom?

He held out again in 1999-2000 and was finally traded to the Islanders on draft day 2001.

Which coach did the Senators fire after a 2-22-3 stretch in 1995-96?

GM Pierre Gauthier then hired a defence-first coach, and a rookie named Alfredsson emerged.

Which Hall of Fame goaltender did the Senators sign in 2004, only for the lockout to delay his debut?

He was hurt at the 2006 Olympics, leaving rookie Ray Emery to start the playoffs.

Which long-time winger did the Senators trade to Atlanta for the third CASH line member in 2005?

The Slovak star had been Ottawa's 1997 first-round pick.

The Senators' 2011 blockbuster acquired which centre from Phoenix for prospect David Rundblad?

He was later part of the package sent to Colorado for Matt Duchene in 2017.

Which player did Bryan Murray move up to draft 15th overall in 2008, on the recommendation of Alfredsson?

Both were Frölunda alumni; Murray traded the 18th pick to Nashville to be sure of getting him.

Daniel Alfredsson left Ottawa in July 2013 to sign with which team after 17 seasons?

The same day, Ottawa acquired Bobby Ryan from Anaheim to try to fill the void.

The Senators' 2016 nine-player trade brought which Maple Leafs captain to Ottawa?

Bryan Murray made the deal while battling cancer in his final season as GM.

The Senators' 2017 trade for Matt Duchene sent which goaltender, among others, to Colorado?

A centre also went, along with a first-round pick that became a costly loss.

The Senators lost which defenceman to Vegas in the 2017 expansion draft?

He had been the captain's regular defence partner during the run to the 2017 conference final.

Which former player was named the Senators' president of hockey operations in September 2023?

He became general manager after Dorion resigned over an undisclosed-contract penalty that cost Ottawa a first-round pick.

Which Maple Leafs lead did the Senators erase to two games before losing the 2025 first round in six?

It was the first playoff Battle of Ontario since 2004.

Which team swept the Senators out of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs?

It was Ottawa's first back-to-back playoff appearance since 2012 and 2013.

Which downtown Ottawa site did the Senators pick for a new arena in a 2025 land deal?

A land sale agreement with the National Capital Commission was signed in August 2025.

What is the name of the Senators' practice facility, a joint venture with the City of Ottawa?

It has three NHL-sized rinks plus an Olympic-size rink and hosts the Bell Capital Cup minor hockey tournament.

Which Blur track did the Senators adopt as their goal song at the Canadian Tire Centre?

The goal horn is a Nathan Airchime salvaged from a retired VIA Rail train.

What is the title of the Senators' theme song, written by Ottawa's Andres del Castillo?

It plays as the team takes the ice; del Castillo was formerly of the band Eight Seconds.