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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 |
| Colours | Red, gold, black, white[1][2] |
| Media |
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| Owner(s) | Estate of the late Eugene Melnyk |
| General manager | Pierre Dorion |
| Head coach | D. J. Smith |
| Captain | Brady Tkachuk |
| Minor league affiliates | |
| Stanley Cups | 0[a] |
| Conference championships | 1 (2006–07) |
| Presidents' Trophies | 1 (2002–03) |
| Division championships | 4 (1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06) |
| Official website | nhl |
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 21,347-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[3] 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.[4] The current team owner is Eugene Melnyk,[5] and in 2011, the club was valued by Forbes Magazine at $201 million.[6]
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.[7]
- ↑ Sens Communications (September 18, 2020). "Ottawa Senators Introduce New Primary Logo". OttawaSenators.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Senators bringing back old logo for new uniforms". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. September 18, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ↑ NHL counts 11. Hockey Hall of Fame count is 10.
- ↑ Finnigan, p. 201
- ↑ "#14 Ottawa Senators". Forbes. November 8, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
- ↑ "Ottawa Senators on the Forbes NHL Valuation List". Forbes. November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ "NHL Attendance Report". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
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