Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are a professional hockey team founded in 1992. They play their home games at the Canadian Tire Centre and compete in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the NHL. They have yet to win a Stanley Cup.

Senators History

The original Ottawa Senators were founded in 1883 and won eleven Stanley Cups, four of them after the NHL formed in 1917. That club folded in 1934. In December 1990, the NHL awarded a new franchise to Ottawa, which entered the league ahead of the 1992-93 season. The modern Senators reached the playoffs in 2026 and traded captain Brady Tkachuk to Florida that June.

Ottawa Senators Best Players

The Senators have four retired numbers:

• 4: Chris Phillips
• 8: Frank Finnigan
• 11: Daniel Alfredsson
• 25: Chris Neil
  

  Arena	Canadian Tire Centre, 17,373
  Conference	Eastern, Atlantic Division
  Stanley Cups	None as the modern club; lost the 2007 Final
  2025-26	44-27-11; swept by Carolina in round one
  Head coach	Travis Green
  Captain	Vacant since the Tkachuk trade, June 2026
  General manager	Steve Staios
  Check	The tag lists four retired numbers; confirm the club’s own count before publishing

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