2024–25 Ottawa Senators season
2024–25 Ottawa Senators | |
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Division | Atlantic |
Conference | Eastern |
2024–25 record | 0–0–0 |
Home record | 0–0–0 |
Road record | 0–0–0 |
Goals for | 0 |
Goals against | 0 |
Team information | |
General manager | Steve Staios |
Coach | Travis Green |
Captain | Brady Tkachuk |
Alternate captains | |
Arena | Canadian Tire Centre |
Minor league affiliate(s) | |
The 2024–25 Ottawa Senators season will be the 33rd season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators enter the season with a new coaching staff.
Off-season
[edit]On May 7, the Senators announced their new head coach Travis Green, a former head coach with the Vancouver Canucks, and former player.[1] The team filled out their coaching positions by returning Daniel Alfredsson and Ben Sexton and adding Mike Yeo and Nolan Baumgartner as assistant coaches.[2]
On July 31, the Allen Americans, the ECHL affiliate of the Senators for the previous two seasons, announced a new affiliation with the Utah Hockey Club leaving the Senators without an ECHL affiliate.[3]
Schedule and results
[edit]Preseason
[edit]The pre-season schedule was published on June 24, 2024.[4]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 22 | Ottawa | 6–5 | Toronto | OT | Sogaard | 14,531 | 1–0–0 | [5] |
2 | September 24 | Toronto | 1–2 | Ottawa | Forsberg | 14,408 | 2–0–0 | [6] | |
3 | September 26 | Buffalo | 3–2 | Ottawa | OT | Ullmark | 13,411 | 2–0–1 | [7] |
4 | September 29A | Pittsburgh | Ottawa | ||||||
5 | October 1 | Ottawa | Montreal | ||||||
6 | October 4 | Ottawa | Detroit | ||||||
7 | October 5 | Montreal | Ottawa |
Regular season
[edit]The Ottawa Senators regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.
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Legend:
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
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Roster
[edit]Updated September 27, 2024[8][9]
Transactions
[edit]The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Trades
[edit]Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 1, 2024 | To Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun |
To Ottawa Senators Nick Jensen 3rd-round pick in 2026 |
[10] |
July 2, 2024 | To St. Louis Blues Mathieu Joseph 3rd-round pick in 2025 |
To Ottawa Senators Future considerations |
[11] |
July 3, 2024 | To Utah Hockey Club Egor Sokolov |
To Ottawa Senators Jan Jenik |
[12] |
July 15, 2024 | To Colorado Avalanche Kevin Mandolese 7th-round pick in 2026 |
To Ottawa Senators 6th-round pick in 2026 |
[13] |
July 15, 2024 | To Edmonton Oilers Roby Jarventie 4th-round pick in 2025 |
To Ottawa Senators Xavier Bourgault Jake Chiasson |
[14] |
Players acquired
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Michael Amadio | Vegas Golden Knights | 3-year | Free agency | [15] |
Jeremy Davies | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [15] | |
Noah Gregor | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [15] | |
David Perron | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency | [15] | |
July 2, 2024 | Adam Gaudette | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [16] |
Hayden Hodgson | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency | [17] | |
Filip Roos | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency | [18] | |
August 29, 2024 | Nick Cousins | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
Players lost
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Bokondji Imama | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency | [20] |
Parker Kelly | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency | [21] | |
July 2, 2024 | Erik Brannstrom | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [22] |
Dillon Heatherington | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [23] | |
July 19, 2024 | Rourke Chartier | Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [24] |
July 25, 2024 | Josh Currie | Kölner Haie (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency | [25] |
September 4, 2024 | Dominik Kubalik | HC Ambrì-Piotta (NL) | 1-year | Free agency | [26] |
Player signings
[edit]Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Garrett Pilon | 2-year | [15] |
July 2, 2024 | Shane Pinto | 2-year | [27] |
July 3, 2024 | Matthew Andonovski | 3-year† | [28] |
July 5, 2024 | Jan Jenik | 1-year | [29] |
July 15, 2024 | Mads Sogaard | 2-year | [30] |
August 6, 2024 | Carter Yakemchuk | 3-year† | [31] |
Key
[edit] † Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract takes effect in the 2025–26 season.
Draft picks
[edit]The 2024 NHL Entry Draft was held June 28–29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The Senators made six draft picks. The Senators held the Boston Bruins' first-round pick, but traded it just before the draft for Linus Ullmark.[32]
The Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[33] The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 15, 2024, that sent Jamieson Rees to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[34] # The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a third-round pick in 2023 and this pick.[35]
The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 9, 2023, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Detroit in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[36] The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Nick Paul to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.[37]
Round | Overall | Player | Position | Nationality | Club team |
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1 | 7 | Carter Yakemchuk | D | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
2 | 39 | Gabriel Eliasson | D | Sweden | HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell) |
4 | 104 | Lucas Ellinas | C | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
4 | 112 (from Detroit) |
Javon Moore | LW | United States | Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN) |
4 | 117 (from Tampa Bay) |
Blake Montgomery | LW | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
5 | 136 | Eerik Wallenius | D | Finland | HPK (Liiga) |
References
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- ^ Sens Communications (June 27, 2024). "Ottawa Senators announce seven-game 2024-25 pre-season schedule". NHL.com (Press release).
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- ^ "San Diego Gulls sign four players". sandiegogulls.com. San Diego Gulls. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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- ^ "KÖLNER HAIE VERPFLICHTEN JOSH CURRIE". haie.de. Kölner Haie. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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