2005β06 Ottawa Senators | |
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Northeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Northeast |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2005β06 record | 52β21β9 |
Home record | 29β9β3 |
Road record | 23β12β6 |
Goals for | 314 |
Goals against | 211 |
Team information | |
General manager | John Muckler |
Coach | Bryan Murray |
Captain | Daniel Alfredsson |
Alternate captains |
Zdeno Chara Wade Redden |
Arena | Corel Centre [a] |
Average attendance | 19,474 (101.7%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Binghamton Senators Charlotte Checkers |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dany Heatley (50) |
Assists | Jason Spezza (71) |
Points | Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley (103) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Neil (204) |
Plus/minus | Wade Redden (+35) |
Wins | Dominik Hasek (28) |
Goals against average | Dominik Hasek (2.09) |
The 2005β06 Ottawa Senators season was the 14th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After one of their franchise-best regular seasons, finishing with 113 points, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games.
Changes occurred to the Senators roster before the season. First, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek for his Stanley Cup experience. Second, a blockbuster trade on August 23, 2005, involved Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries being sent to the Atlanta Thrashers for Dany Heatley. The trade occurred on the day that Hossa had signed a new contract. The value of Hossa's contract was beyond what General Manager John Muckler felt that Hossa was worth and so he was dealt away. Marian had led the Senators in scoring.
Dany Heatley, together with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, formed one of the NHL's top offensive lines, [1] dubbed the "CASH line" by fans in a contest held by the Ottawa Citizen. The name is made from the initials of Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, and Heatley. [2] Cash Line won out over finalists 'Dash Line' and 'Dazzle Line,' which Spezza reputedly despised and wanted to veto. [3] Another nickname the line picked up was the "Pizza Line", used by the Ottawa Sun, a rival to the Citizen. [4] [b] However, during the press conference to introduce the teams for the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, Heatley went on record to say he likes the "CASH line" name. [5]
The Senators team sent nine players to the 2006 Winter Olympics as part of the NHL's commitment. Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Dany Heatley, Andrej Meszaros, Wade Redden, Christoph Schubert and Anton Volchenkov all played for their respective country's national teams, while Jason Spezza was named a substitute for Canada. The experience, however, was poor for the Senators: Dominik Hasek was having an impressive season prior to Olympic play, but the team lost him to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech Republic. He would not play again for the Senators.
In addition to leading the NHL with most goals for (312, excluding shootout-winning goals), the Senators also led the NHL in shorthanded goals (25), scoring points (840) and shots on goal (2,811). [6] [7]
The "CASH line" made a dramatic and historic debut, playing in the first game of the 2005β06 season on October 5, 2005, against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. In the pre-season, right winger Brandon Bochenski had been playing on the line as he had played with Spezza in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2004β05 NHL lockout. But with five minutes to go, with the Senators trailing, then Senators' Head Coach Bryan Murray replaced Bochenski with Daniel Alfredsson, who scored a game-tying goal with 62 seconds left. Heatley and Alfredsson would then go on to score the first shootout goals in NHL history to win the game that night. [8]
Other highlights of the Senators' season included an 8β0 road win over their Ontario rivals, the Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2005. Dany Heatley scored four consecutive goals in that game. Just four nights later, the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, 10β4. Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson each scored four goals and Jason Spezza provided four assists. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since January 11, 2003, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12β2. [9] It was also the first time that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since November 13, 2001, when they defeated the Capitals 11β5 away in Washington, D.C. [10] On November 29, 2005, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4β0 and, in doing so, improved to a 19β3β0 record through their first 22 games of the regular season. Over that span, Ottawa outscored its opponents 102β45. Spezza had reached 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) and Alfredsson had reached 40 points (20 goals and 20 assists) by this point. Heatley recorded a point in every one of these games and had 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points.
In an 8β2 win over Toronto on December 17, 2005, the Senators set a franchise record for most power play goals scored in one game, with six. [11] On February 2, 2006, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 7β2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. [12] It was the second time in franchise history that the Senators scored three shorthanded goals in a single game, as the Senators had scored three shorthanded goals in a 5β2 home win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000. [13]
Dany Heatley became the first Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5β4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first Senator to score 50 goals in a season. Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35 rating. Despite missing 14 games, Jason Spezza finished second in the NHL in assists, with 71.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 281 | 239 | 110 |
3 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
4 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
The Ottawa Senators ended the 2005β06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed, qualifying for the playoffs for the ninth time in the franchise's 13 seasons of play.
Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties; he became the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one. The Senators were then defeated by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, four games to one.
After the playoff loss, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk comforted fans in an open letter by saying that their team would not only win the Stanley Cup in the future but, once they had it, they would, he boasted, "hoard" it year after year. [16]
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Legend:
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
15 | Dany Heatley | LW | 82 | 50 | 53 | 103 | 29 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
11 | Daniel Alfredsson | RW | 77 | 43 | 60 | 103 | 29 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
19 | Jason Spezza | C | 68 | 19 | 71 | 90 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | β1 | 2 |
27 | Peter Schaefer | LW | 82 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 16 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
6 | Wade Redden | D | 65 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 35 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | β2 | 10 |
21 | Bryan Smolinski | C | 81 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 8 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
12 | Mike Fisher | C | 68 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 23 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
3 | Zdeno Chara | D | 71 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 17 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
14 | Andrej Meszaros | D | 82 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
2 | Brian Pothier | D | 77 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
20 | Antoine Vermette | C | 82 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β1 | 4 |
25 | Chris Neil | RW | 79 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 204 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 14 |
22 | Chris Kelly | C | 82 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 2 |
44 | Patrick Eaves | RW | 58 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 10 |
26 | Vaclav Varada | RW | 76 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 12 |
4 | Chris Phillips | D | 69 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β2 | 6 |
24 | Anton Volchenkov | D | 75 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
9 | Martin Havlat | RW | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Brandon Bochenskiβ‘ | RW | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
5 | Christoph Schubert | D | 56 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
16 | Brian McGrattan | RW | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 141 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 | Tyler Arnasonβ | C | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β4 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
36 | Steve Martins | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
45 | Denis Hamel | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
1 | Ray Emery | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
30 | Mike Morrisonβ | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
39 | Dominik Hasek | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
42 | Tomas Malec | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
33 | Brad Nortonβ | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
17 | Filip Novak | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
39 | Dominik Hasek | 43 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1202 | 90 | 2.09 | .925 | 5 | 2584 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
1 | Ray Emery | 39 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1045 | 102 | 2.82 | .902 | 3 | 2168 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 289 | 29 | 2.88 | .900 | 0 | 604 |
30 | Mike Morrisonβ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 12 | 3.48 | .875 | 0 | 207 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Andrej Meszaros ( Defence) | [18] |
NHL Second All-Star Team | Daniel Alfredsson ( Right wing) | [18] | |
Zdeno Chara (Defence) | |||
Dany Heatley ( Left wing) | |||
NHL Plus-Minus Award | Wade Redden [c] | [19] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Month | Ray Emery (March) | [20] |
NHL Offensive Player of the Month | Daniel Alfredsson (November) | [21] | |
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Daniel Alfredsson (November 7) | [22] | |
Jason Spezza (November 28) | [22] | ||
NHL Rookie of the Month | Ray Emery (March) | [23] | |
Team | Molson Cup | Daniel Alfredsson | [24] |
The Senators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [25]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To
Minnesota Wild Todd White |
To Ottawa Senators 4th-round pick in 2005 |
[26] |
August 23, 2005 | To
Atlanta Thrashers Greg de Vries Marian Hossa |
To Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley |
[27] |
October 5, 2005 | To
Florida Panthers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2007 |
To Ottawa Senators Filip Novak |
[28] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Bochenski 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
To Ottawa Senators Tyler Arnason |
[29] |
May 26, 2006 [d] | To
Boston Bruins Peter Chiarelli |
To Ottawa Senators 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
[25] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 19, 2005 | Brett Clouthier | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
Tomas Malec | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [30] | |
Steve Martins | JYP ( Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [30] | |
August 26, 2005 | Jeff Heerema | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [31] |
Lance Ward | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [31] | |
September 17, 2005 | Joe Cullen | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Free agency | [32] |
September 30, 2005 | Brennan Evans | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [33] |
March 8, 2006 | Brad Norton | Binghamton Senators ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [34] |
March 9, 2006 | Mike Morrison | Edmonton Oilers | Waivers | [35] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [e] | Ref |
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July 22, 2005 | Jesse Fibiger | Grizzlys Wolfsburg ( ESBG) | Free agency (VI) | [37] |
August 4, 2005 | Martin Prusek | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (UFA) | [38] |
August 12, 2005 | Andy Hedlund | Krefeld Pinguine ( DEL) | Free agency (II) [f] | [40] |
August 22, 2005 | Pat Kavanagh | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (VI) | [41] |
September 12, 2005 | Josh Langfeld | San Jose Sharks | Free agency (UFA) | [42] |
June 5, 2006 | Lance Ward | HV71 ( SHL) | Free agency | [43] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 27, 2005 | Dominik Hasek | 1-year | Option exercised | [44] |
August 2, 2005 | Denis Hamel | 2-year | Re-signing | [45] |
August 10, 2005 | Mike Fisher | 3-year | Re-signing | [46] |
Martin Havlat | 1-year | Re-signing | [46] | |
August 11, 2005 | Ray Emery | 1-year | Re-signing | [47] |
August 12, 2005 | Chris Neil | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Christoph Schubert | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Jason Spezza | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Antoine Vermette | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Anton Volchenkov | 2-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
August 16, 2005 | Chris Kelly | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] |
Brian McGrattan | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
August 22, 2005 | Patrick Eaves | 3-year | Entry-level | [50] |
August 23, 2005 | Dany Heatley | 3-year | Re-signing | [27] |
Marian Hossa | 3-year | Re-signing | [27] | |
August 25, 2005 | Andrej Meszaros | 3-year | Entry-level | [51] |
September 16, 2005 | Jeff Glass | 3-year | Entry-level | [52] |
September 17, 2005 | Charlie Stephens | 1-year | Re-signing | [32] |
June 5, 2006 | Cody Bass | multi-year | Entry-level | [53] |
Arttu Luttinen | multi-year | Entry-level | [53] | |
June 19, 2006 | Andy Hedlund | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Brian McGrattan | 2-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Ottawa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 9 | Brian Lee (D) | United States | Ottawa Senators | Moorhead High School (USHS-MN) |
3 | 70 | Vitali Anikienko (D) | Russia | Ottawa Senators | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ( RSL) |
4 | 95 | Cody Bass (C) | Canada | Ottawa Senators (from Colorado Avalanche) | Mississauga IceDogs ( OHL) |
4 | 98 | Ilya Zubov (C) | Russia | Ottawa Senators (from St. Louis) | Chelyabinsk (Russia) |
4 | 115 | Janne Kolehmainen (LW) | Finland | Ottawa Senators | SaiPa ( SM-liiga) |
5 | 136 | Tomas Kudelka (D) | Czech Republic | Ottawa Senators | HC ZlΓn Jr. (Czech Jr.) |
6 | 186 | Dmitri Megalinsky | Russia | Ottawa Senators | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) |
7 | 204 | Colin Greening | Canada | Ottawa Senators | Upper Canada College (CCL) |
that same month Alfredsson was named the NHL Offensive Player of the month after recording 25 points and a plus-14 rating in 12 games to help the Senators post a League-best 11-1-0 record.
The Panthers traded D Filip Novak to Ottawa on Wednesday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2007.
Jesse Fibiger wird ein Grizzly
12-Aug-05: Signed with the Krefeld Penguins of the Deutsche Liga (Germany).
Det Γ€r den kanadensiska backen Lance Ward, 28 Γ₯r, som har skrivit pΓ₯ fΓΆr HV71.[It is the Canadian hill Lance Ward, 28 years old, who has signed for HV71.]
OTTAWA SENATORS--Re-signed F Denis Hamel.
2005β06 Ottawa Senators | |
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Northeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Northeast |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2005β06 record | 52β21β9 |
Home record | 29β9β3 |
Road record | 23β12β6 |
Goals for | 314 |
Goals against | 211 |
Team information | |
General manager | John Muckler |
Coach | Bryan Murray |
Captain | Daniel Alfredsson |
Alternate captains |
Zdeno Chara Wade Redden |
Arena | Corel Centre [a] |
Average attendance | 19,474 (101.7%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Binghamton Senators Charlotte Checkers |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dany Heatley (50) |
Assists | Jason Spezza (71) |
Points | Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley (103) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Neil (204) |
Plus/minus | Wade Redden (+35) |
Wins | Dominik Hasek (28) |
Goals against average | Dominik Hasek (2.09) |
The 2005β06 Ottawa Senators season was the 14th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After one of their franchise-best regular seasons, finishing with 113 points, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games.
Changes occurred to the Senators roster before the season. First, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek for his Stanley Cup experience. Second, a blockbuster trade on August 23, 2005, involved Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries being sent to the Atlanta Thrashers for Dany Heatley. The trade occurred on the day that Hossa had signed a new contract. The value of Hossa's contract was beyond what General Manager John Muckler felt that Hossa was worth and so he was dealt away. Marian had led the Senators in scoring.
Dany Heatley, together with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, formed one of the NHL's top offensive lines, [1] dubbed the "CASH line" by fans in a contest held by the Ottawa Citizen. The name is made from the initials of Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, and Heatley. [2] Cash Line won out over finalists 'Dash Line' and 'Dazzle Line,' which Spezza reputedly despised and wanted to veto. [3] Another nickname the line picked up was the "Pizza Line", used by the Ottawa Sun, a rival to the Citizen. [4] [b] However, during the press conference to introduce the teams for the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, Heatley went on record to say he likes the "CASH line" name. [5]
The Senators team sent nine players to the 2006 Winter Olympics as part of the NHL's commitment. Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Dany Heatley, Andrej Meszaros, Wade Redden, Christoph Schubert and Anton Volchenkov all played for their respective country's national teams, while Jason Spezza was named a substitute for Canada. The experience, however, was poor for the Senators: Dominik Hasek was having an impressive season prior to Olympic play, but the team lost him to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech Republic. He would not play again for the Senators.
In addition to leading the NHL with most goals for (312, excluding shootout-winning goals), the Senators also led the NHL in shorthanded goals (25), scoring points (840) and shots on goal (2,811). [6] [7]
The "CASH line" made a dramatic and historic debut, playing in the first game of the 2005β06 season on October 5, 2005, against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto. In the pre-season, right winger Brandon Bochenski had been playing on the line as he had played with Spezza in the American Hockey League (AHL) during the 2004β05 NHL lockout. But with five minutes to go, with the Senators trailing, then Senators' Head Coach Bryan Murray replaced Bochenski with Daniel Alfredsson, who scored a game-tying goal with 62 seconds left. Heatley and Alfredsson would then go on to score the first shootout goals in NHL history to win the game that night. [8]
Other highlights of the Senators' season included an 8β0 road win over their Ontario rivals, the Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2005. Dany Heatley scored four consecutive goals in that game. Just four nights later, the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, 10β4. Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson each scored four goals and Jason Spezza provided four assists. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since January 11, 2003, when the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12β2. [9] It was also the first time that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since November 13, 2001, when they defeated the Capitals 11β5 away in Washington, D.C. [10] On November 29, 2005, the Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4β0 and, in doing so, improved to a 19β3β0 record through their first 22 games of the regular season. Over that span, Ottawa outscored its opponents 102β45. Spezza had reached 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) and Alfredsson had reached 40 points (20 goals and 20 assists) by this point. Heatley recorded a point in every one of these games and had 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points.
In an 8β2 win over Toronto on December 17, 2005, the Senators set a franchise record for most power play goals scored in one game, with six. [11] On February 2, 2006, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 7β2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. [12] It was the second time in franchise history that the Senators scored three shorthanded goals in a single game, as the Senators had scored three shorthanded goals in a 5β2 home win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000. [13]
Dany Heatley became the first Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5β4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first Senator to score 50 goals in a season. Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35 rating. Despite missing 14 games, Jason Spezza finished second in the NHL in assists, with 71.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 281 | 239 | 110 |
3 | 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
4 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime/Shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
The Ottawa Senators ended the 2005β06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed, qualifying for the playoffs for the ninth time in the franchise's 13 seasons of play.
Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties; he became the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one. The Senators were then defeated by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, four games to one.
After the playoff loss, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk comforted fans in an open letter by saying that their team would not only win the Stanley Cup in the future but, once they had it, they would, he boasted, "hoard" it year after year. [16]
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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Legend:
Win Loss |
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
15 | Dany Heatley | LW | 82 | 50 | 53 | 103 | 29 | 86 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
11 | Daniel Alfredsson | RW | 77 | 43 | 60 | 103 | 29 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
19 | Jason Spezza | C | 68 | 19 | 71 | 90 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | β1 | 2 |
27 | Peter Schaefer | LW | 82 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 16 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
6 | Wade Redden | D | 65 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 35 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | β2 | 10 |
21 | Bryan Smolinski | C | 81 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 8 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
12 | Mike Fisher | C | 68 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 23 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
3 | Zdeno Chara | D | 71 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 17 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
14 | Andrej Meszaros | D | 82 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
2 | Brian Pothier | D | 77 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
20 | Antoine Vermette | C | 82 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β1 | 4 |
25 | Chris Neil | RW | 79 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 204 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 14 |
22 | Chris Kelly | C | 82 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 2 |
44 | Patrick Eaves | RW | 58 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 10 |
26 | Vaclav Varada | RW | 76 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 12 |
4 | Chris Phillips | D | 69 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β2 | 6 |
24 | Anton Volchenkov | D | 75 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
9 | Martin Havlat | RW | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Brandon Bochenskiβ‘ | RW | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
5 | Christoph Schubert | D | 56 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
16 | Brian McGrattan | RW | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 141 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 | Tyler Arnasonβ | C | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β4 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
36 | Steve Martins | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
45 | Denis Hamel | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
1 | Ray Emery | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
30 | Mike Morrisonβ | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
39 | Dominik Hasek | G | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
42 | Tomas Malec | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
33 | Brad Nortonβ | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
17 | Filip Novak | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
39 | Dominik Hasek | 43 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1202 | 90 | 2.09 | .925 | 5 | 2584 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
1 | Ray Emery | 39 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1045 | 102 | 2.82 | .902 | 3 | 2168 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 289 | 29 | 2.88 | .900 | 0 | 604 |
30 | Mike Morrisonβ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 12 | 3.48 | .875 | 0 | 207 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Type | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Andrej Meszaros ( Defence) | [18] |
NHL Second All-Star Team | Daniel Alfredsson ( Right wing) | [18] | |
Zdeno Chara (Defence) | |||
Dany Heatley ( Left wing) | |||
NHL Plus-Minus Award | Wade Redden [c] | [19] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Month | Ray Emery (March) | [20] |
NHL Offensive Player of the Month | Daniel Alfredsson (November) | [21] | |
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Daniel Alfredsson (November 7) | [22] | |
Jason Spezza (November 28) | [22] | ||
NHL Rookie of the Month | Ray Emery (March) | [23] | |
Team | Molson Cup | Daniel Alfredsson | [24] |
The Senators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [25]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To
Minnesota Wild Todd White |
To Ottawa Senators 4th-round pick in 2005 |
[26] |
August 23, 2005 | To
Atlanta Thrashers Greg de Vries Marian Hossa |
To Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley |
[27] |
October 5, 2005 | To
Florida Panthers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2007 |
To Ottawa Senators Filip Novak |
[28] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Bochenski 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
To Ottawa Senators Tyler Arnason |
[29] |
May 26, 2006 [d] | To
Boston Bruins Peter Chiarelli |
To Ottawa Senators 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
[25] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 19, 2005 | Brett Clouthier | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
Tomas Malec | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [30] | |
Steve Martins | JYP ( Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [30] | |
August 26, 2005 | Jeff Heerema | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [31] |
Lance Ward | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [31] | |
September 17, 2005 | Joe Cullen | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Free agency | [32] |
September 30, 2005 | Brennan Evans | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [33] |
March 8, 2006 | Brad Norton | Binghamton Senators ( AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [34] |
March 9, 2006 | Mike Morrison | Edmonton Oilers | Waivers | [35] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [e] | Ref |
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July 22, 2005 | Jesse Fibiger | Grizzlys Wolfsburg ( ESBG) | Free agency (VI) | [37] |
August 4, 2005 | Martin Prusek | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (UFA) | [38] |
August 12, 2005 | Andy Hedlund | Krefeld Pinguine ( DEL) | Free agency (II) [f] | [40] |
August 22, 2005 | Pat Kavanagh | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (VI) | [41] |
September 12, 2005 | Josh Langfeld | San Jose Sharks | Free agency (UFA) | [42] |
June 5, 2006 | Lance Ward | HV71 ( SHL) | Free agency | [43] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 27, 2005 | Dominik Hasek | 1-year | Option exercised | [44] |
August 2, 2005 | Denis Hamel | 2-year | Re-signing | [45] |
August 10, 2005 | Mike Fisher | 3-year | Re-signing | [46] |
Martin Havlat | 1-year | Re-signing | [46] | |
August 11, 2005 | Ray Emery | 1-year | Re-signing | [47] |
August 12, 2005 | Chris Neil | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Christoph Schubert | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Jason Spezza | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Antoine Vermette | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Anton Volchenkov | 2-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
August 16, 2005 | Chris Kelly | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] |
Brian McGrattan | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
August 22, 2005 | Patrick Eaves | 3-year | Entry-level | [50] |
August 23, 2005 | Dany Heatley | 3-year | Re-signing | [27] |
Marian Hossa | 3-year | Re-signing | [27] | |
August 25, 2005 | Andrej Meszaros | 3-year | Entry-level | [51] |
September 16, 2005 | Jeff Glass | 3-year | Entry-level | [52] |
September 17, 2005 | Charlie Stephens | 1-year | Re-signing | [32] |
June 5, 2006 | Cody Bass | multi-year | Entry-level | [53] |
Arttu Luttinen | multi-year | Entry-level | [53] | |
June 19, 2006 | Andy Hedlund | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Brian McGrattan | 2-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Ottawa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 9 | Brian Lee (D) | United States | Ottawa Senators | Moorhead High School (USHS-MN) |
3 | 70 | Vitali Anikienko (D) | Russia | Ottawa Senators | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ( RSL) |
4 | 95 | Cody Bass (C) | Canada | Ottawa Senators (from Colorado Avalanche) | Mississauga IceDogs ( OHL) |
4 | 98 | Ilya Zubov (C) | Russia | Ottawa Senators (from St. Louis) | Chelyabinsk (Russia) |
4 | 115 | Janne Kolehmainen (LW) | Finland | Ottawa Senators | SaiPa ( SM-liiga) |
5 | 136 | Tomas Kudelka (D) | Czech Republic | Ottawa Senators | HC ZlΓn Jr. (Czech Jr.) |
6 | 186 | Dmitri Megalinsky | Russia | Ottawa Senators | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) |
7 | 204 | Colin Greening | Canada | Ottawa Senators | Upper Canada College (CCL) |
that same month Alfredsson was named the NHL Offensive Player of the month after recording 25 points and a plus-14 rating in 12 games to help the Senators post a League-best 11-1-0 record.
The Panthers traded D Filip Novak to Ottawa on Wednesday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2007.
Jesse Fibiger wird ein Grizzly
12-Aug-05: Signed with the Krefeld Penguins of the Deutsche Liga (Germany).
Det Γ€r den kanadensiska backen Lance Ward, 28 Γ₯r, som har skrivit pΓ₯ fΓΆr HV71.[It is the Canadian hill Lance Ward, 28 years old, who has signed for HV71.]
OTTAWA SENATORS--Re-signed F Denis Hamel.