Ottawa Senators Training Camp

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1 TRAINING CAMP INFORMATION Training camp sites Canadian Tire Centre Palladium Dr., Ottawa Bell Sensplex Maple Grove Rd., Ottawa Senators management Pierre Dorion... General manager Randy Lee... Assistant general manager Bryan Murray... Senior hockey advisor Daniel Alfredsson... Senior advisor of hockey operations Shean Donovan... Player development coach Allison Vaughan... Manager of hockey administration Jordan Silmser... Director, team services Sean McCauley... Coordinator, hockey operations Tim Pattyson... Assistant, hockey operations Senators coaching staff Guy Boucher... Head coach Marc Crawford... Associate coach Rob Cookson... Assistant coach Martin Raymond... Assistant coach Pierre Groulx... Goaltending coach Kristopher Young... Video coach Binghamton Senators staff Tom Mitchell... Executive vice-president of operations Kurt Kleinendorst... Head coach Steve Stirling... Assistant coach Dylan Crawford... Video coach Jeff Andrews... Athletic therapist Matt Mitchell... Equipment manager Michael Boyes... Assistant equipment manager Ottawa Senators 2016 training camp presented by: Senators training and equipment staff Gerry Townend... Head athletic therapist Domenic Nicoletta... Assistant athletic therapist Shawn Markwick... Massage therapist Chris Schwarz... Conditioning coach Rob Mouland... Assistant conditioning coach John Forget... Head equipment manager Ian Cox... Assistant equipment manager Mike Foley... Equipment assistant Alex Menezes... Equipment assistant Senators communications staff Brian Morris... Senior director, communications Chris Moore... Manager, communications Brett Varey... Coordinator, communications Media access to Canadian Tire Centre Canadian Tire Centre s media entrance throughout training camp is the Gate 3 entrance. Club dressing rooms are located at ice level (arena). Please use proper media identification until a day pass is assigned or you receive your season pass. Media availability during training camp All practices will be open to accredited media (no public access unless otherwise stated). The players and coaching staff will be available for interviews at Canadian Tire Centre following practices and/or off-ice workouts. Media availability for practices and scrimmages at the Bell Sensplex will also take place at Canadian Tire Centre when the players return to their dressing room. Please call the Senators media information line at for daily updates on practice times and media availability. Senators pre-season schedule (all times Eastern) Monday, Sept. 26, vs. Toronto, 6 p.m. (Halifax) Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, vs Montreal, 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, vs. Toronto, 9:30 p.m. (Saskatoon) Friday, Oct. 7 vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

2 SENATORS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER * participated in Senators rookie camp and tournament No. Goaltenders (5) Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Team(s) 41 Anderson, Craig G Ottawa (NHL) 32 Driedger, Chris * G Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 1 Greenham, Scott G Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 30 Hammond, Andrew G Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 29 O Connor, Matt * G Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) No. Defencemen (17) Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Team(s) 12 Bartkowski, Matt D Vancouver (NHL) 74 Borowiecki, Mark D Ottawa (NHL) 73 Carlisle, Chris * D Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 5 Ceci, Cody D Ottawa (NHL) 72 Chabot, Thomas * D Saint John (QMJHL) 33 Claesson, Fredrik D Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 39 Englund, Andreas * D Djurgårdens (Swe-Jr.), Djurgårdens (SHL) 80 Erkamps, Macoy * D Brandon (WHL) 67 Harpur, Ben * D Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 65 Karlsson, Erik D Ottawa (NHL) 21 Kostka, Michael D Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 58 Lajoie, Maxime * D Swift Current (WHL) 54 Lepine, Guillaume D Binghamton (AHL) 3 Methot, Marc D Ottawa (NHL) 2 Phaneuf, Dion D Toronto (NHL), Ottawa (NHL) 50 Sieloff, Patrick D Stockton (AHL), Calgary (NHL) 6 Wideman, Chris D Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) No. Forwards (30) Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Team(s) 37 Bailey, Casey RW Toronto (AHL), Binghamton (AHL) 14 Blunden, Mike RW Syracuse (AHL), Tampa Bay (NHL) 19 Brassard, Derick C N.Y. Rangers (NHL) 51 Brown, Logan * C Windsor (OHL) 78 Chlapik, Filip * C Charlottetown (QMJHL) 36 Dunn, Vincent * LW Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 43 Dzingel, Ryan LW Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 49 Flanagan, Kyle C Adirondack (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 71 Gagne, Gabriel * RW Victoriaville (QMJHL), Shawinigan (QMJHL) 46 Harper, Stephen * C Hamilton (OHL), Niagara (OHL) 68 Hoffman, Mike LW Ottawa (NHL) 22 Kelly, Chris C Boston (NHL) 27 Lazar, Curtis C Ottawa (NHL) 16 MacArthur, Clarke LW Ottawa (NHL) 89 McCormick, Max C Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 23 Nehring, Chad C Hartford (AHL) 25 Neil, Chris RW Ottawa (NHL) 44 Pageau, Jean-Gabriel C Ottawa (NHL) 13 Paul, Nick * C Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 47 Perron, Francis * RW Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) 26 Puempel, Matt LW Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 24 Pyatt, Tom LW Genève-Servette (Swiss-A) 55 Robinson, Buddy RW Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 79 Rupert, Ryan * C Orlando (ECHL), Toronto (AHL), Binghamton (AHL) 9 Ryan, Bobby RW Ottawa (NHL) 15 Smith, Zack C Ottawa (NHL) 61 Stone, Mark RW Ottawa (NHL) 56 Stortini, Zack RW Binghamton (AHL) 7 Turris, Kyle C Ottawa (NHL) 81 Varone, Phil C Rochester (AHL), Binghamton (AHL), Buffalo (NHL), Ottawa (NHL)

3 TEAM GROUPINGS (subject to change) TEAM WHITE TEAM RED No. Goaltenders No. Goaltenders 31 Craig Anderson 1 Scott Greenham 32 Chris Driedger 29 Matt O Connor 30 Andrew Hammond No. Defencemen No. Defencemen 2 Dion Phaneuf 3 Marc Methot 5 Cody Ceci 6 Chris Wideman 21 Michael Kostka 12 Matt Bartkowski 39 Andreas Englund 33 Fredrik Claesson 50 Patrick Sieloff 54 Guillaume Lepine 72 Thomas Chabot 58 Maxime Lajoie 80 Macoy Erkamps 73 Chris Carlisle 74 Mark Borowiecki No. Forwards No. Forwards 7 Kyle Turris 9 Bobby Ryan 13 Nick Paul 14 Mike Blunden 22 Chris Kelly 15 Zack Smith 23 Chad Nehring 16 Clarke MacArthur 25 Chris Neil 19 Derick Brassard 26 Matt Puempel 24 Tom Pyatt 37 Casey Bailey 27 Curtis Lazar 43 Ryan Dzingel 44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau 46 Stephen Harper 47 Francis Perron 61 Mark Stone 49 Kyle Flanagan 68 Mike Hoffman 51 Logan Brown 71 Gabriel Gagne 55 Buddy Robinson 81 Phil Varone 56 Zack Stortini 89 Max McCormick 78 Filip Chlapik 79 Ryan Rupert

4 TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday, Sept. 12 Bell/Sens Charity Golf Classic Royal Ottawa G.C. 1 p.m.... Shotgun start 6:30 p.m.... Media availability & photo opportunity Thursday, Sept. 22 8:45 a.m.... Physical testing and media carwash at Canadian Tire Centre Friday, Sept. 23 Team Red 10 a.m.... Practice at Bell Sensplex 11:10 a.m.... Scrimmage at Bell Sensplex 12:15 p.m.... Off-ice conditioning at Canadian Tire Centre Team White 10 a.m.... Practice at Bell Sensplex 11:10 a.m.... Scrimmage at Bell Sensplex 12:10 p.m.... On-ice conditioning at Bell Sensplex Saturday, Sept. 24 Team Red 10 a.m.... Practice at Bell Sensplex 11:10 a.m.... Scrimmage at Bell Sensplex 12:10 p.m.... On-ice conditioning at Bell Sensplex Team White 10 a.m.... Practice at Bell Sensplex 11:10 a.m.... Scrimmage at Bell Sensplex 12:15 p.m.... Off-ice conditioning at Canadian Tire Centre Sunday, Sept. 25 Fan Fest at Canadian Tire Centre Team Red 10 a.m.... Practice at Canadian Tire Centre 11:15 a.m.... Scrimmage at Canadian Tire Centre 12:25 p.m.... Off-ice conditioning at Canadian Tire Centre Team White 11:15 a.m.... Scrimmage at Canadian Tire Centre 12:40 p.m.... Practice at Canadian Tire Centre 1:30 p.m.... Off-ice conditioning at Canadian Tire Centre Monday, Sept. 26 All times local 1:30 p.m.... Depart for Halifax 7 p.m.... Game vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (Scotiabank Centre) Tuesday, Sept :30 a.m.... Morning skate at Canadian Tire Centre 2:45 p.m.... Depart for Buffalo 7 p.m.... Game at Buffalo Sabres (First Niagara Center) Wednesday, Sept. 28 6:30 p.m.... Practice at Canadian Tire Centre Thursday, Sept :30 a.m.... Morning skate at Canadian Tire Centre 2 p.m.... Depart for Montreal 7:30 p.m.... Game at Montreal Canadiens (Bell Centre) Friday, Sept p.m.... Practice at Canadian Tire Centre Saturday, Oct. 1 3 p.m.... Game vs. Montreal Canadiens Monday, Oct. 3 All times local 10:30 a.m.... Morning skate at Canadian Tire Centre 2 p.m.... Depart for Winnipeg 7 p.m.... Game at Winnipeg Jets (MTS Centre) Post Game.. Depart for Saskatoon Tuesday, Oct. 4 All times local 10:30 a.m.... Morning skate at SaskTel Centre 7:30 p.m.... Game vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (SaskTel Centre) Thursday, Oct. 6 10:30 a.m.... Practice at Canadian Tire Centre Friday, Oct. 7 10:30 a.m.... Morning skate at Canadian Tire Centre 7:30 p.m.... Game vs. Buffalo Sabres Oct. 8 to 12 to be confirmed

5 TRAINING CAMP NOTES Camp roster The Senators camp roster includes 52 players: Five goaltenders, 17 defencemen and 30 forwards. Sixteen (16) players participated in the 2016 rookie camp and tournament in Ottawa and London, Ont. The list of camp invitees is built primarily around the Senators draft. Twenty-four (24) players were selected by Ottawa in NHL drafts, 11 players were signed as free agents, 11 players were obtained in trades, four players are signed to American Hockey League two-way contracts, one player is on a professional tryout and one player is on an amateur tryout. While forward Chris Kelly was originally selected by Ottawa in the 1999 NHL Draft, he is considered among the team s 11 free agent acquisitions. The Senators season training camp roster included 61 players: five goaltenders, 21 defencemen and 35 forwards. The list of invitees was built primarily around the Senators draft. Thirty (30) players were selected by Ottawa in NHL drafts, 10 players were signed as free agents, 10 players were obtained in trades, nine players were signed to American Hockey League two-way contracts, one player was signed to an ECHL contract and one player was on an amateur tryout. Rookie tournament The Senators participated in their 16th rookie camp and tournament from Sept. 16 to 18. This year s tournament was held in London, Ont., with the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs also participating. The Senators finished second to Toronto (3-0-0) with a record; a 2-1 overtime loss to Toronto in the tournament s opener, a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh and a 6-3 win over Montreal in the finale ROOKIE TOURNAMENT STATISTICS: No. PLAYER GP G A PTS 13 Paul Chabot Perron Harper Chlapik Gagne Erkamps Brown No. GOALTENDER W L GA SVS 32 Driedger O Connor

6 GOALTENDERS 41 CRAIG ANDERSON, Goaltender Catches: Left Size: 6-2, 184 lbs. Born: May 21, 1981 (Park Ridge, Ill.) Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Chicago s third-round pick (73rd overall) Acquired: Traded from Colorado in exchange for Brian Elliott on 2/18/ : Earned the 30th shutout of his NHL career (25 saves) on Nov. 19 vs. Columbus (3-0 win). Recorded back-toback shutout victories for the second time in his career and for the first time as a Senator on Nov. 21 vs. Philadelphia (4-0 win) Was the Molson Cup winner for the month of November Established a new career high when he made 25 saves in one period (while facing a new high of 27 shots in one period) on Dec. 12 at Montreal (3-1 loss) Registered the 200th victory of his NHL career on Jan. 16 at Los Angeles (5-3 win) Was recognized as the NHL s Third Star of the Week on Feb. 22 after posting a record of with a 1.58 goals-against average and.951 save percentage Set a new franchise record for saves in one season, surpassing his own record of 1,752 ( ) with 1,754 saves in Season Team League GP W L OT Mins GA SO Avg GP W L Mins GA SO Avg Ottawa NHL , Ottawa NHL , Ottawa NHL , NHL totals ,400 1, , Ottawa totals , , CHRIS DRIEDGER, Goaltender Catches: Left Size: 6-4, 205 lbs. Born: May 18, 1994 (Winnipeg) Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s first third-round pick (76th overall) : Led Binghamton (AHL) in wins (18) and games (39) while establishing a new professional career high in victories Recorded the first shutout of his pro career in stopping each of the 21 shots he faced in helping the B-Sens to a 2-0 win over Syracuse on Feb. 13 at Canadian Tire Centre Tied for 19th among AHL goaltenders in save percentage (.912) Was recalled to Ottawa (NHL) on three separate occasions. Made his lone NHL appearance of the season in relief on Dec. 12 at Montreal (3-1 loss) and stopped each of the 11 shots he faced over 31:49 of playing time. Season Team League GP W L OT Mins GA SO Avg GP W L Mins GA SO Avg Calgary WHL , Elmira ECHL Binghamton AHL Evansville ECHL , Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL Binghamton AHL , Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals

7 1 SCOTT GREENHAM, Goaltender Catches: Left Size: 6-2, 190 lbs. Born: April 24, 1987 (Ottawa) Teams: Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) Acquired: Is signed to an American Hockey League contract : Spent the majority of the season with Evansville (ECHL) where he established a new ECHL-career high with 11 victories which was tied for the team lead Was recalled to Binghamton (AHL) on two occasions and earned three wins over six contests including one shutout victory in which he made 33 saves in what was ultimately a first star performance in the B-Sens 4-0 win at Rochester on Jan. 15. Season Team League GP W L OT Mins GA SO Avg GP W L Mins GA SO Avg Elmira ECHL , Binghamton AHL Evansville ECHL Binghamton AHL , Evansville ECHL , Binghamton AHL ANDREW HAMMOND, Goaltender Catches: Left Size: 6-1, 220 lbs. Born: Feb. 11, 1988 (Surrey, B.C.) Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Acquired: Was originally signed to a two-year entry-level contract on 3/20/ : Spent his first full season in the NHL after signing a three-year contract extension on 5/20/15 Matched a career high in appearing in 24 regular-season games Earned his first win of the season (29 saves) on Oct. 30 at Detroit (3-1 win). The win over the Red Wings saw him become the first goaltender in NHL history to record the 21st win of his career in his first 27 games Established a new single-game career high when he made 43 saves (while facing a careerhigh 46 shots) on Nov. 7 at Carolina (3-2 OT loss) Recorded his only shutout and the first of his career at home when he turned aside 30 shots on March 19 vs. Montreal (5-0 win). Season Team League GP W L OT Mins GA SO Avg GP W L Mins GA SO Avg Binghamton AHL , Ottawa NHL Binghamton AHL , Ottawa NHL , Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL , NHL/Ottawa totals , MATT O CONNOR, Goaltender Catches: Left Size: 6-6, 204 lbs. Born: Feb. 14, 1992 (Toronto) Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Acquired: Was signed to a two-year entry-level contract on 5/9/ : Spent the majority of his first professional season with Binghamton (AHL) recording 10 victories over 34 games Prior to making his B-Sens/AHL debut, he remained in Ottawa (NHL) under emergency conditions and made the first start of his NHL career and made 31 saves in the Senators 3-1 loss to Montreal on Oct. 11 Was reassigned to Binghamton on Oct. 13 where he spent the remainder of the season Made his AHL debut and was recognized as the game s third star in the B-Sens 2-1 loss at Syracuse on Oct. 17 Earned the first victory of his professional career (27 saves) in Binghamton s 4-1 home win over St. John s on Dec. 5. Season Team League GP W L OT Mins GA SO Avg GP W L Mins GA SO Avg Boston U. H-East , Boston U. H-East , Binghamton AHL , Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals

8 SKATERS 37 CASEY BAILEY, Right Wing Shoots: Right Size: 6-3, 195 lbs. Born: Oct. 27, 1991 (Anchorage, Alaska) Teams: Toronto (AHL), Binghamton (AHL) Acquired: Traded from Toronto along with Dion Phaneuf, Cody Donaghey, Matt Frattin and Ryan Rupert in exchange for Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Milan Michalek, Tobias Lindberg and a second-round draft pick in 2017 on Feb : Concluded his first full professional season in Binghamton (AHL) after a Feb. 9 trade from Toronto (NHL) Started the season with the American Hockey League s Toronto Marlies where he registered 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) and 16 penalty minutes in 38 games Registered six points (two goals, four assists) over a career-high fivegame point streak with the B-Sens from Feb. 12 to Feb. 21 Ranked third in plus/minus (+2) among Binghamton players who appeared in at least 30 games for the club Registered 39 points (11 goals, 28 assists) over 68 regular-season games with Toronto and Binghamton Penn State Big Penn State Big Toronto NHL Toronto AHL Binghamton AHL NHL totals MATT BARTKOWSKI, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-1, 196 lbs. Born: June 4, 1988 (Pittsburgh) Team: Vancouver (NHL) Draft: Florida s seventh-round pick (190th overall) Acquired: Professional tryout : Spent his third full National Hockey League season with Vancouver, where he established new NHL career highs by ranking third among Canucks in both games (80) and penalty minutes (50)... Scored his first NHL regularseason goal against Edmonton on Oct Established a new NHL career-high in goals (six) while matching an NHL career-high in points (18)... Established a single-game career-high with three points (two goals, one assist) against Ottawa (NHL) on Feb. 25. The two-goal effort was the first multi-goal game of his NHL career Boston NHL Boston NHL Vancouver NHL NHL totals MIKE BLUNDEN, Right Wing Shoots: Right Size: 6-4, 217 lbs. Born: Dec. 15, 1986 (Toronto) Teams: Syracuse (AHL), Tampa Bay (NHL) Draft: Chicago s first second-round pick (43rd overall) Acquired: Signed a two-year, two-way contract on July : Spent portions of the season with Tampa Bay (NHL) and the Lightning s American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch Scored three goals and earned two assists while registering 34 penalty minutes in 20 games with the Lightning. His five points saw him establish a new NHL career high Appeared in a career-high seven NHL playoff games with the Lightning Ranked second among Crunch players with 21 goals (and was eighth in scoring with 38 points) despite appearing in only 49 of the team s 76 regular-season games Hamilton AHL Montreal NHL Syracuse AHL Tampa Bay NHL Syracuse AHL Tampa Bay NHL NHL totals

9 74 MARK BOROWIECKI, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-2, 205 lbs. Born: July 12, 1989 (Ottawa) Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s fifth-round pick (139th overall) : Matched NHL career highs in goals (one), penalty minutes (107) and games (63) Led the Senators and ranked fifth among NHL players with 271 hits Led NHL defenceman (and ranked third among NHL players) in averaging 4.3 hits/game Played in the 100th game of his NHL career on Nov. 12 vs. Vancouver (3-2 win) Established a new NHL career high with 11 hits in one game on Jan. 3 at Chicago (3-0 loss). His 11 hits against the Blackhawks saw him become the first Senator to record at least 10 hits in one game since Chris Neil did so in a 4-1 win vs. Buffalo on 12/20/11 Missed the season s final 17 regular-season games after suffering a right knee MCL injury on March 3 vs. Tampa Bay (4-1 loss) Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals DERICK BRASSARD, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 6-1, 205 lbs. Born: Sept. 22, 1987 (Hull, Que.) Team: N.Y. Rangers (NHL) Draft: Columbus first-round pick (6th overall) Acquired: Traded from the N.Y. Rangers along with a seventh-round draft pick in 2018 in exchange for Mika Zibanejad and a second-round draft pick in 2018 on July : Established new career highs in goals (27), power-play goals (eight), game-winning goals (five), average timeon-ice (17:53) and faceoff win percentage (50.2) while tying his career-high in plus/minus with a rating of Tied a single-game career high with three assists on two occasions Skated in his 500th career NHL game on Nov. 14 at Ottawa Recorded his 300th career NHL point with an assist on Nov. 25 vs. Montreal Recorded his 200th career NHL assist on Dec. 22 vs. Anaheim Established a single-game career high with five points (two goals, three assists) on Jan. 25 vs. Buffalo Following the season, he represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Russia where he led the team in scoring with 11 points (five goals, six assists) while appearing in each of its 10 games while helping Canada win the gold medal N.Y. Rangers NHL N.Y. Rangers NHL N.Y. Rangers NHL Canada WHC NHL totals

10 51 LOGAN BROWN, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 6-6, 211 lbs. Born: March 5, 1998 (Raleigh, N.C.) Team: Windsor (OHL) Draft: Ottawa s first-round pick (11th overall) : Competed in his second season of major junior hockey with the Ontario Hockey League s Windsor Spitfires establishing new major junior career highs in all major statistical categories Led the Spitfires in assists (53) while ranking second in overall team scoring with 74 points Ranked second among Spitfires with a plus/minus rating of +24 Ranked 10th among all OHL players in assists Scored one of Team Cherry s two goals in a 3-2 setback to Team Orr at the annual CHL/NHL Top Prospects game in Jan. 28 in Vancouver Established a new major junior individual game career high with four points (one goal, three assists) in Windsor s 5-3 home win over Flint on Jan. 21 Recorded the first hat-trick of his OHL career, which included the game-winning marker, in the Spitfires 4-3 win at Sault Ste. Marie on Feb. 28 Led the Spitfires in post-season assists and points (six respectively) as Windsor was eliminated from OHL playoff contention by Kitchener in a five-game series... Helped the United States earn a bronze medal while ranking third among Americans and fourth among all tournament players with 12 points (three goals, nine assists) over seven contests at the IIHF U18 World Junior Championship in Grand Forks, N.D Windsor OHL Windsor OHL U.S.A. WJC-U CHRIS CARLISLE, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 5-11, 178 lbs. Born: Dec. 16, 1994 (Fort Lee, N.J.) Teams: Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) Acquired: Is signed to an American Hockey League contract : Made his professional debut with Evansville (ECHL) and recorded two points (two assists) over two games before being recalled to Binghamton (AHL) in late October where he spent the remainder of the season Ranked second among B-Sens rookies and was fourth among team defencemen in scoring Made his AHL debut and recorded his first point (and first goal) in an eventual 4-3 B-Sens loss at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Oct. 28 Ranked fourth among B-Sens in games despite missing the team s first six contests while with the IceMen Was recognized as Binghamton s Rookie of the Year at season s end Oshawa OHL Oshawa OHL Evansville ECHL Binghamton AHL CODY CECI, Defence Shoots: Right Size: 6-3, 205 lbs. Born: Dec. 21, 1993 (Orléans, Ont.) Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s first-round pick (15th overall) : Established new NHL career highs in goals (10), points (26) and penalty minutes (18) while matching his career high for assists (16) Ranked second among Senators while establishing a new career high with 130 blocked shots Matched a career high with two game-winning goals Played in the 200th game of his NHL career on March 30 at Winnipeg (2-1 win) Registered a career-high three multi-point contests Following the season, he represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Russia where he recorded six points (one goal, five assists) while appearing in each of the team s 10 games, and tying for first among Canadian defencemen in scoring, while helping Canada win the gold medal Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL Canada WHC NHL/Ottawa totals

11 72 THOMAS CHABOT, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-2, 190 lbs. Born: Jan. 30, 1997 (Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Que.) Team: Saint John (QMJHL) Draft: Ottawa s first first-round pick (18th overall) : Competed in his third season of major junior hockey with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League s Saint John Sea Dogs establishing new major junior career highs in assists (34), points (45) and penalty minutes (79) Led Sea Dogs defencemen (which saw him tie for 10th among league defencemen) and ranked seventh among Saint John players in scoring Registered 10 multi-point games which included three contests of three or more points Established a new single game career high when he recorded four points (one goal, three assists) in Saint John s 7-3 win at Quebec on Nov. 7. He also registered four points in one playoff game for the first (and then second) time when he earned four assists in the Sea Dogs 5-2 and 5-4 victories at Cape Breton on April 11 and on April 17 respectively Was recognized as the CHL s player of the week for the period ending April 17 after registering 10 points (10 assists) and a plus/minus rating of +2 over a span of four playoff games Ranked second among QMJHL defencemen with 21 points (three goals, 18 assists) over 17 playoff contests Registered three points (three assists) while appearing in each of Canada s five games at the 2016 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship in Finland. Tied for the lead among Canadian defencemen (and tied for seventh among tournament defencemen) while tying for fifth among Canadian players in scoring Saint John QMJHL Saint John QMJHL Canada WJC-U Saint John QMJHL Canada WJC-U FILIP CHLAPIK, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 6-1, 210 lbs. Born: June 3, 1997 (Prague) Team: Charlottetown (QMJHL) Draft: Ottawa s second second-round pick (48th overall) : Concluded his second season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League s Charlottetown Islanders matching his career high in assists (42) and establishing a new major junior high with 50 penalty minutes Led the Islanders in assists and ranked second in team scoring Registered 16 multi-point contests including four three-point efforts Was limited to only five of Charlottetown s 12 playoff contests after sustaining an injury in Game 5 of the Islanders first-round series against Rimouski on April 1. The injury caused him to miss the remainder of the post-season Was held scoreless with two penalty minutes while appearing in each of the Czech Republic s five games at the 2016 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship in Finland Sparta Praha U20 Czech U Czech Rep. WJC-U Charlottetown QMJHL Czech Rep. WJC-U Charlottetown QMJHL Czech Rep. WJC-U

12 33 FREDRIK CLAESSON, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-1, 205 lbs. Born: Nov. 24, 1992 (Stockholm) Team: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s fifth-round pick (126th overall) : Spent the majority of the season with Binghamton (AHL) recording 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and 50 penalty minutes over 55 games Was recalled to Ottawa (NHL) for the first time on Dec. 30 and made his NHL debut that evening in a 3-0 home loss to New Jersey, appearing in 12:20 time-on-ice Recorded his first NHL point (an assist) in a 5-3 home setback to Pittsburgh on April 5 Registered two assists and two penalty minutes over 16 NHL games Established NHL career bests in skating 25:27 and in earning a +3 plus/minus rating (while also recording an assist) in the Senators 6-1 win at Boston on April Binghamton AHL Binghamton AHL Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals VINCENT DUNN, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 5-11, 190 lbs. Born: Sept. 14, 1995 (Gatineau, Que.) Teams: Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) Draft: Ottawa s fifth-round pick (138th overall) : Spent the majority of the season with the ECHL s Evansville IceMen registering 27 points (13 goals, 14 assists) and a team-high 154 penalty minutes Led ECHL rookies and ranked 14th among ECHL players in penalty minutes Recorded at least one point in four consecutive contests between Jan. 22 and Jan. 27 Recorded five multi-point games including two two-goal contests Appeared in three games with Binghamton (AHL) and was held scoreless while registering four penalty minutes Gatineau QMJHL Binghamton AHL Rimouski QMJHL Evansville ECHL Binghamton AHL RYAN DZINGEL, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 6-0, 190 lbs. Born: March 9, 1992 (Wheaton, Ill.) Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s second seventh-round pick (204th overall) : Began the season with Binghamton (AHL) Appeared in 44 games while in the AHL, setting a new professional career high with 36 points (12 goals, 24 assists) Was recalled to Ottawa on two occasions Made his NHL debut, skating 5:25 time-on-ice, in the Senators 2-1 shootout loss at Florida on Dec. 22 Registered the first point of his NHL career (an assist) on Feb. 6 against Toronto (6-1 win) Scored his first NHL goal in an eventual 2-1 home shootout win over Buffalo on Feb. 16 Registered nine points (three goals, six assists) over 30 NHL games Ohio State Big Ten Binghamton AHL Binghamton AHL Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals

13 39 ANDREAS ENGLUND, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-4, 203 lbs. Born: Jan. 21, 1996 (Stockholm) Teams: Djurgårdens (Swe-Jr.), Djurgårdens (SHL) Draft: Ottawa s second-round pick (40th overall) : Competed in his second season in the SHL with Djurgårdens establishing new European professional highs in assists (four), points (six) and penalty minutes (36) Ranked fourth among defencemen with a plus/minus rating of +5 Served as an alternate captain despite being the youngest player (among those who spent the majority of their respective seasons with the club) on the team Registered two points (two assists) while serving as Sweden s captain at the 2016 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship in Finland... Ranked second among Swedish players in penalty minutes (10) while appearing in each of the team s seven games and helping his country reach the bronze medal game where it was ultimately defeated 8-3 by Team U.S.A. on Jan. 5 in Helsinki... Was selected as one of Sweden s top three players by tournament coaches... Signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa on April Djurgårdens J20 Swe-Jr Djurgårdens Allsvenskan Sweden WJC-U Djurgårdens J20 Swe-Jr Djurgårdens SHL Sweden WJC-U Djurgårdens J20 Swe-Jr Djurgårdens SHL Sweden WJC-U MACOY ERKAMPS, Defence Shoots: Right Size: 6-0, 196 lbs. Born: Feb. 2, 1995 (Delta, B.C.) Team: Brandon (WHL) Acquired: Signed a three-year entry-level contract on April : Served as Wheat Kings team captain while establishing new major junior career highs in goals (13), assists (58) and points (71) while appearing in each of his team s 72 games for the second time in his WHL career Ranked second among Wheat Kings defencemen (and was second among WHL rearguards) in points Led WHL defencemen and ranked seventh among all WHL players in assists Led WHL post-season players with a plus/minus rating of +21 after tying for fourth among WHL players with a career-high +47 rating during the regular season Was the recipient of Brandon s Art Marshall Trophy in recognition of the club s Top Graduating Player Was awarded the McDonalds Frank King Most Community Minded Player Trophy in addition to the Rob Stouffer Most Inspirational Player Memorial Trophy Signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa on April 1 Participated in the St. Louis Blues rookie camp under a try-out agreement ahead of the season Lethbridge WHL Brandon WHL Brandon WHL KYLE FLANAGAN, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 5-9, 179 lbs. Born: Dec. 30, 1988 (Canton, N.Y.) Teams: Adirondack (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) Acquired: Is signed to an American Hockey League contract : Started the season with Adirondack (ECHL) where he recorded 10 points (two goals, eight assists) before signing a professional tryout contract with Binghamton (AHL) where he appeared in 44 regular-season games Matched his AHL career-high in goals (six) with the B-Sens despite playing 19 fewer games than his previous six-goal campaign Recorded eight points (one goal, seven assists) over the last eight games of the AHL season Adirondack AHL MODO SHL Adirondack ECHL Binghamton AHL

14 71 GABRIEL GAGNE, Right Wing Shoots: Right Size: 6-5, 200 lbs. Born: Nov. 11, 1996 (Laval, Que.) Teams: Victoriaville (QMJHL), Shawinigan (QMJHL) Draft: Ottawa s first second-round pick (36th overall) : Spent the majority of the season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League s Shawinigan Cataractes following a Dec. 20 trade from Victoriaville Was limited to only eight games with the Tigres, over which he registered eight points (five goals, three assists) and six penalty minutes, after recovering from an injury he sustained while participating in the Senators annual rookie tournament in London, Ont., in a game against Pittsburgh on Sept. 12 Registered 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists) and 14 penalty minutes over 34 games with Shawinigan Made his Cataractes debut and recorded two points (one goal, one assist) in Shawinigan s 8-0 home win over Baie Comeau on Dec. 28 Matched a major junior career high by recording at least one point in six consecutive contests between Feb. 21 and March 4 Helped Shawinigan reach the QMJHL s President s Cup Final against Rouyn-Noranda (the Cataractes were ultimately eliminated in five games) and ranked third among Cataractes in post-season goals (11) Tied for fourth among Shawinigan players in post-season points (22) and tied for eighth in QMJHL post-season scoring Victoriaville QMJHL Victoriaville QMJHL Victoriaville QMJHL Shawinigan QMJHL STEPHEN HARPER, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 6-3, 215 lbs. Born: March 25, 1995 (Burlington, Ont.) Teams: Hamilton (OHL), Niagara (OHL) Acquired: Amateur tryout : Completed his final year of CHL eligibility with the Ontario Hockey League s Niagara IceDogs after being acquired in a trade from Hamilton on Jan. 6 Began the season by establishing a new major junior career high in registering at least one point (and a total of 16 points) over 11 consecutive games. Recorded eight goals and eight assists over that span Ranked third among IceDogs with 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) over 17 post-season games in helping Niagara reach the OHL Final against London... Registered the first five-point game (two goals, three assists) of his major junior career in Hamilton s 7-4 win at Guelph on Dec. 4. It was his first of two five-point efforts on the season Concluded the season with a career high 71 points (25 goals, 46 assists) in 68 games split between Hamilton and Niagara Attended the San Jose Sharks rookie camp ahead of the regular season Erie OHL Belleville OHL Belleville OHL Hamilton OHL Niagara OHL

15 67 BEN HARPUR, Defence, Shoots: Left Size: 6-6, 225 lbs. Born: Jan. 12, 1995 (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.) Teams: Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s second fourth-round pick (108th overall) : Made his professional debut with Binghamton (AHL) recording six points (two goals, four assists) and 34 penalty minutes over 47 games Sustained a shoulder strain during a Dec. 19 home game against Lehigh Valley which caused him to miss more than a month of action Was assigned to Evansville (ECHL) for conditioning purposes in late January and earned two points (two assists) over four games with the IceMen from Jan. 22 to Jan. 27 Was recalled to Ottawa for the first time on March 31 and made his NHL debut that evening at Minnesota (12:57 time-on-ice) Was re-assigned to Binghamton following the Senators 3-2 loss at Philadelphia on April 2 but was recalled under emergency conditions on April 5. Recorded the first assist (and point) of his NHL career in that evening s 5-3 home loss to Pittsburgh Remained with Ottawa for the duration of the NHL regular season Guelph OHL Guelph OHL Barrie OHL Evansville ECHL Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals MIKE HOFFMAN, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 6-1, 180 lbs. Born: Nov. 24, 1989 (Kitchener, Ont.) Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s first fifth-round pick (130th overall) : Set new NHL career highs in goals (29), assists (30), points (59) and penalty minutes (18) Led the Senators with nine power-play goals Established a new career high by scoring in four consecutive games from Nov. 28 to Dec. 5 Established a new career high by recording at least one point in seven consecutive games from Nov. 21 to Dec. 5 Was one of two Senators (Zibanejad) who scored to tie a game inside of regulation time s final minute in an eventual overtime win the first time the team has earned two comeback wins of that kind in the same season on Dec. 5 against the N.Y. Islanders (3-2 OT win) Courtesy Elias Sports Along with Mark Stone, became only the second pair of NHL players (Chicago s Kane and Toews in and ) to score at least 20 goals in the same season as rookie teammates and then each hit the 20-goal mark in the next season when he scored his 20th goal of the season on Feb. 25 at Vancouver (5-3 loss) Courtesy Elias Sports Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals

16 65 ERIK KARLSSON, Defence Shoots: Right Size: 6-0, 191 lbs. Born: May 31, 1990 (Landsbro, Sweden) Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s first-round pick (15th overall) : Set new career highs in assists (66) and points (82) Was one of two players (Pageau) to appear in each of the team s 82 games Led the Senators in scoring for the third consecutive season while tying for fourth (J. Thornton) among NHL players in points His 66 assists were the second most by one Senators player in one season (Spezza 71, ) Led NHL players in averaging 28:58 time-on-ice and also led NHL defencemen in scoring for the third consecutive season. Became the first player to do so since Paul Coffey over five consecutive years with Edmonton from to Became only the second defenceman in NHL history, and the first since Denis Potvin with the N.Y. Islanders from to , to lead his own team in scoring in at least three consecutive years Set a new franchise record for defencemen while establishing a new personal career high with four assists in one game on Oct. 14 at Columbus (7-3 win) Became only the eighth player in franchise history to appear in 200 consecutive games for the club on Dec. 18 vs. San Jose (4-2 win) Set a new NHL career high in appearing in 36:34 time-on-ice on Dec. 20 at Tampa Bay (5-2 loss) Become only the 18th defenceman in NHL history to reach 80 points in one season and scored the 100th goal of his NHL career on April 5 vs. Pittsburgh (5-3 loss) Recorded his 81st point of the season, the most among all-time Swedish defencemen, while becoming the highest scoring NHL defenceman since (Leetch 85, Bourque 82) on April 7 vs. Florida (3-1 win) Was Ottawa s lone representative at the 61st NHL All-Star Game in Nashville on Jan. 31, his third NHL All-Star appearance Was the monthly Molson Cup award winner for December and for the season Finished second (D. Doughty) in Norris Trophy voting Ottawa NHL Sweden Olympics Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals CHRIS KELLY, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 6-0, 193 lbs. Born: Nov. 11, 1980 (Toronto) Teams: Boston (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s third-round pick (94th overall) Acquired: Signed a one-year contract on July : Scored two goals over 11 games with Boston (NHL) before sustaining a season-ending broken left leg injury on Nov. 3 vs. Dallas Served as an alternate captain with the Bruins for a fifth consecutive season, a designation that he had held since winning the 2011 Stanley Cup with Boston after being traded from Ottawa (NHL) on 2/15/ Boston NHL Boston NHL Boston NHL NHL totals Ottawa totals

17 21 MICHAEL KOSTKA, Defence Shoots: Right Size: 6-1, 210 lbs. Born: Nov. 28, 1985 (Etobicoke, Ont.) Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Acquired: Was originally signed as a free agent on 7/1/ : Played his first season with the Senators organization Spent the majority of the season in Binghamton (AHL), playing 50 games, scoring five goals and earning 29 assists while recording 20 penalty minutes Represented the B- Sens at the 2016 Toyota All-Star Classic in Syracuse, N.Y. Was recalled to Ottawa on three occasions and appeared in 15 NHL games Recorded his lone NHL point of the season, an assist, in Ottawa s 4-2 home loss to Washington on March 22 Missed one NHL game with an injured finger Rockford AHL Chicago NHL Tampa Bay NHL Hartford AHL N.Y. Rangers NHL Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL NHL totals Ottawa totals MAXIME LAJOIE, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-1, 180 lbs. Born: Nov. 5, 1997 (Québec City, Que.) Team: Swift Current (WHL) Draft: Ottawa s fifth-round pick (133rd overall) : Completed his second full season with the Western Hockey League s Swift Current Broncos establishing new major junior career highs in goals (eight) and penalty minutes (28) Served as a Broncos alternate captain Led Swift Current defencemen while ranking fourth among all Broncos in team scoring Scored seven of his eight goals while the team was on the power-play Ranked third among Broncos in assists Registered eight multi-point contests Swift Current WHL Swift Current WHL Swift Current WHL CURTIS LAZAR, Right Wing Shoots: Right Size: 6-0, 209 lbs. Born: Feb. 2, 1995 (Salmon Arm, B.C.) Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s first-round pick (17th overall) : Established new career highs in assists (14), points (20), penalty minutes (18) and games (76) while matching his career high for goals (six) Played in the 100th game of his NHL career on Dec. 30 against New Jersey (3-0 loss) Registered the first multi-goal (and multi-point) game of his NHL career on Feb. 6 against Toronto (6-1 win) Scored one of the team s three shorthanded goals (Chiasson, Pageau) on March 19 vs. Montreal (5-0 win) Missed the team s regular-season finale on April 9 at Boston (6-1 win) due to a groin injury Edmonton WHL Canada WJC-U Ottawa NHL Canada WJC-U Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals

18 54 GUILLAUME LEPINE, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-4, 218 lbs. Born: March 7, 1987 (Montréal) Team: Binghamton (AHL) Acquired: Is signed to an American Hockey League contract : Spent his first full American Hockey League season with Binghamton where he led the team in games (69) and ranked third among defencemen in scoring with 13 points (four goals, nine assists) Registered the first three-point game (one goal, two assists) of his professional career in the B-Sens 6-3 home win over Utica on Jan Evansville ECHL Utica AHL Evansville ECHL Binghamton AHL Binghamton AHL CLARKE MacARTHUR, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 6-0, 195 lbs. Born: April 6, 1985 (Lloydminster, Alta.) Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Buffalo s third-round pick (74th overall) Acquired: Was originally signed as a free agent on 7/5/ : Was held scoreless through his first three-plus regular season games before sustaining a concussion in the second period of the team s game on Oct. 14 at Columbus (7-3 win) which resulted in his missing the remainder of the campaign Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL Ottawa NHL NHL totals Ottawa totals MAX McCORMICK, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 5-11, 188 lbs. Born: May 1, 1992 (De Pere, Wis.) Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: Ottawa s second sixth-round pick (171st overall) : Started his second professional season with Binghamton (AHL) where he registered career highs in goals (15), assists (15), points (30) and penalty minutes (143) Was recalled by Ottawa (NHL) on three occasions and made his NHL debut, skating 13:32 time-on-ice, in the Senators 4-1 loss vs. Arizona on Oct. 24 Registered four points (two goals, two assists) and 37 penalty minutes over his first 20 NHL games Registered the first point of his NHL career (an assist) on Dec. 29 at Boston (7-3 win) Scored his first NHL goal against Florida in a 3-2 home loss on Jan Ranked fourth among B-Sens in goals Ohio State Big Ten Binghamton AHL Binghamton AHL Ottawa NHL NHL/Ottawa totals