Ottawa Senators roster for Sunday, Sept. 27 (subject to change) No. Goaltenders Pos. Ht. Wt. Age 2014-15 Team(s) 29 O Connor, Matt G * 6-6 205 23 Boston University (H-East) 30 Hammond, Andrew G 6-1 220 27 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) No. Defencemen Pos. Ht. Wt. Age 2014-15 Team(s) 2 Cowen, Jared D 6-5 238 24 Ottawa (NHL) 5 Ceci, Cody D 6-3 205 21 Ottawa (NHL) 21 Kostka, Michael D 6-1 210 29 Hartford (AHL), N.Y. Rangers (NHL) 45 Wideman, Chris D 5-10 180 25 Binghamton (AHL) 46 Wiercioch, Patrick D 6-5 202 24 Ottawa (NHL) 49 Claesson, Fredrik D 6-1 205 22 Binghamton (AHL) 72 Chabot, Thomas D * 6-2 190 18 Saint John (QMJHL) No. Forwards Pos. Ht. Wt. Age 2014-15 Team(s) 10 Prince, Shane LW 5-11 185 22 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 13 Paul, Nick C * 6-4 230 20 North Bay (OHL) 15 Smith, Zack C 6-2 209 27 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 22 O Dell, Eric C 6-1 200 25 St. John s (AHL), Winnipeg (NHL) 23 Lindberg, Tobias RW * 6-3 217 20 Oshawa (OHL) 25 Neil, Chris RW 6-1 206 36 Ottawa (NHL) 26 Puempel, Matt LW * 6-2 204 22 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 27 Lazar, Curtis C 6-0 209 20 Ottawa (NHL) 43 Dzingel, Ryan LW * 6-0 190 22 Binghamton (AHL) 44 Pageau, Jean-Gabriel C 5-10 180 22 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 56 Stortini, Zack RW 6-4 219 30 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 68 Hoffman, Mike LW 6-1 180 25 Ottawa (NHL) 89 McCormick, Max C * 5-11 188 23 Binghamton (AHL) 90 Chiasson, Alex RW 6-3 208 24 Ottawa (NHL) 93 Zibanejad, Mika C 6-2 222 22 Ottawa (NHL) * participated in Senators rookie camp and tournament. Senators management Bryan Murray... EVP, GM and president of hockey ops. Pierre Dorion... Assistant general manager Randy Lee... Assistant general manager Daniel Alfredsson... Senior advisor of hockey operations Allison Vaughan... Manger of hockey administration Jordan Silmser... Director, team services Sean McCauley... Coordinator, hockey operations Shean Donovan... Player development coach Brian Morris... Director, communications Chris Moore... Manager, communications Amanda Nigh... Coordinator, communications Senators 2015-16 pre-season schedule (all times Eastern) Monday, Sept. 21, at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, vs. Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Carolina, 3:30 p.m. (St. John s) Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, vs. Montreal, 7 p.m. Senators coaching and athletic staff Dave Cameron... Head coach Jason Smith... Assistant coach Andre Tourigny... Assistant coach Rick Wamsley... Goaltending coach Tim Pattyson... Video coach 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
REMAINING SENATORS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER * participated in Senators rookie camp and tournament No. Goaltenders (5) Pos. Ht. Wt. Age 2014-15 Team(s) 41 Anderson, Craig G 6-2 184 34 Ottawa (NHL) 32 Driedger, Chris * G 6-4 205 21 Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 1 Greenham, Scott G 6-2 191 28 Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 30 Hammond, Andrew G 6-1 220 27 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 29 O Connor, Matt * G 6-6 205 23 Boston University (H-East) No. Defencemen (19) Pos. Ht. Wt. Age 2014-15 Team(s) 74 Borowiecki, Mark D 6-2 205 26 Ottawa (NHL) 73 Carlisle, Chris * D 6-0 180 20 Oshawa (OHL) 5 Ceci, Cody D 6-3 205 21 Ottawa (NHL) 72 Chabot, Thomas * D 6-2 190 18 Saint John (QMJHL) 49 Claesson, Fredrik D 6-1 205 22 Binghamton (AHL) 2 Cowen, Jared D 6-5 238 24 Ottawa (NHL) 67 Harpur, Ben D 6-6 222 20 Guelph (OHL), Barrie (OHL) 65 Karlsson, Erik D 6-0 191 25 Ottawa (NHL) 21 Kostka, Michael D 6-1 210 29 Hartford (AHL), N.Y. Rangers (NHL) 54 Lepine, Guillaume D 6-4 227 28 Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 3 Methot, Marc D 6-3 228 30 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 75 Mullen, Patrick D 5-11 185 29 Binghamton (AHL) 4 Phillips, Chris D 6-3 219 37 Ottawa (NHL) 85 Rumble, Chris * D 6-1 197 25 Canisius (AHA), Evansville (ECHL) 60 Rutkowski, Troy * D 6-2 218 23 Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 58 Sdao, Michael D 6-4 227 26 Binghamton (AHL) 57 Tuzzolino, Nick D 6-6 205 29 Elmira (ECHL), Utica (AHL), Binghamton (AHL), Rochester (AHL) 45 Wideman, Chris D 5-10 180 25 Binghamton (AHL) 46 Wiercioch, Patrick D 6-5 202 24 Ottawa (NHL) No. Forwards (33) Pos. Ht. Wt. Age 2014-15 Team(s) 90 Chiasson, Alex RW 6-3 208 24 Ottawa (NHL) 36 Dunn, Vincent * LW 6-0 190 20 Rimouski (QMJHL) 43 Dzingel, Ryan * LW 6-0 190 22 Binghamton (AHL) 59 Dziurzynski, David LW 6-3 224 25 Binghamton (AHL) 84 Ewanyk, Travis * C 6-1 200 22 Oklahoma City (AHL) 71 Gagne, Gabriel * RW 6-5 195 18 Victoriaville (QMJHL) 14 Greening, Colin LW 6-2 212 29 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 52 Guptill, Alex * LW 6-3 190 23 Binghamton (AHL) 48 Hobbs, Danny C 6-0 198 26 Evansville (ECHL), Binghamton (AHL) 68 Hoffman, Mike LW 6-1 180 25 Ottawa (NHL) 27 Lazar, Curtis C 6-0 209 20 Ottawa (NHL) 53 Leveille, Daultan C 6-0 197 25 Rouen (France) 23 Lindberg, Tobias * RW 6-3 217 20 Oshawa (OHL) 16 MacArthur, Clarke LW 6-0 195 30 Ottawa (NHL) 89 McCormick, Max * C 5-11 188 23 Binghamton (AHL) 9 Michalek, Milan LW 6-2 220 30 Ottawa (NHL) 25 Neil, Chris RW 6-1 206 36 Ottawa (NHL) 22 O Dell, Eric C 6-1 200 25 St. John s (AHL), Winnipeg (NHL) 44 Pageau, Jean-Gabriel C 5-10 180 22 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 13 Paul, Nick * C 6-4 230 20 North Bay (OHL) 79 Penny, Ryan * LW 6-2 205 21 Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) 10 Prince, Shane LW 5-11 185 22 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 26 Puempel, Matt * LW 6-2 204 22 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 55 Robinson, Buddy * RW 6-6 232 23 Binghamton (AHL) 6 Ryan, Bobby RW 6-2 209 28 Ottawa (NHL) 51 Schneider, Cole LW 6-1 198 25 Binghamton (AHL) 15 Smith, Zack C 6-2 209 27 Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) 61 Stone, Mark RW 6-3 205 23 Ottawa (NHL) 56 Stortini, Zack RW 6-4 219 30 Lehigh Valley (AHL) 7 Turris, Kyle C 6-1 190 26 Ottawa (NHL) 81 Wideman, Alex * LW 5-7 170 23 Miami (Ohio) (CCHA), Binghamton (AHL) 63 Zay, Matthew * C 6-1 200 24 Mercyhurst (AHA), Springfield (AHL), Binghamton (AHL) 93 Zibanejad, Mika C 6-2 222 22 Ottawa (NHL)
TRAINING CAMP NOTES Camp roster The Senators 2015-16 camp roster includes 61 players: Five goaltenders, 21 defencemen and 35 forwards. Twenty-four (24) players participated in the 2015 rookie camp and tournament in Ottawa and London, Ont. The list of camp invitees is 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 are signed to American Hockey League two-way contracts, one player is signed to an ECHL contract and one player is on an amateur tryout. The Senators 2014-15 season training camp roster included 57 players: Five goaltenders, 19 defencemen and 33 forwards. The list of camp invitees was built primarily around the Senators draft. Twenty-eight (28) players were selected by Ottawa in NHL drafts, 11 players were signed as free agents, 10 players were obtained in trades, seven players were on professional tryouts and one player was on an amateur tryout with the club. Rookie tournament The Senators participated in their 15th rookie camp and tournament from Sept. 11-13. This year s tournament was held in London, Ont., with the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs also participating. The Senators tied for the tournament lead by finishing with a 2-1-0 record: A 5-4 overtime win over Toronto in the tournament s opener; a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh and a 2-1 win over Montreal in the finale. 2015 ROOKIE TOURNAMENT STATISTICS: No. PLAYER GP G A PTS 23 Lindberg 3 2 2 4 69 McCormick 3 2 2 4 47 Perron 3 2 2 4 26 Puempel 3 2 1 3 62 Crawford 3 0 2 2 73 Carlisle 3 0 1 1 72 Chabot 3 0 1 1 78 Chlapik 3 0 1 1 43 Dzingel 3 0 1 1 No. GOALTENDER W L GA SVS 32 Driedger 0 1 5 55 29 O Connor 2 0 4 67
GOALTENDERS 30 ANDREW HAMMOND, Goaltender Catches: Left Size: 6-1, 220 lbs. Born: Feb. 11, 1988 (Surrey, B.C.) 2014-15 Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Acquired: Was originally signed to a two-year entry-level contract on 3/20/13 2014-15: Began the season in Binghamton (American Hockey League) Played 25 games with the B-Sens before an emergency recall to Ottawa on Jan. 29 where he remained for the rest of the season and playoffs Recorded the first win (42 saves) of his National Hockey League career on Feb. 18 vs. Montreal (4-2 win) in his first career start and became the oldest goaltender (27 years, eight days) in Senators franchise history to register a win in his first career start in that game Registered the first shutout victory (25 saves) of his NHL career on Feb. 25 at Anaheim (3-0 win) Became only the second goaltender in NHL history to post consecutive road shutouts against the Ducks and Kings (in either order) and the first to do so on back-to-back days when he accomplished the feat at Anaheim and on Feb. 26 at Los Angeles (1-0 win) Became the first Senators goaltender since March of 2010 (Brian Elliott) to register back-to-back shutout victories Became the first goaltender in franchise history to win each of his first five starts (while doing so in five consecutive team games) when he helped the club complete its first three-game road sweep of California opponents on Feb. 28 at San Jose (4-2 win) Became only the second goaltender in NHL history, and the first since Boston s Frank Brimsek set the mark in 1938-39, to yield two or fewer goals in each of his first 12 career starts when he improved to 11-0- 1 on March 17 at Carolina (2-1 OT win) The win over the Hurricanes also saw him match a Senators record (Ron Tugnutt, 1998-99) for the longest streak of consecutive starts at any point in a career without allowing more than two goals Improved to 14-0-1 to become the first goaltender to earn at least one point in each of his first 15 NHL starts since Patrick Lalime did so over his first 16 starts with Pittsburgh in 1996-97 (14-0-2) on March 23 vs. San Jose (5-2 win) Was recognized as the NHL s First Star for the month of March after posting a record of 10-1-1 with a 2.09 goalsagainst average and.930 save percentage to help the Senators earn a record of 11-3-2 over the month s 16 games Became the first goaltender in the NHL s modern era to earn at least one point in each of his first 12 career road starts when he improved to 20-1-2 (1.79 goals-against average,.941 save percentage, three shutouts) in the team s regular season finale on April 11 at Philadelphia (3-1 win) The win over the Flyers saw him conclude the season with a 10-0-2 mark on the road, where he registered a goals-against average of 1.06, a.966 save percentage and each of his three shutout victories (at Anaheim, at Los Angeles and at N.Y. Rangers) Suffered a back injury on March 26 vs. N.Y. Rangers (5-1 loss) that caused him to miss the team s next game Was the monthly Molson Cup award winner for February, March and April Played in his first NHL playoff game (35 saves) at Montreal on April 15 (4-3 loss) Following the season, was named one of the three nominees for the Bill Masterton Award (perseverance and dedication to hockey). He also received votes for the Vezina and the Hart trophies. Season Team League GP W L OT Mins GA SO Avg GP W L Mins GA SO Avg 2012-13 Bowling Green St. CCHA 29 10 15 3 1,625 67 3 2.47 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 48 25 19 3 2,733 128 1 2.81 4 1 3 265 13 0 2.95 Ottawa NHL 1 0 0 0 35 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - - 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 25 7 13 2 1,369 80 2 3.51 - - - - - - - Ottawa NHL 24 20 1 2 1,411 42 3 1.79 2 0 2 122 7 0 3.44 NHL/Ottawa totals 25 20 1 2 1,446 42 3 1.74 2 0 2 122 7 0 3.44
29 MATT O CONNOR, Goaltender Catches: Left Size: 6-6, 205 lbs. Born: Feb. 14, 1992 (Toronto) 2014-15 Team: Boston University (H-East) Acquired: Was signed to a two-year entry-level contract on May 9 2014-15: Concluded his collegiate career by competing in his junior season with the Boston University Terriers (Hockey East) establishing new career highs in wins (25), shutout victories (one), goals-against-average (2.18) and games (35) Concluded his BU career ranking second among all-time Terriers in save percentage (.921) and fifth in goals-against average (2.55)... Appeared in 35 of his team s 41 contests, helping the Terriers reach the Frozen Four s National Championship game where BU was ultimately defeated 5-3 by Providence College on April 11 at TD Garden Made 29 saves to record the first shutout of his collegiate career in a 1-0 home win over Michigan State on Oct. 24 Registered the first point of his collegiate career with an assist on the overtime winning goal in a 3-2 home win over Maine on Nov. 21 Turned aside 30 shots to help the Terriers to a 4-3 overtime win over Northeastern in the Beanpot final on Feb. 23 Was a three-time runner up for Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (October, November and December) Was recognized as the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions Was named Hockey East Top Performer on five occasions Concluded the season with three points (three assists)... Was presented with BU s Regina Eilberg Scholarship as the team s top scholar athlete after graduating from Boston University s Questrom School in Business with a degree in business administration and management. Season Team League GP W L OT Mins GA SO Avg GP W L Mins GA SO Avg 2012-13 Boston U. H-East 19 8 8 2 1,110 53 0 2.86 2013-14 Boston U. H-East 22 7 9 4 1,224 59 0 2.89 2014-15 Boston U. H-East 35 25 4 4 2,088 76 1 2.18
SKATERS 5 CODY CECI, Defence Shoots: Right Size: 6-3, 205 lbs. Born: Dec. 21, 1993 (Orléans, Ont.) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2012 - Ottawa s first-round pick (15th overall) 2014-15: Played his first full season with Ottawa Established new personal career professional highs in goals (five), assists (16), points (21) and games (81) Led the Senators with 113 blocked shots Ranked fourth among Senators in averaging 19:17 time-on-ice per game Recorded the first power-play goal of his National Hockey League career on Jan. 10 at Arizona (5-1 win) His six penalty minutes were a league low for players who appeared in 81 or more games Played in his first NHL playoff game on April 15 at Montreal (4-3 loss) Recorded his first NHL playoff point with an assist on a goal by Clarke MacArthur on April 17 at Montreal (3-2 OT loss) Registered two assists over six playoff games. 2012-13 Ottawa OHL 42 11 29 40 10 - - - - - Owen Sound OHL 27 8 16 24 2 12 1 9 10 0 Binghamton AHL 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 27 2 17 19 10 4 1 1 2 0 Ottawa NHL 49 3 6 9 14 - - - - - 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 81 5 16 21 6 6 0 2 2 0 NHL/Ottawa totals 130 8 22 30 20 6 0 2 2 0 72 THOMAS CHABOT, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-2, 190 lbs. Born: Jan. 30, 1997 (Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Que.) 2014-15 Team: Saint John (QMJHL) Draft: 2015 - Ottawa s first first-round pick (18th overall) 2014-15: Competed in his second season of major junior hockey with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League s Saint John Sea Dogs registering a major junior career-high 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) and 62 penalty minutes while appearing in all but four of his team s 70 regular season games Led Sea Dogs defencemen in points while ranking fifth among all Saint John players in scoring Scored twice in one game for the first time in his major junior career while helping the Sea Dogs to a 7-0 home win over Halifax on Sept. 27 Established a new major junior career high when he registered at least one point in eight consecutive games from Jan. 26 to Feb. 14 (one goal, nine assists over that span) that saw him fall two games shy of matching the team s franchise record for defencemen Helped Canada earn a bronze medal at the 2014 IIHF U18 World Junior Championship in Switzerland where he tied for the scoring lead among defencemen with five points (one goal, four assists) while appearing in each of his country s seven games. 2013-14 Saint John QMJHL 55 1 21 22 36 - - - - - 2014-15 Saint John QMJHL 66 12 29 41 62 5 0 1 1 6 Canada WJC-U18 7 1 4 5 0
90 ALEX CHIASSON, Right Wing Shoots: Right Size: 6-3, 208 lbs. Born: Oct. 1, 1990 (Montreal) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2009 - Dallas second-round pick (38th overall) Acquired: Traded from Dallas along with Alex Guptill, Nick Paul and a second-round draft pick in 2015 in exchange for Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson on 7/1/14 2014-15: Made his Senators debut, skating in 15:39 time-on-ice and recording his first goal (and point) for the club, on Oct. 9 at Nashville (3-2 loss) Recorded the first shorthanded point of his National Hockey League career when he earned the lone assist on a goal by Milan Michalek on Oct. 26 at Chicago (2-1 loss) Played in the 100th game of his NHL career on Nov. 15 at Calgary (4-2 loss) Scored what was only Ottawa s second game-tying goal inside of the last minute over the past three years in an eventual shootout win on Nov. 25 at St. Louis (3-2 SO win) Tallied his first game-winning goal as a Senator, and the sixth of his career, on March 23 vs. San Jose (5-2 win) Reached 100 penalty minutes for his NHL career on March 29 vs. Florida (4-2 loss) Played in four playoff games against Montreal. 2012-13 Texas AHL 57 13 22 35 43 7 2 1 3 4 Dallas NHL 7 6 1 7 0 - - - - - 2013-14 Dallas NHL 79 13 22 35 38 6 1 1 2 2 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 76 11 15 26 67 4 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 162 30 38 68 105 10 1 1 2 2 Ottawa totals 76 11 15 26 67 4 0 0 0 0 49 FREDRIK CLAESSON, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-0, 205 lbs. Born: Nov. 24, 1992 (Stockholm) 2014-15 Team: Binghamton (AHL) Draft: 2011 - Ottawa s fifth-round pick (126th overall) 2014-15: Completed his third professional season with Binghamton (American Hockey League) Set new professional career highs in games (76), goals (four) and shots on goal (78) Scored his first goal of the season on Dec. 6 vs. Adirondack (5-3 win) and then scored his second goal of the campaign two games later on Dec. 12 vs. Lehigh Valley, which was the eventual game-winning goal (3-1 win) Recorded a season high plus/minus rating (+4) in his last game of the season on April 18 vs. Rochester (5-0 win). 2012-13 Binghamton AHL 70 3 8 11 51 3 0 1 1 2 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 75 3 26 29 39 4 0 0 0 4 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 76 4 15 19 42 - - - - - 2 JARED COWEN, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-5, 238 lbs. Born: Jan. 25, 1991 (Saskatoon, Sask.) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2009 - Ottawa s first-round pick (9th overall) 2014-15: Ranked sixth among Senators in averaging 23.2 shifts and 18:09 time-on-ice per game... Scored his first goal of the season, which was the eventual fourth game-winning goal of his career on Nov. 20 vs. Nashville (3-2 win) Registered his lone multi-point game (one goal, one assist) of the season on Dec. 11 vs. Los Angeles (5-3 loss)... Became only the 15th defenceman in franchise history to appear in 200 games for the club when he accomplished the feat on Feb. 3 at New Jersey (2-1 loss) Incurred a three-game suspension for interference of the Panthers Jussi Jokinen on Feb. 21 vs. Florida (4-1 win)... Missed two consecutive games due to the flu in early March. 2012-13 Binghamton AHL 3 0 3 3 2 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 7 1 0 1 10 10 0 3 3 21 2013-14 Ottawa NHL 68 6 9 15 45 - - - - - 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 54 3 6 9 45 - - - - - NHL/Ottawa totals 212 15 27 42 158 17 0 4 4 25
43 RYAN DZINGEL, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 6-0, 188 lbs. Born: March 9, 1992 (Wheaton, Ill.) 2014-15 Team: Binghamton (AHL) Draft: 2011 - Ottawa s second seventh-round pick (204th overall) 2014-15: Competed in his first full season of professional hockey with Binghamton (American Hockey League), leading B- Sens rookies with 34 points (17 goals, 17 assists) Ranked fifth among B-Sens in goals while tying for seventh in team scoring Scored twice in one game on four separate occasions, including the team s season-opening 3-2 overtime loss to Worcester on Oct. 10 marking the first time of his professional career that he had achieved the feat Ranked third among B-Sens with four game-winning goals Shared the team s Rookie of the Year award with former Ohio State teammate Max McCormick. 2012-13 Ohio State CCHA 40 16 22 38 22 2013-14 Ohio State Big Ten 37 22 24 46 34 Binghamton AHL 9 2 5 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 66 17 17 34 50 - - - - - 68 MIKE HOFFMAN, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 6-1, 180 lbs. Born: Nov. 24, 1989 (Kitchener, Ont.) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2009 - Ottawa s first fifth-round pick (130th overall) 2014-15: Played his first full season with Ottawa Led the Senators and all National Hockey League rookies with 27 goals In tandem with Mark Stone, he was among only the second pair of Senators rookies to record at least 20 goals in one season (Alexandre Daigle and Alexei Yashin in 1993-94) Ranked fourth (Johnny Gaudreau, Stone, Filip Forsberg) among NHL rookies in scoring with 48 points Ranked second among NHL rookies with a plus/minus rating of plus-16 Was among six NHL rookies invited to participate in the NHL All-Star weekend in Columbus, finishing second in the Fastest Skater skills event (Jonathan Drouin) Had his first career two-goal game on Nov. 6 vs. Minnesota (3-0 win) The team s Nov. 13 game at Edmonton (4-3 OT win) saw him register his third career two-goal game, his first overtime winner, and marked his second two-goal game in a span of eight days Established a new individual game career high when he registered three points (including the fourth two-goal effort of his career) on Feb. 28 at San Jose (4-2 win) Played in the 100th game of his NHL career on March 28 at Toronto (4-3 OT loss) Became the first Senators rookie since Yashin (1993-94) to register at least 27 goals when he scored his final goal of the campaign at 18:12 of the third period to help force overtime on April 7 vs. Pittsburgh (4-3 OT win) Recorded four two-goal games and two three-point games In tandem with Stone, he was among the first pair of Canadian rookies to score 20 goals since Calgary s Brett Hull (26) and Joe Nieuwendyk (51) did so in 1987-88 Was the team s fastest skater at the annual Sens Skills competition Played his first NHL playoff game on April 15 at Montreal (4-3 loss) Recorded his first NHL playoff point when he scored the game-winning goal in Game 4 on April 22 vs. Montreal (1-0 win) Following the season, he finished sixth in voting for the NHL s rookie of the year. 2012-13 Binghamton AHL 41 13 15 28 38 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 3 0 0 0 2 - - - - - 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 51 30 37 67 32 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 25 3 3 6 2 - - - - - 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 79 27 21 48 14 6 1 2 3 2 NHL/Ottawa totals 108 30 24 54 18 6 1 2 3 2
21 MICHAEL KOSTKA, Defence Shoots: Right Size: 6-1, 210 lbs. Born: Nov. 28, 1985 (Etobicoke, Ont.) 2014-15 Teams: Hartford (AHL), N.Y. Rangers (NHL) Acquired: Signed a one-year, two-way contract on July 1 2014-15: Began the season with the New York Rangers primary affiliate in Hartford (American Hockey League) Was recalled by the Rangers on Oct. 14 and played in seven games with New York while recording one assist Was returned to Hartford on Nov. 14 where he scored five goals and earned 25 assists in 63 AHL games to complete the season Played in 15 AHL post-season games with the Wolf Pack, recording five points (one goal, four assists). 2012-13 Toronto AHL 34 6 28 34 38 - - - - - Toronto NHL 35 0 8 8 27 1 0 0 0 0 2013-14 Rockford AHL 2 0 1 1 2 - - - - - Chicago NHL 9 2 1 3 8 - - - - - Tampa Bay NHL 19 2 6 8 0 3 0 2 2 0 2014-15 Hartford AHL 63 5 25 30 35 15 1 4 5 6 N.Y. Rangers NHL 7 0 1 1 0 - - - - - NHL totals 70 4 16 20 35 4 0 2 2 0 27 CURTIS LAZAR, Centre Shoots: Right Size: 6-0, 209 lbs. Born: Feb. 2, 1995 (Salmon Arm, B.C.) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2013 - Ottawa s first-round pick (17th overall) 2014-15: Played his first professional season with Ottawa Made his National Hockey League debut on Oct. 9 at Nashville (3-2 loss) skating in 15:04 time-on-ice, recording two shots on goal and winning five of eight faceoffs Became the 21st teenager in franchise history to make his debut for the Senators Recorded the first assist (and point) of his NHL career on Oct. 16 vs. Colorado (5-3 win) Tallied an assist on the team s first goal of the game while playing his first NHL game in his home province on Nov. 11 at Vancouver (4-3 OT loss) Recorded the primary assist on Mike Hoffman s overtime winner while making his return to Rexall Place on Nov. 13 at Edmonton (4-3 OT win) Scored his first NHL goal in his 26th NHL game on Dec. 15 in a 5-4 shootout loss to Buffalo (Jhonas Enroth) Loaned to Hockey Canada on Dec. 18 and served as Team Canada s captain while recording nine points (five goals, four assists) in skating in each of the team s seven games en route to helping Canada capture the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF WJC in Toronto and Montreal (missed eight NHL games) Led Ottawa forwards and ranked third among Senators with 167 hits Played his first NHL playoff game on April 15 at Montreal (4-3 loss) Appeared in each of the Senators six playoff games. 2012-13 Edmonton WHL 72 38 23 61 47 22 9 2 11 20 2013-14 Edmonton WHL 58 41 35 76 30 21 10 12 22 12 Canada WJC-U20 7 3 4 7 0 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 67 6 9 15 14 6 0 0 0 2 Canada WJC-U20 7 5 4 9 0 NHL/Ottawa totals 67 6 9 15 14 6 0 0 0 2
23 TOBIAS LINDBERG, Right Wing Shoots: Left Size: 6-3, 217 lbs. Born: July 22, 1995 (Stockholm) 2014-15 Team: Oshawa (OHL) Draft: 2013 - Ottawa s first fourth-round pick (102nd overall) 2014-15: Competed in his first season of major junior hockey with the Ontario Hockey League s Oshawa Generals registering 78 points (32 goals, 46 assists) while appearing in all but one of his team s 68 regular-season games Ranked second among Generals in goals, fourth in assists and third in overall team scoring Tied for 19th among all OHL players in points Registered 21 multi-point contests including eight three-point games Scored three goals in one game (and recorded four points in one contest) for the first time in his major junior career while making his OHL postseason debut in a 7-2 home win over Peterborough in Game 1 of the teams Eastern Conference quarter-final series on March 27 Ranked third among Generals and eighth among all OHL players in having recorded 19 post-season points (seven goals, 12 assists) Appeared in each of Oshawa s 21 playoff games in helping the Generals win the OHL Championship and qualify for the Mastercard Memorial Cup in Quebec City Registered five points (three goals, two assists), including at least one point in each of the Generals four games and an assist on the overtime-winning goal in the tournament finale, in helping Oshawa win the Memorial Cup... Signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa on June 16. 2012-13 Djurgårdens J20 Swe-Jr. 43 9 13 22 30 2 0 2 2 2 Sweden WJC-U18 2 2 1 3 0 2013-14 Djurgårdens J20 Swe-Jr. 38 7 15 22 93 4 2 1 3 12 Djurgårdens Allsvenskan 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 2014-15 Oshawa OHL 67 32 46 78 14 21 7 12 19 8 89 MAX McCORMICK, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 5-11, 188 lbs. Born: May 1, 1992 (De Pere, Wis.) 2014-15 Team: Binghamton (AHL) Draft: 2011 - Ottawa s second sixth-round pick (171st overall) 2014-15: Competed in his first season of professional hockey with Binghamton (American Hockey League) registering 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) over 62 games Ranked second among B-Sens rookies in scoring while also ranking second among all Binghamton players with 133 penalty minutes Made his pro hockey debut and registered his first professional point (an assist) on a goal by former Ohio State teammate Ryan Dzingel in a 3-2 home overtime loss to Worcester on Oct. 11. Dzingel was also the goal scorer when he (McCormick) recorded the first point of his collegiate career in his first collegiate game Was one of six B-Sens to record a shorthanded goal Shared the team s Rookie of the Year award with Dzingel... Was recognized as the B-Sens seventh Man of the Year at season s end. 2012-13 Ohio State CCHA 40 15 16 31 26 2013-14 Ohio State Big Ten 37 11 24 35 40 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 62 10 10 20 133 - - - - - 25 CHRIS NEIL, Right Wing Shoots: Right Size: 6-1, 206 lbs. Born: June 18, 1979 (Flesherton, Ont.) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 1998 - Ottawa s sixth-round pick (161st overall) 2014-15: Was limited to only 38 regular-season games due to injury, which was the fewest of his 13-season National Hockey League career Registered fewer than 100 penalty minutes (and less than his second fewest of 144) for the first time in his NHL career Matched a career high with two assists in one game (for the ninth time) on Oct. 18 vs. Columbus (3-2 win) Registered the third Gordie Howe hat trick of his NHL career on Nov. 28 at Florida (2-1 loss) Sustained an MCL (right knee) injury on Dec. 11 vs. Los Angeles (5-3 loss) causing him to miss 16 regular-season games Was forced to miss the regular season s final 28 contests after sustaining a fractured left thumb in a fight with the Oilers Luke Gazdic on Feb. 14 vs. Edmonton (7-2 win) Played in two of Ottawa s playoff games against Montreal. 2012-13 Ottawa NHL 48 4 8 12 144 10 0 4 4 39 2013-14 Ottawa NHL 76 8 6 14 211 - - - - - 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 38 4 3 7 78 2 0 0 0 0 NHL/Ottawa totals 893 106 127 233 2,294 93 9 10 19 192
22 ERIC O DELL, Centre Shoots: Right Size: 6-1, 200 lbs. Born: June 21, 1990 (Ottawa) 2014-15 Teams: St. John s (AHL), Winnipeg (NHL) Draft: 2008 - Anaheim s first second-round pick (39th overall) Acquired: Signed a one-year, two-way contract on July 1 2014-15: Primarily spent the season with the Winnipeg Jets American Hockey League affiliate in St. John s where he registered 29 points (14 goals, 15 assists) over 37 games Recorded a hat trick and a season-high four points in a 6-5 IceCaps win at Toronto on Dec. 13 Recorded eight multi-point games Was recalled to Winnipeg on two occasions Played in a total of 11 National Hockey League games over the span of his two recalls, recording one point (an assist) in a 5-2 Jets loss at Vancouver on March 26. 2012-13 St. John s AHL 59 29 26 55 26 - - - - - 2013-14 St. John s AHL 42 17 25 42 35 21 9 5 14 20 Winnipeg NHL 30 3 4 7 10 - - - - - 2014-15 St. John s AHL 37 14 15 29 34 - - - - - Winnipeg NHL 11 0 1 1 19 - - - - - NHL totals 41 3 5 8 29 - - - - - 44 JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU, Centre Shoots: Right Size: 5-10, 180 lbs. Born: Nov. 11, 1992 (Ottawa) 2014-15 Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2011 - Ottawa s fourth-round pick (96th overall) 2014-15: Began the season with Binghamton (American Hockey League) before being recalled for the first time this season on Dec. 14 Made his season debut on Dec. 17 at New Jersey (2-0 win) Was recalled from the B-Sens on two occasions Following his second recall on Feb. 17, he remained with the Senators for the balance of the season Registered 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) over 27 games with the B-Sens Appeared in a new National Hockey League season high of 50 games while establishing new NHL career highs in goals (10), assists (nine) and points (19) Tied a career best with two points (one goal, one assist) on Jan. 15 vs. Montreal (4-1 win) Was the only Senator to record multiple shorthanded goals (two) this season His second shorthanded goal saw the Senators commence a comeback from a three-goal deficit in an eventual 4-3 overtime win over Pittsburgh on April 7 Concluded the regular season with a goal in three consecutive games. 2012-13 Binghamton AHL 69 7 22 29 33 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 9 2 2 4 0 10 4 2 6 8 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 46 20 24 44 23 4 1 0 1 2 Ottawa NHL 28 2 0 2 12 - - - - - 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 27 11 10 21 27 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 50 10 9 19 9 6 0 0 0 0 NHL/Ottawa totals 87 14 11 25 21 16 4 2 6 8
13 NICK PAUL, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 6-4, 230 lbs. Born: March 20, 1995 (Mississauga, Ont.) 2014-15 Team: North Bay (OHL) Draft: 2013 - Dallas fourth-round pick (101st overall) Acquired: Traded from Dallas along with Alex Chiasson, Alex Guptill and a second-round pick in 2015 in exchange for Jason Spezza and Ludwig Karlsson on 7/1/14 2014-15: Completed his third season of major junior hockey with the Ontario Hockey League s North Bay Battalion establishing new major junior career highs in goals (37), assists (29) and points (66) Recorded the first two hat tricks of his major junior career in Battalion home wins over Barrie (4-1 on Oct. 13) and Sarnia (8-5 on Nov. 2) respectively... Established a new major junior single-game career high with four points (two goals, two assists) in a first-star performance in North Bay s 5-1 win at Kitchener on Feb. 27 Recorded three points (three goals) and registered two penalty minutes while appearing in each of Canada s seven tournament games at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship in Toronto and Montreal Helped Team Canada capture the gold medal with a 3-0 win (a game in which he scored the team s second goal) on Jan. 5 at Air Canada Centre... Signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa on Dec. 20 Was named the recipient of the Dan Snyder Trophy as the OHL s Humanitarian of the Year on May 28. 2012-13 Brampton OHL 66 12 16 28 21 5 0 1 1 0 2013-14 North Bay OHL 67 20 26 46 39 22 12 6 18 10 2014-15 North Bay OHL 58 37 29 66 49 15 7 8 15 6 Canada WJC-U20 7 3 0 3 2 10 SHANE PRINCE, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 5-11, 185 lbs. Born: Nov. 16, 1992 (Spencerport, N.Y.) 2014-15 Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2011 - Ottawa s second-round pick (61st overall) 2014-15: Playing in his third full professional season with Binghamton (American Hockey League), he established new pro career highs in all offensive categories; games (72), goals (28), assists (37) and points (65) His 65 points led the B- Sens Along with teammate Chris Wideman, he represented the B-Sens in the 2014-15 AHL All-Star Classic, scoring three goals and earning one assist in the Eastern Conference s 14-12 loss to the Western Conference on Jan. 26 in Utica Was recalled to the Senators (and to the National Hockey League) for the first time on Feb. 15 Played in two NHL games after initially making his debut in Ottawa s 6-3 home loss to Carolina, appearing in 13:03 time-on-ice, in a game in which he recorded the first point (an assist) of his NHL career Was one of six different rookies to play for Ottawa in 2014-15 Was re-assigned to Binghamton on Feb. 19, where he completed the season Was named to the AHL s Second All-Star Team at left wing. Season Club League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012-13 Binghamton AHL 65 18 17 35 24 3 1 0 1 0 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 69 21 27 48 53 4 1 1 2 0 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 72 28 37 65 31 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - - NHL/Ottawa totals 2 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
26 MATT PUEMPEL, Left Wing Shoots: Left Size: 6-2, 204 lbs. Born: Jan. 24, 1993 (Essex, Ont.) 2014-15 Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2011 - Ottawa s third first-round pick (24th overall) 2014-15: Began his second full professional season with Binghamton (American Hockey League) Scored 12 goals and added 20 assist in 51 games, while recording 31 penalty minutes Was recalled to Ottawa for the first time on Feb. 19 Made his National Hockey League debut on Feb. 21 in Ottawa s 4-1 win over Florida, appearing in 8:41 time-on-ice Scored his first NHL goal in a 3-1 loss to Boston on March 10 Played in 13 games for the Senators, scoring two goals and adding one assist while registering eight penalty minutes Sustained a high right ankle sprain on March 21 vs. Toronto (in a game in which he recorded his first career assist) that caused him to miss the rest of the regular season and the playoffs. Season Club League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012-13 Kitchener OHL 51 35 12 47 43 10 3 4 7 10 Binghamton AHL 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 74 30 18 48 94 1 0 0 0 0 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 51 12 20 32 31 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 13 2 1 3 8 - - - - - NHL/Ottawa totals 13 2 1 3 8 - - - - - 15 ZACK SMITH, Centre Shoots: Left Size: 6-2, 209 lbs. Born: April 5, 1988 (Maple Creek, Sask.) 2014-15 Teams: Binghamton (AHL), Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2008 - Ottawa s third-round pick (79th overall) 2014-15: Was limited to only 37 regular-season games primarily on account of sustaining a dislocated left wrist on Dec. 13 at Boston (3-2 SO win) and missing more than three consecutive months of action Completed a two-game conditioning assignment with Binghamton (American Hockey League) where he recorded two points (one goal, one assist) before returning to the Senators lineup on March 23 vs. San Jose (5-2 win) Played in the 300th game of his National Hockey League career on Nov. 20 vs. Nashville (3-2 win) Reached 400 penalty minutes for his NHL career on Oct. 18 vs. Columbus (3-2 win). 2012-13 Frederikshavn DEN 7 4 6 10 18 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 48 4 11 15 56 10 1 1 2 31 2013-14 Ottawa NHL 82 13 9 22 111 - - - - - 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 2 1 1 2 2 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 37 2 1 3 18 3 0 0 0 0 NHL/Ottawa totals 319 39 39 78 417 26 1 2 3 46 56 ZACK STORTINI, Right Wing Shoots: Right Size: 6-4, 219 lbs. Born: Sept. 11, 1985 (Elliot Lake, Ont.) 2014-15 Team: Lehigh Valley (AHL) Acquired: Signed a two-year, two-way contract on July 1 2014-15: Set professional career highs in goals (13), assists (12) and points (25) while recording 184 penalty minutes with the Philadelphia Flyers American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms His 184 penalty minutes were 10th most among AHL skaters... Scored his lone game-winning goal of the season in a 5-1 win over the B-Sens on Jan. 17 Registered a season-high six goals in the month of January (over a span of 10 games) Recorded seven fighting majors (one home, six road) throughout the season... Tied for fifth among Phantom players (who played 40 or more games) with a plus/minus rating of -5. 2012-13 Hamilton AHL 73 2 4 6 241 - - - - - 2013-14 Norfolk AHL 73 4 5 9 299 9 0 2 2 4 2014-15 Lehigh Valley AHL 76 13 12 25 184 - - - - - NHL totals 257 14 27 41 725 - - - - -
45 CHRIS WIDEMAN, Defence Shoots: Right Size: 5-10, 180 lbs. Born: Jan. 7, 1990 (St. Louis) 2014-15 Team: Binghamton (AHL) Draft: 2009 - Ottawa s fourth-round pick (100th overall) 2014-15: Completed his third professional season with Binghamton (American Hockey League) Set career highs in games (75), goals (19), points (61) and penalty minutes (116) His 61 points were most among AHL defencemen Was named CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 2, after scoring four goals and adding one assist over three games Was recalled to Ottawa for the first time on Jan. 3, but did see any game action Was re-assigned to the B-Sens on Jan. 5 and completed the season in the AHL Represented the B-Sens in the 2014-15 AHL All-Star Classic along with teammate Shane Prince Following the season, he was presented with the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL s best defenceman as selected by league media and players Was also named to the AHL s First All-Star Team as one of two league defencemen along with Oklahoma City s Brad Hunt. 2012-13 Elmira ECHL 5 0 5 5 7 - - - - - Binghamton AHL 60 2 16 18 46 3 1 2 3 23 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 73 9 42 51 101 4 1 0 1 6 2014-15 Binghamton AHL 75 19 42 61 116 - - - - - 46 PATRICK WIERCIOCH, Defence Shoots: Left Size: 6-5, 202 lbs. Born: Sept. 12, 1990 (Burnaby, B.C.) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2008 - Ottawa s second-round pick (42nd overall) 2014-15: Established a new National Hockey League career high in appearing in 56 regular-season games Two of his three goals marked the first two game-winning goals of his NHL career, including the overtime winner on April 2 vs. Tampa Bay (2-1 OT win) Averaged more than 18 minutes (18:03) time-on-ice for the first time in his NHL career Ranked second among Senators defencemen (Erik Karlsson) with five power-play points Missed five games due to injury (oblique, hamstring) and did not dress on 21 occasions Tied for first among Senators in both goals (two) and points (four) while playing in all six games during Ottawa s 2015 Eastern Conference quarter-final series against Montreal Helped force overtime when he scored the first goal of his NHL post-season career with 6:35 remaining in regulation time in Game 2 on April 17 at Montreal (3-2 OT loss) Recorded the first game-winning goal of his NHL post-season career in Game 5 on April 24 at Montreal (5-1 win). 2012-13 Binghamton AHL 32 10 9 19 22 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 42 5 14 19 39 1 0 0 0 0 2013-14 Ottawa NHL 53 4 19 23 20 - - - - - 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 56 3 10 13 28 6 2 2 4 4 Canada WHC 10 1 3 4 8 NHL/Ottawa totals 159 12 45 57 91 7 2 2 4 4
93 MIKA ZIBANEJAD, Centre Shoots: Right Size: 6-2, 222 lbs. Born: April 18, 1993 (Huddinge, Sweden) 2014-15 Team: Ottawa (NHL) Draft: 2011 - Ottawa s first first-round pick (6th overall) 2014-15: Established new statistical career highs in all major categories; goals (20), assists (26), points (46), penalty minutes (20) and games (80) Improved to nine-for-19 for his National Hockey League career in shootout attempts after converting on five of 11 attempts Recorded a two-goal game (on two occasions) for the first time in his NHL career Registered a new career best with four points (two goals, two assists) to help the Senators recover from a 3-0 deficit to earn a win on Dec. 7 vs. Vancouver (4-3 OT win) Matched his career high in goals (16) while establishing a new career high in points (34) in the building in which he was drafted on March 3 at Minnesota (3-2 SO loss) Established a new career high when he registered at least one point in a seventh consecutive contest on March 8 vs. Calgary (5-4 SO win)... Recorded the 100th point of his NHL career on April 7 vs. Pittsburgh (4-3 OT win) Played in the 200th game of his NHL career on April 11 at Philadelphia (3-1 win) Recorded four points (one goal, three assists) in six quarter-final games against Montreal. 2012-13 Binghamton AHL 23 4 7 11 10 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 42 7 13 20 6 10 1 3 4 0 2013-14 Binghamton AHL 6 2 5 7 2 - - - - - Ottawa NHL 69 16 17 33 18 - - - - - 2014-15 Ottawa NHL 80 20 26 46 20 6 1 3 4 0 NHL/Ottawa totals 200 43 57 100 46 16 2 6 8 0