1992–93 Ottawa Senators season

1992–93 Ottawa Senators
Division6th Adams
Conference12th Wales
1992–93 record10–70–4
Home record9–29–4
Road record1–41–0
Goals for202
Goals against395
Team information
General managerMel Bridgman
CoachRick Bowness
CaptainLaurie Boschman
Alternate captainsBrad Marsh
Brad Shaw
Sylvain Turgeon
ArenaOttawa Civic Centre
Average attendance10,485 (99.9%)
Minor league affiliatesNew Haven Senators
Thunder Bay Senators
Team leaders
GoalsSylvain Turgeon (25)
AssistsNorm Maciver (46)
PointsNorm Maciver (63)
Penalty minutesMike Peluso (318)
Plus/minusDave Archibald (-16)
WinsPeter Sidorkiewicz (8)
Goals against averageDaniel Berthiaume (4.30)

The 1992–93 Ottawa Senators season was the first season of the modern Ottawa Senators franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL).[a] Despite winning the first game of the regular season on October 8, 1992, the Senators won only nine more en route to their worst season ever. The team recorded three NHL records that season: the longest home losing streak of eleven, from October 27 to December 8; the longest road losing streak with a total of 39, from October 10 to April 3 (nearly the whole season) and fewest road wins in a season, with just one victory.

Background

The second iteration of the Ottawa Senators began in 1989 when Bruce Firestone, Cyril Leeder, and Randy Sexton came together to plan their attempt at acquiring a National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The NHL was looking to add two new franchises by the 1992–93 season and after adding key personnel such as Jim Durrell, and Frank Finnigan from the original Senators franchise, the group submitted their proposal to the NHL. On December 6, 1990, the group was awarded a franchise upon payment of a $50 million expansion fee, which required additional investors, led by Rod Bryden.[1]

In August 1991, Mel Bridgman was named the Senators first general manager.[2] While awaiting approval of the Palladium, their planned arena, the Senators agreed with the City of Ottawa to lease the Ottawa Civic Centre in December 1991, to play in for the upcoming season.[3]

Offseason

Adams Division teams

On June 2, 1992, the then city of Kanata, Ontario, gave approval of the "Palladium" project. On June 29, the club held ground-breaking ceremonies for the Palladium project at the site. The team was still seeking partners for financing the project and Ogden Corporation would back $120 million in loans on November 11. Actual construction would begin in 1994.[2] On June 15, Rick Bowness was named as the team's first head coach.[2] Bowness was previously a head coach for the Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins.[4] He added Alain Vigneault, former coach of the Hull Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and E. J. McGuire, former coach of the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assistant coach in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers, as his own assistant coaches.[5] Jim Durrell, a former Ottawa mayor who became the team's first president on December 17, 1990, resigned on July 29.[2]

Preseason

The Senators held their first training camp beginning on September 8 with medical evaluations. Forty-four rookies and 32 veteran players were invited to the camp.[6] The camp was split between the Robert Guertin Arena in Hull, Quebec, from September 11 to 24, and the Kanata Recreation Complex from September 25 to October 7. Additionally, an intra-squad game was held in Brockville, Ontario on September 20.[6][7] The first roster cuts took place on September 13, with the release of 11 players.[8] On September 15, 28 players were assigned to Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the New Haven Senators.[9]

The team played its first preseason exhibition game in Hartford against the Hartford Whalers on September 18. The game ended in a 1–1 tie, and the Senators first goal was scored by Neil Brady.[10] The Senators cut nine more players after the game, releasing five players and sending four others back to their junior teams.[11] The Washington Capitals won the first game played in Ottawa on September 21 in overtime, 4–3.[12] Dubbed the "Capital Cup", they played a second game against the Capitals on September 22, in which they were blown out, 8–1.[13] The first win by the Senators since re-entry into the NHL was recorded on September 24, a 4–3 victory over the New York Islanders. Defenceman Brad Shaw scored the winning goal.[14] Ottawa then lost the next game to the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 25, 3–2.[15] The team followed that up with another loss to Tampa Bay on September 27, 4–3.[16]

On September 27, it was announced that Ottawa had signed former Philadelphia Flyers' winger Brad Jones to a professional tryout contract (PTO).[17] On September 30, the Senators lost 4–3 in overtime to Hartford.[18] Ottawa finished its preseason schedule with another 4–3 loss to Hartford on October 1.[19] Following the game, Ottawa cut four more players from its training camp roster, bringing the total remaining to 31.[20] On October 4, the Senators claimed Norm Maciver in the waiver draft from the Edmonton Oilers.[21] In a final series of roster cuts before the season began, three more players were assigned to New Haven bringing the number down to 29.[22] On October 7, just before the start of the regular season, the Senators announced Laurie Boschman as the team's first captain, with Sylvain Turgeon, Brad Shaw, and Brad Marsh as the alternates.[23] The same day, Jones' PTO expired and the Senators sent him to New Haven on an amateur tryout. However, by the end of October, the team and the player could not agree on a contract and Jones departed.[24][25]

Regular season

The Senators finished last in goals scored (202), wins (10), points (24, tied with the San Jose Sharks), even-strength goals scored (129), power-play goals for (66, tied with the Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks), power play goals against (115) and power play % (14.73) and shooting percentage (8.9%; 202 goals on 2,281 shots).[26][27]

The Senators recorded their first win of the season in their opening game against the Montreal Canadiens in Ottawa, 5–3.[28] They did not win again until November 25, a 3–1 victory at home over the New Jersey Devils.[29][30] Despite being the worst team in the league, two players — defenceman Brad Marsh and goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz — were selected to play in the 1993 NHL All-Star Game.[31] The Senators only won six more times after the All-Star break, recording their only road victory of the season against the New York Islanders, 5–3, on April 10, 1993.[32]

Highlights

The new Senators played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre defeating the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens by a score of 5–3. The game was televised on Hockey Night in Canada and was in front of a sold-out Ottawa Civic Centre with 10,449 in attendance.[28] Lyndon Slewidge performed the national anthem before the game.[33] The ceremonial faceoff between Laurie Boschman and Denis Savard was done by Frank Finnigan, Jr. (his father having died on Christmas Day, 1991), Bruce Firestone and NHL president Gil Stein. There was much pre-game spectacle—the skating of Brian Orser, the nine banners being raised to honour the original Senators' Stanley Cup wins, retirement of Frank Finnigan's jersey number and the singing of the anthem by Alanis Morissette.[28] The game was attended by Russell Williams, an Ottawa fan who had witnessed the last Stanley Cup win in Ottawa in the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals, and would later attend the games of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, held in Ottawa.[34]

The starting lineup of the team's first ever game consisted of;[35]

  • Peter Sidorkiewicz, goal
  • Ken Hammond, defence
  • Brad Shaw, defence
  • Neil Brady, centre
  • Jody Hull, right wing
  • Sylvain Turgeon, left wing

The remaining players filling out the game day roster included: forwards Mark Lamb, Doug Smail, Darcy Loewen, Jamie Baker, Laurie Boschman, Andrew McBain, Tomas Jelinek, Mike Peluso, Marc Fortier, defencemen Norm Maciver, Chris Luongo, Mark Osiecki, Darren Rumble, and goaltender Steve Weeks.[36] Brady scored the first goal for the modern-day Ottawa Senators franchise in the game. Smail had the first multi-goal game of the team's history, notching two.[28]

Two Senators recorded hat tricks during the regular season; Bob Kudelski scored one in a 3–2 victory over San Jose on January 10, 1993[37] and Laurie Boschman scored one on April 10, 1993, in a 5–3 win on the road against the New York Islanders.[38]

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 109 332 268
Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 104 351 300
Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 102 326 280
Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 86 335 297
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 58 284 369
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 24 202 395

[39]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference[40]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
2 Boston Bruins ADM 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
3 Quebec Nordiques ADM 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
4 Montreal Canadiens ADM 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
5 Washington Capitals PTK 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
6 New York Islanders PTK 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
8 Buffalo Sabres ADM 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
9 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
10 New York Rangers PTK 84 34 39 11 304 308 79
11 Hartford Whalers ADM 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
12 Ottawa Senators ADM 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

1992–93 regular season[41]
October: 1–9–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–6–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap
1 October 8 Montreal 3–5 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,449 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–0–0 2 W
2 October 10 Ottawa 2–9 Quebec Weeks 15,399 Le Colisée 1–1–0 2 L
3 October 12 Ottawa 3–6 Boston Sidorkiewicz 13,056 Boston Garden 1–2–0 2 L
4 October 14 Ottawa 1–4 Hartford Sidorkiewicz 7,628 Hartford Civic Center 1–3–0 2 L
5 October 16 Ottawa 1–5 Washington Sidorkiewicz 12,911 Capital Centre 1–4–0 2 L
6 October 20 Ottawa 3–5 Toronto Sidorkiewicz 7,186 Copps Coliseum 1–5–0 2 L
7 October 22 Hartford 5–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,392 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–6–0 2 L
8 October 24 NY Rangers 3–2 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,089 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–7–0 2 L
9 October 27 Pittsburgh 7–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–8–0 2 L
10 October 30 Ottawa 3–12 Buffalo Weeks 15,088 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 1–9–0 2 L
11 October 31 Buffalo 2–2 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–9–1 3 T
November: 1–13–0 (home: 1–6–0; road: 0–7–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap
12 November 3 Ottawa 2–5 Edmonton Sidorkiewicz 12,738 Northlands Coliseum 1–10–1 3 L
13 November 5 Ottawa 4–8 Calgary Madeley 18,736 Olympic Saddledome 1–11–1 3 L
14 November 6 Ottawa 1–4 Vancouver Madeley 15,332 Pacific Coliseum 1–12–1 3 L
15 November 9 Toronto 3–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–13–1 3 L
16 November 11 Quebec 7–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–14–1 3 L
17 November 13 Ottawa 0–1 Tampa Bay Sidorkiewicz 10,425 Expo Hall 1–15–1 3 L
18 November 15 Ottawa 2–7 Philadelphia Sidorkiewicz 17,216 Spectrum 1–16–1 3 L
19 November 17 Montreal 5–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–17–1 3 L
20 November 19 Hartford 4–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–18–1 3 L
21 November 21 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Sidorkiewicz 16,689 Montreal Forum 1–19–1 3 L
22 November 23 Boston 3–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–20–1 3 L
23 November 25 New Jersey 1–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–20–1 5 W
24 November 27 Ottawa 1–4 Buffalo Sidorkiewicz 16,325 Buffalo Auditorium 2–21–1 5 L
25 November 29 Buffalo 5–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–22–1 5 L
December: 1–12–2 (home: 1–6–2; road: 0–6–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap
26 December 1 Minnesota 3–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–23–1 5 L
27 December 3 New Jersey 3–3 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–23–2 6 T
28 December 5 Philadelphia 2–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–23–2 8 W
29 December 7 Washington 6–5 Ottawa Weeks 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–24–2 8 L
30 December 9 Ottawa 2–6 Hartford Weeks 8,227 Hartford Civic Center 3–25–2 8 L
31 December 10 Ottawa 2–4 Boston Sidorkiewicz 13,509 Boston Garden 3–26–2 8 L
32 December 12 Calgary 1–1 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–26–3 9 T
33 December 15 Detroit 3–2 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–27–3 9 L
34 December 17 Ottawa 3–9 NY Islanders Weeks 7,689 Nassau Coliseum 3–28–3 9 L
35 December 19 Ottawa 1–5 Toronto Sidorkiewicz 15,720 Maple Leaf Gardens 3–29–3 9 L
36 December 21 Washington 4–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–30–3 9 L
37 December 23 Washington 4–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–31–3 9 L
38 December 26 Ottawa 2–4 Quebec Berthiaume 15,337 Le Colisée 3–32–3 9 L
39 December 27 Quebec 6–1 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–33–3 9 L
40 December 31 Ottawa 4–5 Detroit OT Sidorkiewicz 19,875 Joe Louis Arena 3–34–3 9 L
January: 2–12–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 0–7–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap
41 January 2 Buffalo 7–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–35–3 9 L
42 January 6 Ottawa 2–6 NY Rangers Sidorkiewicz 18,200 Madison Square Garden 3–36–3 9 L
43 January 8 Ottawa 4–6 New Jersey Sidorkiewicz 12,406 Brendan Byrne Arena 3–37–3 9 L
44 January 10 San Jose 2–3 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–37–3 11 W
45 January 12 Los Angeles 3–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–38–3 11 L
46 January 14 St. Louis 4–1 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–39–3 11 L
47 January 16 Ottawa 1–6 Pittsburgh Sidorkiewicz 16,154 Pittsburgh Civic Arena 4–40–3 11 L
48 January 17 NY Islanders 7–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–41–3 11 L
49 January 19 Quebec 5–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–42–3 11 L
50 January 21 Ottawa 2–7 Minnesota Sidorkiewicz 10,265 Met Center 4–43–3 11 L
51 January 23 Ottawa 4–6 Washington Sidorkiewicz 17,793 Capital Centre 4–44–3 11 L
52 January 26 Ottawa 1–5 St. Louis Sidorkiewicz 15,554 St. Louis Arena 4–45–3 11 L
53 January 28 Hartford 2–5 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,304 Ottawa Civic Centre 5–45–3 13 W
54 January 30 Ottawa 3–5 Montreal Berthiaume 16,787 Montreal Forum 5–46–3 13 L
February: 4–7–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap
55 February 1 Winnipeg 4–4 Ottawa OT Berthiaume 10,373 Ottawa Civic Centre 5–46–4 14 T
56 February 3 Edmonton 2–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,425 Ottawa Civic Centre 6–46–4 16 W
57 February 8 Buffalo 2–4 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,442 Ottawa Civic Centre 7–46–4 18 W
58 February 9 Ottawa 1–8 Philadelphia Sidorkiewicz 17,185 Spectrum 7–47–4 18 L
59 February 13 Montreal 4–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 7–48–4 18 L
60 February 17 Ottawa 4–6 Quebec Berthiaume 14,385 Le Colisée 7–49–4 18 L
61 February 20 Ottawa 4–5 Montreal Sidorkiewicz 16,859 Montreal Forum 7–50–4 18 L
62 February 22 Ottawa 3–6 Winnipeg Berthiaume 12,816 Winnipeg Arena 7–51–4 18 L
63 February 23 Winnipeg 8–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 7,245 Saskatchewan Place 7–52–4 18 L
64 February 25 Pittsburgh 1–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 8–52–4 20 W
65 February 27 Ottawa 2–5 New Jersey Sidorkiewicz 18,111 Brendan Byrne Arena 8–53–4 20 L
66 February 28 Quebec 4–6 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–53–4 22 W
March: 0–10–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 0–7–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap
67 March 2 Ottawa 2–3 San Jose OT Sidorkiewicz 11,089 Cow Palace 9–54–4 22 L
68 March 4 Ottawa 6–8 Los Angeles Berthiaume 16,005 Great Western Forum 9–55–4 22 L
69 March 7 Ottawa 2–4 Chicago Berthiaume 18,472 Chicago Stadium 9–56–4 22 L
70 March 13 Ottawa 3–6 Boston Sidorkiewicz 8,974 Boston Garden 9–57–4 22 L
71 March 18 Boston 4–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–58–4 22 L
72 March 22 NY Rangers 5–4 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,449 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–59–4 22 L
73 March 25 Tampa Bay 3–2 Ottawa OT Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–60–4 22 L
74 March 27 Ottawa 3–4 Montreal OT Berthiaume 16,944 Montreal Forum 9–61–4 22 L
75 March 28 Ottawa 1–3 Buffalo Sidorkiewicz 15,320 Buffalo Auditorium 9–62–4 22 L
76 March 30 Ottawa 4–6 Pittsburgh Sidorkiewicz 16,065 Pittsburgh Civic Arena 9–63–4 22 L
April: 1–7–0 (home: 0–4–0; road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap
77 April 1 Quebec 4–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–64–4 22 L
78 April 3 Ottawa 3–7 Hartford Berthiaume 13,005 Hartford Civic Center 9–65–4 22 L
79 April 4 Vancouver 3–0 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–66–4 22 L
80 April 7 Hartford 6–1 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,439 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–67–4 22 L
81 April 10 Ottawa 5–3 NY Islanders Sidorkiewicz 11,835 Nassau Coliseum 10–67–4 24 W
82 April 11 Ottawa 2–4 Boston Sidorkiewicz 14,448 Boston Garden 10–68–4 24 L
83 April 13 Ottawa 2–6 Quebec Berthiaume 15,399 Le Colisée 10–69–4 24 L
84 April 14 Boston 4–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 10–70–4 24 L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Regular season[42]
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Norm Maciver D 80 17 46 63 84 −46 7 1 2
Jamie Baker C 76 19 29 48 54 −20 10 0 2
Sylvain Turgeon LW 72 25 18 43 104 −29 8 0 2
Brad Shaw D 81 7 34 41 34 −47 4 0 0
Bob Kudelski RW 48 21 14 35 22 −22 12 0 2
Jody Hull RW 69 13 21 34 14 −24 5 1 0
Mark Lamb C 71 7 19 26 64 −40 1 0 0
Mike Peluso LW 81 15 10 25 318 −35 2 0 1
Mark Freer C 63 10 14 24 39 −35 3 3 0
Neil Brady C 55 7 17 24 57 −25 5 0 0
Andrew McBain RW 59 7 16 23 43 −37 1 0 0
Laurie Boschman C 70 9 7 16 101 −26 0 1 1
Darren Rumble D 69 3 13 16 61 −24 0 0 0
Dave Archibald C/LW 44 9 6 15 32 −16 6 0 0
Doug Smail LW 51 4 10 14 51 −34 0 0 0
Tomas Jelinek RW 49 7 6 13 52 −21 0 0 0
Chris Luongo D 76 3 9 12 68 −47 1 0 0
Jeff Lazaro LW 26 6 4 10 16 −8 0 1 0
Rob Murphy C 44 3 7 10 30 −23 0 0 0
Darcy Loewen LW 79 4 5 9 145 −26 0 0 0
Ken Hammond D 62 4 4 8 104 −42 0 0 0
Gord Dineen D 32 2 4 6 30 −19 1 0 0
Mark Osiecki D 34 0 4 4 12 −21 0 0 0
Brad Marsh D 59 0 3 3 30 −29 0 0 0
Blair Atcheynum RW 4 0 1 1 0 −3 0 0 0
Daniel Berthiaume G 25 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Marc Fortier C 10 0 1 1 6 −7 0 0 0
Jim Kyte D 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Dominic Lavoie D 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Thomson RW 15 0 1 1 41 −11 0 0 0
Tony Cimellaro C 2 0 0 0 0 −2 0 0 0
Radek Hamr D 4 0 0 0 0 −4 0 0 0
Lonnie Loach LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darrin Madeley G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Miller D 11 0 0 0 42 −5 0 0 0
Kent Paynter D 6 0 0 0 20 −7 0 0 0
Peter Sidorkiewicz G 64 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Martin St. Amour LW 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Steve Weeks G 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular season[42]
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Peter Sidorkiewicz 3388 64 8 46 3 250 4.43 0 1737 1487 .856
Daniel Berthiaume 1326 25 2 17 1 95 4.30 0 739 644 .871
Darrin Madeley 90 2 0 2 0 10 6.67 0 44 34 .773
Steve Weeks 249 7 0 5 0 30 7.23 0 144 114 .792
Team: 5053 84 10 70 4 385 4.57 0 2664 2279 .855
Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved;SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Date Player
January 10, 1993 Bob Kudelski First hat trick by a Senator
February 1, 1993 Laurie Boschman First penalty shot by a Senator (goal)

Source: Ottawa Senators 2007–08 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2007.

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 20, 1992 (1992-06-20) To New York Rangers
Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators
11th round pick in 1992 		[43]
June 22, 1992 (1992-06-22) To Calgary Flames
Chris Lindberg 		To Ottawa Senators
Mark Osiecki 		[44]
July 20, 1992 (1992-07-20) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators
Brad Marsh 		[45]
July 28, 1992 (1992-07-28) To New York Rangers
Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators
Jody Hull 		[46]
August 13, 1992 (1992-08-13) To Washington Capitals
Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators
Steve Weeks 		[47]
September 3, 1992 (1992-09-03) To New Jersey Devils
Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators
Neil Brady 		[48]
November 5, 1992 (1992-11-05) To New York Rangers
5th round pick in 1993 		To Ottawa Senators
Dave Archibald 		[49]
December 19, 1992 (1992-12-19) To Los Angeles Kings
Marc Fortier
Jim Thomson 		To Ottawa Senators
Bob Kudelski
Shawn McCosh 		[50]
February 25, 1993 (1993-02-25) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Miller 		To Ottawa Senators
9th round pick in 1993 		[51]
March 4, 1993 (1993-03-04) To Winnipeg Jets
4th round pick in 1993 		To Ottawa Senators
Signing rights to Dmitri Filimonov 		[52]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 15, 1992 (1992-07-15) Tomas Jelinek HC Sierre 2-year Free agency [53]
July 16, 1992 (1992-07-16) Martin St. Amour Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) N/a Free agency [54][b]
July 30, 1992 (1992-07-30) Andrew McBain Vancouver Canucks N/a Free agency [57][c]
July 30, 1992 (1992-07-30) Marc Labelle Montreal Canadiens N/a Free agency [59][55]
August 6, 1992 (1992-08-06) Mark Ferner Toronto Maple Leafs N/a Free agency [60]
Scott White Greensboro Monarchs (ECHL) N/a Free agency [55]
August 30, 1992 (1992-08-30) Doug Smail Quebec Nordiques N/a Free agency [61]
August 31, 1992 (1992-08-31) Gord Dineen Pittsburgh Penguins N/a Free agency [62]
September 2, 1992 (1992-09-02) Jamie Baker Quebec Nordiques N/a Free agency [63]
September 9, 1992 (1992-09-09) Chris Luongo Detroit Red Wings N/a Free agency [64]
September 10, 1992 (1992-09-10) Jim Kyte Calgary Flames N/a Free agency [59]
October 1, 1992 (1992-10-01) Marc Fortier Quebec Nordiques N/a Free agency [65]
October 4, 1992 (1992-10-04) Norm Maciver Edmonton Oilers N/a Waivers [66]
October 1992 (1992-10) Radek Hamr Sparta Praha (CSSR) N/a Free agency [67]
December 15, 1992 (1992-12-15) Daniel Berthiaume EC Graz (Alpenliga) N/a Free agency [68]
December 15, 1992 (1992-12-15) Paul Lawless EC Graz N/a Free agency [69]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
October 21, 1992 (1992-10-21) Lonnie Loach Los Angeles Kings Waivers [70]
February 12, 1993 (1993-02-12) Paul Lawless Cincinnati Cyclones Free agency [71]
Steve Weeks N/a Retirement [72]
February 20, 1993 (1993-02-20) Mark Osiecki Winnipeg Jets Waivers [73]

Player signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 20, 1992 (1992-06-20) Darrin Madeley 3-year‡ [74][75]
July 30, 1992 (1992-07-30) Tony Cimellaro N/a [76]
August 30, 1992 (1992-08-30) Brian Downey 2-year‡ [77]
September 10, 1992 (1992-09-10) Brad Shaw 1-year‡ [78]
October 2, 1992 (1992-10-02) Trent McCleary N/a [79]
October 9, 1992 (1992-10-09) Andy Schneider N/a [80]

 ‡  Contract has an additional option year.

Draft picks

Expansion draft

The Senators participated in the 1992 NHL expansion draft on June 18, 1992, to fill their roster for the 1992–93 NHL season.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team
1 2 Peter Sidorkiewicz  Poland Hartford Whalers
2 3 Mark Laforest  Canada New York Rangers
3 5 Brad Shaw  Canada New Jersey Devils
4 8 Darren Rumble  Canada Philadelphia Flyers
5 10 Dominic Lavoie  Canada St. Louis Blues
6 11 Brad Miller  Canada Buffalo Sabres
7 13 Ken Hammond  Canada Vancouver Canucks
8 16 Kent Paynter  Canada Winnipeg Jets
9 18 John Van Kessel  Canada Los Angeles Kings
10 20 Sylvain Turgeon  Canada Montreal Canadiens
11 21 Mike Peluso  United States Chicago Blackhawks
12 23 Rob Murphy  Canada Vancouver Canucks
13 25 Mark Lamb  Canada Edmonton Oilers
14 27 Laurie Boschman  Canada New Jersey Devils
15 29 Jim Thomson  Canada Los Angeles Kings
16 31 Lonnie Loach  Canada Detroit Red Wings
17 33 Mark Freer  Canada Philadelphia Flyers
18 35 Chris Lindberg  Canada Calgary Flames
19 37 Jeff Lazaro  United States Boston Bruins
20 39 Darcy Loewen  Canada Buffalo Sabres
21 41 Blair Atcheynum  Canada Hartford Whalers

Entry draft

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Quebec.[81]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 2 Alexei Yashin Russia HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2 25 Chad Penney  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
3 50 Patrick Traverse  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4 73 Radek Hamr  Czechoslovakia HC Sparta Praha (Czech.)
5 98 Daniel Guerard  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6 121 Alan Sinclair  United States University of Michigan (NCAA)
7 146 Jaroslav Miklenda  Czechoslovakia DS Olomuc (Czech.)
8 169 Jay Kenney  United States Canterbury School (US HS)
9 194 Claude Savoie  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
10 217 Jack Grimes  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
11 242 Tomas Jelinek  Czechoslovakia HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)
11 264 Petter Ronnquist  Sweden Nacka (Sweden)
S 2 Steve Flomenhoft  United States Harvard University (ECAC)

Farm teams

The New Haven Senators were Ottawa's senior affiliate, playing in the American Hockey League. An agreement was reached with the team in December 1991 to be Senators' first affiliate.[82] Ottawa came to an agreement with the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks of the Colonial Hockey League in September 1992 to be their secondary affiliate and established their minor league training and development centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[83]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The modern Ottawa Senators franchise is not a revival of the original franchise that operated from 1883 to 1934 and does not claim any of the Stanley Cups awarded to the early teams.
  2. ^ Other sources have St. Amour's contract announced on August 6.[55][56]
  3. ^ Other sources have McBain signing with Ottawa on June 22.[58]

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  10. ^ "Expansion Senators tie Whalers 1-1". The Republican. Associated Press. September 19, 1992. p. 40. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  46. ^ Diamond et al. 1998, p. 1130.
  47. ^ Diamond et al. 1998, p. 1720.
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