2024–25 Ottawa Senators season

2024–25 Ottawa Senators
2024–25 Ottawa Senators
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
Team information
General manager	Steve Staios
Coach	Travis Green
Captain	Brady Tkachuk
Alternate captains	Thomas Chabot; Claude Giroux;
Arena	Canadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)	Belleville Senators (AHL); Allen Americans (ECHL);
	← 2023–24 →

The 2024–25 Ottawa Senators season will be the 33rd season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators enter the season with a new coaching staff.

Off-season

On May 7, the Senators announced their new head coach Travis Green, a former head coach with the Vancouver Canucks, and former player.^[1] The team filled out their coaching positions by returning Daniel Alfredsson and Ben Sexton and adding Mike Yeo and Nolan Baumgartner as assistant coaches.^[2]

Regular season

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The pre-season schedule was published on June 24, 2024.^[3]

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Toronto		Ottawa
2	September 24	Ottawa		Toronto
3	September 26	Ottawa		Buffalo
4	September 29	Pittsburgh		Ottawa
5	October 1	Montreal		Ottawa
6	October 4	Detroit		Ottawa
7	October 5	Ottawa		Montreal

Regular season

The Ottawa Senators regular season schedule has not been announced.

2024–25 game log

October: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap

November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap

December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap

January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap

February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap

March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap

April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:

Roster

Updated June 24, 2024^[4]^[5]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
19	Drake Batherson	RW	R	26	2017	Fort Wayne, Indiana
24	Jacob Bernard-Docker	D	R	23	2018	Canmore, Alberta
26	Erik Brannstrom	D	L	24	2019	Eksjö, Sweden
72	Thomas Chabot (A)	D	L	27	2015	Sainte-Marie, Quebec
6	Jakob Chychrun	D	L	26	2023	Boca Raton, Florida
31	Anton Forsberg	G	L	31	2021	Härnösand, Sweden
28	Claude Giroux (A)	RW	R	36	2022	Hearst, Ontario
71	Ridly Greig	C	L	21	2020	Calgary, Alberta
23	Travis Hamonic	D	R	33	2022	St. Malo, Manitoba
21	Mathieu Joseph	RW	L	27	2022	Laval, Quebec
14	Boris Katchouk	LW	L	26	2024	Vancouver, British Columbia
27	Parker Kelly	C	L	25	2021	Camrose, Alberta
81	Dominik Kubalik	LW	L	28	2023	Plzeň, Czech Republic
17	Zack MacEwen	RW	R	27	2023	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9	Josh Norris	C	L	25	2018	Oxford, Michigan
57	Shane Pinto	C	R	23	2019	Franklin Square, New York
85	Jake Sanderson	D	L	21	2020	Whitefish, Montana
18	Tim Stuetzle	C/LW	L	22	2020	Viersen, Germany
7	Brady Tkachuk (C)	LW	L	24	2018	Scottsdale, Arizona
35	Linus Ullmark	G	L	30	2024	Lugnvik, Sweden
2	Artyom Zub	D	R	28	2020	Khabarovsk, Russia

Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25)	Wyatt Bongiovanni	1-year	^[6]
June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)	Matthew Highmore	1-year	^[7]

Key

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Draft picks

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is to be held June 28–29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	Nationality	Club team
1	7	Carter Yakemchuk	Defence	Canada	Calgary Hitmen
2	39
4	104
4	112
4	117
5	136

References

^ Ottawa Senators Communications (May 7, 2024). "Got Our Guy" (Press release) – via nhl.com.
^ Ottawa Senators (June 4, 2024). "Senators Round Out Coaching Staff" (Press release). Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via nhl.com.
^ Sens Communications (June 27, 2024). "Ottawa Senators announce seven-game 2024-25 pre-season schedule". NHL.com (Press release).
^ "Ottawa Senators Roster". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ "Ottawa Senators Hockey Transactions". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
^ "Bongiovanni's Back". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "More Highmore". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

[1] Ottawa Senators Communications (May 7, 2024). "Got Our Guy" (Press release) – via nhl.com.

[2] Ottawa Senators (June 4, 2024). "Senators Round Out Coaching Staff" (Press release). Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via nhl.com.

[3] Sens Communications (June 27, 2024). "Ottawa Senators announce seven-game 2024-25 pre-season schedule". NHL.com (Press release).

[4] "Ottawa Senators Roster". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

[5] "Ottawa Senators Hockey Transactions". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. Retrieved June 24, 2024.

[6] "Bongiovanni's Back". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[7] "More Highmore". NHL.com. Ottawa Senators. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

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