2024–25 Ottawa Senators season

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2024–25 Ottawa Senators
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
Team information
General managerSteve Staios
CoachTravis Green
CaptainBrady Tkachuk
Alternate captains
ArenaCanadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)
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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]

Regular season

The Ottawa Senators regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.

2024–25 game log

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

Roster

Updated July 15, 2024[4][5]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Canada Michael Amadio C R 28 2024 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
19 Canada Drake Batherson RW R 26 2017 Fort Wayne, Indiana
24 Canada Jacob Bernard-Docker D R 24 2018 Canmore, Alberta
72 Canada Thomas Chabot (A) D L 27 2015 Sainte-Marie, Quebec
31 Sweden Anton Forsberg G L 31 2021 Härnösand, Sweden
28 Canada Claude Giroux (A) RW R 36 2022 Hearst, Ontario
Canada Noah Gregor C L 25 2024 Beaumont, Alberta
71 Canada Ridly Greig C L 21 2020 Calgary, Alberta
50 Canada Maxence Guenette D R 23 2019 Sainte-Foy, Quebec
23 Canada Travis Hamonic D R 33 2022 St. Malo, Manitoba
15 Canada Matthew Highmore C L 28 2023 Halifax, Nova Scotia
3 United States Nick Jensen D R 33 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
43 United States Tyler Kleven D L 22 2020 Fargo, North Dakota
33 Finland Nikolas Matinpalo D R 25 2023 Espoo, Finland
17 Canada Zack MacEwen RW R 28 2023 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9 United States Josh Norris Injured Reserve C L 25 2018 Oxford, Michigan
57 Canada David Perron LW R 36 2024 Sherbrooke, Quebec
12 United States Shane Pinto C R 23 2019 Franklin Square, New York
85 United States Jake Sanderson D L 21 2020 Whitefish, Montana
40 Denmark Mads Sogaard G R 24 2019 Aalborg, Denmark
18 Germany Tim Stutzle C/LW L 22 2020 Viersen, Germany
7 United States Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 24 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
35 Sweden Linus Ullmark G L 30 2024 Lugnvik, Sweden
2 Russia 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
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) To Washington Capitals
Jakob Chychrun
To Ottawa Senators
Nick Jensen
3rd-round pick in 2026
[6]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) To St. Louis Blues
Mathieu Joseph
3rd-round pick in 2025
To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations
[7]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) To Utah Hockey Club
Egor Sokolov
To Ottawa Senators
Jan Jenik
[8]
July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) To Edmonton Oilers
Roby Jarventie
4th-round pick in 2025
To Ottawa Senators
Xavier Bourgault
Jake Chiasson
[9]
July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) To Colorado Avalanche
Kevin Mandolese
7th-round pick in 2026
To Ottawa Senators
6th-round pick in 2026
[10]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Michael Amadio Vegas Golden Knights 3-year Free agency [11]
Jeremy Davies Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [11]
Noah Gregor Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [11]
David Perron Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency [11]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Adam Gaudette St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [12]
Hayden Hodgson Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [13]
Filip Roos Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [14]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Bokondji Imama Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [15]
Parker Kelly Colorado Avalanche 2-year Free agency [16]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) Erik Brannstrom Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [17]
Dillon Heatherington San Diego Gulls (AHL) 1-year Free agency [18]

Player signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Garrett Pilon 2-year [11]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Shane Pinto 2-year [19]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Matthew Andonovski 3-year† [20]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) Jan Jenik 1-year [21]
July 15, 2024 (2024-07-15) Mads Sogaard 2-year [22]

Key

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

Draft picks

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft was held June 28–29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The Senators made six draft picks. The Senators held the Boston Bruins' first-round pick, but traded it just before the draft for Linus Ullmark.[23]

The Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[24] The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 15, 2024, that sent Jamieson Rees to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[25] # The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a third-round pick in 2023 and this pick.[26]

The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 9, 2023, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Detroit in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[27] The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Nick Paul to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.[28]

Round Overall Player Position Nationality Club team
1 7 Carter Yakemchuk D  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2 39 Gabriel Eliasson D  Sweden HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)
4 104 Lucas Ellinas C  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
4 112
(from Detroit)
Javon Moore LW  United States Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
4 117
(from Tampa Bay)
Blake Montgomery LW  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 136 Eerik Wallenius D  Finland HPK (Liiga)

References

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