Editing Ottawa Senators (section)

{{Short description|National Hockey League team in Ontario, Canada}}
{{about|the current NHL franchise|the previous NHL franchise with the same name|Ottawa Senators (original)|}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox NHL team
| CAN_eng = 1
| team_name = Ottawa Senators<br />''Sénateurs d'Ottawa''<!--Do not revert, as per the talk page of this article. -->
| motto = United in Red
| current = 2024–25 Ottawa Senators season
| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF !important; border-top:#010101 5px solid !important; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid !important;
| text_color = #000000
| logo_image = Ottawa Senators 2020-2021 logo.svg
| logo_alt = side profile of man wearing helmet surrounded by decorative flourishes
| conference = [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern]]
| division = [[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic]]
| founded = 1992
| history = '''Ottawa Senators'''<br />[[1992–93 NHL season|1992]]–present
| arena = '''[[Canadian Tire Centre]]'''
| city = [[Ottawa, Ontario]]
| uniform_image = ECA-Uniform-OTT.PNG
| uniform_image_size = 150px
| team_colors = Red, black, white, gold<!-- Please DO NOT revert or change the team color name order; it is OFFICIAL, per https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/forever-25-341210998. --><ref>{{cite news|author=Sens Communications|title=Ottawa Senators Introduce New Primary Logo|url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/ottawa-senators-introduce-new-primary-logo/c-319089730|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|website=OttawaSenators.com|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029084432/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/ottawa-senators-introduce-new-primary-logo/c-319089730|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Senators bringing back old logo for new uniforms|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/ottawa-bringing-back-old-logo-for-new-uniforms/c-319093646|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|website=NHL.com|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704221412/https://www.nhl.com/news/ottawa-bringing-back-old-logo-for-new-uniforms/c-319093646|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chisholm|first=Daniel|title=Forever 25|url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/forever-25-341210998|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|website=OttawaSenators.com|date=February 18, 2023|access-date=June 24, 2024|quote=Then came the man himself, Chris Neil, to give his speech and Canadian Tire Centre erupted as fans rose to their feet to give him a standing ovation! He started by thanking Ottawa, the city that embraced him and followed that up with his favourite memory from his 17 years donning the red, black, white and gold.}}</ref><br />{{colour box|#C8102E}} {{colour box|#010101}} {{colour box|#FFFFFF}} {{colour box|#B9975B}}
| media_affiliates = {{ubl|'''English'''{{ubl|[[The Sports Network|TSN5]]|[[CFGO|TSN Radio 1200]]}}|'''French'''{{ubl|[[Réseau des sports|RDS]]|[[RDS2]]|[[CJFO-FM|CJFO-FM 94.5]]}}}}
| owner = [[Michael Andlauer]]
| general_manager = [[Steve Staios]]
| head_coach = [[Travis Green]]
| captain = [[Brady Tkachuk]]
| minor_league_affiliates = {{ubl|[[Belleville Senators]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])}}
| stanley_cups = '''0'''{{efn|''NHL Media Guide 2010''. The [[Ottawa Senators (original)|original Senators]] organization, also known as the Ottawa Hockey Club, won the Stanley Cup 11 times, not the current franchise founded in 1992. Neither the NHL nor the Senators claim that the current Senators are a continuation of the original organization or franchise. The awards, statistics and championships of both eras are kept separate, and the NHL franchise founding date of the current Senators is in 1992.}}<!-- *** DO NOT EDIT THIS. *** THE 1883–1955 SENATORS WAS A DIFFERENT CLUB, AND THE CURRENT SENATORS LAY NO CLAIM TO THEIR CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS -->
| conf_titles = '''1''' ([[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]])
| presidents'_trophies = '''1''' ([[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]])
| division_titles = '''4''' ([[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]], [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]], [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]], [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]])
| website = {{URL|nhl.com/senators}}
}}
The '''Ottawa Senators''' ({{langx|fr|Sénateurs d'Ottawa}}), officially the '''Ottawa Senators Hockey Club'''{{efn|French: ''Club de hockey Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa''.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Table of Contents |chapter-url=https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/326314564/binary-file/file.pdf#page=3 |title=2021–22 Ottawa Senators Media Guide |url=https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/326314564/binary-file/file.pdf |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P. |access-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113165419/https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/326314564/binary-file/file.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>}} and colloquially known as the '''Sens''', are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Ottawa]], Canada. The Senators compete in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) as a member of the [[Atlantic Division (NHL)|Atlantic Division]] in the [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern Conference]]. The team plays its home games at the 18,652-seat [[Canadian Tire Centre]], which opened in 1996.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Canadian Tire Centre Fact Sheet|chapter-url=https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/309460778/binary-file/file.pdf#page=122|title=2019–20 Ottawa Senators Media Guide|url=https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/309460778/binary-file/file.pdf|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|date=September 25, 2019|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102114141/https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/309460778/binary-file/file.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer [[Bruce Firestone]], the team is the second NHL franchise to use the Ottawa Senators name. The [[Ottawa Senators (original)|original Ottawa Senators]], founded in 1883, won the [[Stanley Cup]] 11 times,<ref>NHL counts 11. Hockey Hall of Fame count is 10.</ref> playing in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. On December 6, 1990, after a two-year public campaign by Firestone, the NHL awarded a new franchise, which began play in the [[1992–93 NHL season|1992–93 season]].{{sfn|Finnigan|1992|p=201}} The Senators have made 16 playoff appearances, won four division titles, and won the 2003 [[Presidents' Trophy]]. They made an appearance in the [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals]] but lost to the [[Anaheim Ducks]] in five games.