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We lost 4-2. Still a good, competitive series. Pretty happy with their performance this year.
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We lost 4-2. Still a good, competitive series. Pretty happy with their performance this year.
Amazing atmosphere at the game and afterwards. Even with the loss, this series was key for gaining a whole new generation of fans. On that level, the year was a big success.
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Ottawa Senators part ways with associate GM Ryan Bowness
The expectation is that Rob DiMaio, brought in by Steve Staios before the start of the 2024-25 campaign, will be elevated from his role as director of player personnel to assistant GM.

By Bruce Garrioch, Ottawa Citizen
Published May 06, 2025 | Last updated 2 hours ago


The off-season changes have started for the Ottawa Senators.

Postmedia has confirmed that Steve Staios, the club’s president of hockey operations and general manager, sent an email to the other 31 National Hockey League teams on Tuesday morning to say associate general manager Ryan Bowness is available to be hired.

It’s believed the 41-year-old Bowness, whom the organization hired on July 1, 2022, as an assistant GM and general manager of the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, and the two parties have mutually agreed to part ways.

Bowness’ contract is set to expire on July 1. He was scheduled to attend the AHL’s board of governors meeting in Chicago this week, but his place was taken by Dave Poulin, the club’s senior vice-president of hockey operations.

The expectation is that Rob DiMaio, brought in by Staios before the start of the 2024-25 campaign, will be elevated from his role as director of player personnel to assistant GM.

This decision comes after the Senators were eliminated from the first round of the NHL playoffs last Thursday by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first Battle of Ontario in 21 years.

A highly regarded executive in NHL circles, Bowness was brought in by former GM Pierre Dorion. Bowness worked hand-in-hand with the coaching staff in Belleville to make sure the organization was working in sync with Ottawa at both levels.

When contacted by Postmedia on Tuesday morning, Bowness said he wanted to reserve comment. Those close to him say his first choice was to remain with the Senators because he has settled into the area.

This was a homecoming for Bowness and the son of former Ottawa coach Rick Bowness — the first man behind the club’s bench from 1992 to 1995 — paid his dues to get to this role.

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Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer tells fans 'we're just getting started'
'Sens fans, even though our season ended sooner than we liked, I wanted to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your unwavering and amazing support.'

By Bruce Garrioch, Ottawa Citizen
Published May 07, 2025


Michael Andlauer is confident the step the Ottawa Senators took this season is only the beginning.

The Senators owner wrote an open letter to the club’s fans on Wednesday morning after the club made the playoffs for the first time in eight years this spring and Andlauer believes this club is headed in the right direction.

“Thanks for coming along for the ride,” Andlauer wrote in the letter published on the club’s website. “We’re just getting started.”

Eliminated in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first Battle of Ontario in 21 years in Game 6 last Thursday at the Canadian Tire Centre, the Senators were saluted by their faithful before they left the ice.

Andlauer couldn’t say enough good things about the fans who stuck around after the final buzzer to cheer the Senators after they left the ice and chant the name of captain Brady Tkachuk.

It was an emotional end to what will be looked on as a successful season.

“Sens fans, even though our season ended sooner than we liked, I wanted to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you for your unwavering and amazing support,” Andlauer wrote.

“Your passion was on full display at our home games in the playoffs. I’ve never seen anything like the ovation inside Canadian Tire Centre when we tied Game 6 in the third period.

“I’m not sure there is another fan base that would have stayed in their seats to cheer on their team after they were eliminated. If the empty-net goal by Ridly Greig was the highlight from last year, certainly your passion and appreciation in Game 6 — which sent shivers down my spine — was the highlight of this season.”

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Belleville Senators agree to three-year lease extension
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August 13, 2025 - 12:33pm


The Belleville Senators are sticking around in the Friendly City for a few more years.

Senators owner Michael Andlauer has reached an agreement with the City of Belleville on a three-year lease agreement, keeping the American Hockey League franchise there through the 2029-30 season, the team announced in a press release on Wednesday.


According to the press release, the deal includes a five-year option should the Senators want to extend their stay through the 2034-35 season.

“It’s great news for hockey fans around the Bay of Quinte,” Andlauer said. “The connection between the City of Belleville and the Senators Hockey Club is truly a mutually beneficial one that will only continue to improve and prosper in the years to come. We are committed to seeing hockey thrive in this ‘613’ market as well as being good corporate citizens in the community we serve — and Belleville plays an important role.”

Playing out of the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre, the Senators have been in Belleville since the 2017-18 season. They had spent the 15 prior seasons in Southern New York as the Binghamton Senators.

“The City of Belleville is thrilled to extend our partnership with the Belleville Senators,” Belleville mayor Neil Ellis said. “We are proud to be the home of the Senators and to continue to host them at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre for years to come. Since they arrived in 2017, their presence and involvement in our community have made a significant impact.”

The decision to renew the AHL affiliate's lease in Belleville comes days after the Ottawa Senators signed an agreement to purchase 11 acres of land at LeBreton Flats in downtown Ottawa for a new arena project.

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In the meantime, from CTV:

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The Canadian Tire Centre is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026. The Senators say there will be new, upgraded seats in the 100-level and 200-level suites and a new ice-level bar. Some modifications to the arena will mean a slightly lower seat count. A sell-out will now be just under 18,000 fans.

Promotional nights this season include Oktoberfest, Halloween, an Indigenous culture celebration, Country Night, Arcade Night, and Home for the Holidays, alongside Hockey Fights Cancer, Igniting Hope, and Hockey Talk. There will be four Ignite the Red nights in the first half of the season and a bobblehead giveaway night.


Fanfest will take place on Sept, 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. before the preseason game vs. Toronto.

A 30th anniversary celebration for the Canadian Tire Centre will take place on Jan. 17, 2026, against the Montreal Canadiens, the same matchup that was played Jan. 17, 1996.
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Do we know when the Sens or NCC will give their next update? Designs? Really looking forward to the design/build process here.

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https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/articl...c-this-season/
It's pretty cool that Mr. Andlauer is still willing to put money in the arena. I remember there was a video that came out around this time last year were they totally revamped all the trainer and fitness areas etc and consolidated them together. I guess over the years as the back end of the team expanded some of these facilities and offices got spread out over the building. Arguably the most interesting or notable parts of the video was Chris Phillips hosting as he is now VP of Business Operations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNhR...OttawaSenators

Really makes me happy to see people like Cyril Leeder and Sir Daniel Alfredsson coming back into the fold. A good team needs Alumni!

I would never spit on Melnyks grave of course. That would be crass.
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Sens to mark 35 years since NHL's return to nation's capital
Sens, Tampa Bay Lightning selected as expansion teams in 1990

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Posted: Dec 04, 2025 3:44 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago


On Saturday, the Ottawa Senators will mark 35 years since NHL hockey returned to the nation's capital.

The Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning were awarded franchises in the league's 1990 expansion, setting the stage for the NHL to come back to Ottawa in 1992 after a near six-decade absence.

Key individuals from the Sens' expansion bid will be recognized Saturday, when the team takes on the St. Louis Blues at 7 p.m.

One of those individuals is former owner Bruce Firestone, who led the bid.

"In some ways it was the most important day of my life," Firestone said.

Current president Cyril Leeder was also part of the founding group and said the memory of the announcement is etched in his brain.

"I almost remember the words exactly: 'Today the board of governors awarded [a new franchise] to the city of Ottawa.' Then there's a big cheer," he recalled.

The group took a few years to build the team, which debuted during the 1992-93 season.

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As a franco-Ontarian(ish, its complicated), I always thought that the Sens did a decent job to cater to the francophone population; bilingual announcers, bilingual version of the National Anthem, but I never put myself in the shoes of francophones in Quebec who just live their entire lives in French.

I appreciate having an owner with a working knowledge of the French language who puts in the effort to include the francophone population. I'm not necessarily getting the sense that he quite understands that 10% of Ottawa population is francophone though, and not just the Gatineau side.

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Par Julien Paquette, Le Droit
29 décembre 2025 à 04h07


Si la place du bilinguisme croît chez les Sénateurs d’Ottawa, il faut remercier Monique.


Ce n'est pas un hasard si depuis l'achat des Sénateurs d'Ottawa par Michael Andlauer, les efforts se multiplient envers les francophones et les résidents de l'Outaouais. C'est une seconde nature pour l'homme d'affaires. (Caroline Grégoire/Archives Le Soleil)

Monique, c’est la mère de Michael Andlauer, le propriétaire de l’équipe de la Ligue nationale de hockey (LNH) de la capitale.

«Elle voulait que je sois bilingue», explique M. Andlauer en entrevue avec Le Droit.

Quand la famille Andlauer habitait dans un secteur majoritairement francophone de Montréal, Michael fréquentait une école primaire anglophone.

Comme plusieurs employeurs anglophones de l’époque, au milieu des années 1970, celui de Monique a déménagé ses bureaux de Montréal vers Toronto.

C’était alors le français du jeune Michael qui devait être protégé. Ce dernier passait donc une partie de ses étés chez ses grands-parents, en France. Ce qui explique son accent différent, lorsqu’il s’exprime en français.

Peu importe les origines de son français, le bilinguisme est une affaire toute naturelle pour le propriétaire des Sénateurs d’Ottawa.


Michael Andlauer en compagnie de la mairesse de Gatineau, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, durant un événement à la Laiterie de l'Outaouais en octobre dernier. (Etienne Ranger/Archives Le Droit)

Avant d’acheter la franchise en 2023, M. Andlauer n’avait pas l’habitude de s’arrêter dans la capitale fédérale durant ses nombreux trajets entre Montréal et Toronto. Il a toutefois vite constaté l’importance du bilinguisme dans la région, lorsqu’il a commencé à y passer plus de temps.

«Je dînais avec ma femme et le serveur était francophone, raconte Michael Andlauer. Il habitait à Gatineau, mais il travaillait à Ottawa. J’ai remarqué qu’il y avait beaucoup de personnes qui faisaient l’un ou l’autre.»

Pour les gens qui habitent depuis longtemps dans la région de la capitale, la frontière entre le Québec et l’Ontario est claire. On s’approche de la rivière des Outaouais et, naturellement, on sait que l’herbe est différente de l’autre côté.

D’un point de vue externe, comme celui qu’avait Michael Andlauer, le mur entre les deux provinces est parfois invisible. Par exemple, à ses premières visites au Club de golf Royal Ottawa, situé tout juste à la sortie du pont Champlain, le propriétaire des Sénateurs n’avait pas réalisé qu’il se trouvait à Gatineau.

«Je savais que Hull ou Gatineau étaient proches, mais je ne savais pas à quel point», dit-il.

Dès que l’interconnexion entre les deux rives est devenue claire pour lui, l’absence de considération pour le marché francophone avait encore moins de sens à ses yeux.

Affirmer que les Sénateurs ne se préoccupaient pas du bilinguisme de leur marché, ce n’est pas une flèche envers ses prédécesseurs, comme le défunt Eugene Melnyk. Quand on parle seulement l’une des deux langues officielles, on remarque moins la présence de l’autre, souligne M. Andlauer.

«Le propriétaire précédent était anglophone, il habitait à Toronto et il ne parlait même pas aux médias d’Ottawa, selon ce que j’ai pu constater, souligne-t-il. Même les propriétaires avant lui, c’était plutôt des anglophones. Ils n’avaient pas le sens du bilinguisme.»

Force est de constater que le changement de culture à l’égard du français, chez les Sénateurs d’Ottawa, ça vient du haut de la pyramide.

Depuis deux ans, les améliorations apportées ont été généralement subtiles, même si elles ont demandé beaucoup de travail.

Tout le contenu écrit sur le site web de l’équipe, par exemple, est depuis quelques mois disponibles dans les deux langues. Ça inclut les articles publiés au quotidien par une équipe d’auteurs embauchée par l’organisation.

Quand il est question du français, il y a encore beaucoup de choses que Michael Andlauer veut améliorer. Son approche, comme il le fait partout depuis qu’il s’est lancé en affaires, c’est de chercher à faire mieux de façon quotidienne.

«Nous sommes partis de rien, expliquait M. Andlauer en octobre dernier durant un événement à la Laiterie de l’Outaouais. Je suis engagé pour l’avenir. Je ne voulais pas faire de grandes éclaboussures en partant, seulement pour qu’on recule l’année suivante. L’investissement sera progressif.»

Le voyage à Québec durant le camp d’entraînement de l’équipe, en septembre était bien plus qu’une mission de séduction des partisans délaissés des Nordiques de Québec, explique le propriétaire des Sénateurs.

«Pour moi, le séjour à Québec, c’était autant pour mes joueurs et leur faire comprendre la culture québécoise, les amener à l’apprécier. Parce qu’il y aura un temps où nous serons plus souvent ensemble à Gatineau», soutient le propriétaire majoritaire des Sénateurs d’Ottawa.

S’il ne connaissait pas très bien la région de la capitale fédérale avant de devenir propriétaire de son équipe sportive professionnelle la plus populaire, M. Andlauer est depuis tombé sous son charme.

«Ottawa, c’est un gros village. Tout le monde se connaît. Ça me ressemble. C’est sympathique et authentique», dit-il.


Le match intra-équipe des Sénateurs d'Ottawa en septembre 2024 ne devrait pas être le dernier événement tenu par l'équipe au Centre Slush Puppie de Gatineau, laisse entendre Michael Andlauer. (Simon Séguin-Bertrand/Le Droit)

On l’a bien vu au cours de la dernière année.

Dans la LNH, Ottawa est considéré comme un petit marché en comparaison avec de grandes villes comme New York, Toronto ou Los Angeles. Michael Andlauer s’est vite porté publiquement à la défense de ses joueurs lorsque des rumeurs de transaction ont commencé à circuler.

Il est même allé jusqu’à accuser indirectement les Rangers de New York de faire du maraudage auprès de son capitaine, Brady Tkachuk, lorsque des rumeurs à son endroit ont été partagées par des médias new-yorkais.

«C’est ma ville maintenant, je l’ai adoptée et j’en suis fier. Je veux protéger tout ce qui implique cette ville. Si on essaie de nous pousser, je ne vais pas retourner dans mon trou, quoi», explique-t-il en entrevue avec Le Droit.

Si la tendance se maintient, les partisans de hockey francophones de la région de la capitale fédérale seront bientôt mieux servis que jamais.

«Il y aura un temps où je vais vivre à temps plein à Ottawa et je m’appliquerai encore plus à la région de l’Outaouais», promet le propriétaire de la franchise.
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