Ottawa Senators

The Canadian Tire Centre. (Photo/Aaron Toth via Flickr) Many hockey fans might say the Ottawa Senators are a joke. The Simpsons certainly thought so in the latest episode… here’s a clip of the gag.

Via The Canadian Press The Ottawa Citizen said Wednesday it has no intention of taking down a secretly recorded video of several Ottawa Senators players despite a legal notice insisting leaving it online violates provincial privacy laws. The Ottawa Citizen flatly rejected the legal notice from the Senators, saying the video shot surreptitiously by an Uber driver was circulating on social media when the paper decided to report on it. ...

The Ottawa Senators may have traded captain Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks, but he said that he still considers Ottawa “home.” “It’s a very emotional and sad day for me and my family, but it’s an unfortunate part of the business,” Karlsson said at a press conference Thursday, choking back tears. ...

[caption id=“attachment_86182” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] A concept drawing of RendezVous Lebreton’s plan for a redeveloped LeBreton Flats. (RendezVous LeBreton)[/caption] _ (Via National Capital Commission) _ ** National Capital Region ** —The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement in principle with RendezVous LeBreton Group for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats. ...

[caption id=“attachment_84838” align=“aligncenter” width=“599”] Melnyk. (Wikimedia)[/caption] Sens owner Eugene Melnyk’s poorly-timed comments on the financial shape of the team set off a firestorm on Friday and reinforced the obvious: The fans are not the problem, it’s him. Speaking to the media ahead of the Sens alumni game, he complained about low ticket sales for the team and basically threatened to move it if attendance further declined. ...

#MelnykOut began trending Saturday afternoon, after Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk made controversial comments to the media about the financial shape of the team. Melnyk sounded off on the team’s difficulty filling seats in the Canadian Tire Centre. While disputing rumours that he’d sell the team, he appeared to leave the door open to a possible relocation – even though the Sens-backed RendezVous LeBreton group is in negotiations with the National Capital Commission to redevelop LeBreton Flats, with a plan that would include a new rink for the team. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Senators) _ ** OTTAWA ** The [ Ottawa Senators ](http://senators.nhl.com/index.html) ( [ @Senators ](http://www.twitter.com/Senators) ) announced today their programming contributions to the Canada 150 Rink, located on Parliament Hill. The Ottawa International Hockey Festival (OIHF), who received a Government of Canada contribution for the design, construction, relocation and programming of the Canada 150 Rink turned to their partner, the Ottawa Senators, to deliver a week of unique programming and special events. ...

[caption id=“attachment_65587” align=“aligncenter” width=“1038”] (Aaron Toth/ Flickr )[/caption] And you thought your property tax bill was high… Somebody was asking the other day in a local Facebook group how much the Senators pay in property tax is each year, and how much of that goes to Stittsville. ...

[caption id=“attachment_64742” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Ottawa Senators forward Clarke MacArthur will make his season debut Tuesday night. (Screengrab)[/caption] Ottawa Senators forward Clarke MacArthur will take the ice with the team Tuesday night for the first time this season, team general manager Pierre Dorion announced. ...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is considering cities other than Ottawa to host an outdoor game to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The NHL and Ottawa Senators had wanted to hold the game on Parliament Hill, but that idea was shut down by Canadian Heritage , citing security and logistics challenges. ...