Ottawa Senators

[caption id=“attachment_55171” align=“aligncenter” width=“500”] Craig and Nicholle Anderson (Twitter)[/caption] Support is pouring in for Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson and his family, after his wife Nicholle was diagnosed with cancer. Senators General Manager Pierre Dorion fought back tears as he announced the news at a press conference Saturday. ...

Former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson’s longtime number 11 jersey will soon hang from the rafters of the Canadian Tire Centre. The announcement was made Tuesday at a news conference featuring top Senators brass, confirming rampant rumours. Alfredsson had played for 18 seasons with the Senators until 2013, when he left for one season to play with the Detroit Redwings. ...

The Ottawa Senators’ 2015 Stanley Cup Playoff run starts tonight with game one in Montreal. The City of Ottawa is urging all residents to get behind your home team and help cheer them on to victory.  There are plenty of ways you can let the team know they have your support as they try for the Cup: ...

After some hard-fought negotiation, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre have agreed to the terms of their bet for the upcoming NHL Playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens.  The terms: 1. The losing city’s Mayor will wear the winning team’s jersey to a City Council meeting 2. ...

On behalf of Mayor Jim Watson, Deputy Mayor Bob Monette tonight presented Mr. Daniel Alfredsson with the City’s most prestigious award, the Key to the City, during a special ceremony in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments and contributions to professional hockey, and for his off-ice leadership and advocacy with the Ottawa Senators Foundation, the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health and the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. ...