1992 Game 7 vs Pittsburgh
The Ottawa Senators: A franchise built from the ground up, with a storied history and a bright future.
The Ottawa Senators, officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1992-93 (Senators' inaugural season)
- Round
- Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (First Round)
- Opponent
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Series result
- Penguins won 4 games to 3
- Franchise context
- Senators' first-ever playoff series
Lore & Background
The Senators were founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone. The team is the second NHL franchise to use the Ottawa Senators name. The original Ottawa Senators, founded in 1883, won the Stanley Cup 11 times, 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 season. The Senators have made 18 playoff appearances, won four division titles, and won the 2003 Presidents' Trophy. They made an appearance in the 2007 Stanley Cup Final but lost to the Anaheim Ducks in five games.
Reader's Guide
The Senators played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre against the Montreal Canadiens, defeating them 5–3. The team finished the 1992–93 season with a 10-70-4 record, the worst in the NHL, and did not qualify for the playoffs. Their first playoff series was in 1997 against the Buffalo Sabres. The Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins first met in the playoffs in 2007 (Eastern Conference Final), not in the 1990s.
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