1994–95 Ottawa Senators
Division7th Northeast
Conference14th Eastern
1994–95 record9–34–5
Home record5–16–3
Road record4–18–2
Goals for117
Goals against174
Team information
General managerRandy Sexton
CoachRick Bowness
CaptainRandy Cunneyworth
Alternate captainsChris Dahlquist
Troy Murray
ArenaOttawa Civic Centre
Average attendance9,879 (237,106 total)
Minor league affiliate(s)Prince Edward Island Senators
Thunder Bay Senators
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Yashin (21)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (23)
PointsAlexei Yashin (44)
Penalty minutesRandy Cunneyworth (68)
Plus/minusTroy Mallette (+6)
WinsDon Beaupre (8)
Goals against averageDon Beaupre (3.36)

The 1994–95 Ottawa Senators season was the third season of the National Hockey League (NHL) club, was cut short due to the NHL lockout, which postponed the start of the season until late January, and teams only played 48 games that season. This was also the team's final full season at the Ottawa Civic Centre before moving to the Palladium the following season.

Regular season

Alexei Yashin once again proved to be the Senators leader on the ice, scoring 21 goals, along with 23 assists for a team leading 44 points. Alexandre Daigle had another strong season also, putting up 37 points (16 goals, 21 assists) to finish second to Yashin in team scoring.

Don Beaupre led the team in net, setting the team record for best GAA average in a season (3.36), best save percentage (.896), won 8 of the 9 games the Senators won during the season and got the first shutout in team history on February 6, when the Senators shutout the Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at the Civic Centre.

The Sens started slow, going 0–6–2 in their first eight games before their shutout win over Philadelphia. They slumped throughout the first 41 games of the season, as they had a 4–32–5 record but the team finished the year by going 5–2–0 in their last seven games, outscoring their opponents 27-21, to finish the season with a 9–34–5 record but failed to avoid finishing in last place in the NHL for the third straight season.

The Senators finished last in wins (9), losses (34), points (23), even-strength goals against (129), and tied the Florida Panthers and Montreal Canadiens for fewest short-handed goals scored (1).[1]

Season standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Quebec Nordiques483013518513465
23Pittsburgh Penguins482916318115861
34Boston Bruins482718315012757
47Buffalo Sabres482219713011951
510Hartford Whalers481924512714143
611Montreal Canadiens481823712514843
714Ottawa Senators48934511717423

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Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Quebec NordiquesNE483013518513465
2Philadelphia FlyersAT482816415013260
3Pittsburgh PenguinsNE482916318115861
4Boston BruinsNE482718315012757
5New Jersey DevilsAT482218813612152
6Washington CapitalsAT482218813612052
7Buffalo SabresNE482219713011951
8New York RangersAT482223313913447
9Florida PanthersAT482022611512746
10Hartford WhalersNE481924512714143
11Montreal CanadiensNE481823712514843
12Tampa Bay LightningAT481728312014437
13New York IslandersAT481528512615835
14Ottawa SenatorsNE48934511717423

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

1994–95 regular season[4]
January: 0–3–2 (home: 0–0–1; road: 0–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1TJanuary 22, 19953–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1994–95)0–0–110,311Recap
2LJanuary 25, 19951–4@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)0–1–18,567Recap
3LJanuary 27, 19954–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)0–2–117,181Recap
4TJanuary 28, 19952–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1994–95)0–2–210,575Recap
5LJanuary 30, 19952–6@ New York Rangers (1994–95)0–3–218,200Recap
February: 2–9–1 (home: 1–6–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
6LFebruary 1, 19951–2Hartford Whalers (1994–95)0–4–29,663Recap
7LFebruary 2, 19954–6@ Boston Bruins (1994–95)0–5–213,219Recap
8LFebruary 4, 19951–2New York Rangers (1994–95)0–6–210,424Recap
9WFebruary 6, 19953–0Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)1–6–29,267Recap
10LFebruary 8, 19952–4Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)1–7–210,575Recap
11LFebruary 11, 19952–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)1–8–214,321Recap
12LFebruary 15, 19950–2@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)1–9–212,072Recap
13WFebruary 17, 19952–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)2–9–216,131Recap
14TFebruary 23, 19955–5 OTWashington Capitals (1994–95)2–9–39,357Recap
15LFebruary 25, 19951–4Florida Panthers (1994–95)2–10–39,520Recap
16LFebruary 27, 19950–2Boston Bruins (1994–95)2–11–310,242Recap
17LFebruary 28, 19953–6Hartford Whalers (1994–95)2–12–39,174Recap
March: 2–11–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 0–6–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
18LMarch 2, 19952–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)2–13–39,114Recap
19WMarch 5, 19953–1New York Islanders (1994–95)3–13–39,314Recap
20LMarch 6, 19953–4@ New York Rangers (1994–95)3–14–318,200Recap
21LMarch 8, 19952–3@ Florida Panthers (1994–95)3–15–313,609Recap
22TMarch 10, 19952–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)3–15–411,927Recap
23LMarch 14, 19952–4@ New Jersey Devils (1994–95)3–16–413,234Recap
24LMarch 16, 19951–3Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)3–17–410,382Recap
25WMarch 18, 19954–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1994–95)4–17–49,915Recap
26LMarch 19, 19953–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)4–18–49,804Recap
27LMarch 21, 19950–1@ Washington Capitals (1994–95)4–19–410,322Recap
28LMarch 25, 19951–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)4–20–416,897Recap
29LMarch 26, 19954–11Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)4–21–410,276Recap
30LMarch 29, 19952–4New Jersey Devils (1994–95)4–22–49,582Recap
31LMarch 30, 19950–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)4–23–412,386Recap
April: 4–10–1 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
32LApril 2, 19955–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95)4–24–414,335Recap
33LApril 3, 19954–5Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)4–25–410,575Recap
34LApril 5, 19950–2New Jersey Devils (1994–95)4–26–49,251Recap
35TApril 8, 19952–2 OTQuebec Nordiques (1994–95)4–26–510,575Recap
36LApril 10, 19953–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)4–27–510,074Recap
37LApril 12, 19952–4@ Hartford Whalers (1994–95)4–28–510,509Recap
38LApril 15, 19952–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95)4–29–516,740Recap
39LApril 16, 19951–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95)4–30–514,273Recap
40LApril 19, 19951–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95)4–31–516,321Recap
41LApril 20, 19955–6Boston Bruins (1994–95)4–32–510,575Recap
42WApril 22, 19953–2@ New York Islanders (1994–95)5–32–510,281Recap
43LApril 24, 19951–5Florida Panthers (1994–95)5–33–59,164Recap
44WApril 26, 19955–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95)6–33–517,380Recap
45WApril 27, 19956–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)7–33–59,291Recap
46WApril 29, 19954–3New York Islanders (1994–95)8–33–510,417Recap
May: 1–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
47LMay 1, 19954–5@ Boston Bruins (1994–95)8–34–514,448Recap
48WMay 3, 19954–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95)9–34–521,689Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19Alexei YashinC47212344−2020
91Alexandre DaigleC47162137−2214
61Sylvain TurgeonLW3311819−129
74Steve LaroucheC188715−56
3Sean HillD4511415−1130
10Rob GaudreauRW365914−168
33Troy Murray‡C3341014−116
49Michel PicardLW245813−114
26Scott LevinsRW245611451
17Dave McLlwainC435611−2622
22Norm Maciver‡D284711−910
76Radek BonkC423811−528
7Randy CunneyworthLW485510−1968
25Pat ElynuikRW413710−1151
18Troy MalletteLW23358635
6Chris DahlquistD46178−3036
29Phil BourqueLW38437−1720
78Pavol DemitraLW16437−40
5Kerry HuffmanD37246−1746
15Dave ArchibaldC14224−719
94Stan NeckarD48134−2037
21Dennis VialD27044065
11Evgeny DavydovLW312320
20Bill Huard‡LW26112−264
24Daniel Laperriere†D13112−40
82Martin Straka†C6112−10
2Jim PaekD29022−528
23Claude BoivinLW3011−16
56Lance PitlickD15011−56
35Mike BalesG10000
33[lower-alpha 1]Don BeaupreG3800010
44Radim BicanekD600030
1Craig Billington‡G90002
46Daniel GuerardRW200000
30Darrin MadeleyG50000
4Brad ShawD200030

Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33[lower-alpha 1]Don Beaupre38825311671213.36.89612161
30Darrin Madeley5130147153.53.8980255
35Mike Bales1000100.001.00003
1Craig Billington‡9062240324.06.8670472

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
Team Molson Cup Don Beaupre [5]

Transactions

May 1994

May 12 Signed free agent Jean-François Labbé from the PEI Senators of the AHL to a 1-year contract.

Source[6]

June 1994

June 14 Signed free agent Bruce Gardiner from the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL to an entry-level contract.
Signed free agent Michel Picard from the Portland Pirates of the AHL to a 2-year, $450,000 (CAD) contract.
June 20 Signed free agent Corey Foster from the Hershey Bears of the AHL to a 1-year contract.
June 21 Signed free agent Pat Elynuik from the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-year, $1.23 mil (CAD) contract.
June 22 Signed free agent Lance Pitlick from the Hershey Bears of the AHL to a 1-year, $250,000 (CAD) contract.
June 25 Acquired Jim Paek from the Los Angeles Kings for a 7th round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Benoit Larose).
June 28 Acquired Sean Hill and a 9th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Frederic Cassivi from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 3rd round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - Vadim Epanchintsev.
Mark Michaud, Andrew McBain, Brad Lauer, Dan Quinn, Gord Dineen, Graeme Townshend and Mark LaForest became unrestricted free agents.

Source[7]

July 1994

July 4 Signed free agent Chris Dahlquist from the Calgary Flames to a 2-year, $790,000 contract.
Signed free agent Mike Bales from the Providence Bruins to a 1-year contract.
July 15 Signed free agent Randy Cunneyworth from the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-year, $1.3 mil (CAD) contract.

Source[8]

September 1994

September 11 Signed free agent Steve Larouche from the Atlanta Knights of the IHL to a 1-year, $225,000 (CAD) contract.

Source[9]

October 1994

October 15 Acquired Jason Zent from the New York Islanders for a 5th round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft - (Andy Berenzweig).

Source[10]

January 1995

January 18 Acquired Don Beaupre from the Washington Capitals for a 5th round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Benoit Gratton).
Claimed Rob Gaudreau from the San Jose Sharks in the 1994 NHL Waiver Draft. Lost François Leroux to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1994 NHL Waiver Draft.

Source[11]

March 1995

March 30 Lost free agent Jim Kyte to the San Jose Sharks on a 1-year contract.

Source[12]

April 1995

April 7 Acquired Martin Straka from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Troy Murray and Norm Maciver.
Acquired the rights of Mika Stromberg and a 4th round draft pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Kevin Boyd) from the Quebec Nordiques for Bill Huard.
Acquired Daniel Laperrière and a 9th round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Erik Kaminski) from the St. Louis Blues for a 9th round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Libor Zabransky).
Acquired an 8th round draft pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Ray Schultz) from the Boston Bruins for Craig Billington.
Lost free agent Steve Konroyd to the Calgary Flames on a 1-year contract.

Source[13]

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in Hartford, Connecticut.[14]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
13Radek Bonk Czech RepublicLas Vegas Thunder (IHL)
229Stanislav Neckar Czech RepublicHC České Budějovice (Czech.)
481Bryan Masotta United StatesHotchkiss Academy (US HS)
6131Mike Gaffney United StatesLaSalle Academy (US HS)
6133Daniel Alfredsson SwedenFrölunda HC (Elitserien)
7159Doug Sproule United StatesHotchkiss Academy (US HS)
9210Frederic Cassivi CanadaSaint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
9211Danny Dupont CanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
10237Steve MacKinnon United StatesChelmsford High School (US HS)
11274Antti Tormanen FinlandJokerit (SM-liiga)
S3Steve Guolla CanadaMichigan State University (CCHA)

Farm teams

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Beaupre wore number 31 through April 16.

References

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  • "1994-95 Ottawa Senators Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  • Garrioch, Bruce (1998). "Ottawa Senators 1992–93 to Date". Total Hockey.
  • Ottawa Senators staff (2006). Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007. Ottawa Senators.
  • NHL staff (2006). National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007. NHL.
  1. ↑ "1994-95 NHL Summary".
  2. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ↑ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ↑ "1994-95 Ottawa Senators Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
  6. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Transactions".
  11. ↑ "Transactions".
  12. ↑ "Transactions".
  13. ↑ "Transactions".
  14. ↑ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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