2015 Ottawa Senators (Modern) Qualifying Tournament

Here is a little description of each team in the tourney:

1. ’06-’07 Ottawa Senators (48-25-9, 105 points (2nd in Northeast), Lost in Stanley Cup Final)
2. ’02-’03 Ottawa Senators (52-21-8-1, 113 points (1st in Northeast), Lost in Conference Final)
3. ’05-’06 Ottawa Senators (52-21-9, 113 points (1st in Northeast), Lost in Conference Semifinal)
4. ’01-’02 Ottawa Senators (39-27-9-7, 94 points (3rd in Northeast), Lost in Conference Semifinal)
5. ’12-’13 Ottawa Senators (25-17-6, 56 points (4th in Northeast), Lost in Conference Semifinal)
6. ’97-’98 Ottawa Senators (34-33-15, 83 points (5th in Northeast), Lost in Conference Quarterfinal)
7. ’03-’04 Ottawa Senators (43-23-10-6, 102 points (3rd in Northeast), Lost in Conference Quarterfinal)
8. ’00-’01 Ottawa Senators (48-21-9-4, 109 points (1st in Northeast), Lost in Conference Quarterfinal)

The ’05-’06 Ottawa Senators were the 25th seed in the inaugural Ultimate NHL Playoff. They swept the 40th-seeded ’77-’78 Colorado Rockies in the First Round and then were defeated by the 8th-seeded ’78-’79 New York Islanders in five games in the Second Round.

Players to Watch:

• RW – Daniel Alfredsson – It’s Mr. Ottawa Senator, himself. Over 17 seasons with the franchise, Alfie posted 426 goals and 682 assists for 1,108 points in 1,178 games played. All are franchise records.
• LW – Dany Heatley – #50in07. He posted back-to-back 50-goal seasons and that is a big reason why he if fifth in the franchises history in goals scored despite playing in only 317 games as a Senator.
• C – Jason Spezza – The final piece of the “Pizza Line.” This trio got that nickname due to an arena promotion with a local pizza chain that gave the home crowd free slices of pizza during the ’05-’06 seasons when the team scored six or more goals in a game, which happened quite often with this line scoring almost at will.