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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

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Northeast Division Teams

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

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Quebec Nordiques 48 30 13 5 185 134 65
2 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 48 29 16 3 181 158 61
3 4 Boston Bruins 48 27 18 3 150 127 57
4 7 Buffalo Sabres 48 22 19 7 130 119 51
5 10 Hartford Whalers 48 19 24 5 127 141 43
6 11 Montreal Canadiens 48 18 23 7 125 148 43
7 14 Ottawa Senators 48 9 34 5 117 174 23

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Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Quebec Nordiques NE 48 30 13 5 185 134 65
2 Philadelphia Flyers AT 48 28 16 4 150 132 60
3 Pittsburgh Penguins NE 48 29 16 3 181 158 61
4 Boston Bruins NE 48 27 18 3 150 127 57
5 New Jersey Devils AT 48 22 18 8 136 121 52
6 Washington Capitals AT 48 22 18 8 136 120 52
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 48 22 19 7 130 119 51
8 New York Rangers AT 48 22 23 3 139 134 47
9 Florida Panthers AT 48 20 22 6 115 127 46
10 Hartford Whalers NE 48 19 24 5 127 141 43
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 48 18 23 7 125 148 43
12 Tampa Bay Lightning AT 48 17 28 3 120 144 37
13 New York Islanders AT 48 15 28 5 126 158 35
14 Ottawa Senators NE 48 9 34 5 117 174 23

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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1994–95 regular season[4]
January: 0–3–2 (home: 0–0–1; road: 0–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 T January 22, 1995 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1994–95) 0–0–1 10,311 Recap
2 L January 25, 1995 1–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 0–1–1 8,567 Recap
3 L January 27, 1995 4–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 0–2–1 17,181 Recap
4 T January 28, 1995 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 0–2–2 10,575 Recap
5 L January 30, 1995 2–6 @ New York Rangers (1994–95) 0–3–2 18,200 Recap
February: 2–9–1 (home: 1–6–1; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
6 L February 1, 1995 1–2 Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 0–4–2 9,663 Recap
7 L February 2, 1995 4–6 @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) 0–5–2 13,219 Recap
8 L February 4, 1995 1–2 New York Rangers (1994–95) 0–6–2 10,424 Recap
9 W February 6, 1995 3–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 1–6–2 9,267 Recap
10 L February 8, 1995 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 1–7–2 10,575 Recap
11 L February 11, 1995 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 1–8–2 14,321 Recap
12 L February 15, 1995 0–2 @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 1–9–2 12,072 Recap
13 W February 17, 1995 2–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 2–9–2 16,131 Recap
14 T February 23, 1995 5–5 OT Washington Capitals (1994–95) 2–9–3 9,357 Recap
15 L February 25, 1995 1–4 Florida Panthers (1994–95) 2–10–3 9,520 Recap
16 L February 27, 1995 0–2 Boston Bruins (1994–95) 2–11–3 10,242 Recap
17 L February 28, 1995 3–6 Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 2–12–3 9,174 Recap
March: 2–11–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 0–6–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
18 L March 2, 1995 2–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 2–13–3 9,114 Recap
19 W March 5, 1995 3–1 New York Islanders (1994–95) 3–13–3 9,314 Recap
20 L March 6, 1995 3–4 @ New York Rangers (1994–95) 3–14–3 18,200 Recap
21 L March 8, 1995 2–3 @ Florida Panthers (1994–95) 3–15–3 13,609 Recap
22 T March 10, 1995 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) 3–15–4 11,927 Recap
23 L March 14, 1995 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 3–16–4 13,234 Recap
24 L March 16, 1995 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 3–17–4 10,382 Recap
25 W March 18, 1995 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 4–17–4 9,915 Recap
26 L March 19, 1995 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 4–18–4 9,804 Recap
27 L March 21, 1995 0–1 @ Washington Capitals (1994–95) 4–19–4 10,322 Recap
28 L March 25, 1995 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 4–20–4 16,897 Recap
29 L March 26, 1995 4–11 Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 4–21–4 10,276 Recap
30 L March 29, 1995 2–4 New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 4–22–4 9,582 Recap
31 L March 30, 1995 0–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 4–23–4 12,386 Recap
April: 4–10–1 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
32 L April 2, 1995 5–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 4–24–4 14,335 Recap
33 L April 3, 1995 4–5 Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 4–25–4 10,575 Recap
34 L April 5, 1995 0–2 New Jersey Devils (1994–95) 4–26–4 9,251 Recap
35 T April 8, 1995 2–2 OT Quebec Nordiques (1994–95) 4–26–5 10,575 Recap
36 L April 10, 1995 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 4–27–5 10,074 Recap
37 L April 12, 1995 2–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) 4–28–5 10,509 Recap
38 L April 15, 1995 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) 4–29–5 16,740 Recap
39 L April 16, 1995 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) 4–30–5 14,273 Recap
40 L April 19, 1995 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1994–95) 4–31–5 16,321 Recap
41 L April 20, 1995 5–6 Boston Bruins (1994–95) 4–32–5 10,575 Recap
42 W April 22, 1995 3–2 @ New York Islanders (1994–95) 5–32–5 10,281 Recap
43 L April 24, 1995 1–5 Florida Panthers (1994–95) 5–33–5 9,164 Recap
44 W April 26, 1995 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1994–95) 6–33–5 17,380 Recap
45 W April 27, 1995 6–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 7–33–5 9,291 Recap
46 W April 29, 1995 4–3 New York Islanders (1994–95) 8–33–5 10,417 Recap
May: 1–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
47 L May 1, 1995 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1994–95) 8–34–5 14,448 Recap
48 W May 3, 1995 4–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1994–95) 9–34–5 21,689 Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Alexei Yashin C 47 21 23 44 −20 20
91 Alexandre Daigle C 47 16 21 37 −22 14
61 Sylvain Turgeon LW 33 11 8 19 −1 29
74 Steve Larouche C 18 8 7 15 −5 6
3 Sean Hill D 45 1 14 15 −11 30
10 Rob Gaudreau RW 36 5 9 14 −16 8
33 Troy Murray‡ C 33 4 10 14 −1 16
49 Michel Picard LW 24 5 8 13 −1 14
26 Scott Levins RW 24 5 6 11 4 51
17 Dave McLlwain C 43 5 6 11 −26 22
22 Norm Maciver‡ D 28 4 7 11 −9 10
76 Radek Bonk C 42 3 8 11 −5 28
7 Randy Cunneyworth LW 48 5 5 10 −19 68
25 Pat Elynuik RW 41 3 7 10 −11 51
18 Troy Mallette LW 23 3 5 8 6 35
6 Chris Dahlquist D 46 1 7 8 −30 36
29 Phil Bourque LW 38 4 3 7 −17 20
78 Pavol Demitra LW 16 4 3 7 −4 0
5 Kerry Huffman D 37 2 4 6 −17 46
15 Dave Archibald C 14 2 2 4 −7 19
94 Stan Neckar D 48 1 3 4 −20 37
21 Dennis Vial D 27 0 4 4 0 65
11 Evgeny Davydov LW 3 1 2 3 2 0
20 Bill Huard‡ LW 26 1 1 2 −2 64
24 Daniel Laperriere† D 13 1 1 2 −4 0
82 Martin Straka† C 6 1 1 2 −1 0
2 Jim Paek D 29 0 2 2 −5 28
23 Claude Boivin LW 3 0 1 1 −1 6
56 Lance Pitlick D 15 0 1 1 −5 6
35 Mike Bales G 1 0 0 0 0
33[a] Don Beaupre G 38 0 0 0 10
44 Radim Bicanek D 6 0 0 0 3 0
1 Craig Billington‡ G 9 0 0 0 2
46 Daniel Guerard RW 2 0 0 0 0 0
30 Darrin Madeley G 5 0 0 0 0
4 Brad Shaw D 2 0 0 0 3 0

Goaltending

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  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33[a] Don Beaupre 38 8 25 3 1167 121 3.36 .896 1 2161
30 Darrin Madeley 5 1 3 0 147 15 3.53 .898 0 255
35 Mike Bales 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1.000 0 3
1 Craig Billington‡ 9 0 6 2 240 32 4.06 .867 0 472

Awards and records

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Awards

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

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Radek Bonk January 22, 1995 [6]
Stanislav Neckar
Radim Bicanek January 27, 1995
Lance Pitlick February 27, 1995
Steve Larouche February 28, 1995
Daniel Guerard April 27, 1995

Transactions

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May 1994

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

Source[7]

June 1994

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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.

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July 1994

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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.

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September 1994

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

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October 1994

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

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January 1995

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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.

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March 1995

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

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April 1995

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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.

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Draft picks

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Ottawa's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft in Hartford, Connecticut.[15]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 3 Radek Bonk  Czech Republic Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
2 29 Stanislav Neckar  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (Czech.)
4 81 Bryan Masotta  United States Hotchkiss Academy (US HS)
6 131 Mike Gaffney  United States LaSalle Academy (US HS)
6 133 Daniel Alfredsson  Sweden Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
7 159 Doug Sproule  United States Hotchkiss Academy (US HS)
9 210 Frederic Cassivi  Canada Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
9 211 Danny Dupont  Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL)
10 237 Steve MacKinnon  United States Chelmsford High School (US HS)
11 274 Antti Tormanen  Finland Jokerit (SM-liiga)
S 3 Steve Guolla  Canada Michigan State University (CCHA)

Farm teams

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Beaupre wore number 31 through April 16.

References

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  • "Ottawa Senators 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  • "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.
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  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. ^ "1994-95 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Transactions". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
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  15. ^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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