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THE SENS NATION JOURNAL

5 Years Later: Where are the 2017 Conference Finalists Now?
As with any rebuild, the Ottawa Senators jettisoned many long tenured players out of town over the last few years. Replacing the fan...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 24, 2022

The All-Senators Team
Like myself, most of Sens Nation is beyond thrilled to see the team back on the ice playing actual games. Even more exciting was seeing...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 18, 2022

Alfie For the Hall of Fame: "What's it Gonna Take?"
In the history of the Hockey Hall of Fame, only three modern day Ottawa Senators have achieved hockey immortality. In the Builder’s...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Nov 24, 2021


The Best 5 Defensive Corps in Senators History
The black hole on defense beyond Ottawa’s top pairing of Chabot & Zub has been an endless source of debate and online vitriol in the...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Nov 11, 2021


Top Five Senators Playoff Goal Calls
The Ottawa Senators have been involved in some iconic games over the course of their existence, and those who have called those games...
Ben Fraser | Sens Nation Hockey
May 20, 2021


Sens Rewind: Revisiting the 2004 Senators-Flyers Brawl
With the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers taking the hockey and sports world by storm with their brawling on Wednesday evening,...
Ben Fraser | Sens Nation Hockey
May 10, 2021

Boom or Bust: The Senators' Best and Worst Examples of Player Development
In recent articles, we've evaluated amateur scouting and its role in the Ottawa Senators current trajectory. However, as we all know,...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
May 5, 2021


Remembering Walter Gretzky, "Canada's Hockey Dad"
Canada’s population is quickly approaching 38 million people, and if social media is any indication in recent days, there are about 30...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Mar 7, 2021

Ottawa Hockey History: The Night Ken Linseman Became "The Rat"
We have talked often about how hockey is a game of speed and emotion. Sometimes that emotion gets ratcheted up to a fever pitch and...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 25, 2021

Good Friday 1972: Blood and Bedlam at the Ottawa Civic Centre
Over the years, there have been many instances in hockey arenas in which a player or two has required a few stitches. It can happen...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 12, 2021

Ottawa Hockey History: The First Canada Cup Game Was Actually Played in Ottawa
Put up your hand if you remember the Canada Cup Hockey Tournament. Okay, now put up your hand if you can remember when the first Canada...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 7, 2021


A Gruesome Night in Ottawa Hockey History
Hockey has always been a game that is played with emotion. Within a moment in any game, you can see tension, excitement, joy, despair,...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 2, 2021

Sens Rewind: The Story of Chris Phillips and His Journey to 1000
The sun rose over the city of Ottawa on the morning of February 9, 2012 the same way it does on a lot of winter mornings. On that...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 31, 2021


A Forgotten Anniversary: Ottawa's Short-Lived WHA Franchise
45 years ago this month, we saw Ottawa hockey history as Gordie Howe played a regular season game at the Civic Centre. It's true! How it...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 27, 2021

A Historical Review of the Ottawa Senators "Can't-Miss" Prospects: Part One - The 1990's
Given the amazing World Junior Hockey Tournament he had, and the way he’s played in limited action so far with the Ottawa Senators,...
Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 24, 2021

Nikita Zaitsev: From Outhouse to Penthouse
Nikita Zaitsev is currently the 3rd highest scoring defenseman in the NHL. I’ll give you a second to let that marinate. With 5pts through...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 22, 2021

A Trip Down Memory Lane: The 10 biggest trades in Sens History
Well, we’re mid December and there’s still no NHL hockey, and very little Sens news to speak of. So what do you do when there’s no new...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Dec 12, 2020

The Best of Times & The Worst of Times: Ranking 25 years Worth of Sens' Drafts
Some fans may already be triggered from the image above. Yes, the Senators have certainly had their fair share of hidden gems (Alfie) and...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Nov 18, 2020
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