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1994–95 Ottawa Senators season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1994–95
year	1994
Team	Ottawa Senators
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	14th
Division	Northeast
DivisionRank	7th
Record	9–34–5
HomeRecord	5–16–3
RoadRecord	4–18–2
GoalsFor	117
GoalsAgainst	174
GeneralManager	Randy Sexton
Coach	Rick Bowness
Captain	Randy Cunneyworth
AltCaptain	Chris Dahlquist
Troy Murray
Arena	Ottawa Civic Centre
Attendance	9,879 (93.4% capacity)
MinorLeague	Prince Edward Island Senators
Thunder Bay Senators
GoalsLeader	Alexei Yashin (21)
AssistsLeader	Alexei Yashin (23)
PointsLeader	Alexei Yashin (44)
PlusMinusLeader	Troy Mallette (+6)
PIMLeader	Randy Cunneyworth (68)
WinsLeader	Don Beaupre (8)
GAALeader	Don Beaupre (3.36)

Troy Murray Thunder Bay Senators 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).

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||January 22, 1995||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1994–95) ||0–0–1||10,311 || |- |2||January 25, 1995||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1994–95) ||0–1–1||8,567 || |- |3||January 27, 1995||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1994–95) ||0–2–1||17,181 || |- |4||January 28, 1995||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1994–95) ||0–2–2||10,575 || |- |5||January 30, 1995||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1994–95) ||0–3–2||18,200 ||

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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.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
19	C	47	21	23	44	−20	20
91	C	47	16	21	37	−22	14
61	LW	33	11	8	19	−1	29
74	C	18	8	7	15	−5	6
3	D	45	1	14	15	−11	30
10	RW	36	5	9	14	−16	8
33	C	33	4	10	14	−1	16
49	LW	24	5	8	13	−1	14
26	RW	24	5	6	11	4	51
17	C	43	5	6	11	−26	22
22	D	28	4	7	11	−9	10
76	C	42	3	8	11	−5	28
7	LW	48	5	5	10	−19	68
25	RW	41	3	7	10	−11	51
18	LW	23	3	5	8	6	35
6	D	46	1	7	8	−30	36
29	LW	38	4	3	7	−17	20
78	LW	16	4	3	7	−4	0
5	D	37	2	4	6	−17	46
15	C	14	2	2	4	−7	19
94	D	48	1	3	4	−20	37
21	D	27	0	4	4	0	65
11	LW	3	1	2	3	2	0
20	LW	26	1	1	2	−2	64
24	D	13	1	1	2	−4	0
82	C	6	1	1	2	−1	0
2	D	29	0	2	2	−5	28
23	LW	3	0	1	1	−1	6
56	D	15	0	1	1	−5	6
35	G	1	0	0	0		0
33	G	38	0	0	0		10
44	D	6	0	0	0	3	0
1	G	9	0	0	0		2
46	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0
30	G	5	0	0	0		0
4	D	2	0	0	0	3	0

Goaltending

- = 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
33	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

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref	Team
Molson Cup	Don Beaupre

Milestones

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

Transactions

May 1994

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

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June 1994

June 28	Acquired Sean Hill and a 9th round pick in the [1994 NHL entry draft](1994-nhl-entry-draft) - (Frederic Cassivi from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 3rd round pick in the [1994 NHL entry draft](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

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

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

October 15	Acquired Jason Zent from the New York Islanders for a 5th round pick in the [1996 NHL entry draft](1996-nhl-entry-draft) - (Andy Berenzweig).

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January 1995

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

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March 1995

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

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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](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](1995-nhl-entry-draft) - (Erik Kaminski) from the St. Louis Blues for a 9th round pick in the [1995 NHL entry draft](1995-nhl-entry-draft) - (Libor Zabransky).
Acquired an 8th round draft pick in the [1995 NHL entry draft](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

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft in Hartford, Connecticut.

Round	#	Player	College/junior/club team (league)
1	3	Radek Bonk	Las Vegas Thunder (IHL)
2	29	Stanislav Neckar	HC České Budějovice (Czech.)
4	81	Bryan Masotta	Hotchkiss Academy (US HS)
6	131	Mike Gaffney	LaSalle Academy (US HS)
6	133	Daniel Alfredsson	Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
7	159	Doug Sproule	Hotchkiss Academy (US HS)
9	210	Frederic Cassivi	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
9	211	Danny Dupont	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
10	237	Steve MacKinnon	Chelmsford High School (US HS)
11	274	Antti Tormanen	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
[S](1994-nhl-supplemental-draft)	3	Steve Guolla	Michigan State University (CCHA)

Farm teams

Prince Edward Island Senators

The Prince Edward Island Senators named Dave Allison as their head coach for the 1994–95 season. Under Allison, the club qualified for the post-season for the first time in team history, as PEI finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 41–31–8 record, earning 90 points.

Steve Larouche led the league with 50 goals and he finished second in the AHL with 101 points. Larouche won the Les Cunningham Award as the Most Valuable Player in the league, as well as winning the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award for Sportsmanship/Perseverance. Mike Bales led the Senators with 21 wins and Jean-François Labbé had a team best 3.32 GAA.

In the post-season, PEI defeated the Saint John Flames before losing to the Fredericton Canadiens in the division finals. Jason Zent led the team with six playoff goals and Andy Schneider had a playoff team high 10 points. Bales led the club with six playoff wins and had a team-low 2.72 GAA.

Thunder Bay Senators

Bill McDonald remained as head coach for the Thunder Bay Senators in the 1994–95 season. Thunder Bay finished the regular season with a 48–22–8 record, earning 104 points, which led the league in points.

Jean Blouin led the club with 70 goals, which placed him in second in the league, and he also led the team with 109 points. Lance Leslie earned a team-high 29 wins and led the club with a 3.22 GAA.

In the playoffs, the Senators won their second consecutive championship, defeating the Saginaw Wheels and Muskegon Fury. Blouin scored a league-high 16 goals in the post-season and Jason Firth had a league-best 28 points.

Notes

References

"1994-95 NHL Summary".
"1994-95 Ottawa Senators Schedule".
Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
"1994-95 NHL Debuts".
"Transactions".
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"Transactions".
"Transactions".
"Transactions".
"Transactions".
"Transactions".
"1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".

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