Ottawa Senators

Alfredsson leaves Ottawa after 17 years

After playing with the Ottawa Senators since 1995 Daniel Alfredsson has decided to leave the club for a last chance to win the Stanley Cup. Instead he has signed a year deal with Detroit Red Wings.

Erik Karlsson finishes season

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson had season-ending injury and a surgery to repair his left Achilles after the tendon was cut by a skate blade during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins

Karlsson signs new contract

- senators.nhl.com
The Norris Trophy finalist Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators agreed today on a new contract that will keep him in Canada's capital for the next seven seasons, clearly establishing the 22-year-old Swede as a franchise cornerstone for the foreseeable future. The signing comes less than three weeks before his July 7 wedding in Göteborg.

Game 1,100 in NHL for Sergei Gonchar

The Ottawa Senators 4-1 victory against the San José Sharks marked NHL game number 1,100 for Russian defenceman Sergei Gonchar. He debuted in the 1994-95 season with the Washington Capitals, playing also for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. "The thing is, time is just flying by," Gonchar said. "It seems like just a little while ago I was starting in the NHL, then all of a sudden it's 1,100 games. Time just flies by, season after season." The only Russians to play more NHL games are Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Fedorov and Slava Kozlov.

In the same game, another Senators defenceman, Czech Filip Kuba, celebrated his 100th point in the league.

Alfredsson and Chara named All Star game captains

Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins were named as captains for the NHL All-Star Game.
Both Alfredsson and Chara are making their sixth All-Star appearance.

Another World Champion retires

July, 26, 2011 can be written in the hockey chronicles as a day of two World Champions retirement. Just a few hours after Kris Draper announced his retirement, a similar statement was made by another IIHF World Championship gold medalist. Martin Prusek, 36, a former goaltender of the Ottawa Senators and the Columbus Blue Jackets in NHL accepted an offer from HC Vítkovice Steel to become their goaltender coach.

Two young Swedes sign NHL contracts

On his 18th birthday Jonas Brodin (10th overall in 2011 draft) signed with the Minnesota Wild, however he will stay for one more year with his Swedish club Färjestad. The sixth overall pick Mika Zibanejad also signed with his club, the Ottawa Senators. He will attend Ottawa's training camp to try to earn a spot on Ottawa's NHL roster. If he doesn't make the roster he will return to Sweden to play for Djurgården.