1993–94 Ottawa Senators season

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1993–94 Ottawa Senators
Division7th Northeast
Conference14th Eastern
1993–94 record14–61–9
Home record8–30–4
Road record6–31–5
Goals for201
Goals against397
Team information
General manager Randy Sexton
Coach Rick Bowness
Captain Mark Lamb (Oct–Mar)
Brad Shaw (Oct–Mar)
Gord Dineen (Mar–Apr)
Alternate captains Norm MacIver
Arena Ottawa Civic Centre
Average attendance10,396 (426,320 total)
Minor league affiliate(s) Prince Edward Island Senators
Thunder Bay Senators
Team leaders
Goals Alexei Yashin (30)
Assists Alexei Yashin (49)
Points Alexei Yashin (79)
Penalty minutes Dennis Vial (214)
Plus/minus Troy Murray (1)
Wins Craig Billington (11)
Goals against average Darrin Madeley (4.36)
  1992–93
1994–95  

The 1993–94 Ottawa Senators season was the National Hockey League (NHL) club's second season. It was an improvement by the club, as they finished with 13 more points than in the 1992–93 expansion season, as the club ended the season with a 14–61–9 record for 37 points. Even so, they had the worst record in hockey for the second consecutive year.

Contents

Off-season

On April 15, 1993, one day after the end of the 1992–93 season, general manager Mel Bridgman was fired. Randy Sexton became the general manager. Sexton would select Alexandre Daigle first overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. On May 12, head coach Rick Bowness' contract was extended by three years. [1]

On August 17, 1993, the Bruce Firestone era ended. Firestone sells his shares to Rod Bryden and resigned as chairman and governor of the Senators. [1]

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
11 Alexandre Daigle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
227 Radim Bicanek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)
353Patrick CharbonneauFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
491Cosmo DuPaulFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6131Rick BodkinFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7157 Sergei Polischuk Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
8183Jason DisherFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
9209Toby KvalevogFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States University of North Dakota (NCAA)
9227 Pavol Demitra Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Dukla Trencin (Czech.)
10235Rick SchuhwerkFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Hingham High School (US HS)
S 1Eric FlintonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)

Transactions

May 1993

May 7Acquired the rights of Robert Burakovsky from the New York Rangers for future considerations (11th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft - (Pavel Komarov)).
May 27Signed free agent Greg Pankewicz from the New Haven Senators of the AHL.

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June 1993

June 20Acquired Craig Billington, Troy Mallette and a 4th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft - (Cosmo Dupaul) from the New Jersey Devils for Peter Sidorkiewicz, Mike Peluso and a 5th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Nils Ekman).
June 24Lost Marc Labelle to the Florida Panthers and Mark Ferner to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft.
June 25Signed free agent Hank Lammens from the Canadian National Team.
Selected Dennis Vial from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Phase II of the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft.
June 26Signed Alexandre Daigle to a 5-year, $12.25 million (CAD) contract.
June 30Signed free agent Bill Huard from the Boston Bruins. Acquired the rights to Jeff Finley from the New York Islanders for Chris Luongo.

Source [3]

July 1993

July 30Lost free agent Jeff Finley to the Philadelphia Flyers. Lost unrestricted free agent Shawn McCosh to the New York Rangers.

Source [4]

August 1993

August 2Lost free agent Rob Murphy to the Los Angeles Kings.
August 10Lost free agent Jody Hull to the Florida Panthers and Mark Freer to the Calgary Flames.
August 12Signed free agent Vladimír Růžička from the Boston Bruins to a 1-year, $425,000 (CAD) contract.
August 13Signed free agent Jarmo Kekäläinen from Tappara of SM-I to a 1-year, $200,000 (CAD) contract.
August 18Lost free agent Jamie Baker to the San Jose Sharks.
August 24Signed free agent Graeme Townshend from the New York Islanders to a 1-year contract.

Source [5]

September 1993

September 15Acquired Brian Glynn from the Edmonton Oilers for an 8th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Rob Guinn)

Source [6]

Regular season

Black pog.svg Northeast Division Teams

The Senators finished last in wins (14), losses (61) and points (37), goals for (201), goals against (397), even-strength goals against (273), power-play goals against (110), penalty-kill percentage (73.30%) and shutouts for (0). [7] [8]

Alexei Yashin, the Senators first pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, had a very promising rookie season, setting franchise records with 30 goals, 49 assists, and 79 points. Alexandre Daigle, whom the Senators drafted with the first overall pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, also had a very solid rookie season, recording 20 goals, 31 assists and 51 points to finish second to Yashin in team scoring.

Midway through the season, the Senators traded Bob Kudelski, who was having the best season on the team, registering 41 points (26 goals and 15 assists) in 42 games, to the Florida Panthers for Evgeny Davydov and Scott Levins. The trade hurt the Senators as Davydov struggled with the team, while Levins production also dropped after the deal.

Craig Billington played the majority of games in the Senators net, as he was acquired from the New Jersey Devils in a deal that sent Peter Sidorkiewicz to New Jersey, and Billington set the team record for wins in a season with 11.

Final standings

Northeast Division
No.CRGPWLTGFGAPts
12 Pittsburgh Penguins 84442713299285101
24 Boston Bruins 8442291328925297
35 Montreal Canadiens 8441291428324896
46 Buffalo Sabres 844332928221895
511 Quebec Nordiques 843442827729276
613 Hartford Whalers 842748922728863
714 Ottawa Senators 841461920139737

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference [10]
RGPWLTGFGAPts
1p-New York Rangers *8452248299231112
2x-Pittsburgh Penguins *84442713299285101
3 New Jersey Devils 84472512306220106
4 Boston Bruins 8442291328925297
5 Montreal Canadiens 8441291428324896
6 Buffalo Sabres 844332928221895
7 Washington Capitals 8439351027726388
8 New York Islanders 8436361228226484
9 Florida Panthers 8433341723323383
10 Philadelphia Flyers 8435391029431480
11 Quebec Nordiques 843442827729276
12 Tampa Bay Lightning 8430431122425171
13 Hartford Whalers 842748922728863
14 Ottawa Senators 841461920139737
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
1TOctober 6, 19935–5 OT Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)0–0–110,525
2LOctober 9, 19935–7@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)0–1–112,132
3LOctober 14, 19934–5@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)0–2–113,906
4LOctober 16, 19931–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)0–3–118,238
5LOctober 21, 19935–6 OT Dallas Stars (1993–94)0–4–110,078
6TOctober 23, 19935–5 OT@ New York Islanders (1993–94)0–4–29,423
7WOctober 25, 19934–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)1–4–210,206
8LOctober 27, 19932–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)1–5–210,547
9LOctober 28, 19932–6@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)1–6–212,637
10WOctober 30, 19935–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)2–6–216,211
11WNovember 3, 19937–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)3–6–211,382
12WNovember 5, 19937–6 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)4–6–212,652
13LNovember 10, 19933–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)4–7–27,232
14LNovember 11, 19934–5 Florida Panthers (1993–94)4–8–210,227
15WNovember 13, 19933–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)5–8–216,903
16LNovember 15, 19932–4 Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)5–9–210,575
17LNovember 17, 19931–8 New York Islanders (1993–94)5–10–210,132
18LNovember 18, 19932–5 New Jersey Devils (1993–94)5–11–210,122
19LNovember 22, 19932–5 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)5–12–210,155
20LNovember 24, 19931–7 New York Rangers (1993–94)5–13–210,411
21LNovember 26, 19932–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)5–14–214,648
22TNovember 27, 19932–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)5–14–317,537
23LNovember 29, 19932–4 Hartford Whalers (1993–94)5–15–310,075
24WDecember 1, 19936–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)6–15–316,242
25LDecember 3, 19931–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)6–16–319,875
26LDecember 4, 19931–6 Washington Capitals (1993–94)6–17–310,435
27LDecember 6, 19931–6 Calgary Flames (1993–94)6–18–310,338
28LDecember 8, 19931–3 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)6–19–310,111
29LDecember 9, 19931–6@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)6–20–314,058
30LDecember 11, 19932–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)6–21–314,707
31WDecember 13, 19935–2 Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)7–21–310,575
32LDecember 15, 19933–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)7–22–316,155
33LDecember 17, 19932–11@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)7–23–315,189
34LDecember 19, 19933–6@ New York Rangers (1993–94)7–24–317,935
35WDecember 21, 19932–1 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)8–24–310,503
36LDecember 23, 19931–2 Hartford Whalers (1993–94)8–25–310,357
37LDecember 26, 19932–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)8–26–310,825
38LDecember 27, 19933–5 Boston Bruins (1993–94)8–27–310,575
39LDecember 30, 19930–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)8–28–310,504
40LJanuary 1, 19941–7 New Jersey Devils (1993–94)8–29–310,317
41LJanuary 3, 19941–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)8–30–310,474
42LJanuary 5, 19942–7 Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)8–31–310,288
43LJanuary 6, 19943–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)8–32–315,728
44LJanuary 8, 19942–3 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)8–33–310,378
45TJanuary 10, 19943–3 OT New York Islanders (1993–94)8–33–410,275
46LJanuary 11, 19941–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)8–34–417,212
47TJanuary 14, 19942–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)8–34–514,458
48LJanuary 15, 19940–10@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)8–35–519,366
49WJanuary 18, 19944–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)9–35–510,410
50LJanuary 25, 19942–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)9–36–515,121
51TJanuary 27, 19941–1 OT Hartford Whalers (1993–94)9–36–610,137
52TJanuary 29, 19943–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)9–36–718,041
53LJanuary 31, 19940–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)9–37–710,534
54LFebruary 2, 19941–4 Florida Panthers (1993–94)9–38–710,186
55LFebruary 4, 19942–5@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)9–39–712,861
56LFebruary 5, 19943–4 Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)9–40–710,575
57TFebruary 8, 19943–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)9–40–810,509
58LFebruary 10, 19942–6 Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)9–41–810,295
59LFebruary 12, 19943–4 OT New York Rangers (1993–94)9–42–810,575
60LFebruary 18, 19940–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)9–43–818,200
61LFebruary 19, 19940–4@ New York Islanders (1993–94)9–44–810,623
62WFebruary 24, 19946–4 San Jose Sharks (1993–94)10–44–810,403
63LFebruary 26, 19941–11 St. Louis Blues (1993–94)10–45–810,575
64LFebruary 28, 19941–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)10–46–810,575
65LMarch 2, 19942–7 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)10–47–810,404
66LMarch 4, 19941–6 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)10–48–86,388
67LMarch 5, 19941–6@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)10–49–814,135
68LMarch 8, 19942–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)10–50–814,584
69LMarch 10, 19942–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)10–51–817,000
70LMarch 13, 19941–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)10–52–817,174
71LMarch 15, 19940–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)10–53–816,005
72WMarch 17, 19942–1@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)11–53–817,190
73LMarch 20, 19942–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)11–54–814,135
74WMarch 23, 19945–4 Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)12–54–810,575
75LMarch 24, 19941–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)12–55–816,058
76LMarch 28, 19942–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)12–56–816,643
77WMarch 30, 19946–4 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)13–56–810,546
78TApril 2, 19942–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)13–56–914,694
79WApril 6, 19946–5 Washington Capitals (1993–94)14–56–910,458
80LApril 7, 19944–5@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)14–57–913,942
81LApril 9, 19944–8@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)14–58–917,412
82LApril 11, 19940–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)14–59–910,575
83LApril 13, 19940–8 Boston Bruins (1993–94)14–60–910,575
84LApril 14, 19941–4@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)14–61–913,507

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Transactions

October 1993

October 3Claimed Dave McLlwain from the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1993 NHL Waiver Draft.
October 6Claimed François Leroux from the Edmonton Oilers off waivers.

Source [12]

December 1993

December 22Signed free agent Kevin MacDonald from the PEI Senators (AHL) to a 1-year contract.

Source [13]

January 1994

January 1Signed free agent Herb Raglan from the Kalamazoo Wings (IHL) to a 1-year, $250,000 (CAD) contract.
January 3Signed free agent Brad Lauer from the Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) to a 1-year contract.
January 6Acquired Scott Levins, Evgeny Davydov, 6th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Mike Gaffney) and a 4th round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Kevin Bolibruck from the Florida Panthers for Bob Kudelski.
January 15Claimed Kerry Huffman from the Quebec Nordiques off of waivers.

Source [14]

February 1994

February 5Lost Brian Glynn off of waivers by the Vancouver Canucks.

Source [15]

March 1994

March 4Signed free agent Derek Mayer from the Canadian National Team to a 1-year contract.
March 5Acquired Claude Boivin and the rights to Kirk Daubenspeck from the Philadelphia Flyers for Mark Lamb.
March 11Acquired Troy Murray and an 11th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Antti Tormanen) from the Chicago Blackhawks for an 11th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Rob Mara).
March 21Acquired Phil Bourque from the New York Rangers for future considerations.
Acquired Steve Konroyd from the Detroit Red Wings for Daniel Berthiaume.

Source [16]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
Alexei Yashin C8330497922−491123
Alexandre Daigle C8420315140−45402
Dave McLlwain C/RW6617264348−40111
Bob Kudelski RW4226154114−251201
Mark Lamb C6611182956−41411
Sylvain Turgeon LW4711152652−25702
Troy Mallette LW8271623166−33000
Brad Shaw D664192359−41100
Norm Maciver D533202326−26000
Gord Dineen D770212189−52000
Andrew McBain RW551181964−41800
Dave Archibald C/LW331081814−7201
Vladimir Ruzicka C425131814−21400
Darren Rumble D706915116−50000
Brian Glynn D482131541−15100
Evgeny Davydov LW40571238−6100
Kerry Huffman D34481212−30210
Scott Levins C/RW3335893−26200
Dan Quinn C1370760203
Brad Lauer LW302576−15010
Dennis Vial D/LW55257214−9000
Jarmo Kekalainen LW2815614−8000
Phil Bourque LW112350−2020
Robert Burakovsky RW232356−7000
Troy Murray C1523541010
Dmitri Filimonov D3014518−10000
Bill Huard LW63224162−19000
Derek Mayer D172248−16100
Hank Lammens D2712322−20000
Darcy Loewen LW4403352−11000
Pavol Demitra LW121124−7100
Steve Konroyd D80222−4000
Claude Boivin LW1510138−6000
Francois Leroux D2301170−4000
Kent Paynter D90118−6000
Daniel Berthiaume G100000000
Craig Billington G6300080000
Radek Hamr D70000−10000
Mark LaForest G500000000
Kevin MacDonald D100020000
Darrin Madeley G3200000000
Greg Pankewicz RW30002−1000
Chad Penney LW30002−2000
Herb Raglan RW2900052−13000
Andy Schneider LW1000015−6000
Graeme Townshend RW140009−7000
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASOSASVSV%
Craig Billington 331963114142544.59018011547.859
Darrin Madeley 15833231851154.360868753.868
Daniel Berthiaume 110002120.00020.000
Mark LaForest 1825020175.6009679.823
Team:508584146193884.58027672379.860

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G =  Goals; A =  Assists; Pts =  Points; PIM =  Penalty minutes; +/- =  Plus/minus; PPG =  Power-play goals; SHG =  Short-handed goals; GWG =  Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA =  Goals-against average; SO =  Shutouts; SA =  Shots  against; SV = Shots  saved; SV% =  Save percentage;

Awards and records

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