1992–93 Ottawa Senators season

The 1992–93 Ottawa Senators season was the first season of the modern Ottawa Senators franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[a] Despite winning the first game of the regular season on October 8, 1992, the Senators won only nine more en route to their worst season ever. The team recorded three NHL records that season: the longest home losing streak of eleven, from October 27 to December 8; the longest road losing streak with a total of 39, from October 10 to April 3 (nearly the whole season) and fewest road wins in a season, with just one victory.

1992–93 Ottawa Senators
Division	6th Adams
Conference	12th Wales
1992–93 record	10–70–4
Home record	9–29–4
Road record	1–41–0
Goals for	202
Goals against	395
Team information
General manager	Mel Bridgman
Coach	Rick Bowness
Captain	Laurie Boschman
Alternate captains	Brad Marsh Brad Shaw Sylvain Turgeon
Arena	Ottawa Civic Centre
Average attendance	10,485 (99.9%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	New Haven Senators Thunder Bay Senators
Team leaders
Goals	Sylvain Turgeon (25)
Assists	Norm Maciver (46)
Points	Norm Maciver (63)
Penalty minutes	Mike Peluso (318)
Plus/minus	Dave Archibald (-16)
Wins	Peter Sidorkiewicz (8)
Goals against average	Daniel Berthiaume (4.30)
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Offseason

Bruins

Sabres

Whalers

Canadiens

Senators

Nordiques

Adams Division teams

On June 2, 1992, the then city of Kanata gave approval of the "Palladium" project. On June 29, the club held ground-breaking ceremonies for the Palladium project at the site.^[1] The team was still seeking partners for financing the project and Ogden Corporation would back $120 million in loans on November 11.^[1] Actual construction would begin in 1994.

On June 15, Rick Bowness was named as the team's first head coach.^[1] Bowness was previously a head coach for the original Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins.

On July 29, 1992, team president and former Ottawa mayor Jim Durrell resigned.^[1]

Preseason

The Senators held their first training camp at the Robert Guertin Arena in Hull, Quebec, on September 8. The team played its first preseason exhibition game in Hartford against the Hartford Whalers. The game ended in a 1–1 tie, and the Senators first goal was scored by Neil Brady. The first game in Ottawa since re-joining the NHL was played on September 21. The Washington Capitals defeated Ottawa 4–3. The first win by the Senators since re-entry into the NHL was recorded on September 24, a 4–3 victory over the New York Islanders. Defenceman Brad Shaw scored the winning goal. On October 7, just before the start of the regular season, the Senators announced Laurie Boschman as the team's first captain.^[2]

Regular season

The Senators finished last in goals scored (202), wins (10), points (24, tied with the San Jose Sharks), even-strength goals scored (129), power-play goals for (66, tied with the Edmonton Oilers and the San Jose Sharks), power play goals against (115) and power play % (14.73) and shooting percentage (8.9%; 202 goals on 2,281 shots).^[3][4]

Two Senators recorded hat tricks during the regular season; Bob Kudelski scored one in a 3–2 victory over San Jose on Sunday, January 10, 1993^[5] and Laurie Boschman scored one on Saturday, April 10, 1993, in a 5–3 win on the road against the New York Islanders.^[6]

Highlights

The new Senators played their first game on October 8, 1992, in the Ottawa Civic Centre defeating the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens by a score of 5–3. The game was televised on Hockey Night in Canada and was in front of a sold-out Ottawa Civic Centre with 10,449 in attendance. The ceremonial face-off between Laurie Boschman and Denis Savard was done by Frank Finnigan, Jr. (his father having died on Christmas Day, 1991), Bruce Firestone and Gil Stein. There was much pre-game spectacle—the skating of Brian Orser, the nine banners being raised to honour the original Senators' Stanley Cup wins, retirement of Frank Finnigan's jersey number and the singing of the anthem by Alanis Morissette.^[7] The game was attended by Russell Williams, an Ottawa fan who had witnessed the last Stanley Cup win in Ottawa in the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals, and would later attend the games of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, held in Ottawa.^[8]

The starting lineup of the team's first ever game consisted of;^[9]

• Peter Sidorkiewicz, goal
• Ken Hammond, defence
• Brad Shaw, defence
• Neil Brady, centre
• Jody Hull, right wing
• Sylvain Turgeon, left wing

The remaining players filling out the game day roster included: forwards Mark Lamb, Doug Smail, Darcy Loewen, Jamie Baker, Laurie Boschman, Andrew McBain, Tomas Jelinek, Mike Peluso, Marc Fortier, defencemen Norm Maciver, Chris Luongo, Mark Osiecki, Darren Rumble, and goaltender Steve Weeks. Neil Brady scored the first goal for the modern-day Ottawa Senators franchise in the game.

It would take the Senators 39 games to win a road game, in their third-to-last road game of the season. It would be the only road win for the Sens in the entire season, and the only points won on the road as well. After the season, general manager Mel Bridgman was fired and eventually be replaced by Randy Sexton.

Final standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Boston Bruins	84	51	26	7	109	332	268
Quebec Nordiques	84	47	27	10	104	351	300
Montreal Canadiens	84	48	30	6	102	326	280
Buffalo Sabres	84	38	36	10	86	335	297
Hartford Whalers	84	26	52	6	58	284	369
Ottawa Senators	84	10	70	4	24	202	395

^[10]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference^[11]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Pittsburgh Penguins	PTK	84	56	21	7	367	268	119
2	Boston Bruins	ADM	84	51	26	7	332	268	109
3	Quebec Nordiques	ADM	84	47	27	10	351	300	104
4	Montreal Canadiens	ADM	84	48	30	6	326	280	102
5	Washington Capitals	PTK	84	43	34	7	325	286	93
6	New York Islanders	PTK	84	40	37	7	335	297	87
7	New Jersey Devils	PTK	84	40	37	7	308	299	87
8	Buffalo Sabres	ADM	84	38	36	10	335	297	86
9	Philadelphia Flyers	PTK	84	36	37	11	319	319	83
10	New York Rangers	PTK	84	34	39	11	304	308	79
11	Hartford Whalers	ADM	84	26	52	6	284	369	58
12	Ottawa Senators	ADM	84	10	70	4	202	395	24

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

1992–93 regular season[12]
October: 1–9–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 0–6–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap 1 October 8 Montreal 3–5 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,449 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–0–0 2 W 2 October 10 Ottawa 2–9 Quebec Weeks 15,399 Le Colisée 1–1–0 2 L 3 October 12 Ottawa 3–6 Boston Sidorkiewicz 13,056 Boston Garden 1–2–0 2 L 4 October 14 Ottawa 1–4 Hartford Sidorkiewicz 7,628 Hartford Civic Center 1–3–0 2 L 5 October 16 Ottawa 1–5 Washington Sidorkiewicz 12,911 Capital Centre 1–4–0 2 L 6 October 20 Ottawa 3–5 Toronto Sidorkiewicz 7,186 Copps Coliseum 1–5–0 2 L 7 October 22 Hartford 5–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,392 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–6–0 2 L 8 October 24 NY Rangers 3–2 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,089 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–7–0 2 L 9 October 27 Pittsburgh 7–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–8–0 2 L 10 October 30 Ottawa 3–12 Buffalo Weeks 15,088 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 1–9–0 2 L 11 October 31 Buffalo 2–2 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–9–1 3 T
November: 1–13–0 (home: 1–6–0; road: 0–7–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap 12 November 3 Ottawa 2–5 Edmonton Sidorkiewicz 12,738 Northlands Coliseum 1–10–1 3 L 13 November 5 Ottawa 4–8 Calgary Madeley 18,736 Olympic Saddledome 1–11–1 3 L 14 November 6 Ottawa 1–4 Vancouver Madeley 15,332 Pacific Coliseum 1–12–1 3 L 15 November 9 Toronto 3–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–13–1 3 L 16 November 11 Quebec 7–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–14–1 3 L 17 November 13 Ottawa 0–1 Tampa Bay Sidorkiewicz 10,425 Expo Hall 1–15–1 3 L 18 November 15 Ottawa 2–7 Philadelphia Sidorkiewicz 17,216 Spectrum 1–16–1 3 L 19 November 17 Montreal 5–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–17–1 3 L 20 November 19 Hartford 4–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–18–1 3 L 21 November 21 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Sidorkiewicz 16,689 Montreal Forum 1–19–1 3 L 22 November 23 Boston 3–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 1–20–1 3 L 23 November 25 New Jersey 1–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–20–1 5 W 24 November 27 Ottawa 1–4 Buffalo Sidorkiewicz 16,325 Buffalo Auditorium 2–21–1 5 L 25 November 29 Buffalo 5–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–22–1 5 L
December: 1–12–2 (home: 1–6–2; road: 0–6–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap 26 December 1 Minnesota 3–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–23–1 5 L 27 December 3 New Jersey 3–3 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 2–23–2 6 T 28 December 5 Philadelphia 2–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–23–2 8 W 29 December 7 Washington 6–5 Ottawa Weeks 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–24–2 8 L 30 December 9 Ottawa 2–6 Hartford Weeks 8,227 Hartford Civic Center 3–25–2 8 L 31 December 10 Ottawa 2–4 Boston Sidorkiewicz 13,509 Boston Garden 3–26–2 8 L 32 December 12 Calgary 1–1 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–26–3 9 T 33 December 15 Detroit 3–2 Ottawa OT Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–27–3 9 L 34 December 17 Ottawa 3–9 NY Islanders Weeks 7,689 Nassau Coliseum 3–28–3 9 L 35 December 19 Ottawa 1–5 Toronto Sidorkiewicz 15,720 Maple Leaf Gardens 3–29–3 9 L 36 December 21 Washington 4–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–30–3 9 L 37 December 23 Washington 4–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–31–3 9 L 38 December 26 Ottawa 2–4 Quebec Berthiaume 15,337 Le Colisée 3–32–3 9 L 39 December 27 Quebec 6–1 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–33–3 9 L 40 December 31 Ottawa 4–5 Detroit OT Sidorkiewicz 19,875 Joe Louis Arena 3–34–3 9 L
January: 2–12–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 0–7–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap 41 January 2 Buffalo 7–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 3–35–3 9 L 42 January 6 Ottawa 2–6 NY Rangers Sidorkiewicz 18,200 Madison Square Garden 3–36–3 9 L 43 January 8 Ottawa 4–6 New Jersey Sidorkiewicz 12,406 Brendan Byrne Arena 3–37–3 9 L 44 January 10 San Jose 2–3 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–37–3 11 W 45 January 12 Los Angeles 3–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–38–3 11 L 46 January 14 St. Louis 4–1 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–39–3 11 L 47 January 16 Ottawa 1–6 Pittsburgh Sidorkiewicz 16,154 Pittsburgh Civic Arena 4–40–3 11 L 48 January 17 NY Islanders 7–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–41–3 11 L 49 January 19 Quebec 5–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 4–42–3 11 L 50 January 21 Ottawa 2–7 Minnesota Sidorkiewicz 10,265 Met Center 4–43–3 11 L 51 January 23 Ottawa 4–6 Washington Sidorkiewicz 17,793 Capital Centre 4–44–3 11 L 52 January 26 Ottawa 1–5 St. Louis Sidorkiewicz 15,554 St. Louis Arena 4–45–3 11 L 53 January 28 Hartford 2–5 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,304 Ottawa Civic Centre 5–45–3 13 W 54 January 30 Ottawa 3–5 Montreal Berthiaume 16,787 Montreal Forum 5–46–3 13 L
February: 4–7–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 0–5–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap 55 February 1 Winnipeg 4–4 Ottawa OT Berthiaume 10,373 Ottawa Civic Centre 5–46–4 14 T 56 February 3 Edmonton 2–3 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,425 Ottawa Civic Centre 6–46–4 16 W 57 February 8 Buffalo 2–4 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,442 Ottawa Civic Centre 7–46–4 18 W 58 February 9 Ottawa 1–8 Philadelphia Sidorkiewicz 17,185 Spectrum 7–47–4 18 L 59 February 13 Montreal 4–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 7–48–4 18 L 60 February 17 Ottawa 4–6 Quebec Berthiaume 14,385 Le Colisée 7–49–4 18 L 61 February 20 Ottawa 4–5 Montreal Sidorkiewicz 16,859 Montreal Forum 7–50–4 18 L 62 February 22 Ottawa 3–6 Winnipeg Berthiaume 12,816 Winnipeg Arena 7–51–4 18 L 63 February 23 Winnipeg 8–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 7,245 Saskatchewan Place 7–52–4 18 L 64 February 25 Pittsburgh 1–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 8–52–4 20 W 65 February 27 Ottawa 2–5 New Jersey Sidorkiewicz 18,111 Brendan Byrne Arena 8–53–4 20 L 66 February 28 Quebec 4–6 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–53–4 22 W
March: 0–10–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 0–7–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap 67 March 2 Ottawa 2–3 San Jose OT Sidorkiewicz 11,089 Cow Palace 9–54–4 22 L 68 March 4 Ottawa 6–8 Los Angeles Berthiaume 16,005 Great Western Forum 9–55–4 22 L 69 March 7 Ottawa 2–4 Chicago Berthiaume 18,472 Chicago Stadium 9–56–4 22 L 70 March 13 Ottawa 3–6 Boston Sidorkiewicz 8,974 Boston Garden 9–57–4 22 L 71 March 18 Boston 4–1 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–58–4 22 L 72 March 22 NY Rangers 5–4 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,449 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–59–4 22 L 73 March 25 Tampa Bay 3–2 Ottawa OT Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–60–4 22 L 74 March 27 Ottawa 3–4 Montreal OT Berthiaume 16,944 Montreal Forum 9–61–4 22 L 75 March 28 Ottawa 1–3 Buffalo Sidorkiewicz 15,320 Buffalo Auditorium 9–62–4 22 L 76 March 30 Ottawa 4–6 Pittsburgh Sidorkiewicz 16,065 Pittsburgh Civic Arena 9–63–4 22 L
April: 1–7–0 (home: 0–4–0; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Points Recap 77 April 1 Quebec 4–2 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–64–4 22 L 78 April 3 Ottawa 3–7 Hartford Berthiaume 13,005 Hartford Civic Center 9–65–4 22 L 79 April 4 Vancouver 3–0 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–66–4 22 L 80 April 7 Hartford 6–1 Ottawa Berthiaume 10,439 Ottawa Civic Centre 9–67–4 22 L 81 April 10 Ottawa 5–3 NY Islanders Sidorkiewicz 11,835 Nassau Coliseum 10–67–4 24 W 82 April 11 Ottawa 2–4 Boston Sidorkiewicz 14,448 Boston Garden 10–68–4 24 L 83 April 13 Ottawa 2–6 Quebec Berthiaume 15,399 Le Colisée 10–69–4 24 L 84 April 14 Boston 4–2 Ottawa Sidorkiewicz 10,500 Ottawa Civic Centre 10–70–4 24 L
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Norm Maciver	D	80	17	46	63	84	−46	7	1	2
Jamie Baker	C	76	19	29	48	54	−20	10	0	2
Sylvain Turgeon	LW	72	25	18	43	104	−29	8	0	2
Brad Shaw	D	81	7	34	41	34	−47	4	0	0
Bob Kudelski	RW	48	21	14	35	22	−22	12	0	2
Jody Hull	RW	69	13	21	34	14	−24	5	1	0
Mark Lamb	C	71	7	19	26	64	−40	1	0	0
Mike Peluso	LW	81	15	10	25	318	−35	2	0	1
Mark Freer	C	63	10	14	24	39	−35	3	3	0
Neil Brady	C	55	7	17	24	57	−25	5	0	0
Andrew McBain	RW	59	7	16	23	43	−37	1	0	0
Laurie Boschman	C	70	9	7	16	101	−26	0	1	1
Darren Rumble	D	69	3	13	16	61	−24	0	0	0
Dave Archibald	C/LW	44	9	6	15	32	−16	6	0	0
Doug Smail	LW	51	4	10	14	51	−34	0	0	0
Tomas Jelinek	RW	49	7	6	13	52	−21	0	0	0
Chris Luongo	D	76	3	9	12	68	−47	1	0	0
Jeff Lazaro	LW	26	6	4	10	16	−8	0	1	0
Rob Murphy	C	44	3	7	10	30	−23	0	0	0
Darcy Loewen	LW	79	4	5	9	145	−26	0	0	0
Ken Hammond	D	62	4	4	8	104	−42	0	0	0
Gord Dineen	D	32	2	4	6	30	−19	1	0	0
Mark Osiecki	D	34	0	4	4	12	−21	0	0	0
Brad Marsh	D	59	0	3	3	30	−29	0	0	0
Blair Atcheynum	RW	4	0	1	1	0	−3	0	0	0
Daniel Berthiaume	G	25	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Marc Fortier	C	10	0	1	1	6	−7	0	0	0
Jim Kyte	D	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0
Dominic Lavoie	D	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Thomson	RW	15	0	1	1	41	−11	0	0	0
Tony Cimellaro	C	2	0	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0
Radek Hamr	D	4	0	0	0	0	−4	0	0	0
Lonnie Loach	LW	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darrin Madeley	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Miller	D	11	0	0	0	42	−5	0	0	0
Kent Paynter	D	6	0	0	0	20	−7	0	0	0
Peter Sidorkiewicz	G	64	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Martin St. Amour	LW	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Steve Weeks	G	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Peter Sidorkiewicz	3388	64	8	46	3	250	4.43	0	1737	1487	.856
Daniel Berthiaume	1326	25	2	17	1	95	4.30	0	739	644	.871
Darrin Madeley	90	2	0	2	0	10	6.67	0	44	34	.773
Steve Weeks	249	7	0	5	0	30	7.23	0	144	114	.792
Team:	5053	84	10	70	4	385	4.57	0	2664	2279	.855

^[13]

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

Awards

• Molson Cup – Sylvain Turgeon
• NHL All-Star Game selection – Brad Marsh, Peter Sidorkiewicz

Milestones

Date	Player
January 10, 1993	Bob Kudelski	First hat trick by a Senator
February 1, 1993	Laurie Boschman	First penalty shot by a Senator (goal)

Source: Ottawa Senators 2007–08 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 2007.

Transactions

June 1992

June 20	Signed free agent Darrin Madeley from the Lake Superior State Lakers of the NCAA to a 3-year, $800,000 (CAD) contract. Acquired 11th round pick in the 1992 NHL entry draft (Petter Ronnquist) from the New York Rangers for an 11th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft (Pavel Komarov).
June 22	Acquired Mark Osiecki from the Calgary Flames for Chris Lindberg.

Source^[14]

July 1992

July 16	Signed free agent Martin St. Amour to a 2-year contract.
July 20	Acquired Brad Marsh from the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations.
July 28	Acquired Jody Hull from the New York Rangers for future considerations.
July 30	Signed free agent Tony Cimellaro from the Belleville Bulls of the OHL to a 2-year contract. Signed Andrew McBain from the Vancouver Canucks to a 1-year, $225,000 (CAD) contract. Signed free agent Marc LaBelle from the Montreal Canadiens to a 1-year contract.

Source^[15]

August 1992

August 6	Signed free agent Mark Ferner to a 1-year contract from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
August 13	Acquired Steve Weeks from the Washington Capitals for future considerations.
August 30	Signed free agent Doug Smail to a 1-year, $150,000 (CAD) contract from the Quebec Nordiques.
August 31	Signed free agent Gord Dineen to a 2-year contract from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Source^[16]

September 1992

September 2	Signed free agent Jamie Baker to a 1-year, $160,000 (CAD) contract from the Quebec Nordiques.
September 3	Acquired Neil Brady from the New Jersey Devils for future considerations.
September 9	Signed free agent Chris Luongo to a 1-year contract from the Detroit Red Wings.
September 10	Signed free agent Jim Kyte to a 1-year contract from the Calgary Flames.

Source^[17]

October 1992

October 1	Signed free agent Marc Fortier to a 1-year contract from the Quebec Nordiques.
October 2	Signed free agent Trent McCleary to a 3-year contract from the Swift Current Broncos of the (WHL).
October 4	Claimed Norm MacIver from the Edmonton Oilers in the 1992 NHL waiver draft.
October 9	Signed free agent Andy Schneider to a 2-year contract from the Swift Current Broncos of the (WHL).
October 21	Placed Lonnie Loach on waivers.

Source^[18]

November 1992

November 5	Acquired Dave Archibald from the New York Rangers for a 5th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft - (Frederick Beaubien).
November 20	Placed Dominic Lavoie on waivers.

Source^[19]

December 1992

December 15	Signed free agent Daniel Berthiaume to a 1-year, $325,000 (CAD) contract from EC Graz (Alpenliga).
December 19	Traded Marc Fortier and Jim Thomson to the Los Angeles Kings for Bob Kudelski and Shawn McCosh.

Source^[20]

February 1993

February 20	Lost Mark Osiecki off waivers to the Winnipeg Jets. Steve Weeks announced retirement.
February 25	Traded Brad Miller to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 9th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft - (Pavol Demitra).

Source^[21]

March 1993

March 4

Acquired the rights to Dmitri Filimonov from the Winnipeg Jets for a 4th round pick in the 1993 NHL entry draft - (Ruslan Batyrshin)

Source^[22]

Draft picks

Expansion draft

The Senators participated in the 1992 NHL expansion draft on June 18, 1992, to fill their roster for the 1992–93 NHL season.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team
1	2	Peter Sidorkiewicz	Poland	Hartford Whalers
2	3	Mark Laforest	Canada	New York Rangers
3	5	Brad Shaw	Canada	New Jersey Devils
4	8	Darren Rumble	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers
5	10	Dominic Lavoie	Canada	St. Louis Blues
6	11	Brad Miller	Canada	Buffalo Sabres
7	13	Ken Hammond	Canada	Vancouver Canucks
8	16	Kent Paynter	Canada	Winnipeg Jets
9	18	John Van Kessel	Canada	Los Angeles Kings
10	20	Sylvain Turgeon	Canada	Montreal Canadiens
11	21	Mike Peluso	United States	Chicago Blackhawks
12	23	Rob Murphy	Canada	Vancouver Canucks
13	25	Mark Lamb	Canada	Edmonton Oilers
14	27	Laurie Boschman	Canada	New Jersey Devils
15	29	Jim Thomson	Canada	Los Angeles Kings
16	31	Lonnie Loach	Canada	Detroit Red Wings
17	33	Mark Freer	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers
18	35	Chris Lindberg	Canada	Calgary Flames
19	37	Jeff Lazaro	United States	Boston Bruins
20	39	Darcy Loewen	Canada	Buffalo Sabres
21	41	Blair Atcheynum	Canada	Hartford Whalers

Entry draft

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Quebec.^[23]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	2	Alexei Yashin	Russia	HC Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2	25	Chad Penney	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
3	50	Patrick Traverse	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4	73	Radek Hamr	Czechoslovakia	HC Sparta Praha (Czech.)
5	98	Daniel Guerard	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6	121	Alan Sinclair	United States	University of Michigan (NCAA)
7	146	Jaroslav Miklenda	Czechoslovakia	DS Olomuc (Czech.)
8	169	Jay Kenney	United States	Canterbury School (US HS)
9	194	Claude Savoie	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
10	217	Jack Grimes	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
11	242	Tomas Jelinek	Czechoslovakia	HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)
11	264	Petter Ronnquist	Sweden	Nacka (Sweden)
S	2	Steve Flomenhoft	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)

Farm teams

• New Haven Senators (American Hockey League)
• Thunder Bay Senators (Colonial Hockey League)

See also

• 1992–93 NHL season

Notes

1. The modern Ottawa Senators franchise is not a revival of the original franchise that operated from 1883 to 1934 and does not claim any of the Stanley Cups awarded to the early teams.