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Ottawa Senators Extra » Sens 20th http://www.senatorsextra.com Breaking news and features about the Ottawa Senators NHL team. Senators Extra takes the Ottawa Citizen newspaper's hockey coverage to the next level. Mon, 20 May 2013 23:12:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Here to stay http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/here-to-stay http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/here-to-stay#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:29:29 +0000 James Gordon http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4927

In 20 years, they have run the gamut: from one man’s impossible dream to real life financial nightmare and bankruptcy, from on-ice laughingstock to one of the NHL’s elite teams. Twenty years and 10 months after the Ottawa Senators shocked the world, to paraphrase Muhammad Ali, by landing an National Hockey League franchise against all odds, they are starting over in a way.

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In 20 years, they have run the gamut: from one man’s impossible dream to real life financial nightmare and bankruptcy, from on-ice laughingstock to one of the NHL’s elite teams. Twenty years and 10 months after the Ottawa Senators shocked the world, to paraphrase Muhammad Ali, by landing an National Hockey League franchise against all odds, they are starting over in a way.

They come to play, they stay for the lifestyle http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/they-come-to-play-they-stay-for-the-lifestyle http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/they-come-to-play-they-stay-for-the-lifestyle#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:44:08 +0000 James Gordon http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4905

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Patrick Lalime is home. Oh sure, his actual hometown is Drummondville, Que., but after guarding the goal for the Senators for four-and-a-half seasons, Ottawa earned a special place in his heart.

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Patrick Lalime is home. Oh sure, his actual hometown is Drummondville, Que., but after guarding the goal for the Senators for four-and-a-half seasons, Ottawa earned a special place in his heart.

Memorable quotes from the Senators’ first 20 seasons http://www.senatorsextra.com/main/memorable-quotes-from-the-senators-first-20-seasons http://www.senatorsextra.com/main/memorable-quotes-from-the-senators-first-20-seasons#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:43:11 +0000 Allen Panzeri http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4913

"Doctors told me I should watch Leafs games to avoid excitement."

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"Doctors told me I should watch Leafs games to avoid excitement."

Alfredsson: The face of the franchise http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/alfredsson-the-face-of-the-franchise http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/alfredsson-the-face-of-the-franchise#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:41:56 +0000 James Gordon http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4930

Daniel Alfredsson can’t help but wonder where the time has gone. When the Ottawa Senators’ all-time leader in games played, goals, assists, points and community relations — he’s the poster boy for just about everything good about the franchise since the mid-1990s — went to training camp with the team last month, he found himself on a line with 18-year-old prospect Mika Zibanejad.

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Daniel Alfredsson can’t help but wonder where the time has gone. When the Ottawa Senators’ all-time leader in games played, goals, assists, points and community relations — he’s the poster boy for just about everything good about the franchise since the mid-1990s — went to training camp with the team last month, he found himself on a line with 18-year-old prospect Mika Zibanejad.

The modern Senators’ first team: Where are they now? http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/the-modern-senators-first-team-where-are-they-now http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/the-modern-senators-first-team-where-are-they-now#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:35:58 +0000 James Gordon http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4909

What ever happened to Daniel Berthiaume, Bob Kudelski, Darcy Loewen and others? Click here to find out.

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What ever happened to Daniel Berthiaume, Bob Kudelski, Darcy Loewen and others? Click here to find out.

Senators all-stars, vintage version http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/senators-all-stars-vintage-version http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/senators-all-stars-vintage-version#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:30:06 +0000 James Gordon http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4900

To learn something about the emergence of hockey in Ottawa in the early 1900s, it’s instructive to look at a 1901 photographic montage of the Ottawa Hockey Club.

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To learn something about the emergence of hockey in Ottawa in the early 1900s, it’s instructive to look at a 1901 photographic montage of the Ottawa Hockey Club.

Sylvain Turgeon Remembers Opening Night 1992 http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/sylvain-turgeon-remembers-opening-night-1992 http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/sylvain-turgeon-remembers-opening-night-1992#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:25:50 +0000 Allen Panzeri http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4911

Alternate captain Sylvain Turgeon remembers opening night, Oct. 8, 1992 (as told to Allen Panzeri): “It was like flying on top of a cloud. “It was the loudest crowd I had ever heard and you could see smiles on the faces of everyone, just happy to have hockey back. “So it was energizing. But for [...]

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Alternate captain Sylvain Turgeon remembers opening night, Oct. 8, 1992 (as told to Allen Panzeri): “It was like flying on top of a cloud. “It was the loudest crowd I had ever heard and you could see smiles on the faces of everyone, just happy to have hockey back. “So it was energizing. But for [...]

Brass, brains and Biovail http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/brass-brains-and-biovail http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/brass-brains-and-biovail#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:25:22 +0000 James Gordon http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4934

We forget how unlikely and utterly precarious this once was, our long love affair with the Ottawa Senators.

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We forget how unlikely and utterly precarious this once was, our long love affair with the Ottawa Senators.

Laurie Boschman Remembers Opening Night 1992 http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/laurie-boschman-remembers-opening-night-1992 http://www.senatorsextra.com/senators20/laurie-boschman-remembers-opening-night-1992#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:24:11 +0000 Allen Panzeri http://senatorsextra.com/?p=4811

Laurie Boschman remembers opening night, Oct. 8, 1992 (as told to Allen Panzeri): “It was pretty electric because the Civic Centre was a small building. “You could visibly sense the excitement of NHL hockey back in Ottawa. Certainly as players we really felt it, so it was pretty neat. “All of us also knew that [...]

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Laurie Boschman remembers opening night, Oct. 8, 1992 (as told to Allen Panzeri): “It was pretty electric because the Civic Centre was a small building. “You could visibly sense the excitement of NHL hockey back in Ottawa. Certainly as players we really felt it, so it was pretty neat. “All of us also knew that [...]