The Ottawa Senators record for the 2003-04 season was 43-23-10-6, which resulted in 102 points for 3rd place in the Northeast division and 6th overall in the NHL.
General Manager: John Muckler
Coach: Jacques Martin
Captain: Daniel Alfredsson
Alternate Captains: Curtis Leschyshyn, Zdeno Chara & Wade Redden
Season Highlights
The Ottawa Senators finished the seasons with over 100 points again and would meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs, losing the series 4-3. Ottawa would fire Head Coach Jacques Martin after the playoff round. On June 21, 2003, Assistant Coach Roger Neilson died after 4 years of battling cancer. The Senators would wear a patch on their jerseys with an illustration of his signature and a necktie. The symbol became associated with “Roger’s House”, a residence for the use of families with a family member battling cancer while in hospital. On August 26, 2003, Eugene Melnyk purchased the Ottawa Senators to bring financial stability.
Scoring Players
| Player Name | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Hossa | 81 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 46 |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 77 | 32 | 48 | 80 | 24 |
| Martin Havlat | 68 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 46 |
| Jason Spezza | 78 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 71 |
| Bryan Smolinski | 80 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 49 |
| Radek Bonk | 66 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 66 |
| Wade Redden | 81 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 65 |
| Zdeno Chara | 79 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 147 |
| Peter Schaefer | 81 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 26 |
| Todd White | 53 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 22 |
| Chris Phillips | 82 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 46 |
| Josh Langfeld | 38 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 |
| Karel Rachunek | 60 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 29 |
| Chris Neil | 82 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 194 |
| Antoine Vermette | 57 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 |
| Peter Bondra | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 |
| Shaun Van Allen | 73 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 80 |
| Vaclav Varada | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| Mike Fisher | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
| Brian Pothier | 55 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| Petr Schastlivy | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Shane Hnidy | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Anton Volchenkov | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Patrick Lalime | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Rob Ray | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Martin Prusek | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg de Vries | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Todd Simpson | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Serge Payer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Hamel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Emery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julien Vauclair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks Laich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jody Hull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Goaltender | GP | Mins | W-L-T | SO | GAA | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Lalime | 57 | 3,324 | 25-23-7 | 5 | 2.29 | .905 |
| Martin Prusek | 29 | 1,528 | 16-6-3 | 3 | 2.12 | .917 |
| Ray Emery | 3 | 126 | 2-0-0 | 0 | 2.38 | .904 |