the youngest great One
In 1978, Wayne Gretzky turned professional, signing with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). At age 17, he was the youngest athlete playing any major league sport in North America. However, he only played eight games with the Racers before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers (then part of the WHA). By the start of his second season with the Oilers, the WHA had merged with the National Hockey League (NHL) and it was not long before he took the league by storm.
GAME DAY REPORT
All-Time vs. Oilers: 23-29-4
Ottawa is struggling on the west coast trip, very reminiscent of the pre-holiday road trip when the Senators went 0-5. Things don’t get easier for the Senators as after two disappointing losses, they face the red-hot Edmonton Oilers who have a 5 game winning streak.
The Senators, who used to sit on top of the NHL in goals scored on average have fallen recently and are facing an Oilers team that sits 3rd in the NHL in scoring. Sens special teams continue to struggle, going 0-4 in Seattle, the Senators can’t seem to activate the powerplay to capitalize on its chances while the Oilers sit in 6th place on the power play.
Oilers
19-15-1
5th Pacific
W6
S. Skinner
(15-9-1)
25 (6th)
79.8 (18th)
3.6 (3rd)
3.2 (20th)
Matchup
Record
Standing
Streak
Goalie
(Expected)
PP (%)
PK (%)
Avg. Goals Scored
Avg. Goals Allowed
Senators
14-20-0
8th Atlantic
L2
J. Korpisalo
(7-13-0)
16.9 (24th)
71.9 (32nd)
3.35 (11th)
3.59 (29th)
Injury Report
Ryan Fanti – Hip
Sam Gagner – Undisclosed
Mathieu Joseph – Lower Body
Shane Pinto – Suspension
Zach MacEwen – Illness
Game recap – Jan 4 – sens vs. kraken
Senators lose second game on the road to Kraken 4-1
Facing a red-hot Joey Daccord, the Ottawa Senators could not overcome the Seattle Kraken in their second consecutive loss of their 5 game road trip. Joey Daccord kept his shutout streak active until the 3rd period when a redirected goal by Parker Kelly stopped the streak.
Quick Sens Highlights:
- Seattle Kraken scored a goal in the 1st period and 2 goals in the 2nd period to grab a 3-0 lead.
- Parker Kelly scored his 3rd of the season by re-directing a shot past Daccord to end his shutout streak. Thomas Chabot and Dominik Kubalik recorded an assist on the goal.
- Seattle scored an empty net goal to end the game 4-1.
- Joonas Korpisalo took the loss, making 24 saves on 27 shots for 3.00 GAA and .889 SV%.
Kraken
22 (44.9)
0-2
7
28
Team Stats
Faceoff (%)
Power Plays
Hits
Shots
Senators
27 (55.1)
0-4
13
33
NHL Three Stars
⭐ J. Daccord (32SV)
⭐⭐ A. Burakovsky (1G)
⭐⭐⭐ T. Tatar (1G)
THROUGH THE YEARS – 1999-00 Season
The Ottawa Senators record for the 1999-00 season was 41-28-11-2, which resulted in 95 points for 2nd place in the Northeast division and 10th overall in the NHL.
General Manager: Marshall Johnston
Coach: Jacques Martin
Captain: Daniel Alfredsson
Alternate Captains: Shawn McEachern & Wade Redden
Season Highlights
The season is remembered for Ottawa Senators star Alexei Yashin sitting out for the entire season in an attempt to negotiate a better contract for himself. With Yashin’s disappearance, the Ottawa Senators named Daniel Alfredsson as the new team captain, despite missing 25 games due to various injuries. Alfredsson still managed to record 59 points, 1 point behind Radek Bonk. The Senators traded goaltender Damian Rhodes to the Atlanta Thrashers as part of a deal during the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft and acquired Patrick Lalime from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
1999-00 Senators Highlights
- Most games played: Andreas Dackell played 82 games.
- Top Scorer: Marian Hossa scored 29 goals.
- Top Helper: Daniel Alfredsson registered 38 assists.
- Top Producer: Radek Bonk recorded 60 points in 80 games.
- Top PIM: Andre Roy had 145 penalty minutes in 73 games.
- Star Watch: Mike Fisher makes his debut with the club
- Top Goalie: Patrick Lalime played 38 games for 2,038 mins with a result of 19-14-3 including 3 shutouts with a 2.33 GAA and .905 SV%.
Click Here For The 1999-00 Season Recap
by the numbers – jersey # 6
When Jakob Chychrun joined the Ottawa Senators last year, he chose to wear jersey #6 which is what he wore with the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes. Another former Senator is famed for jersey #6, that is Ring of Honor recipient, Wade Redden who wore jersey #6 from 1996 to 2008.
However, Chychrun and Redden were not the only quality players to wear that number. Do you remember any former Ottawa Senators players who wore jersey #6?
Here is a small sampling of hockey players who wore jersey #6, click below to see the complete list.
- Wade Redden (1996-97 to 2007-08)
- Bobby Ryan (2013-14 to 2015-16)
- Chris Wideman (2016-17 to 2018-19)
Check the By The Numbers page for former players who proudly wore #6 and don’t forget to check our searchable table!
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