The Ottawa Senators record for the 1995-96 season was 18-59-5, which resulted in 41 points for 6th place in the Northeast division and 26th overall in the NHL.
General Manager: Randy Sexton (Oct-Dec) / Pierre Gauthier (Dec-Apr)
Coach: Rick Bowness (Oct-Nov) / Dave Allison (Nov-Jan) / Jacques Martin (Jan-Apr)
Captain: Randy Cunneyworth
Alternate Captains: Steve Duchesne & Tom Chorske
Honoring Brian Smith
On August 2, 1995, Brian Smith, a former NHL hockey player and primary reporter covering the Senators at Ottawa TV station CJOH, was killed. The Senators honored Brian Smith by wearing a patch on their jerseys with his nickname “Smitty” and the #18 for the whole season. The team also raised a banner in his memory.
Scoring Players
| Player Name | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alfredsson | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 28 |
| Alexei Yashin | 46 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 28 |
| Randy Cunneyworth | 81 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 130 |
| Steve Duchesne | 62 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 42 |
| Radek Bonk | 76 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 36 |
| Tom Chorske | 72 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 21 |
| Martin Straka | 43 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 29 |
| Dan Quinn | 28 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
| Sean Hill | 80 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 94 |
| Jaroslav Modry | 64 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 38 |
| Pavol Demira | 31 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
| Alexandra Daigle | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 24 |
| Ted Drury | 42 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 54 |
| Antti Tormanen | 50 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 |
| Kerry Huffman | 43 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 63 |
| Trent McCleary | 75 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 68 |
| Rob Gaudreau | 52 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 |
| Stan Neckar | 82 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 |
| Dave Archibald | 44 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| Michel Picard | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Lance Pitlick | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Troy Mallette | 64 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 171 |
| Dennis Vial | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 276 |
| Frantisek Musil | 65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 85 |
| Pat Elynuik | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Chris Dahlquist | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Phil Bourque | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Jean-Yves Roy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Damian Rhodes | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Scott Levins | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| Janne Laukkanen | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Dave McLlwain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bales | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daniel Laperriere | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Cirella | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Patrick Traverse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltenders
| Goaltender | GP | Mins | W-L-T | SO | GAA | Sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Rhodes | 36 | 2,123 | 10-22-4 | 2 | 2.77 | .906 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | 1,770 | 6-23-0 | 1 | 3.73 | .877 |
| Mike Bales | 20 | 1,040 | 2-14-1 | 0 | 4.15 | .871 |