2016–17 Ottawa Senators season
| 2016–17 Ottawa Senators | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Atlantic |
| Conference | 6th Eastern |
| 2016–17 record | 44–28–10 |
| Home record | 22–11–8 |
| Road record | 22–17–2 |
| Goals for | 212 |
| Goals against | 214 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Pierre Dorion |
| Coach | Guy Boucher |
| Captain | Erik Karlsson |
| Alternate captains |
Chris Neil Dion Phaneuf Kyle Turris |
| Arena | Canadian Tire Centre |
| Average attendance | 16,744 (87.4%) |
| Minor league affiliate(s) |
Binghamton Senators (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Kyle Turris (27) |
| Assists | Erik Karlsson (54) |
| Points | Erik Karlsson (71) |
| Penalties in minutes | Mark Borowiecki (154) |
| Plus/minus | Mike Hoffman (+17) |
| Wins | Craig Anderson (25) |
| Goals against average | Craig Anderson (2.28) |
The 2016–17 Ottawa Senators season is the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was reestablished on December 16, 1990. After failing to make the playoffs in 2015–16, the Senators replaced their management and coaching staff, promoting Pierre Dorion to general manager, and hiring Guy Boucher and Marc Crawford and assistants to coach the team.
On April 10, 2016, the day after the final game of the 2015–16 season, general manager Bryan Murray announced his resignation as manager and that he would continue in an advisory role with the club. Assistant general manager Pierre Dorion was elevated to the general manager position. On April 12, the Senators fired head coach Dave Cameron. On May 8, the Senators hired former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher as their new head coach. On the following day, Marc Crawford was announced as associate coach. On June 15, the Senators hired Rob Cookson as an assistant coach. Cookson had spent the last four seasons as an assistant to Crawford with the Zurich Lions of Switzerland's A-League where he contributed to the team's championship in the 2013-14 season. Prior to this, he was a member of the Calgary Flames coaching staff for 11 seasons from the 2000-01 to 2010-11 seasons.
The Senators announced that they will retire the #11 jersey of former team captain Daniel Alfredsson. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, December 29, prior to the Senators' home game against the Detroit Red Wings. This will be the second jersey to be retired by the modern Senators franchise since they came back into the league. The first jersey retirement ceremony the club held was for the late Frank Finnigan of the original Ottawa Senators, who had his #8 jersey retired prior to the current franchise's inaugural game on October 8, 1992 against the Montreal Canadiens.
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