The 2005–06 Ottawa Senators season was the 14th season of the

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of the

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(NHL). After one of their franchise-best regular seasons, finishing with 113 points, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, in which the

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eliminated Ottawa in five games.

Off-season

Changes occurred to the Senators roster before the season. First, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek for his

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experience. Second, a ''blockbuster trade'' on August 23, 2005, involved Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries being sent to the

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for Dany Heatley. The trade occurred on the day that Hossa had signed a new contract. The value of Hossa's contract was beyond what General Manager

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felt that Hossa was worth and so he was dealt away. Marian had led the Senators in scoring.

Regular season

Dany Heatley, together with Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza, formed one of the NHL's top offensive lines, dubbed the "CASH line" by fans in a contest held by the ''

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''. The name is made from the initials of Captain Alfredsson, Spezza, and Heatley. Cash Line won out over finalists 'Dash Line' and 'Dazzle Line,' which Spezza reputedly despised and wanted to veto. Another nickname the line picked up was the "Pizza Line", used by the ''

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'', a rival to the ''Citizen''. However, during the press conference to introduce the teams for the

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, Heatley went on record to say he likes the "CASH line" name. The Senators team sent nine players to the

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as part of the NHL's commitment. Daniel Alfredsson, Zdeno Chara, Martin Havlat, Dany Heatley, Andrej Meszaros,

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, Christoph Schubert and Anton Volchenkov all played for their respective country's national teams, while Jason Spezza was named a substitute for Canada. The experience, however, was poor for the Senators: Dominik Hasek was having an impressive season prior to Olympic play, but the team lost him to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the

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. He would not play again for the Senators. In addition to leading the NHL with most goals for (312, excluding shootout-winning goals), the Senators also led the NHL in shorthanded goals (25), scoring points (840) and shots on goal (2,811).

Highlights

The "CASH line" made a dramatic and historic debut, playing in the first game of the 2005–06 season on October 5, 2005, against the

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in Toronto. In the pre-season, right winger Brandon Bochenski had been playing on the line as he had played with Spezza in the

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(AHL) during the

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. But with five minutes to go, with the Senators trailing, then Senators' Head Coach Bryan Murray replaced Bochenski with Daniel Alfredsson, who scored a game-tying goal with 62 seconds left. Heatley and Alfredsson would then go on to score the first shootout goals in NHL history to win the game that night. Other highlights of the Senators' season included an 8–0 road win over their Ontario rivals, the Maple Leafs, on October 29, 2005. Dany Heatley scored four consecutive goals in that game. Just four nights later, the Senators defeated the

in Buffalo, 10–4. Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson each scored four goals and Jason Spezza provided four assists. It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since January 11, 2003, when the

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defeated the

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at home by a score of 12–2. It was also the first time that the Senators had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since November 13, 2001, when they defeated the Capitals 11–5 away in Washington, D.C. On November 29, 2005, the Senators defeated the

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4–0 and, in doing so, improved to a 19–3–0 record through their first 22 games of the regular season. Over that span, Ottawa outscored its opponents 102–45. Spezza had reached 41 points (11 goals and 30 assists) and Alfredsson had reached 40 points (20 goals and 20 assists) by this point. Heatley recorded a point in every one of these games and had 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points. In an 8–2 win over Toronto on December 17, 2005, the Senators set a franchise record for most power play goals scored in one game, with six. On February 2, 2006, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 7–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was the second time in franchise history that the Senators scored three shorthanded goals in a single game, as the Senators had scored three shorthanded goals in a 5–2 home win over the Florida Panthers on November 18, 2000. Dany Heatley became the first Senator in franchise history to reach 100 points on April 13, 2006, recording two assists during a 5–4 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers and five days later became the first Senator to score 50 goals in a season. Meanwhile, defenceman

became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35 rating. Despite missing 14 games, Jason Spezza finished second in the NHL in assists, with 71.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's first seed, qualifying for the playoffs for the ninth time in the franchise's 13 seasons of play. Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties; he became the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's

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in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated the

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in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one. The Senators were then defeated by the

in the second round, four games to one. After the playoff loss, Senators owner

Eugene Melnyk Eugene Nestor Melnyk (May 27, 1959 – March 28, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner, governor, and chairman of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators and the American Hockey League's Belleville Senators. He w ...

comforted fans in an open letter by saying that their team would not only win the Stanley Cup in the future but, once they had it, they would, he boasted, "hoard" it year after year.

Schedule and results

Regular season

, - , 1 , , October 5 , , Ottawa , , 3–2 , ,

, , SO , , Hasek , , 19,452 , , 1–0–0 , , 2 , , , - , 2 , , October 8 , ,

, , 0–5 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,661 , , 2–0–0 , , 4 , , , - , 3 , , October 10 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Ottawa , , SO , , Hasek , , 18,680 , , 3–0–0 , , 6 , , , - , 4 , , October 11 , , Ottawa , , 4–2 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 21,273 , , 4–0–0 , , 8 , , , - , 5 , , October 15 , ,

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...

, , 1–5 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,379 , , 5–0–0 , , 10 , , , - , 6 , , October 21 , , Ottawa , , 4–1 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 20,494 , , 6–0–0 , , 12 , , , - , 7 , , October 24 , , Ottawa , , 2–3 , ,

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

, , , , Hasek , , 12,116 , , 6–1–0 , , 12 , , , - , 8 , , October 27 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Ottawa , , OT , , Emery , , 18,840 , , 7–1–0 , , 14 , , , - , 9 , , October 29 , , Ottawa , , 8–0 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 19,480 , , 8–1–0 , , 16 , , , - , 10 , , October 30 , ,

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, , 5–3 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,335 , , 8–2–0 , , 16 , , , - , - , 11 , , November 2 , , Ottawa , , 10–4 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 13,905 , , 9–2–0 , , 18 , , , - , 12 , , November 3 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 18,604 , , 10–2–0 , , 20 , , , - , 13 , , November 5 , ,

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, , 0-6 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,776 , , 11–2–0 , , 22 , , , - , 14 , , November 10 , , Ottawa , , 5–2 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 17,159 , , 12–2–0 , , 24 , , , - , 15 , , November 12 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,414 , , 13–2–0, , 26 , , , - , 16 , , November 15 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,544 , , 13–3–0 , , 26 , , , - , 17 , , November 17 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 18,650 , , 14–3–0 , , 28 , , , - , 18 , , November 19 , ,

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, , 4–5 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,534 , , 15–3–0 , , 30 , , , - , 19 , , November 22 , , Ottawa , , 5–3 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 13,427 , , 16–3–0, , 32 , , , - , 20 , , November 25 , , Ottawa , , 6–2 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 15,564 , , 17–3–0 , , 35 , , , - , 21 , , November 26 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,691 , , 18–3–0 , , 36 , , , - , 22 , , November 29 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,858 , , 19–3–0 , , 38 , , , - , - , 23 , , December 1 , , Ottawa , , 0–3 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 15,639 , , 19–4–0 , , 38 , , , - , 24 , , December 2 , ,

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, , 1–5 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,671 , , 20–4–0 , , 40 , , , - , 25 , , December 5 , , Ottawa , , 6–3 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 10,883 , , 21–4–0 , , 42 , , , - , 26 , , December 9 , , Ottawa , , 2–3 , ,

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, , SO , , Hasek , , 18,630 , , 21–4–1 , , 44 , , , - , 27 , , December 10 , , Ottawa , , 1–2 , ,

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, , OT , , Emery , , 19,289 , , 21–4–2 , , 44 , , , - , 28 , , December 12 , , Ottawa , , 6–2 , ,

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, , , , Hasek , , 18,007 , , 22–4–2 , , 46 , , , - , 29 , , December 15 , ,

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, , 2–0 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,598 , , 22–5–2 , , 46 , , , - , 30 , , December 17 , ,

, , 2–8 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,935, , 23–5–2 , , 48 , , , - , 31 , , December 20 , , Ottawa , , 3–4 , ,

, , SO , , Hasek , , 21,273 , , 23–5–3 , , 49 , , , - , 32 , , December 22 , , Ottawa , , 3–4 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 19,817 , , 23–6–3, , 49 , , , - , 33 , , December 23 , , Ottawa , , 4–2 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 11,425, , 24–6–3 , , 51 , , , - , 34 , , December 26 , ,

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, , 2–6 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek, , 19,806 , , 25–6–3 , , 53 , , , - , 35 , , December 28 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 20,050 , , 26–6–3 , , 55 , , , - , 36 , , December 30 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,055 , , 27–6–3 , , 57 , , , - , - , 37 , , January 2 , , Ottawa , , 3–8 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 12,536 , , 27–7–3 , , 57 , , , - , 38 , , January 4 , , Ottawa , , 3–1 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 10,047 , , 28–7–3 , , 59 , , , - , 39 , , January 5 , , Ottawa , , 2–4 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 15,481 , , 28–8–3 , , 59 , , , - , 40 , , January 7 , , Ottawa , , 1–4 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 21,273 , , 28–9–3 , , 59 , , , - , 41 , , January 10 , ,

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, , 2–7 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,773 , , 29–9–3 , , 61 , , , - , 42 , , January 12 , ,

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, , 2–0 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,538 , , 29–10–3 , , 61 , , , - , 43 , , January 14 , , Ottawa , , 5–3 , ,

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, , , , Hasek , , 16,839 , , 30–10–3 , , 63 , , , - , 44 , , January 16 , , Ottawa , , 6–1 , ,

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, , , , Hasek , , 18,568 , , 31–10–3, , 65 , , , - , 45 , , January 19 , ,

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, , 4–3 , , Ottawa , , SO , , Hasek , , 19,387 , , 31–10–4 , , 66 , , , - , 46 , , January 21 , ,

, , 0–7 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 20,093 , , 32–10–4 , , 68 , , , - , 47 , , January 23 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,865 , , 33–10–4 , , 70 , , , - , 48 , , January 26 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,908 , , 34–10–4 , , 72 , , , - , 49 , , January 30 , ,

, , 5–0 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,551 , , 34–11–4 , , 72 , , , - , - , 50 , , February 1 , , Ottawa , , 3–5 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 10,142 , , 34–12–4 , , 72 , , , - , 51 , , February 2 , , Ottawa , , 7–2 , ,

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, , , , Hasek , , 14,714 , , 35–12–4 , , 74 , , , - , 52 , , February 4 , , Ottawa , , 1–2 , ,

, , SO , , Hasek , , 17,451 , , 35–12–5 , , 75 , , , - , 53 , , February 6 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,877 , , 36–12–5 , , 77 , , , - , 54 , , February 8 , , Ottawa , , 1–5 , ,

, , , , Hasek , , 18,200 , , 36–13–5 , , 77 , , , - , 55 , , February 9 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,604 , , 36–14–5 , , 77 , , , - , 56 , , February 11 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Ottawa , , , , Hasek , , 19,834 , , 37–14–5 , , 79 , , , - , - , 57 , , March 1 , , Ottawa , , 4–3 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 14,026 , , 38–14–5 , , 81 , , , - , 58 , , March 2 , ,

, , 1–7 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,346 , , 39–14–5 , , 83 , , , - , 59 , , March 4 , , Ottawa , , 4–2 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 19,486 , , 40–14–5 , , 85 , , , - , 60 , , March 6 , , Ottawa , , 4–0 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 19,855 , , 41–14–5 , , 87 , , , - , 61 , , March 8 , , Ottawa , , 2–6 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 15,196 , , 41–15–5 , , 87 , , , - , 62 , , March 10 , , Ottawa , , 3–1 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 15,057 , , 42–15–5 , , 89 , , , - , 63 , , March 12 , , Ottawa , , 5–2 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 15,740 , , 43–15–5 , , 91 , , , - , 64 , , March 14 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,810 , , 44–15–5 , , 93 , , , - , 65 , , March 16 , , Ottawa , , 2–3 , ,

, , SO , , Emery , , 15,066 , , 44–15–6 , , 94 , , , - , 66 , , March 18 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,947 , , 45–15–6 , , 96 , , , - , 67 , , March 19 , , Ottawa , , 4–0 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 14,681 , , 46–15–6 , , 98 , , , - , 68 , , March 21 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,360 , , 47–15–6 , , 100 , , , - , 69 , , March 24 , , Ottawa , , 3–1 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 18,690 , , 48–15–6 , , 102 , , , - , 70 , , March 25 , , Ottawa , , 3–6 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 19,869 , , 48–16–6 , , 103 , , , - , 71 , , March 28 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Ottawa , , SO , , Emery , , 18,668 , , 48–16–7 , , 103 , , , - , 72 , , March 30 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 18,710 , , 49–16–7 , , 105 , , , - , - , 73 , , April 1 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,403 , , 49–17–7 , , 105 , , , - , 74 , , April 3 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 18,742 , , 50–17–7 , , 107 , , , - , 75 , , April 5 , , Ottawa , , 4–5 , ,

, , OT , , Emery , , 17,622 , , 50–17–8 , , 108 , , , - , 76 , , April 6 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,929 , , 50–18–8 , , 108 , , , - , 77 , , April 8 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,575 , , 50–19–8 , , 108 , , , - , 78 , , April 10 , , Ottawa , , 2–3 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 21,273 , , 50–20–8 , , 108 , , , - , 79 , , April 11 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Ottawa , , OT , ,

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, , 18,279 , , 51–20–8 , , 110 , , , - , 80 , , April 13 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Ottawa , , OT , , Morrison , , 19,173 , , 51–20–9, , 111 , , , - , 81 , , April 15 , , Ottawa , , 1–5 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 19,410 , , 51–21–9 , , 111 , , , - , 82 , , April 18 , , Ottawa , , 5–1 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 18,200 , , 52–21–9, , 113 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - , 1 , , April 21 , ,

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, , 1–4 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,660 , , Senators lead 1–0 , , , - , 2 , , April 23 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–3 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,745 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - , 3 , , April 25 , , Ottawa , , 8–4 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Emery , , 20,815 , , Senators lead 2–1 , , , - , 4 , , April 27 , , Ottawa , , 5–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Emery , , 20,682 , , Senators lead 3–1 , , , - , 5 , , April 29 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–3 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,004 , , Senators win 4–1 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 5 , , Buffalo , , 7–6 , , Ottawa , , OT , , Emery , , 19,544 , , Sabres lead 1–0 , , , - , 2 , , May 8 , , Buffalo , , 2–1 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,816 , , Sabres lead 2–0 , , , - , 3 , , May 10 , , Ottawa , , 2–3 , , Buffalo , , OT , , Emery , , 18,690 , , Sabres lead 3–0 , , , - , 4 , , May 11 , , Ottawa , , 2–1 , , Buffalo , , , , Emery , , 18,690 , , Sabres lead 3–1 , , , - , 5 , , May 13 , , Buffalo , , 3–2 , , Ottawa , , OT , , Emery , , 20,024 , , Sabres win 4–1 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D = Defence; G =

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; LW = Left wing; RW =

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'' * '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.'' * '' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.''

Goaltending

* '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.''

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the

2004–05 NHL season The 2004–05 NHL season would have been the National Hockey League's 88th season of play. The entire 1,230-game schedule, that was set to begin in October, was officially canceled on February 16, 2005, due to an unresolved lockout that began ...

was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the

2006 Stanley Cup Finals The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2005–06 season, and the culmination of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The first Stanley Cup Finals since 2004 after a lockout canceled the entirety ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

, Ontario.

Farm teams

Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sens w ...

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Charlotte Checkers The Charlotte Checkers are a professional ice hockey team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the American Hockey League (AHL), and are the top minor league affiliate of the ...

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ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

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2000s in Ottawa 2005 in sports in Ontario 2006 in sports in Ontario

Off-season

Regular season

Highlights

Season standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

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Signings

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

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