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1993–94 Ottawa Senators season

The 1993–94 Ottawa Senators season was the National Hockey League (NHL) club's second season. It was an improvement by the club, as they finished with 13 more points than in the 1992–93 expansion season, as the club ended the season with a 14–61–9 record for 37 points. Even so, they had the worst record in hockey for the second consecutive year.

1993–94 Ottawa Senators
Division7th Northeast
Conference14th Eastern
1993–94 record14–61–9
Home record8–30–4
Road record6–31–5
Goals for201
Goals against397
Team information
General managerRandy Sexton
CoachRick Bowness
CaptainMark Lamb (Oct–Mar)
Brad Shaw (Oct–Mar)
Gord Dineen (Mar–Apr)
Alternate captainsNorm MacIver
ArenaOttawa Civic Centre
Average attendance10,396 (426,320 total)
Minor league affiliate(s)Prince Edward Island Senators
Thunder Bay Senators
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Yashin (30)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (49)
PointsAlexei Yashin (79)
Penalty minutesDennis Vial (214)
Plus/minusTroy Murray (1)
WinsCraig Billington (11)
Goals against averageDarrin Madeley (4.36)

Off-season

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On April 15, 1993, one day after the end of the 1992–93 season, general manager Mel Bridgman was fired. Randy Sexton became the general manager. Sexton would select Alexandre Daigle first overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. On May 12, head coach Rick Bowness' contract was extended by three years.[1]

On August 17, 1993, the Bruce Firestone era ended. Firestone sells his shares to Rod Bryden and resigned as chairman and governor of the Senators.[1]

Draft picks

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Ottawa's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 1 Alexandre Daigle   Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
2 27 Radim Bicanek   Czech Republic Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)
3 53 Patrick Charbonneau   Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 91 Cosmo DuPaul   Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6 131 Rick Bodkin   Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 157 Sergei Polischuk   Russia Krylja Sovetov (Russia)
8 183 Jason Disher   Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
9 209 Toby Kvalevog   United States University of North Dakota (NCAA)
9 227 Pavol Demitra   Slovakia Dukla Trencin (Czech.)
10 235 Rick Schuhwerk   United States Hingham High School (US HS)
S 1 Eric Flinton   Canada University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)

Transactions

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May 1993

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May 7 Acquired the rights of Robert Burakovsky from the New York Rangers for future considerations (11th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft - (Pavel Komarov)).
May 27 Signed free agent Greg Pankewicz from the New Haven Senators of the AHL.

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June 1993

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June 20 Acquired Craig Billington, Troy Mallette and a 4th round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft - (Cosmo Dupaul) from the New Jersey Devils for Peter Sidorkiewicz, Mike Peluso and a 5th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Nils Ekman).
June 24 Lost Marc Labelle to the Florida Panthers and Mark Ferner to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft.
June 25 Signed free agent Hank Lammens from the Canadian National Team.
Selected Dennis Vial from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Phase II of the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft.
June 26 Signed Alexandre Daigle to a 5-year, $12.25 million (CAD) contract.
June 30 Signed free agent Bill Huard from the Boston Bruins. Acquired the rights to Jeff Finley from the New York Islanders for Chris Luongo.

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July 1993

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July 30 Lost free agent Jeff Finley to the Philadelphia Flyers. Lost unrestricted free agent Shawn McCosh to the New York Rangers.

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August 1993

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August 2 Lost free agent Rob Murphy to the Los Angeles Kings.
August 10 Lost free agent Jody Hull to the Florida Panthers and Mark Freer to the Calgary Flames.
August 12 Signed free agent Vladimír Růžička from the Boston Bruins to a 1-year, $425,000 (CAD) contract.
August 13 Signed free agent Jarmo Kekäläinen from Tappara of SM-I to a 1-year, $200,000 (CAD) contract.
August 18 Lost free agent Jamie Baker to the San Jose Sharks.
August 24 Signed free agent Graeme Townshend from the New York Islanders to a 1-year contract.

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September 1993

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September 15 Acquired Brian Glynn from the Edmonton Oilers for an 8th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Rob Guinn)

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Regular season

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  Northeast Division Teams

The Senators finished last in wins (14), losses (61) and points (37), goals for (201), goals against (397), even-strength goals against (273), power-play goals against (110), penalty-kill percentage (73.30%) and shutouts for (0).[7][8]

Alexei Yashin, the Senators first pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, had a very promising rookie season, setting franchise records with 30 goals, 49 assists, and 79 points. Alexandre Daigle, whom the Senators drafted with the first overall pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, also had a very solid rookie season, recording 20 goals, 31 assists and 51 points to finish second to Yashin in team scoring.

Midway through the season, the Senators traded Bob Kudelski, who was having the best season on the team, registering 41 points (26 goals and 15 assists) in 42 games, to the Florida Panthers for Evgeny Davydov and Scott Levins. The trade hurt the Senators as Davydov struggled with the team, while Levins production also dropped after the deal.

Craig Billington played the majority of games in the Senators net, as he was acquired from the New Jersey Devils in a deal that sent Peter Sidorkiewicz to New Jersey, and Billington set the team record for wins in a season with 11.

Final standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 84 44 27 13 299 285 101
2 4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97
3 5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96
4 6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95
5 11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76
6 13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63
7 14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[10]
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers * 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins * 84 44 27 13 299 285 101
3 New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97
5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96
6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95
7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76
12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71
13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63
14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1 T October 6, 1993 5–5 OT Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 0–0–1 10,525
2 L October 9, 1993 5–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 0–1–1 12,132
3 L October 14, 1993 4–5 @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 0–2–1 13,906
4 L October 16, 1993 1–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 0–3–1 18,238
5 L October 21, 1993 5–6 OT Dallas Stars (1993–94) 0–4–1 10,078
6 T October 23, 1993 5–5 OT @ New York Islanders (1993–94) 0–4–2 9,423
7 W October 25, 1993 4–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 1–4–2 10,206
8 L October 27, 1993 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 1–5–2 10,547
9 L October 28, 1993 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 1–6–2 12,637
10 W October 30, 1993 5–4 OT @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 2–6–2 16,211
11 W November 3, 1993 7–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 3–6–2 11,382
12 W November 5, 1993 7–6 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 4–6–2 12,652
13 L November 10, 1993 3–4 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 4–7–2 7,232
14 L November 11, 1993 4–5 Florida Panthers (1993–94) 4–8–2 10,227
15 W November 13, 1993 3–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 5–8–2 16,903
16 L November 15, 1993 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 5–9–2 10,575
17 L November 17, 1993 1–8 New York Islanders (1993–94) 5–10–2 10,132
18 L November 18, 1993 2–5 New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 5–11–2 10,122
19 L November 22, 1993 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 5–12–2 10,155
20 L November 24, 1993 1–7 New York Rangers (1993–94) 5–13–2 10,411
21 L November 26, 1993 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 5–14–2 14,648
22 T November 27, 1993 2–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 5–14–3 17,537
23 L November 29, 1993 2–4 Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 5–15–3 10,075
24 W December 1, 1993 6–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 6–15–3 16,242
25 L December 3, 1993 1–8 @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 6–16–3 19,875
26 L December 4, 1993 1–6 Washington Capitals (1993–94) 6–17–3 10,435
27 L December 6, 1993 1–6 Calgary Flames (1993–94) 6–18–3 10,338
28 L December 8, 1993 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 6–19–3 10,111
29 L December 9, 1993 1–6 @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 6–20–3 14,058
30 L December 11, 1993 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 6–21–3 14,707
31 W December 13, 1993 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 7–21–3 10,575
32 L December 15, 1993 3–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 7–22–3 16,155
33 L December 17, 1993 2–11 @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) 7–23–3 15,189
34 L December 19, 1993 3–6 @ New York Rangers (1993–94) 7–24–3 17,935
35 W December 21, 1993 2–1 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 8–24–3 10,503
36 L December 23, 1993 1–2 Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 8–25–3 10,357
37 L December 26, 1993 2–3 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 8–26–3 10,825
38 L December 27, 1993 3–5 Boston Bruins (1993–94) 8–27–3 10,575
39 L December 30, 1993 0–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 8–28–3 10,504
40 L January 1, 1994 1–7 New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 8–29–3 10,317
41 L January 3, 1994 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 8–30–3 10,474
42 L January 5, 1994 2–7 Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 8–31–3 10,288
43 L January 6, 1994 3–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 8–32–3 15,728
44 L January 8, 1994 2–3 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 8–33–3 10,378
45 T January 10, 1994 3–3 OT New York Islanders (1993–94) 8–33–4 10,275
46 L January 11, 1994 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 8–34–4 17,212
47 T January 14, 1994 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 8–34–5 14,458
48 L January 15, 1994 0–10 @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 8–35–5 19,366
49 W January 18, 1994 4–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 9–35–5 10,410
50 L January 25, 1994 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 9–36–5 15,121
51 T January 27, 1994 1–1 OT Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 9–36–6 10,137
52 T January 29, 1994 3–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 9–36–7 18,041
53 L January 31, 1994 0–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 9–37–7 10,534
54 L February 2, 1994 1–4 Florida Panthers (1993–94) 9–38–7 10,186
55 L February 4, 1994 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 9–39–7 12,861
56 L February 5, 1994 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 9–40–7 10,575
57 T February 8, 1994 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 9–40–8 10,509
58 L February 10, 1994 2–6 Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 9–41–8 10,295
59 L February 12, 1994 3–4 OT New York Rangers (1993–94) 9–42–8 10,575
60 L February 18, 1994 0–3 @ New York Rangers (1993–94) 9–43–8 18,200
61 L February 19, 1994 0–4 @ New York Islanders (1993–94) 9–44–8 10,623
62 W February 24, 1994 6–4 San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 10–44–8 10,403
63 L February 26, 1994 1–11 St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 10–45–8 10,575
64 L February 28, 1994 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 10–46–8 10,575
65 L March 2, 1994 2–7 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 10–47–8 10,404
66 L March 4, 1994 1–6 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 10–48–8 6,388
67 L March 5, 1994 1–6 @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 10–49–8 14,135
68 L March 8, 1994 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 10–50–8 14,584
69 L March 10, 1994 2–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 10–51–8 17,000
70 L March 13, 1994 1–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 10–52–8 17,174
71 L March 15, 1994 0–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 10–53–8 16,005
72 W March 17, 1994 2–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 11–53–8 17,190
73 L March 20, 1994 2–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 11–54–8 14,135
74 W March 23, 1994 5–4 Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 12–54–8 10,575
75 L March 24, 1994 1–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 12–55–8 16,058
76 L March 28, 1994 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 12–56–8 16,643
77 W March 30, 1994 6–4 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 13–56–8 10,546
78 T April 2, 1994 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 13–56–9 14,694
79 W April 6, 1994 6–5 Washington Capitals (1993–94) 14–56–9 10,458
80 L April 7, 1994 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 14–57–9 13,942
81 L April 9, 1994 4–8 @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) 14–58–9 17,412
82 L April 11, 1994 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 14–59–9 10,575
83 L April 13, 1994 0–8 Boston Bruins (1993–94) 14–60–9 10,575
84 L April 14, 1994 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 14–61–9 13,507

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Transactions

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October 1993

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October 3 Claimed Dave McLlwain from the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1993 NHL Waiver Draft.
October 6 Claimed François Leroux from the Edmonton Oilers off waivers.

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December 1993

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December 22 Signed free agent Kevin MacDonald from the PEI Senators (AHL) to a 1-year contract.

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January 1994

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January 1 Signed free agent Herb Raglan from the Kalamazoo Wings (IHL) to a 1-year, $250,000 (CAD) contract.
January 3 Signed free agent Brad Lauer from the Las Vegas Thunder (IHL) to a 1-year contract.
January 6 Acquired Scott Levins, Evgeny Davydov, 6th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Mike Gaffney) and a 4th round pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft - (Kevin Bolibruck from the Florida Panthers for Bob Kudelski.
January 15 Claimed Kerry Huffman from the Quebec Nordiques off of waivers.

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February 1994

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February 5 Lost Brian Glynn off of waivers by the Vancouver Canucks.

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March 1994

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March 4 Signed free agent Derek Mayer from the Canadian National Team to a 1-year contract.
March 5 Acquired Claude Boivin and the rights to Kirk Daubenspeck from the Philadelphia Flyers for Mark Lamb.
March 11 Acquired Troy Murray and an 11th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Antti Tormanen) from the Chicago Blackhawks for an 11th round pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft - (Rob Mara).
March 21 Acquired Phil Bourque from the New York Rangers for future considerations.
Acquired Steve Konroyd from the Detroit Red Wings for Daniel Berthiaume.

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Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Alexei Yashin C 83 30 49 79 22 −49 11 2 3
Alexandre Daigle C 84 20 31 51 40 −45 4 0 2
Dave McLlwain C/RW 66 17 26 43 48 −40 1 1 1
Bob Kudelski RW 42 26 15 41 14 −25 12 0 1
Mark Lamb C 66 11 18 29 56 −41 4 1 1
Sylvain Turgeon LW 47 11 15 26 52 −25 7 0 2
Troy Mallette LW 82 7 16 23 166 −33 0 0 0
Brad Shaw D 66 4 19 23 59 −41 1 0 0
Norm Maciver D 53 3 20 23 26 −26 0 0 0
Gord Dineen D 77 0 21 21 89 −52 0 0 0
Andrew McBain RW 55 11 8 19 64 −41 8 0 0
Dave Archibald C/LW 33 10 8 18 14 −7 2 0 1
Vladimir Ruzicka C 42 5 13 18 14 −21 4 0 0
Darren Rumble D 70 6 9 15 116 −50 0 0 0
Brian Glynn D 48 2 13 15 41 −15 1 0 0
Evgeny Davydov LW 40 5 7 12 38 −6 1 0 0
Kerry Huffman D 34 4 8 12 12 −30 2 1 0
Scott Levins C/RW 33 3 5 8 93 −26 2 0 0
Dan Quinn C 13 7 0 7 6 0 2 0 3
Brad Lauer LW 30 2 5 7 6 −15 0 1 0
Dennis Vial D/LW 55 2 5 7 214 −9 0 0 0
Jarmo Kekalainen LW 28 1 5 6 14 −8 0 0 0
Phil Bourque LW 11 2 3 5 0 −2 0 2 0
Robert Burakovsky RW 23 2 3 5 6 −7 0 0 0
Troy Murray C 15 2 3 5 4 1 0 1 0
Dmitri Filimonov D 30 1 4 5 18 −10 0 0 0
Bill Huard LW 63 2 2 4 162 −19 0 0 0
Derek Mayer D 17 2 2 4 8 −16 1 0 0
Hank Lammens D 27 1 2 3 22 −20 0 0 0
Darcy Loewen LW 44 0 3 3 52 −11 0 0 0
Pavol Demitra LW 12 1 1 2 4 −7 1 0 0
Steve Konroyd D 8 0 2 2 2 −4 0 0 0
Claude Boivin LW 15 1 0 1 38 −6 0 0 0
Francois Leroux D 23 0 1 1 70 −4 0 0 0
Kent Paynter D 9 0 1 1 8 −6 0 0 0
Daniel Berthiaume G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Billington G 63 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Radek Hamr D 7 0 0 0 0 −10 0 0 0
Mark LaForest G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin MacDonald D 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Darrin Madeley G 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Pankewicz RW 3 0 0 0 2 −1 0 0 0
Chad Penney LW 3 0 0 0 2 −2 0 0 0
Herb Raglan RW 29 0 0 0 52 −13 0 0 0
Andy Schneider LW 10 0 0 0 15 −6 0 0 0
Graeme Townshend RW 14 0 0 0 9 −7 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Craig Billington 3319 63 11 41 4 254 4.59 0 1801 1547 .859
Darrin Madeley 1583 32 3 18 5 115 4.36 0 868 753 .868
Daniel Berthiaume 1 1 0 0 0 2 120.00 0 2 0 .000
Mark LaForest 182 5 0 2 0 17 5.60 0 96 79 .823
Team: 5085 84 14 61 9 388 4.58 0 2767 2379 .860

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Farm teams

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See also

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References

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