{"id":147962,"date":"2025-09-16T18:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/147962\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:13:08","slug":"ottawa-senators-announce-52-player-2025-26-training-camp-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/147962\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Senators announce 52-player 2025-26 training camp roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2013 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawasenators.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> announced today the 52-player roster for the club\u2019s 2025-26 training camp which will be held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadiantirecentre.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Tire Centre<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sensplex.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bell Sensplex<\/a> starting on Wednesday, September 17. The training camp lineup is made up of five (5) goaltenders, seventeen (17) defencemen and thirty (30) forwards.<\/p>\n<p>Media representatives are invited to a press conference involving president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staios and head coach Travis Green. This press conference will take place at the Canadian Tire Centre media centre on Wednesday, September 17 at 2 P.M.<\/p>\n<p>Players, who report for medicals and physical fitness testing on Wednesday morning, will commence formal on-ice practices on Thursday. The first media availability with the players will take place following Thursday\u2019s practice sessions. Fans will have their first opportunity to see the Senators in action on Sunday, September 21, when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the lone preseason game of the season at Canadian Tire Centre. The popular Fan Fest will take place at the plaza outside Gate 1 earlier that day.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025-26 Senators training camp roster features thirteen (13) former first-round draft picks and twenty-two (22) players who were Ottawa selections in NHL drafts. Eighteen (18) players were signed as free agents and eleven (11) players were obtained in trades.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four (24) of the camp\u2019s players appeared in at least one game with the Senators during the 2024-25 season while eight (8) players dressed for other NHL clubs.<\/p>\n<p>2024-25 Senators training camp roster<\/p>\n<p>Five (5) goaltenders, 2024-25 team(s): Leevi Merilainen (Belleville \u2013 AHL, Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Jackson Parsons (Kitchener \u2013 OHL), Hunter Shepard (Hershey \u2013 AHL, Washington &#8211; NHL), Mads Sogaard (Belleville \u2013 AHL, Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Linus Ullmark (Ottawa \u2013 NHL).<\/p>\n<p>Seventeen (17) defencemen, 2024-25 team(s): Matthew Andonovski (Kitchener &#8211; OHL), Thomas Chabot (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Cameron Crotty (Iowa &#8211; AHL, Minnesota &#8211; NHL), Jorian Donovan (Belleville \u2013 AHL), Gabriel Eliasson (Barrie &#8211; OHL), Tomas Hamara (Brantford &#8211; OHL), Nick Jensen (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Tyler Kleven (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Nikolas Matinpalo (Belleville &#8211; AHL, Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Jake Sanderson (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Donovan Sebrango (Belleville &#8211; AHL, Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Jordan Spence (Los Angeles &#8211; NHL), Lassi Thomson (Malm\u00f6 &#8211; SHL), Djibril Toure (Orlando &#8211; ECHL, Belleville &#8211; AHL), Eerik Wallenius (HPK U20 &#8211; SM-sarja, HPK &#8211; Liiga), Carter Yakemchuk (Calgary &#8211; WHL), Artem Zub (Ottawa &#8211; NHL).<\/p>\n<p>Thirty (30) forwards, 2024-25 team(s): Michael Amadio (Ottawa \u2013 NHL), Drake Batherson (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Wyatt Bongiovanni (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Tyler Boucher (Belleville &#8211; AHL),  Xavier Bourgault (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Jake Chiasson (Orlando &#8211; ECHL, Belleville AHL), Nick Cousins (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Dylan Cozens (Buffalo &#8211; NHL, Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Philippe Daoust (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Lars Eller (Pittsburgh &#8211; NHL, Washington &#8211; NHL), Lucas Ellinas (Kitchener &#8211; OHL), Claude Giroux (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Ridly Greig (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Stephen Halliday (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Hayden Hodgson (Belleville &#8211; AHL, Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Landen Hookey (Owen Sound &#8211; OHL), Jan Jenik (Belleville &#8211; AHL, Ottawa NHL), Arthur Kaliyev (Ontario &#8211; AHL, New York Rangers &#8211; NHL), Olle Lycksell (Lehigh Valley &#8211; AHL, Philadelphia &#8211; NHL), Zack MacEwen (Belleville &#8211; AHL, Ottawa NHL), David Perron (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Oskar Pettersson (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Garrett Pilon (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Shane Pinto (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Jamieson Rees (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Tim St\u00fctzle (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa &#8211; NHL), Blake Vanek (Stillwater High &#8211; USHS-MN, Chicago &#8211; USHL), Keean Washkurak (Belleville &#8211; AHL), Fabian Zetterlund (San Jose &#8211; NHL, Ottawa &#8211; NHL).<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Senators website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawasenators.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ottawasenators.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Engage with the Senators on X: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/senators\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Senators<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like the Senators on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ottawasenators\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/ottawasenators<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow the Senators on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/senators\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">senators<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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