OTTAWA SENATORS 2021 NHL Draft Friday, July 23, and Saturday, July 24 Canadian Tire Centre – Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa Senators personnel at the NHL Draft Pierre Dorion ............ General manager Trent Mann ...................... Chief amateur scout Peter MacTavish ...... Assistant general manager Mikko Ruutu .................... Chief European scout (virtually) Pierre McGuire ......... Senior vice president, player development Jim Clark ......................... Chief professional scout D. J. Smith ............... Head coach Dan Boeser ..................... Amateur scout (virtually) Shean Donovan ....... Player development coach Don Boyd ........................ Amateur scout Jesse Winchester .... Player development coach Christian De Blois ............ Amateur scout Allison Vaughan ....... Manager, hockey administration George Fargher ............... Amateur scout Tim Pattyson ............ Director, hockey operations Kyle Flanagan ................. Amateur scout (virtually) Sean McCauley ....... Manager, hockey operations Bob Janecyk .................... Amateur scout (virtually) Jordan Silmser ......... Director, team services Todd Stirling .................... Amateur scout (virtually) Chris Moore ............. Director, communications Bobby Strumm ............... Amateur scout (virtually) Brett Varey ............... Coordinator, communications Anders Östberg ............... European scout (virtually) Ottawa Senators’ selections in the 2021 NHL Draft Round Overall Notes 1 10 The Senators have yet to select with the 10th pick of an NHL Draft in team history. 2 39 The Senators acquired this selection as part of a package that also saw the team receive (from San Jose) defenceman Dylan DeMelo, forward Chris Tierney, forward prospect Rudolfs Balcers, the signing rights to forward prospect Josh Norris, a second-round pick in 2019 (that originated with Florida and that was later traded by Ottawa to Carolina – the Hurricanes selected forward Jamieson Rees) and a first-round pick in 2020 (Tim Stützle) from the Sharks in exchange for defenceman Erik Karlsson and forward prospect Francis Perron on Sept. 13, 2018. The Senators drafted forward Jakob Silfverberg with the 39th selection in 2009. 2 42 The Senators drafted defenceman Patrick Wiercioch with the 42nd selection in 2008 and forward Jonathan Dahlén with the 42nd selection in 2016. 3 74 The Senators drafted defenceman Julien Vauclair with the 74th selection in 1998. 4 No pick The Senators’ original fourth-round pick (106th overall) belongs to the N.Y. Rangers after it was acquired by New York on Oct. 7, 2019. The transaction saw the Senators acquire forward Vladislav Namestnikov in exchange for defenceman Nick Ebert and this pick. 5 No pick The Senators’ original fifth-round pick (138th overall) belongs to Detroit after it was acquired by the Red Wings from Montreal on April 11, 2021. The pick was originally traded by the Senators to the Canadiens in a transaction that saw Ottawa acquire defenceman Mike Reilly in exchange for forward prospect Andrew Sturtz and this pick on Jan. 2, 2020. 6 170 The Senators have yet to select with the 170th pick of an NHL Draft in team history. 7 202 The Senators have yet to select with the 202nd pick of an NHL Draft in team history. OTTAWA SENATORS 2021 NHL Draft Ottawa Senators draft notes Draft summary: The Senators have drafted a total of 235 players since 1992. The team has not had a first-round selection on two occasions (2010 and 2014). Ottawa traded its first-round pick (16th overall) in 2010 to St. Louis in exchange for David Rundblad. On Dec. 17, 2011, the Senators traded Rundblad and their second-round selection in 2012 to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Kyle Turris. The Senators traded their first-round pick in 2014 to the Anaheim Ducks (along with Stefan Noesen and Jakob Silfverberg) in exchange for Bobby Ryan on July 5, 2013. The team traded its first-round pick in 2019 to the Colorado Avalanche (along with Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, Turris and the team’s third-round pick in 2019) in exchange for Matt Duchene on Nov. 5, 2017. The Senators recouped a 2019 first- round selection (from the Columbus Blue Jackets) as part of a trade package which included Duchene on Feb. 22, 2019. Position breakdown: Ottawa’s 235 picks are composed of 24 goaltenders, 82 defencemen, 48 centres, 44 left wingers and 37 right wingers. In the Senators organization: As of July 16, thirty-six (36) of the Senators all-time draft picks remain within the organization as either a prospect, reserve list or roster player. The Senators yesterday and today: Four hundred and five (405) players have played at least one game for Ottawa since the 1992-93 season, 95 of which were drafted by the Senators – nine goaltenders, 28 defencemen, 26 centres, 15 left wingers and 17 right wingers. First class: Twenty-five (25) of Ottawa’s 34 first-round selections have played for the Senators, including current organizational roster players Jacob Bernard-Docker (2018), Logan Brown (2016), Thomas Chabot (2015), Tim Stützle (2020), Brady Tkachuk (2018) and Colin White (2015) while five others have played with other NHL teams; Bryan Berard (1995 – NYI, TOR, NYR, BOS, CHI and CBJ), Mathieu Chouinard (1998 – LA), Tim Gleason (2001 – LA, CAR and TOR), Jakub Klepis (2002 – WSH) and Stefan Noesen (2011 – ANA, NJ, PIT, SJ, TOR). The Senators have selected first-overall on three occasions: Alexandre Daigle (1993), Berard (1995) and Chris Phillips (1996). Draft picks and NHL experience: A total of 112 (which includes Chouinard twice) drafted players (13 goaltenders, 34 defencemen, 29 centres, 16 left wingers and 20 right wingers) selected by the Senators since 1992 have played at least one game in the NHL. Thirty-nine (39) of the Senators’ picks have only played for Ottawa. Fifty-six (56) draft picks have played for both Ottawa and another NHL team(s). Seventeen (17) picks have played in the NHL but not for Ottawa. NHL experience per round: Ottawa’s first-, second-, third- and fourth-round picks have produced the most NHL players for the club: 1st-round – 30* NHLers; 2nd – 18*; 3rd – 13; 4th – 17; 5th – 9; 6th – 7; 7th – 7; 8th – 2; 9th – 7; 10th – 0; 11th – 2. *Chouinard was drafted twice by Ottawa – in the first (1998) and second (2000) rounds. Picked to play in the NHL: Sixteen (16) draft picks have played at least one NHL game in the season immediately following their respective draft year. Tomas Jelinek (1992) was the first. Other players include: Radek Hamr (1992), Alexandre Daigle (1993), Pavol Demitra (1993), Radek Bonk (1994), Stan Neckar (1994), Andreas Dackell (1996), Marian Hossa (1997), Magnus Arvedsson (1997), Toni Dahlman (2001), Zack Smith (2008), Jared Cowen (2009), Mika Zibanejad (2011), Alex Formenton (2017), Brady Tkachuk (2018) and Tim Stützle (2020). Jelinek, Ottawa’s second last pick of the 1992 draft in the 11th round, dressed for the Senators’ return to the NHL on Oct. 8, 1992 -- a 5-3 home win over Montreal. Time for development: While 128 draft picks have never played in the NHL, or have yet to dress, three players have taken six years to reach the Senators and the NHL, six players took five seasons and an additional eight players required four years. Roman Wick (2004), Eric Gryba (2006) and Chris Wideman (2009) took six years from their respective drafts to play an NHL game with Ottawa. Julien Vauclair (1998), Colin Greening (2005), Fredrik Claesson (2011), Ryan Dzingel (2011), Max McCormick (2011) and Marcus Hogberg (2013) required five years from their respective drafts to reach the NHL. The four-year players include: Josh Langfeld (1997), Chris Kelly (1999), Brandon Bochenski (2001), Alexei Kaigorodov (2002), Brian Elliott (2003), Peter Regin (2004), Erik Condra (2006) and Derek Grant (2008). Diamonds in the rough: The Senators have seen seven players selected in the now defunct ninth-round go on to play in the NHL. There were also two players who were selected in the 11th-round who later played for Ottawa (Tomas Jelinek and Antti Tormanen). Some notable late round picks by the Senators include: Daniel Alfredsson (1994, 6th-round, 133rd overall), Erik Condra (2006, 7th-round, 211th overall), Andreas Dackell (1996, 6th-round, 136th overall), Pavol Demitra (1993, 9th-round, 227th overall), Ryan Dzingel (2011, 7th-round, 204th overall), Brian Elliott (2003, 9th-round, 291st overall), Colin Greening (2005, 7th-round, 204th overall), Brooks Laich (2001, 6th-round, 193rd overall), Chris Neil (1998, 6th-round, 161st overall), Martin Prusek (1999, 6th-round, 164th overall), Karel Rachunek (1997, 9th-round, 229th overall), Sami Salo (1996, 9th-round, 239th overall) and Mark Stone (2010, 6th-round, 178th overall). Elliott’s NHL debut on Oct. 10, 2007, saw him become the lowest drafted player to ever play for the Senators. OTTAWA SENATORS 2021 NHL Draft 1995 the lone empty draft: The only year which none of the Senators draft picks ultimately played at least one game for Ottawa is 1995, but four of the team’s nine draftees that year did play in the NHL. Ottawa’s first overall pick in 1995, Bryan Berard, was traded in a transaction that included the return of the second overall pick, Wade Redden, from the N.Y. Islanders, on Jan. 23, 1996. Redden went on to play 838 games for the Senators, which ranks fourth in franchise history. Stanley Cup winners: Four Senators draft picks have won the Stanley Cup. Stan Neckar (29th, 1994) won with Tampa Bay in 2004, Marian Hossa (12th, 1997) won with Chicago in 2010, 2013 and 2015, Chris Kelly (94th, 1999) won with Boston in 2011 and Antoine Vermette (55th, 2000) won with Chicago in 2015. While he is not recognized as a Stanley Cup winner, Fredrik Claesson (126th, 2011) was a member of the Lightning’s taxi squad when Tampa Bay won in 2021. Senators acquired or traded on draft day(s): Players acquired (11): Sean Hill (1994), Shawn McEachern (1996), Shane Hnidy (2000), Zdeno Chara (2001), Bill Muckalt (2001), Josef Boumedienne (2002), Shawn Weller (2004), David Rundblad (2010), Nikita Filatov (2011), Travis Ewanyk (2015) and Matt Murray (2020).