The Ottawa Senators have set their 2026-27 training camp roster at 57 players, with camp opening Wednesday, September 16 at Canadian Tire Centre and Bell Sensplex.
The group breaks down into seven goaltenders, 18 defencemen and 32 forwards. Players are scheduled to report for medicals Wednesday morning before formal on-ice practices begin Thursday. The first media availability with players will come after Thursday’s practice sessions, and Fan Fest is set for Saturday, September 19 at Canadian Tire Centre.
This camp roster is loaded with familiar names and a heavy dose of organizational depth. Thirteen players are former first-round draft picks, while 27 were originally drafted by Ottawa. The Senators also brought in 14 players as free agents, acquired 12 in trades, and have two players attending on professional tryouts and two on amateur tryouts.
There is also plenty of recent NHL experience in the mix. Twenty-five players on the roster appeared in at least one game for Ottawa during the 2025-26 season, and six others dressed for different NHL clubs. Of the 29 players who were invited to the recent rookie camp and tournament, 20 earned training camp invitations.
In goal, the Senators will have Lucas Beckman, Samuel Ersson, Leevi Meriläinen, Jackson Parsons, Kevin Reidler, Linus Ullmark and Vadim Zherenko. The blue line includes Thomas Chabot, Tyler Kleven, Nikolas Matinpalo, Jake Sanderson, Jordan Spence, Artem Zub and Carter Yakemchuk, along with a deep supporting cast that also features Samuel Bolduc, Cameron Crotty, Jorian Donovan, Gabriel Eliasson, Tomas Hamara, Scott Harrington, Christian Kyrou, Harris Pangretitsch, Hoyt Stanley and Djibril Toure.
Up front, Ottawa’s roster runs from established NHL names like Drake Batherson, Claude Giroux, Ridly Greig, Shane Pinto, Tim Stützle and Fabian Zetterlund to a long list of challengers trying to make their mark. That group also includes Michael Amadio, Eskild Bakke Olsen, Samuel Blais, Tyler Boucher, Xavier Bourgault, Louis-Felix Bourque, Andre Burakovsky, Nick Cousins, Jaxon Cover, Dylan Cozens, Philippe Daoust, William Eklund, Lucas Ellinas, Warren Foegele, Stephen Halliday, Kasper Halttunen, Hayden Hodgson, Landen Hookey, Kurtis MacDermid, Blake Montgomery, Luke Mistelbacher, Adam Nemec, Oskar Pettersson, Ryan Suzuki, Philip Tomasino and Blake Vanek.
The Senators’ camp roster gives them a wide-ranging look at returning players, recent additions and younger prospects as the team gets ready to open its on-ice work later this week.
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