List of Ottawa Senators draft picks


The complete list of players drafted by the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League at the NHL entry draft. The Senators were approved as franchise partners of the NHL in December 1990, and participated in their first entry draft in 1992. That year, the team also participated in the 1992 NHL expansion draft.

1992 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft held on June 20, 1992, at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
12Alexei YashinCentreRussia

1993 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held on June 26, 1993, at the Colisée de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec.

Transactions

  1. The Senators' fourth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on March 4, 1993 that sent the rights to Dmitri Filimonov to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  2. The New Jersey Devils' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 20, 1993 that sent Peter Sidorkiewicz, future considerations and a fifth-round pick in 1994 to New Jersey in exchange for Craig Billington, Troy Mallette and this pick.
  3. The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on March 22, 1993 that sent John McIntyre to New York in exchange for this pick.
  4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' ninth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 25, 1993 that sent Brad Miller to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  5. The Senators' eleventh-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 20, 1992 that sent an eleventh-round pick in 1992 to Ottawa in exchange for future considerations.

1994 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1994 NHL entry draft held on June 28 and 29, 1994, at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Transactions

  1. The Senators' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 1994 that sent the Washington Capitals' third-round pick in 1994 and a 1995 to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
  2. Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 1994 that sent Sean Hill and a ninth-round pick in 1994 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames.
  4. The Senators' eleventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks.

1995 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held on July 28, 1995, at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.

Transactions

  1. The Senators' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils, traded for Jaroslav Modry.
  2. The Dallas Star's fourth-round pick went to the Senators.
  3. The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Senators.
  4. The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals.
  5. The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings.
  6. The Islanders' eighth-round pick went to the Senators.
  7. The Senators' ninth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues
  8. The St. Louis Blues ninth-round pick went to the Senators.

1996 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 1996 NHL entry draft held on June 22, 1996, at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
11Chris PhillipsDefenceCanada

1997 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 1997 NHL entry draft held on June 21, 1997, at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
112Marian HossaRight wingSlovakia

1998 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 1998 NHL entry draft held on June 27, 1998, at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
115Mathieu ChouinardGoalieCanada

1999 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 1999 NHL entry draft held on June 26, 1999, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
126Martin HavlatLeft wingCzech Republic

2000 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2000 NHL entry draft held on June 24 and 25, 2000, at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
121Anton VolchenkovDefenceRussia

2001 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2001 NHL entry draft held on June 23 and 24, 2001, at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
12Jason SpezzaCentreCanada

2002 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2002 NHL entry draft held on June 22 and 23, 2002, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
116Jakub KlepisCentreCzech Republic

2003 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2003 NHL entry draft held on June 21 and 22, 2003, at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
129Patrick EavesRight wingUnited States

2004 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2004 NHL entry draft held on June 26 and 27, 2004, at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
123Andrej MeszarosDefenceSlovakia

2005 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2005 NHL entry draft held on July 30, 2005, at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
19Brian LeeDefenceUnited States

2006 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2006 NHL entry draft held on June 24, 2006, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
128Nick FolignoLeft wingUnited States

2007 Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft held on June 22 and 23, 2007, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
129Jim O'BrienCentreUnited States

2008 Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2008 NHL entry draft at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
115Erik KarlssonDefenceSweden

2009 Draft picks

The 2009 NHL entry draft was held in Montreal, Quebec, on June 26–27, 2009. Ottawa made the following picks:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
19Jared CowenDefenceCanada

2009 Draft transactions

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 4, 2009 that sent Antoine Vermette to Columbus in exchange for Pascal Leclaire and this pick.
  • The Senators' third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 20, 2008, that sent a first-round pick in 2008 to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2008 and this pick.
  • The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 25, 2008, that sent Brian McGrattan to the Phoenix Coyotes for this pick. Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on December 6, 2007, that sent Alex Auld to Boston for Nate DiCasmirro and this pick.
  • The Edmonton Oilers' seventh-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2009, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2010 to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.

2010 Draft picks

The 2010 NHL entry draft was held in Los Angeles, California, on June 25–26, 2010. Ottawa made the following picks:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
376Jakub CulekLeft wingCzech Republic

2010 Draft transactions

  1. The Senators' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 25, 2010 that sent David Rundblad to Ottawa in exchange for the pick.
  2. The Senators' second-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2010 that sent the rights to Riley Nash to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the pick. Carolina previously acquired the pick as the result of a trade on February 12, 2010 that sent Matt Cullen to Ottawa in exchange for Alexandre R. Picard and this pick.
  3. The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on September 12, 2009 that sent Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo and a second-round pick in 2010 to Ottawa in exchange for Dany Heatley and this pick. The Senators traded the Sharks' second-round pick to the Islanders for Andy Sutton.

2011 Draft picks

The 2011 NHL entry draft was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 24–25, 2011. The Senators decided to break up their team and start to rebuild. As a result of trading several veterans for draft picks, Ottawa had a total of ten draft picks. Ottawa had three in the first round after trading Mike Fisher to Nashville and trading two second-round picks to Detroit on draft day for their first-round pick. Ottawa made the following picks:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
16Mika ZibanejadCentreSwedennobr|

2012 Draft picks

The 2012 NHL entry draft was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22–23, 2012. Ottawa made the following picks:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
115Cody CeciDefenceCanada

2013 Draft picks

The 2013 NHL entry draft was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013. Ottawa made the following picks:

2012 Draft transactions

  1. The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 26, 2012, that sent Ben Bishop to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  2. The Philadelphia Flyers' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Ben Bishop to Tampa Bay in exchange for Cory Conacher and this pick. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2012 that sent Pavel Kubina to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in either 2012 or 2013 and this pick.
  3. The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 7, 2013, that sent Sergei Gonchar to Dallas in exchange for this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive a sixth-round pick in 2013 if Gonchar signs with Dallas prior to the 2013 NHL entry draft – was converted on June 8, 2013.

2014 Draft picks

The 2014 NHL entry draft was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 27–28, 2014. Ottawa made the following picks:

2014 Draft transactions

  1. The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the Anaheim Ducks as the result of a trade on July 5, 2013, that sent Bobby Ryan to Ottawa in exchange for Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen and this pick.
  2. The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
  3. The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on March 12, 2013, that sent Matt Kassian to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  4. The Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2015 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.

2015 Draft picks

The 2015 NHL entry draft was held in Sunrise, Florida on June 26–27, 2015. Ottawa made the following picks:

2015 Draft transactions

  1. The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Robin Lehner and David Legwand to Buffalo in exchange for this pick. Buffalo previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on October 27, 2013 that sent Thomas Vanek to New York in exchange for Matt Moulson, a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick. The condition – Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2014 or 2015 at New York's choice – was converted on May 22, 2014 when the Islanders elected to keep their 2014 first-round pick.
  2. The New Jersey Devils’ second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Dallas’ second-round pick in 2015 and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2015 or 2016 to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Cam Talbot and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Edmonton in exchange for Montreal's second-round pick in 2015, a seventh-round pick in 2015 and this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Ales Hemsky to Ottawa in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.
  4. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Eric Gryba to Edmonton in exchange for Travis Ewanyk and this pick.
  5. The Ottawa Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on December 18, 2014 that sent Jay Harrison to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick. Winnipeg previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2014 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.

2016 Draft picks

The 2016 NHL entry draft was held in Buffalo, New York, on June 24–25, 2016. Ottawa made the following picks:

2016 Draft transactions

  • The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as a result of trade that was made on June 25, 2016 that sent Ottawa's first-round pick and a conditional third-round pick to the Devils.
  • The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick went to the New York Islanders as part of a trade that saw Shane Prince being traded to the Islanders on February 29, 2016.

2017 Draft picks

The 2017 NHL entry draft was held in Chicago, Illinois on June 23–24, 2017. Ottawa made the following picks:

2017 Draft transactions

2018 Draft picks

The 2018 NHL entry draft was held in Dallas, Texas, on June 22–23, 2018. Ottawa made the following picks:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
14Brady TkachukLeft wingUnited Statesnobr|

2018 Draft transactions

2019 Draft picks

The 2019 NHL entry draft was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 21–22, 2019. Ottawa made the following picks:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
119
Lassi ThomsonDefence

2019 Draft transactions

  • The Senators' first-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on November 5, 2017 that sent Matt Duchene to Ottawa in exchange for Kyle Turris, Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a third-round pick in 2019 and this pick. The condition – Colorado will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Senators' first-round pick in 2018 is inside the top ten selections and the Senators decide to defer the pick to 2019 – was converted on June 22, 2018.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 22, 2019 that sent Matt Duchene and Julius Bergman to Columbus in exchange for Vitalii Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson, a conditional first-round pick in 2020 and this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2019 if the Blue Jackets' first-round pick is outside of the top three selections in the 2019 NHL entry draft – was converted when the Blue Jackets clinched a spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 5, 2019.
  • The Florida Panthers' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018 that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, a conditional first-round pick in 2021, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022 and this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive the higher of Florida or San Jose's second-round pick in 2019. – was converted on March 26, 2019 when Florida was eliminated from the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that Florida would select higher than San Jose.
  • The Senators' third-round pick went to the Colorado Avalanche as the result of a trade on November 5, 2017 that sent Matt Duchene to Ottawa in exchange for Kyle Turris, Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a conditional first-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 23, 2018 that sent Derick Brassard to Vegas in exchange for this pick.

2020 Draft picks

The 2020 NHL entry draft was held via the Internet on October 6–7, 2020. Ottawa made the following ten picks:

2020 Draft transactions

  • The San Jose Sharks' first-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018 that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional second-round pick in 2019, a conditional first-round pick in 2021, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022 and this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2020 if San Jose qualifies for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on March 19, 2019.
  • The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Jean-Gabriel Pageau to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in 2020, a conditional third-round pick in 2022 and this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive a first-round pick in 2020 if New York's first-round pick is outside the top three selections – was converted when the Islanders advanced to the First Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs on August 7, 2020.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent the Islanders' second-round pick and a third-round pick both in 2020 to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
  • The Dallas Stars' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 25, 2019 that sent Mark Stone and Tobias Lindberg to Vegas in exchange for Erik Brannstrom, Oscar Lindberg and this pick. Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2017 that sent Marc Methot to Dallas in exchange for Dylan Ferguson and this pick.
  • The Senators' third-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent a second-round pick in 2020 to Ottawa in exchange for the Islanders' second-round pick in 2020 and this pick.
  • The Winnipeg Jets' third-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020 that sent Dylan DeMelo to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
  • The Senators' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on October 2, 2020 that sent Josh Brown to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  • The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent a third-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for Buffalo's fourth-round pick in 2020 and this pick. San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent Mikkel Boedker, Julius Bergman and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Ottawa in exchange for Mike Hoffman, Cody Donaghey and this pick.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019 that sent Mike Condon and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Ryan Callahan and this pick.
  • The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019 that sent Ryan Callahan and a fifth-round pick in 2020 to Ottawa in exchange for Mike Condon and this pick.
  • The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018 that sent Mike Hoffman, Cody Donaghey and a fifth-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for Mikkel Boedker, Julius Bergman and this pick.
  • The St. Louis Blues' sixth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on November 22, 2018 that sent Chris Wideman to Edmonton in exchange for this pick. Edmonton previously acquired this pick in a trade on October 1, 2018 that sent Jakub Jerabek to St. Louis in exchange for this pick. The condition – Edmonton will receive a sixth-round pick in 2020 if Jerabek plays in less than 50 games during the 2018–19 NHL season – was converted on December 22, 2018.
  • The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent Montreal's seventh-round pick in 2021 to Montreal in exchange for this pick. Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Matthew Peca to Ottawa in exchange for Aaron Luchuk and this pick.

2021 Draft picks

The 2021 NHL entry draft was held electronically on July 23–24, 2021. Ottawa made the following picks:

Transactions

  1. The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on September 13, 2018, that sent Erik Karlsson and Francis Perron to San Jose in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a conditional second-round pick in 2019, a conditional l first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, a conditional first-round pick no later than 2022, and this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive a second-round pick in 2021 if Karlsson re-signs with the Sharks for the 2019–20 NHL season and the Sharks do not make the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals – was converted on June 17, 2019, when Karlsson re-signed with San Jose for the 2019–20 NHL season.
  2. The Senators' second-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent St. Louis' second-round pick and a fifth-round pick both in 2021 to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  3. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a second-round pick in 2021 to Los Angeles in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2021 and this pick.
  4. The Senators' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on October 7, 2019, that sent Vladislav Namestnikov to Ottawa in exchange for Nick Ebert and this pick.
  5. The Carolina Hurricanes' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent Los Angeles' fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick both in 2021 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
  6. The Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on July 23, 2021, that sent a first-round pick in 2021 to Detroit in exchange for Washington's first-round pick and the Rangers' second-round pick both in 2021 and this pick.
  7. :Detroit previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Jon Merrill to Montreal in exchange for Hayden Verbeek and this pick.
  8. :Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 2020, that sent Mike Reilly to Ottawa in exchange for Andrew Sturtz and this pick.
  9. The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2021 to Ottawa in exchange for Los Angeles' fifth-round pick in 2021 and this pick.

2022 Draft picks

The 2022 NHL entry draft was held July 7–8, 2022 at the Bell Centre arena in Montreal, Quebec. The Senators traded their first-round pick and second-round pick to acquire Alex DeBrincat. The Senators' top pick was made in the second round - defenceman Filip Nordberg with the 64th-overall pick. The team had nine selections overall.
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
264
Filip NordbergDefenceSweden

Transactions

  1. The Senators' first-round and second-round picks went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a third-round pick in 2024 and these picks.
  2. The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on December 27, 2020, that sent Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson to Tampa Bay in exchange for Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette and this pick.
  3. The Boston Bruins' third-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Mike Reilly to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  4. The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Zach Sanford to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.
  5. The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Josh Brown and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2022 to Boston in exchange for Zach Senyshyn and this pick.
  6. The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Zach Senyshyn and a fifth-round pick in 2022 to Ottawa in exchange for Josh Brown and this pick. The condition – Boston will receive a seventh-round pick in 2022 if Senyshyn plays in fewer than five games for the Senators before the conclusion of the 2021–22 NHL season – was converted when it was no longer possible for Senyshyn to play in five games for Ottawa in the 2021–22 season on April 26, 2022.
  7. The New York Islanders' seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 11, 2021, that sent Braydon Coburn to New York in exchange for this pick.

2023 Draft picks

The 2023 NHL entry draft was held in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 28–29, 2023. Ottawa made the following picks:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
4108Hoyt StanleyDefence

Transactions

  1. The Senators' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 1, 2023, that sent Jakob Chychrun to Ottawa in exchange for Washington's conditional second-round pick in 2024, a second-round pick in 2026 and this pick. The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Ottawa's first-round pick in 2023 is outside of the top five selections – was converted when Ottawa did not win either draw in the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery on May 8, 2023.
  2. The Senators' second-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on February 22, 2023, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Nikita Zaitsev, a fourth-round pick in 2026 and this pick.
  3. The Senators' third-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on February 17, 2023, that sent Noel Acciari and Josh Pillar to Toronto in exchange for Adam Gaudette, Mikhail Abramov, a first-round pick in 2023, a second-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  4. :Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a seventh-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  5. The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on March 3, 2023, that sent Patrick Brown to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  6. The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the Senators as a result of a trade on April 12, 2021, that sent Erik Gudbranson to Nashville in exchange for Brandon Fortunato and this pick.
  7. The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on February 19, 2023, that sent Tyler Motte to New York in exchange for Julien Gauthier and this pick. The condition – Ottawa will receive a seventh-round pick in 2023 if the Rangers do not advance to the Second Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on May 1, 2023.

2024 Draft picks

The 2024 NHL entry draft was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 28–29, 2024. Ottawa chose the following players:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
17Carter YakemchukDefence

Transactions

  1. The Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on July 7, 2022, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a first and second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
  2. The Senators' sixth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on March 15, 2024, that sent Jamieson Rees to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on July 11, 2022, that sent future considerations to Ottawa in exchange for Matt Murray, a third-round pick in 2023 and this pick.
  4. The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on July 9, 2023, that sent Alex DeBrincat to Detroit in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
  5. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Nick Paul to Tampa Bay in exchange for Mathieu Joseph and this pick.

2025 Draft picks

The 2025 NHL entry draft is being held in Los Angeles, California, on June 27–28, 2025. Ottawa chose the following players:
RoundOverallPlayerPositionNationalityClub team
123
Logan HenslerDefenceUnited States

Transactions

  1. The Nashville Predators acquired the Senators' 21st overall pick for the 23rd overall pick and a third round pick in this draft.
  2. The Los Angeles Kings traded for the Senators' third-round pick, which had been previously acquired earlier in the draft from the Nashville Predators, and a 2026 sixth-round pick previously acquired from the Colorado Avalanche for Jordan Spence.
  3. The Senators acquired the 93rd overall pick from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Ottawa's 96th overall pick and a seventh-round pick in 2027.
  4. The Senators acquired their fourth-round pick from the San Jose Sharks along with Fabian Zetterlund and Tristen Robins on March 7, 2025, in exchange for Noah Gregor, Zack Ostapchuk, and Ottawa's second-round pick in the 2025 entry draft.