Not my best experience
by Nj on 2024-04-16Canadian Tire Centre - OttawaHard to find accessible (handicap) parking and it was extremely hot in the 300 section.
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Ottawa Senators History
The original Ottawa Senators were founded in 1883 and were one of the founding teams of the NHL during its early years, winning 11 Stanley Cup Championships between 1903 and 1927. When the NHL started to expand to the U.S., the Senators were sold to St. Louis and became the Eagles, but the team shuttered after one year. The second incarnation of the Senators joined the NHL in 1992. The Senators have since gone on to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs 16 times.
Ottawa Senators Team Info
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Year Founded: 1883
Team Colors: Black, Red, Gold
Team Rivals: Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres
Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre
Located in Kanata, a vibrant suburb of Ottawa, Canadian Tire Centre is one of the region's premiere entertainment venues. Since opening in 1996, the arena has served as the home of the Ottawa Senators. Capable of hosting 18,000 fans for hockey games, the arena is also regularly used for concerts and other sports events. In 2007, the arena hosted games three and four of the Stanley Cup Finals. The arena is also known for being the place where Wayne Gretzky played his final NHL game in Canada.
The Ottawa Senators’ 2023–24 regular season kicks off in October at PNC Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, when the Senators face off against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Senators will also participate in the 2023 NHL Global Series — hosted at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden — with matches against the Detroit Red Wings on November 16 and the Minnesota Wild on November 18. They play their final game of the regular season at TD Garden against Atlantic Division opponents the Boston Bruins. Here’s a list of key games to keep an eye on:
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The Senators have made one appearance in the Stanley Cup Final (in 2007), but have never won the Stanley Cup.
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Hard to find accessible (handicap) parking and it was extremely hot in the 300 section.
Came here as a montreal fan for the game, nice arena, great crowd with respectful fans for both teams, wonderful experience all around.
It was great! The staff was awesome.! It was my son's first Sens' game and everything was wonderful. Better experience with the staff than anywhere else I went in the NHL.
Was good experience except for the kids in front of us who wouldn't sit in their seats making it difficult to watch and see the game. There need to be ushers in each section to control this while the game is on. I get it when teams score everyone is up cheering. But during the game not acceptable, pay money to watch the game not the back of some kids blocking the view of the game while their parents also do nothing about it.
My recent experience at the game was fantastic. From the friendly staff and Ottawa fans to the excellent play on the ice. Love attending a live game at the Canadian Tire centre.
it was ok wasn’t the greatest game ever. i wasn’t really that impressed during the game even though there was some exciting moments, it still wasn’t the best game ever
It was an extremely long ride to get to the CT Centre from downtown Ottawa, but the show was worth it. The Sens have a talented young team and they are fun to watch. They play is a very nice arena and the ambiance was top notch. I would definitely return - hopefully in a new arena closer to downtown.
Arena staff was amazing. Very friendly and helpful. Entertainment between action on the ice was basic, but still good. Had a great time at the game. The parking lot after the game was a nightmare. It took 45 minutes to just to get to exit the parking lot. There has to be a better way to move traffic.
One of the two of us attending uses a wheelchair and there were a couple of areas for improvement. The first was getting into Bert's restaurant. There was a metal detector and the (standard size) wheelchair did not fit. Restaurant staff seemed very surprised, which was surprising to us. They had to move the detector back, and move some other barriers to make room for the wheelchair to move around the detector and into the building. This caused some fuss, created a longer lineup and was generally not very welcoming. The staff were great - good people in a situation that has not been fully thought through. We sat in row 2 of WC seating in section 219. It was a lot like sitting in a bunker and felt like the space was created as an afterthought. It was dark and dingy and we could not see the scoreboard and video screen because of the overhang. We've been to 3 NHL rinks with the wheelchair and Canadian Tire Centre ranks a distant third in terms of the overall experience and the feeling of fitting in seamlessly. Good product, good staff, poor performance in terms of making a person in a mobility device feel welcome and participating on the same terms as everyone else.
My family and I attended the Sens/Pens game on March 12. We found the staff to be extremely friendly (particularly the older gentlemen dealing with crowd control/info). It was my children’s first NHL game and I could not have asked for a better experience for them. Thank you Ottawa Senators. Go Sens Go!