2016–17 Ottawa Senators season
| 2016–17 Ottawa Senators | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Atlantic |
| Conference | 6th Eastern |
| 2016–17 record | 44–28–10 |
| Home record | 22–11–8 |
| Road record | 22–17–2 |
| Goals for | 212 |
| Goals against | 214 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Pierre Dorion |
| Coach | Guy Boucher |
| Captain | Erik Karlsson |
| Alternate captains | Chris Neil Dion Phaneuf Kyle Turris |
| Arena | Canadian Tire Centre |
| Average attendance | 16,744 (89.6%) |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Binghamton Senators (AHL) Wichita Thunder (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Kyle Turris (27) |
| Assists | Erik Karlsson (54) |
| Points | Erik Karlsson (71) |
| Penalty minutes | Mark Borowiecki (154) |
| Plus/minus | Mike Hoffman (+17) |
| Wins | Craig Anderson (25) |
| Goals against average | Craig Anderson (2.28) |
The 2016–17 season was the 25th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After failing to make the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Senators replaced their management and coaching staff, promoting Pierre Dorion to general manager, and hiring Guy Boucher and Marc Crawford and assistants to coach the team. The team would defy the predictions of much of the media by qualifying for the 2017 playoffs, and then by winning two rounds in the playoffs before losing in double overtime in game seven of the Eastern Conference Final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
As of 2025, this is the only time in the post-Daniel Alfredsson era where the Senators have come close to playing in the Stanley Cup Finals. It would have been their first appearance in the Finals since 2007. Coincidentally they were close to a rematch with the Anaheim Ducks, whom they lost to in the 2007 Finals. This would be the last time until 2025 that the Senators qualified for the playoffs.
The season was notable for off-ice issues. Despite the success of the team, attendance at Canadian Tire Centre dropped during the regular season, to the lowest average gate by the team in 20 seasons. The team fired its head of marketing early in the season. The team also replaced its president, co-founder Cyril Leeder, with Tom Anselmi in January 2017.