As the official broadcaster of the Ottawa Senators, Sens fans can turn to TSN, TSN Radio, and TSN Digital platforms all season long for live game coverage and industry-leading news and analysis surrounding the team. In total, TSN5 delivers a package of 54 regional Sens games throughout the 2015-16 regular season, beginning with the Sens’ season opener @ Buffalo on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN5 (see below or visit TSN.ca for a complete broadcast schedule).
Highlights of the 2015-16 Sens on TSN broadcast schedule include:
- The Sens’ season opener against Buffalo
- Six all-Canadian matchups
- Four games against defending Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning
- Four of the team’s final five regular season games
RDS’s suite of channels – including RDS, RDS2, and RDSInfo – deliver French-language coverage of 52 Ottawa Senators games throughout the 2015-16 regular season.
Broadcast Team
TSN’s package of Sens games is led by the network’s all-star studio broadcast team, featuring host James Duthie, Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, and Pierre LeBrun, and analyst Aaron Ward.
Sens on TSN features commentary from award-winning play-by-play announcers Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert and game analysts Ray Ferraro and Jamie McLennan.
News Coverage
SPORTSCENTRE Ottawa Bureau Reporter Brent Wallace follows the Sens all season delivering news and reports across TSN’s slate of programs and platforms. Fans can also find comprehensive Sens news and analysis on TSN Digital platforms, including TSN.ca and theTSN GO mobile app.
TSN Radio 1200 in Ottawa
As the team’s official radio broadcaster, TSN Radio 1200 in Ottawa delivers live coverage of every Sens game. Calling all games are play-by-play announcer Dean Brown and analyst Gord Wilson. TSN 1200 also features pre-game, intermission, and post-game coverage with hosts Ian Mendes and Lee Versage, and analysts Todd White, Shawn Simpson, and Chris Stevenson.
Fans can also turn to the station for extensive Sens talk throughout the day, including TGOR in the morning with John Rodenburg andSteve Warne; IN THE BOX with Steve Lloyd and Todd White; and THE DRIVE in the afternoon with Ian Mendes and Shawn Simpson (visitTSN.ca for TSN 1200’s complete broadcast schedule).
Sens on TSN
TSN’s package of regional Sens games is available on TSN5 and on TSN GO to TSN subscribers that live in the team’s designated broadcast region, which includes Eastern Ontario, Québec, and Atlantic Canada.
This marks the second year of Bell Media’s comprehensive partnership with the Ottawa Senators, spanning television, radio, and sponsorship. As part of the 12-year agreement, TSN and RDS are the official broadcasters of the Ottawa Senators through the 2025-26 season.
Hockey on TSN
TSN broadcasts live coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and Winnipeg Jets as part of its package of 130+ regional NHL games. TSN delivers a package of 26 Leafs games available in the Leafs’ designated broadcast region on TSN4, 54 Senators games in the Senators designated broadcast region games on TSN5, and 60 Jets games in the Jets’ designated broadcast region on TSN3.
TSN is also the exclusive broadcaster of Hockey Canada, delivering marquee international events such as the IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, and WORLD UNDER-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE, as well as domestic events including the WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE, TELUS CUP, ESSO CUP, RBC CUP, ALLAN CUP, and the Order of Hockey in Canada. TSN’s slate of live hockey programming also features exclusive coverage of the SPENGLER CUP, as well as NCAA Division I coverage including the FROZEN FOUR.
TSN complements its live hockey coverage with Canada’s fan-favourite hockey news and information programming, featuring the hockey world’s most trusted team of Hockey Insiders and analysts. TSN’s industry-leading hockey programming includes SPORTSCENTRE, TIM HORTONS THAT’S HOCKEY, THAT’S HOCKEY 2NITE, and the network’s slate of signature NHL specials including TRADECENTRE, FREE AGENT FRENZY, FANTASY DRAFT, TOP 50 PLAYERS, and BOB MCKENZIE’S DRAFT RANKING.
Broadcast Schedule
Click here or see below for the Ottawa Senators’ regional broadcast schedule*.
Pre-Season
Monday, Sept. 21 Toronto @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Wednesday, Sept. 23 Ottawa @ Buffalo 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Saturday, Sept. 26 Buffalo @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Sept. 29 Ottawa @ Winnipeg 8 p.m. ET on TSN5
Saturday, Oct. 3 Montreal @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Regular Season
October
Thursday, Oct. 8 Ottawa @ Buffalo 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Oct. 15 Ottawa @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Oct. 22 New Jersey @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Friday, Oct. 30 Ottawa @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
November
Tuesday, Nov. 3 Ottawa @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Nov. 5 Winnipeg @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Nov. 10 Ottawa @ Nashville 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Nov. 12 Vancouver @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Saturday, Nov. 14 NY Rangers @ Ottawa 1 p.m. ET on TSN5
Monday, Nov. 16 Detroit @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Nov. 19 Columbus @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Nov. 24 Ottawa @ Dallas 8 p.m. ET on TSN5
Wednesday, Nov. 25 Ottawa @ Colorado 9 p.m. ET on TSN5
December
Tuesday, Dec. 1 Philadelphia @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Dec. 3 Chicago @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Sunday, Dec. 6 Ottawa @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Dec. 8 Ottawa @ Florida 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Dec. 10 Ottawa @ Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Monday, Dec. 14 Los Angeles @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Friday, Dec. 18 San Jose @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Sunday, Dec. 20 Ottawa @ Tampa Bay 5 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Dec. 22 Ottawa @ Florida 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Sunday, Dec. 27 Boston @ Ottawa 5 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Dec. 29 Ottawa @ Boston 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Wednesday, Dec. 30 New Jersey @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
January
Monday, Jan. 4 Ottawa @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Jan. 7 Florida @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Wednesday, Jan. 13 Ottawa @ Anaheim 10 p.m. ET on TSN5
Saturday, Jan. 16 Ottawa @ Los Angeles 4 p.m. ET on TSN5
Monday, Jan. 18 Ottawa @ San Jose 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Jan. 21 Ottawa @ New Jersey 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Friday, Jan. 22 NY Islanders @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Sunday, Jan. 24 NY Rangers @ Ottawa 3 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Jan. 26 Buffalo @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
February
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Ottawa @ Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Feb. 4 Edmonton @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Monday, Feb. 8 Tampa Bay @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Feb. 11 Colorado @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Feb. 16 Buffalo @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Feb. 18 Carolina @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, Feb. 23 Ottawa @ Edmonton 9 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, Feb. 25 Ottawa @ Vancouver 9:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
March
Tuesday, March 1 St. Louis @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, March 3 Tampa Bay @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Sunday, March 6 Dallas @ Ottawa 5 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, March 8 Ottawa @ Carolina 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, March 10 Ottawa @ Florida 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, March 15 Minnesota @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Friday, March 18 Ottawa @ Buffalo 7 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, March 22 Washington @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, March 31 Ottawa @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET on TSN5
April
Saturday, April 2 Ottawa @ Philadelphia 1 p.m. ET on TSN5
Tuesday, April 5 Pittsburgh @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
Thursday, April 7 Florida @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
