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Battle Of Ontario
The Battle of Ontario (french: Bataille de l'Ontario) is a National Hockey League (NHL) National Hockey League rivalries, rivalry between the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Both teams compete in the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division and with current NHL scheduling, they meet three to four times per season. Games between the teams are often televised nationally on ''Hockey Night in Canada''. The rivalry has been described as one of the NHL's top rivalries. Background Games between Toronto and Ottawa ice hockey teams date back before the founding of the NHL. In 1891, the Ottawa Senators (original), original Senators defeated the St. George club of Toronto to win the Ontario ice hockey title. In February 1904, the original Ottawa Senators, aka the 'Silver Seven', defeated the Toronto Marlboros in a Stanley Cup challenge. The Senators were founding members of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1910 and Toronto teams joined the NHA two years later. In 1917 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, and play their home games at the 18,652-seat Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996 as the Palladium. Founded and established by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone, the team is the second NHL franchise to use the Ottawa Senators name. The original Ottawa Senators, founded in 1883, had a famed history, winning the Stanley Cup 11 times, playing in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. On December 6, 1990, after a two-year public campaign by Firestone, the NHL awarded a new franchise, which began play in the 1992–93 season. The Senators have made 16 playoff appearances, won four division titles, and won the 2003 Presidents' Trophy. They made an appearance in the 2007 Stanley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
