The Belleville Senators clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night thanks to a last-second 3-2 win over the Laval Rocket at CAA Arena.

A player’s path through the AHL is rarely an easy one. But few players embody the ups and downs quite like Jamieson Rees, a fourth-year forward now with the Belleville Senators in the most trying season yet of his pro career.

The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Jamieson Rees from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Wyatt Bongiovanni from the Winnipeg Jets for future considerations.

It’s a big adjustment coming from a different country to the competitive fishbowl that is the American Hockey League. However, 20-year-old Oskar Pettersson has fit into the Belleville Senators puzzle perfectly on their quest to secure a Calder Cup Playoff spot.

As a 20-year-old, you play your first NHL game on the third line and probably think your night is done when the game goes to overtime. Not if you’re Zack Ostapchuk in Ottawa on Tuesday evening.

Belleville Senators forward Angus Crookshank, San Diego Gulls defenseman Olen Zellweger and Colorado Eagles goaltender Ivan Prosvetov have been selected as the league’s award winners for February.

The Belleville Senators are building for the future and the present while looking to reload the NHL parent club, and they are leaning on Zack Ostapchuk to be part of that process.

Belleville Senators forward Bokondji Imama and Toronto Marlies forward Kyle Clifford have each been suspended for three games as a consequence of their actions in a game between the teams on Jan. 12.

Partnering with the Belleville Senators, several local Indigenous communities in the Bay of Quinte region will be on hand Thursday to celebrate their cultures and histories along with the team’s commitment to reconciliation.