| Belleville Senators | |
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| City | Belleville, Ontario |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Home arena | CAA Arena |
| Colours | Red, black, white |
| Owner(s) | Michael Andlauer |
| General manager | Matt Turek |
| Head coach | David Bell |
| Captain | Garrett Pilon |
| Media | AHL.TV (Internet) CJBQ |
| Affiliate | Ottawa Senators (NHL)Allen Americans (ECHL) |
| Website | Official website |
| Franchise history | |
| 1972–1992 | New Haven Nighthawks |
| 1992–1993 | New Haven Senators |
| 1993–1996 | Prince Edward Island Senators |
| 2002–2017 | Binghamton Senators |
| 2017–present | Belleville Senators |
| Championships | |
| Division titles | 1 (2019–20) |
 Current season | |
TheBelleville Senators (colloquially known as theB-Sens) are a professionalice hockey team based inBelleville, Ontario. They are theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of theNational Hockey League (NHL)'sOttawa Senators. The Senators play their home games atCAA Arena. The franchise was previously based inBinghamton, New York, as theBinghamton Senators.
In July 2016,Broome County officials stated that theOttawa Senators intended to relocate their franchise, then known as theBinghamton Senators, closer to the parent club for the 2017–18 season despite still having three more years on their lease.[1] On September 26, 2016, Ottawa Senators ownerEugene Melnyk confirmed that he had purchased the Binghamton team and would be relocating it to become the Belleville Senators for the2017–18 season with theBinghamton Devils eventually announced to be taking over their lease.[2] In order to accommodate an AHL team, the City of Belleville approved more than $20 million in upgrades toYardmen Arena once the Senators agreed to an eight-year lease.[3]
The Senators keptKurt Kleinendorst as head coach for the franchise's inaugural season in Belleville, but after a 29–42–2–3 record and missing the playoffs, his contract was not renewed.[4] He was replaced byTroy Mann, the recently released coach of theHershey Bears.[5] The team improved in the2018–19 season, finishing in fifth place in the North Division behind the play of younger playersDrake Batherson,Logan Brown,Rudolfs Balcers, andErik Brannstrom.
Led byJosh Norris,Alex Formenton, and Drake Batherson, the B-Sens were leading the North Division when the2019–20 season was cancelled on May 11 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. The team had amassed a 38–20–4–1 record and were the best road team in the league having won 23 games and a .790 road win percentage. The B-Sens' 234 goals were the most in the AHL.
The start for the following2020–21 season was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. In December 2020, the Senators agreed to a seven-year lease extension with the city of Belleville through the 2026–27 AHL season.[6] In January 2021, the league announced a temporary realignment due to the pandemic border restrictions and the B-Sens were placed in an all-Canada division, but had no set start date due to venue usage and restrictions in the province of Ontario. The league eventually announced a start for the teams in Canada for one week after the rest of the league, but without any games initially scheduled in Ontario.[7] The Belleville Senators started on the road before announcing their home games would be played in Ottawa at theCanadian Tire Centre for the entire season.[8]
During the2022–23 season, Belleville fired Troy Mann as coach on February 2, 2023, while sitting sixth in the AHL's North Division. Assistant coach David Bell was named new head coach.[9]
After the departure of captainDillon Heatherington in the offseason, on October 8, 2024, Belleville namedGarrett Pilon the sixth captain in franchise history.[10]
In August 2025, the City of Belleville and the Senators agreed to a three-year lease extension through the 2029–30 AHL season, with the option to extend the lease another five years up to 2034–35.[11]
The official broadcasting partner of the Belleville Senators is radio station 800CJBQ. Commentators David Foot and Tim Durkin cover all games. David Foot also has a weekly podcast featuring news on the Belleville Senators and the AHL.
| Calder Cup champions | Conference champions | Division champions | League leader |
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Year | Prelims | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| 2017–18 | 76 | 29 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 63 | .414 | 194 | 266 | 6th, North | 2018 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2018–19 | 76 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 82 | .539 | 228 | 228 | 5th, North | 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2019–20 | 63 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 81 | .643 | 234 | 197 | 1st, North | 2020 | Season cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37 | .529 | 102 | 111 | 3rd, Canadian | 2021 | No playoffs were held | ||||
| 2021–22 | 72 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 84 | .583 | 219 | 218 | 4th, North | 2022 | L, 0–2,ROC | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 72 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 72 | .500 | 233 | 258 | 7th, North | 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2023–24 | 72 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 82 | .569 | 209 | 211 | 4th, North | 2024 | W, 2–1,TOR | L, 1–3,CLE | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 72 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 79 | .549 | 206 | 223 | 6th, North | 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||
| Totals | 538 | 265 | 223 | 29 | 21 | 580 | .539 | 1,625 | 1,712 | 2 playoff appearances | ||||||
Updated November 18, 2025.[12]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game average;
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Sokolov | LW | 240 | 76 | 104 | 180 | 0.75 |
| Angus Crookshank | LW | 202 | 77 | 72 | 149 | 0.74 |
| Cole Reinhardt | LW | 270 | 54 | 77 | 131 | 0.49 |
| Drake Batherson | RW | 103 | 38 | 78 | 116 | 1.13 |
| Maxence Guenette | D | 236 | 27 | 89 | 116 | 0.49 |
| Jake Lucchini | LW | 133 | 39 | 65 | 104 | 0.78 |
| Garrett Pilon | C | 130 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 0.73 |
| Lassi Thomson | D | 202 | 24 | 69 | 93 | 0.46 |
| Filip Chlapik | C | 146 | 37 | 51 | 88 | 0.60 |
| Roby Jarventie | LW | 136 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 0.63 |
The following players have played both 100 games for the Belleville Senators and 100 games in theNational Hockey League:
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