http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/smith/ Greg Smith is the Ottawa Senators' correspondent for OurHometown.ca. Greg was born and bred in Ottawa. Passionate about his Senators, Greg will provide current news and views on the Ottawa Senators organization from a global perspective. Greg is the Editor-in-Chief of FightingForStanley.ca. http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0054.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0054.phpThe 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Hockey Championships opens today. This year’s event is co-hosted by Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden and looks to be a great opportunity for Team Canada to reclaim their spot atop the hockey world. Fri, 04 May 2012 07:37:25 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0053.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0053.phpThis year the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has introduced a new format for the World Hockey Championship. Previous versions had teams split into four groups, with the top three teams in each group qualifying for the second round. This year they decided to place the sixteen teams into two preliminary groups. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:49:30 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0052.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0052.phpMilan Michalek, Eric Karlsson and Nick Foligno each had multiple point nights as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Washington Capitals 4-2 at Scotiabank Place. The win was Ottawa’s fourth in a row and fifth in the last six games. The Senators are on a hot streak, going 5-0-1 over the last six games to move seven points clear of the ninth place Winnipeg Jets. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:14:26 -0600http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0051.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0051.phpChris Phillips and Jason Spezza each scored a pair of goals as the Ottawa Senators beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 to stop the Senators losing streak at seven games. Tonight’s game was Phillips 1000th game, all with the Senators, and he celebrated the night by scoring his first two goals of the season, including the game winner. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:47:45 -0600http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0050.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0050.phpDavid Perron scored a pair of goals and Brian Elliot made a triumphant return to Ottawa, making 28 saves as the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 at Scotiabank Place tonight. The loss extended the Senators losing streak to seven games and makes them 0-2-1 on their current five game home stand. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:32:20 -0600http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0049.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0049.phpLubomir Visnovsky was credited with his fifth goal of the season to give the Anaheim Ducks a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. The win snapped Ottawa’s winning streak at five games and is the first road game since December 1st in which the Senators have not gotten a single a point in a road game. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:25:20 -0600http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0048.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0048.phpCraig Anderson made 36 saves and Colin Greening scored a pair of goals to the lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks at the Shark Tank. The win was the Senators fifth straight on the road and moved Ottawa into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:14:37 -0600http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0047.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0047.phpKyle Turris scored his third goal of the season a minute and a half into the third period to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the ACC. Craig Anderson bounced back from giving up an ugly goal early in the game to Matthew Lombardi, to stop 37 of 39 shots in leading the Senators to victory. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:27:11 -0600http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0046.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0046.phpDaniel Alfredsson scored the only goal of the shootout, in the third round to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Craig Anderson stopped all three Montreal shootout attempts to put Alfredsson into the spotlight again to win the game. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:42:03 -0600http://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0045.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/sports/GS0045.phpCraig Anderson made 34 saves for his first shutout of the season and Jason Spezza scored a pair of goals as the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 at Madison Square Gardens. The win gives the Senators their 2nd straight win on the current road trip and stretched their streak to eight straight games without a loss in regulation time. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:07:38 -0600