2026 Belleville Sens Offseason Player Tracker

The summer is a busy time in American Hockey League front offices, despite the lack of action on the ice, and that’s no different for the Belleville Senators. General Manager Matt Turek and the hockey operations staff from the National Hockey League parent club in Ottawa are already busy reshaping and retooling the depth chart from top to bottom as they look to keep the Senators competitive in both the AHL and NHL in 2026-27.

With some roster fluctuation expected during the offseason, the Belleville Senators are publishing the club’s annual “Offseason Player Tracker.” It allows fans to keep track of where players from the 2025-26 roster will be skating next season, as well as who will be returning to the Friendly City for another opportunity to make the jump to the NHL Sens or capture a Calder Cup in 2026-27.

DEFINITIONS

• Signed Players
  A player who is under contract with the Senators organization that played in Belleville in 2025-26, or is on an AHL contract, or an NHL two-way contract for 2026-27 or beyond.

• Free Agents
  Players who played for the Belleville Senators this season, on either an AHL or NHL contract, whose contracts expired at the end of the 2025-26 season.

• Restricted Free Agent (RFA):
  A player that has reached the end of their initial entry-level contract but is not yet an unrestricted free agent. Their rights are still held by the NHL team.

• Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA):
  A player that is older than 25 (or after seven years, whichever comes first) and his contract ends. UFAs can sign with any team.

• Entry-level Contract (ELC):
  All new players, under the age of 25, are required to sign an ELC. ELC’s last three years if the player is age 18-21, two years if age 22-24 and one year if age 24.

•  American Hockey League Contract:
  If a player signs an AHL contract, they are ineligible to play in the National Hockey League. Players on AHL contracts become UFAs once their deals expire.
• Two-way contract:
  Players on a two-way contract have their pay dependent on if they are assigned to the NHL or the AHL. All entry-level contracts are two-way contracts.
•  One-way contract:
  Players on a one-way contract are paid the same amount of money regardless of whether they play in the NHL or AHL.
• Unsigned Prospects
  Players who were drafted by the Ottawa Senators but have yet to be signed to a professional contract

The Belleville Sens have announced 3 guaranteed dates for the upcoming 2026-27 American Hockey League season, including the 2026 Home Opener on Friday, October 2 2026.

Fans can visit the Belleville Sens website anytime for information on season seat memberships, sens on demand packages, and the latest happenings around the club. Details on single-game tickets and the 2026-27 American Hockey League schedule will be released in the coming weeks.

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