Editing Ottawa Senators (section)

===Arena entertainment===
[[File:Ottawa Winterlude Festival (34757903963).jpg|thumb|alt=person wearing a lion outfit and hockey jersey|[[Spartacat]] is the official mascot for the Ottawa Senators.]]
At many home games, the fans are entertained both outside and inside the Canadian Tire Centre with myriad entertainers – live music, DJs, giveaways and promotions. The live music includes the traditional Scottish music of the 'Sons of Scotland Pipe Band' of Ottawa, along with highland dancers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sospb.com/web/calendar.htm |title=Sons of Scotland Pipes and Drums Calendar of Events |access-date=January 31, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080119112801/http://www.sospb.com/web/calendar.htm |archive-date =January 19, 2008}}</ref> Before and during games, entertainment is hosted by Spartacat, the official mascot of the Senators, an [[anthropomorphic]] lion. He made his debut on the Senators' opening night: October 8, 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Spartacat|url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/fans/spartacat/|publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P.|website=OttawaSenators.com|access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref> During intermissions, the entertainment varies with on-ice contests, youth games, t-shirt giveaways, live bands and DJs. At each game, a selected fan rides one of the on-ice resurfacers ("Zambonis"). The team's public address announcer is Jonathan Trottier and their in-game DJ is Alexis Marchand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ottawa Senators |url=https://www.announcerhelp.com/pro-ottawa-senators |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=Announcer Help}}</ref> After each Senators' goal, he sounds the goal horn button, which is a Nathan Airchime M3H from a retired [[Via Rail]] train. The team initially used it in the Ottawa Civic Centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hockey-horns-nhl-edmonton-1.4851991 |title=Make some noise! NHL goals celebrated with horns that evoke yachts, trucks and trains |access-date=April 13, 2019 |first1=Wallis |last1=Snowdon |first2=Clare |last2=Bonnyman |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413145738/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hockey-horns-nhl-edmonton-1.4851991 |url-status=live}}</ref> At each game, the Senators spotlight a Canadian veteran soldier.
 
Like other NHL arenas in Canada, ''[[O Canada]]'' is sung before the opening faceoff, along with ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]'' if an American team is visiting. ''O Canada'' is sung in both English and French with the first half of the first stanza and chorus sung in English and the second half of the first stanza sung in French.<ref>{{cite web |website=Ottawa Senators |url=http://video.senators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=37488 |title=Lyndon Slewidge sings O Canada Video – NHL VideoCenter – Ottawa Senators |access-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328021722/http://video.senators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=37488 |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1994 until 2016, the national anthems were sung by former [[Ontario Provincial Police]] Constable [[Lyndon Slewidge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lyndon-slewidge-ottawa-senators-anthem-1.3810198|title=Senators press pause on longtime anthem singer Lyndon Slewidge|date=October 18, 2016|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=April 24, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424142043/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lyndon-slewidge-ottawa-senators-anthem-1.3810198|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=CBC News |title=Former Sens anthem singer Lyndon Slewidge makes his return |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/former-sens-anthem-singer-lyndon-slewidge-makes-his-return-1.5105832 |date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424005308/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/former-sens-anthem-singer-lyndon-slewidge-makes-his-return-1.5105832 |url-status=live}}</ref> Currently, the team has no regular singer, alternating with various singers. During ''O Canada'', a large Canadian flag is unfurled and passed from fan to fan in the lower bowl section.

The Senators have their own theme song titled ''Trumpeters Cry,'' which is played as the team comes on the ice and is also used in Sens TV web videos.<ref>{{cite news |work=Edmonton Journal |title=Puck rock: NHL team themes |url=http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2011/10/19/puck-rock-nhl-team-themes/ |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051310/http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2011/10/19/puck-rock-nhl-team-themes/ |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The song was written by Ottawa singer-songwriter Andres del Castillo, who was formerly of the band [[Eight Seconds]].<ref name="im230208">{{cite web |website=The Athletic |url=https://theathletic.com/4157422/2023/02/08/ottawa-senators-ownership-tyler-kleven-mailbag/ |title=Senators mailbag, part 2: Ideal ownership, Tyler Kleven update, theme song origin |first=Ian |last=Mendes |date=February 8, 2023 |accessdate=June 6, 2023}}</ref> The song is available in MP3 format at the nhl.com website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.nhl.com/senators/bc/images/adhoc/_static/webUpload/websiteDocuments/100000/senstheme.mp3|title=Ottawa Senators Theme Song|access-date=August 28, 2022|archive-date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912104657/https://cdn.nhl.com/senators/bc/images/adhoc/_static/webUpload/websiteDocuments/100000/senstheme.mp3|url-status=live}}</ref> A 10-hour version is available on YouTube.<ref name="im230208"/>