Editing Ottawa (section)

=== Professional sports ===
[[Sport in Ottawa]] has a history dating back to the 19th century. The city is currently home to six professional sports teams. The [[Ottawa Senators]] are a professional ice hockey team playing in the [[National Hockey League]]. The Senators history in Ottawa dates back to 1883; the franchise would go on to win the [[Stanley Cup]] eleven times by 1927. The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Division and play their home games at the [[Canadian Tire Centre]].<ref name="WeekesBanks2002">{{cite book |author1=Don Weekes |author2=Kerry Banks |title=The Unofficial Guide to Hockey's Most Unusual Records |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbihEP6nuKcC&pg=PA122 |year=2002 |publisher=Greystone Books |isbn=978-1-55054-942-3 |pages=122– |access-date=15 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513073714/https://books.google.com/books?id=jbihEP6nuKcC&pg=PA122 |archive-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, the [[Ottawa Charge]] became one of the six charter franchises of the [[Professional Women's Hockey League]] (PWHL).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Donkin |first=Karissa |date=12 November 2023 |title=A new era |url=https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/Ottawa-PWHL-womens-hockey-the-next-chapter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113103154/https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/Ottawa-PWHL-womens-hockey-the-next-chapter |archive-date=13 November 2023 |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref> The Charge play home games at [[TD Place Arena]].

The [[Ottawa Redblacks]] are a professional Canadian Football team playing in the [[Canadian Football League]].<ref name="Ottawa CFL">{{cite news |title=Political hurdles all but cleared for team to hit field in 2013 |url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/football/2010/06/29/14551341.html |date=29 June 2011 |newspaper=Toronto Sun – Sports |access-date=29 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607101050/http://www.torontosun.com/sports/football/2010/06/29/14551341.html |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Formerly the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] represented the city until 1996. With a history dating back to 1876, the team was one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America. The professional soccer club, [[Atlético Ottawa]], plays in the [[Canadian Premier League]]. The team was founded in by Spanish club [[Atlético Madrid]], and along with the Redblacks, play their home games at [[TD Place Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stadium Profile |url=https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/stadium-profile/ |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=Atlético Ottawa |language=en-CA |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213085312/https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/stadium-profile/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ottawa Rapid FC]] of the [[Northern Super League]] also play at TD Place Stadium. The [[Ottawa Black Bears]], founded in 2024, compete in the [[National Lacrosse League]] and play at the [[Canadian Tire Centre]] in [[Kanata, Ontario|Kanata]]. The [[Ottawa Blackjacks]] are a professional basketball team, playing in the [[Canadian Elite Basketball League]], out of the TD Place Arena.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5366182 |title=Ottawa Blackjacks to leap into action next spring |publisher=CBC News |date=20 November 2019 |access-date=11 March 2020 |archive-date=28 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128200505/https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5366182 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ottawa SkyHawks kicked out of National Basketball League of Canada |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-skyhawks-kicked-out-of-national-basketball-league-of-canada-1.2724097 |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307040523/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-skyhawks-kicked-out-of-national-basketball-league-of-canada-1.2724097 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Ottawa Titans (baseball)|Ottawa Titans]] play professional baseball in the [[Frontier League]] at [[Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ottawa Stadium {{!}} Ottawa Titans Baseball Club |url=https://ottawatitans.com/rcgt-park/ |access-date=13 July 2022 |website=ottawatitans.com |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307132127/https://ottawatitans.com/rcgt-park/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Ottawa was previously home to the [[Ottawa Lynx]], a [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] club, as well as the [[Ottawa Champions]], an independent baseball team in the [[Can-Am League]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ottawa Champions left off new league's 2020 roster |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-champions-left-off-2020-roster-1.5323308 |access-date=13 July 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307022727/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-champions-left-off-2020-roster-1.5323308 |url-status=live}}</ref>