Belleville Senators General Manager Matt Turek has announced the club’s Opening Night Roster for the 2026-27 American Hockey League season.
The Senators will begin their 10th season in the Bay of Quinte with a 27-player roster, including 24 skaters and three goaltenders.
21 players on the roster were National Hockey League Draft selections, including 10 who were originally picked by the Senators, with two seeing action for the NHL parent club in 2025-26. Five players are former first-round picks, and another eight were selected in the second or third rounds.
The club is also announcing the signings of forwards Mark Duarte and Shane Bowers to professional tryouts.
2026-27 Belleville Senators roster:
Three (3) goaltenders, 2025-26 team(s): #30 Jonas Johansson (Tampa Bay – NHL), #31 Jackson Parsons (Belleville – AHL, Allen, ECHL), #45 Kevin Reidler (Belleville – AHL, Penn State University – NCAA)
Nine (9) defencemen, 2025-26 team(s): #2 Matthew Andonovski (Belleville – AHL, Kitchener – OHL), #5 Hoyt Stanley (Belleville – AHL , Cornell University – NCAA), #9 Tomas Hamara (Belleville – AHL), #11 Jorian Donovan (Ottawa – NHL, Belleville – AHL), #14 Scott Harrington (Belleville – AHL), #15 Christian Kyrou (Texas – AHL, Lehigh Valley – AHL), #28 Gabriel Eliasson (Barrie – OHL), #44 Djibril Touré (Belleville – AHL, Allen – ECHL), #58 Samuel Bolduc (Belleville – AHL, Ontario – AHL)
Fifteen (15) forwards, 2025-26 team(s): #6 Ryan Suzuki (Chicago – AHL), #8 Mark Duarte (Belleville – AHL, Allen – ECHL), #10 Philippe Daoust (Belleville – AHL), #12 Kasper Halttunen (San Jose – AHL), #13 Xavier Bourgault (Ottawa – NHL, Belleville – AHL), #16 Tyler Boucher (Belleville – AHL), #17 Eskild Bakke Olsen (Linköping HC – SHL), #19 Samuel Blais (Toronto – NHL, Montreal – NHL, Laval – AHL), #29 Luke Ellinas (Kitchener – OHL), #32 Oskar Pettersson (Belleville – AHL), #36 Luke Mistelbacher (Belleville – AHL, Brandon – WHL), #47 Blake Montgomery (Belleville – AHL, University of Wisconsin – NCAA), #51 Shane Bowers (New Jersey – NHL, Utica – AHL), #53 Philip Tomasino (Pittsburgh – NHL, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton – AHL, Lehigh Valley – AHL)
Prior to all the pomp and circumstance was some business to take care of with a new arena name being unveiled Friday afternoon.
The organization welcomes CIBC on board as the arena sponsor, with the new name being CIBC Place.
Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis was on hand to cut the ribbon alongside Sens members and representatives from CIBC, with a reception following at McFarland’s Pub inside the arena.
The new multi-year partnership brings together CIBC, the Belleville and Ottawa Senators, the City of Belleville, and the broader community.
“CIBC has been a longtime partner of the Ottawa Senators and has already been an important part of the Belleville community, being a Canadian institution that our fans know and trust,” stated Belleville Sens Vice President of Business Operations John Mathers.
“Bringing those two connections together through this partnership is a natural fit. And, as we celebrate a decade of calling the Bay of Quinte home, we couldn’t be more excited to have CIBC alongside us as we begin the next chapter.”
As the building takes on its third name, its history remains an important part of its identity.
The original Yardmen Arena was made possible largely through the efforts of the Belleville Yardmen and the Yardmen Benefit Fund, whose commitment helped establish a facility that has served as a gathering place for generations of local athletes, families and fans.
That legacy continues through the building’s many chapters, with the Belleville Senators proud to have helped recognize the Yardmen’s contribution through the tribute that now stands outside the main entrance of the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre and at Gate 1 of CIBC Place.
The Senators begin their 10th American Hockey League season Friday night against the Hamilton Hammers (AHL Affiliate of the New York Islanders). Tickets are available via Ticketmaster or the Belleville Sens Box Office.
