Senators sign defenceman Stanley, goaltender Reidler to entry-level contracts
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OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Hoyt Stanley and goaltender Kevin Reidler to entry-level contracts set to start in the 2026-27 season, the NHL team announced Monday.
Stanley signed a three-year contract with the club, while Reidler’s deal is for two years. Both players will join the American Hockey League’s Belleville Senators on an amateur tryout agreement for the rest of this season.
Stanley, from West Vancouver, B.C., spent the 2025-26 NCAA season with Cornell, where he was a finalist for the ECAC Hockey best defensive defenceman award. He had three goals and 12 assists while helping the Big Red post a 22-11-1 record.
The Senators picked the 21-year-old Stanley in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2023 NHL draft.
The six-foot-six, 206-pound Reidler posted an 11-7-0 record with a 3.31 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage with the NCAA’s Penn State Nittany Lions this season.
The Senators selected the 21-year-old from Gavle, Sweden, in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2022 draft.
The Senators entered Monday two points behind Columbus for the final wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
Their next game is Tuesday night at Florida.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2026.