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Ottawa Senators' Stephen Halliday (83) moves the puck around Toronto Maple Leafs' Simon Benoit (2) during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
By The Canadian Press

Senators sign centre Stephen Halliday to two-year contract extension

May 5, 2026 | 8:56 AM

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed centre Stephen Halliday on a two-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Tuesday.

The deal carries an average annual value of US$1.075 million through the 2027-28 season.

Halliday made his NHL debut on Nov. 20, 2025, picking up an assist in a 3-2 win over Anaheim.

The 23-year-old totalled 11 points (four goals and seven assists) in 30 games.

The six-foot-four, 214-pound Halliday also played 29 games for the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Belleville Senators, where he had 29 points (two goals, 27 assists).

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Halliday, from Ajax, Ont., was a fourth-round pick (104th overall) of the Senators in the 2022 NHL draft.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 5, 2026.

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