Ottawa

:This article is about the capital city of Canada. For other meanings see Ottawa (disambiguation).

Sports

Ottawa is home to two major league sports teams, the Ottawa Senators ice hockey team (established 1992) of the National Hockey League and the Ottawa Renegades (established 2002) Canadian football team of the Canadian Football League. The Senators play at the Corel Centre and the Renegades at Frank Clair Stadium. Ottawa is also home to a minor league baseball team, the AAA farm team of the Baltimore Orioles, the Ottawa Lynx of the International League. Ottawa also has a major junior ice hockey team, the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League. Ottawa's two major universities, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa both have athletic associations; the team names are the Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa Gee Gees respectively. Ottawa's top soccer (football) team is the Ottawa Fury who play in the women's W-League and the men's USL Premier Development League. Harness and Horse racing can be found at Rideau Carleton Raceway off Albion Road and Auto racing can be found at the Capital City Speedway of Highway 7.

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Ottawa Senators - Ice hockey - 1992 - National Hockey League - Ottawa Renegades - 2002 - Canadian football - Canadian Football League - Corel Centre - Frank Clair Stadium - Baseball - Baltimore Orioles - Ottawa Lynx - International League - Ottawa 67's - Ontario Hockey League - Carleton University - University of Ottawa - Carleton Ravens - Ottawa Gee Gees - Soccer (football) - Ottawa Fury - W-League - USL Premier Development League - Harness - Horse racing - Rideau Carleton Raceway - Albion Road - Auto racing - Capital City Speedway - Highway 7

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The city also supports many casual sporting activities, such as skating on the Rideau Canal or curling in winter, cycling and jogging along the Ottawa River and Rideau Canal in summer, playing Ultimate all year round (especially through the O.C.U.A.), skiing and hiking in the Greenbelt, and sailing on Lac Deschenes, part of the Ottawa River or golfing on many of the golf courses in the Ottawa area. During the coldest parts of winter there is ice fishing on the Ottawa river.

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Rideau Canal - Curling - Ottawa River - Ultimate - Ice fishing

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