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Appearance: He sports red and black war paint on his face, a Red Scarf Union scarf around his neck and a Centurion helmet he got at the Halloween store. He wore an Erik Karlsson No. 65 sweater through the fall and winter, but recently blew a week’s salary on a Mark Stone jersey (No. 61). He still has his Daniel Alfredsson (11) and Chris Neil (25) jerseys in his closet at home, but he tore his Dany Heatley (15) one into rags to use when he washes the car. After agonizing consideration, he started his playoff beard in March. Has framed his ticket stubs from the 2007 playoff run.

Song lyrics: “Pageau-pageau-pageau-pageau!” and Stompin’ Tom Connors’ “Oh, the good old hockey game is the best game you can name.”

Favourite Quote: “If the refs called the game in the finals the way they did throughout the season, we would’ve beat the Ducks in 2007.”

Other Identifying Features: Can effortlessly pronounce “Borowiecki,” “Wiercioch” and “Zibanejad.”

What To Do If You Encounter One On The Street: Fist-bumps and chest-thumps are OK. Do not bring up the Zdeno Chara-or-Wade Redden debate unless you have plenty of time to waste.

Endangered Species Status: Given the youth of the Senators, the diehard fan appears safe for the foreseeable future. Numbers may even increase if the team moves from Kanata.

Photo by Andrew King

The Bandwagon Sens Fan

Habitat: The Bandwagon Fan, a.k.a. the Fairweather Fan, lives for most of the year in a nest within the city limits, largely unnoticed by the hockey world, and vice versa. If the Senators are doing well after the 70-game mark of the season, they roost in one of three places: Still at home, but in front of the TV with friends; at a downtown bar along the Sens Mile on Elgin Street (which the Fairweather Fan will repeatedly mis-identify as the Red Mile); or in a corporate box at Canadian Tire Centre, courtesy of their workplace.