Until the Senators rookies step on the ice for their first practice at the Bell Sensplex on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 9 a.m., we’ll take a look at some of the players you may not know about.

We continue looking at the 11 players on the roster who were invited on a amateur or professional try-out agreement, or signed as a free agent.

Baker and Bauer

CURTIS BILLSTEN, Right wing - Size: 6’3, 213 lbs.
Born: Sept. 10, 1986, Calgary - Acquired: Amateur try-out
2007-08: Committed to University of British Columbia Thunderbirds men’s hockey program. 2006-07: Recorded career highs in goals (24), assists (40), points (64) and penalty minutes (96) …  Tied for fourth on team in goals (24) and points (64) … Named assistant captain  … WHL player of the week from Feb. 5-11. 2005-06: Traded from Lethbridge to Kootenay ... Tied for team lead with three playoff goals.

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002-03	Calgary	AJHL	46	11	10	21	65	-	-	-	-	-
	Red Deer	WHL	10	0	0	0	6	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Everett	WHL	63	8	12	20	26	21	2	6	8	11
2004-05	Everett	WHL	71	13	13	26	64	11	1	4	5	4
2005-06	Lethbridge	WHL	13	8	4	12	9	-	-	-	-	-
	Kootenay	WHL	52	14	20	34	74	6	3	2	5	2
2006-07	Kootenay	WHL	70	24	40	64	96	3	0	1	1	2

STEVEN DaSILVA, Right wing - Size: 6’, 195 lbs.
Born: Feb. 10, 1987, Saskatoon - Acquired: Amateur try-out
2006-07: Recorded career highs in goals (38), assists (53), points (91) and penalty minutes (108) … Ranked second in WHL in points … First on team in goals, assists, points and tied for first in penalty minutes … Ranked eighth in WHL in goals and sixth in assists … Recorded two hat-tricks (Jan. 6 and Feb. 24) … Scored 10 points in seven playoff games (5-5).

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004-05	Kootenay Ice	WHL	64	4	5	9	16	16	4	3	7	20
2005-06	Kootenay Ice	WHL	68	21	24	45	62	6	2	1	3	6
2006-07	Kootenay Ice	WHL	71	38	53	91	108	7	5	5	10	16