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This article is about the original era Ottawa Senators. For the modern-day (1992-present) NHL franchise, see Ottawa Senators.

The Ottawa Senators (aka. Ottawa Hockey Club, Ottawa Generals, Ottawa Silver Seven) were an amateur, later professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa from 1886 to 1934 (though vague documentation supports an earlier founding year such as 1884). They were founding members of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, from 1886 to 1898, founding members of the Canadian Amateur Hockey League from 1899 until February 8, 1904. They then were part of the Federal Amateur Hockey League until the formation of Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. They were members of the ECAHA, which changed names to the ECHA and the CHA, until they joined the National Hockey Association in 1910. The NHA dissolved in 1917, and the Senators team became one of the founding four teams of the National Hockey League. They competed in the National Hockey League from the 1917 season until the franchise relocated to St. Louis, Missouri after the 1933-34 NHL season.

Team History

Generally acknowledged by hockey historians as the greatest team of the early days of the sport, the original Ottawa Senators franchise played in the first season during which the Stanley Cup was challenged in 1893.

According to the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Senators won the Stanley Cup a total of ten times, including defeats of challengers, as the Cup was still a challenge trophy.

Amateur Era

First Years 1884-1893

Little is known today about this time period. It is known that an Ottawa Hockey Club participated at the 1884 Montreal Winter Carnival Ice Hockey Tournament.

The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada was founded on December 8, 1886[1] at a meeting of representatives of several hockey clubs, Ottawa included. Mr. T. D. Greene of Ottawa was named first President of the league. Play was until 1893 held in "series."

Early Amateur Era 1893 to 1902

From 1893 to 1902, the club would compete in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada and the Canadian Amateur Hockey League leagues as the Ottawa Hockey Club (Ottawa HC), also known as the "Capitals", and had a junior-league team known as the "Young Capitals."[2] The team's first recorded senior league game took place on January 7, 1893, when it was defeated by the Montreal Victorias 4-3. The key match-up in that first season was against the Montreal Hockey Club on February 18, 1893, when Montreal defeated the Senators 7-1, thus securing the one game margin of victory which led to Lord Stanley of Preston awarding the initial Cup to Montreal. The following year, the hockey club would tie for the AHAC league lead, but lost in the playoff. Some notable players of this period included Fred Chittick in goal, Harvey Pulford, Alf Smith, Harry Westwick and Weldy Young. The team then moved into their first arena Dey's Arena in 1897. The Dey family was a successful Ottawa boat-building operator, and built and operated the Senators' home rinks until 1923 as well as being the owners. The arena would be the location of the first Cup win in 1903.

Glory years (1903-1927)

Originally known as the Ottawa Hockey Club, they were renamed the Senators in 1902. However, until 1907 or 1908 (depending on the source), the team was unofficially known as the Silver Seven.

Ottawa "Silver Seven", Stanley Cup champions (1905).

Silver Seven Era 1903-1906

In March 1903, the Ottawa Senators would start a period where they would hold the Stanley Cup and defeat all challengers until 1906. For that first win, the team's players were paid "under the table" with silver nuggets, since the players were technically amateurs. [1] After this, the team would gain the nickname of the Silver Seven. (In those days, hockey teams iced seven men -- a goaltender, three forwards, two defencemen and a rover)

This era started with the arrival of Frank McGee and ended with his retirement. Having lost an eye in local amateur hockey, he was persuaded, despite the threat of permanent blindness to join the Senators. Only 5'6" tall, and the youngest player on the team, he would go on to score 135 goals in 45 games. In the 1905 challenge against the Dawson City Nuggets, he would famously score 14 goals in a 23-2 shellacking. He retired in 1906 at the age of 23.

Notable players of this era included Frank McGee, Percy Lesuer, Harvey Pulford, Rat Westwick and Alf Smith.

The streak would start with the 1906 CAHL season, where Ottawa and Montreal Victorias would dominate, both finishing with 6-2 records. The top scorer was Russell Bowie who scored 7 goals in one game and 6 in another, and McGee who would have 5 goals as his top performance. The two would then face off in a two-game total goals series to decide the league championship and inherit the Stanley Cup. In the first game, played in Montreal on slushy ice making it a desperate struggle to score and ended 1-1. The return match in Ottawa, witnessed by 3000 fans, was on ice coated with an inch of water. The conditions did not hinder Ottawa as they won 8-0 with McGee scoring 3 and the other 5 shared among the three Gilmours Dave (2), Suddy (2) and Bill (1) to win their first Cup.

Stanley Cup Challenge Win Streak
  • Defeated Montreal Victorias in two-game total goals series 1-1, 8-0 on March 7 and 10, 1903.
  • Defeated Rat Portage Thistles in two-game total goals series 6-2,4-2 (10-4) on March 12-14, 1903.
  • Defeated Winnipeg Victorias in best-of three series 9-1, 2-6, 2-0 on December 30, 1903 and January 1-4, 1904.
  • Defeated Toronto Marlboros in two-game total goals series 6-3, 11-2 (17-5) on February 23-25, 1904.
  • Played Montreal Wanderers to a tie 5-5 on March 2, 1904. Wanderers would refuse to continue series unless the tie was replayed, and forfeited.
  • Defeated Brandon, Manitoba in two-game total goals series 6-3, 9-3 (15-6) on March 9-11, 1904.
  • Defeated Dawson City Nuggets in two-game total goals series 9-2, 23-2 (32-4) on January 13-16, 1905.
  • Defeated Rat Portage Thistles in best-of-three series 3-9, 4-2, 5-4 on March 7, 9 and 11, 1905.
  • Defeated Queens University in two-game total goals series 16-7, 12-7 (28-14) on February 27-28, 1906.
  • Defeated Smiths Falls, Ontario in two-game total goals series 6-5, 8-2 (14-7) on March 6-8, 1906.

Ottawa and the Wanderers would tie for the league lead in 1906, and played a two-game total goals series for the league championship and the Cup. Montreal won the first game in Montreal 9-1. Ottawa would storm back in the return match in Ottawa, get a 9-1 lead only to have the Wanderers score the next two to win the series. Frank McGee would score two goals in his final game.

Early Professional Era 1906-1910

Until the 1906 season, the team was classified as 'amateur'. The Ottawa HC was successful prior to this time because the players could work for the government and play for the team as well. Meanwhile, in the United States, the International Hockey League was paying players. The ECAHA, while having amateur association teams, started to allow professional players, so that the top teams could compete for the top players and the gate attractions that they were.

In 1907, the Senators opened the third Dey's Arena, with seating for 4,500 and 2,500 standing room. This was located on Laurier Avenue in Ottawa.

To replace Frank McGee, the Senators would hire a top free agent, Fred 'The Listowel Whirlwind' Taylor, away from the IHL for the 1908 season at $1000 and a guaranteed federal civil service job. He was an immediate sensation, and earned a new nickname of 'Cyclone' for his fast skating and end-to-end rushes.

The period of 1907-1909 would see the rivalry between the Senators and the Wanderers continue, with Ottawa placing second twice in 1907 and 1908, and winning in 1909, the last year Mr. Taylor would play for the Senators. By that year, all of the teams in the ECAHA, now the ECHA, would be professional.

Notable players of this time period included Percy Lesueur in goal, Marty Walsh, Bruce Stuart and Dubby Kerr.

Champions in 1906 and 1910? Debatable

There is often confusion about how many Stanley Cups the Senators should be given credit for. In the days of the Stanley Cup Challenges, multiple winners per year were possible. Hockey historians disagree on two years as to whether the Senators were champions for those years. Entering these two years, 1906 and 1910, the Senators were the undisputed defending champions.

In 1906 the Senators defeated Queen's, champions of the OHA and Smiths Falls, champions of the FAHL in Stanley Cup challenges. However, the Sens tied the Montreal Wanderers for the CAHL regular season championship. To decide the CAHL championship and the Stanley Cup, the Sens played a total goals series against the Wanderers in March of 1906 and lost. The 1906 season ended with the Montreal Wanderers as the Stanley Cup champions. The Hockey Hall of Fame recognizes both the Senators and Wanderers as champions for that year. The following year, the Wanderers would first lose the Stanley Cup on a challenge, then win it back.

In 1910, a similar situation arose. The Senators defeated Galt, champions of the OPHL and Edmonton of the Alberta Hockey League. However, they would give up the Cup as the Montreal Wanderers were champions of the NHA league outright. The Montreal Wanderers were declared the champions of that year as their record in league play was superior to that of the Senators. The Hockey Hall of Fame does not recognize the Senators as champions for that year, although the NHL does. Indisputably, two teams won Stanley Cup challenge series that year.

NHA 1910-1917

1910 would see the hockey world turn over again, as the remnants of the ECHA organization would fold and give way to the NHA, controlled by business interests. The Senators at first would resist joining the NHA, but would join to continue the rivalry with the Wanderers and the gate revenues those games provided. The Wanderers would win the league in 1910, and the Senators would win in 1911 and 1915.

The 1910 NHA season was one of transition as Mr. Taylor defected to Renfrew. On his first return in February 1910, he made his famous promise to score a goal backwards against Ottawa. This led to incredible interest, with over 7000 in attendance. A bet of $100 was placed at the King Edward Hotel against him scoring at all.[3] The Senators would win 8-5 (3 goals in overtime) and more importantly keep Taylor off the scoresheet. Later in the season at the return match in Renfrew, Mr. Taylor made good on his boast with a goal scored backwards. This was the final game of the season, and the Senators had no chance at the league title, and don't appear to have put in an effort, losing 17-2.

In 1911, the Senators would return the favour, defeating Renfrew 19-5. The team went 13-3 to win the Cup, with Marty Walsh and Dubby Kerr leading the goal scoring with 37 and 32 goals in 16 games. After the season the Senators played two challenges, against Galt, winning 7-4, and against Port Arthur, winning 13-4.

In 1914-1915, the Senators would tie the Wanderers for the NHA season title. Art Ross was added to the team this year from the Wanderers after a dispute and would help the Sens win in a two-game playoff 4-1. This led to a series with the Vancouver Millionaires, with Cyclone Taylor haunting his old team, scoring 6 goals in 3 games as the Senators lost three straight in Vancouver. Future Senator Frank Nighbor would play in this series for Vancouver and score 5 goals.

In 1916-17, the last season of the NHA, the Senators won the second-half of the split schedule, notable because an Army team, the 228th Battalion, and Eddie Livingstone's Toronto Blueshirts] would both play in the first half and withdrew after the first half. Clint Benedict would top Georges Vezina in goal, and Frank Nighbour tied for the scoring lead, scoring 41 goals in 19 games.

The Sens would end their play in the NHA losing a two-game total goals playoff series to the Canadiens, who would lose eventually to Seattle in the Stanley Cup final. This season would see the final decline of the Senators old rivals the Wanderers who would finish at the bottom of the standings. The next year, the Wanderers would play only four games in the NHL, winning only one and folding the franchise after their home arena burned down.

While World War I affected all the NHA teams, the Senators, after acquiring Frank Nighbor from the PCHA never finished worse than second during the war years.

The NHL's First Dynasty

The Senators won four more Cups in their NHL days, three against western league teams. Their last Stanley Cup win, in 1926-27, against the Boston Bruins, marked the first year that the NHL held sole ownership of the trophy, which meant that, for the first time, teams outside the league could no longer issue a challenge to compete for the title.

Birth of the NHL

In the fall of 1917, Montreal Canadiens' owner George Kennedy loaned Ottawa Citizen sports editor Tommy Gorman (who also doubled as a press representative for the Canadiens) $2,500 to help buy into the Senators. Kennedy was leading an effort to get rid of Toronto Blueshirts' owner Eddie Livingstone, and felt that with Gorman running the Senators, he could pull it off. As it turned out, Gorman attended the famous meeting at Montreal's Windsor Hotel in which the Canadiens, Senators, Montreal Wanderers and Quebec Bulldogs pulled out of the NHA and formed the NHL. Within a year, Gorman and partner Ted Dey had made enough money to pay back Kennedy.

Ironically, they lost their previous top rival, the Wanderers, and the NHL would play with only three teams for two years.

In 1918-1919, the Senators would again win a split schedule. Clint Benedict would again have the top goalkeeper average, and Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor would come third and fourth for scoring with 18 and 17 goals in 18 games. The Senators and Canadiens would playoff in the first best-of-seven series. The Canadiens would win the first three, Ottawa without Frank Nighbor. Mr. Nighbor would return for the fourth game in Ottawa, won by Ottawa 6-3. Unfortunately, the Sens would lose the fifth game in Montreal 4-2. The Stanley Cup Final between Montreal would be left undecided as an influenza outbreak killed Joe Hall of the Canadiens.

In 1919-20, the Quebec Builldogs would return and the NHL would play with four teams. Ottawa this time won both halves of the schedule and won the undisputed NHL championship. Mr. Benedict again led the goalkeeper averages and Frank Nighbor came third in the scoring race with 25 goals in 23 games. The Senators would then play Seatttle for the Cup. The Senators played in simple white sweaters for this series, as Seattle's uniforms were nearly the same as Ottawa's.

The first three games were held in Ottawa 3-2 and 3-0 for Ottawa and 3-1 for Seattle. At this point the series was moved to the Mutual St. Arena in Toronto, which had artificial ice. Seattle won 5-2 to tie the series. In the fifth and deciding game, Ottawa won 6-1 on Jack Darragh's three goal performance and won their first Stanley Cup as a member of the NHL.

In 1920-21, the Quebec team would move to Hamilton. The Senators would win the first half. Benedict again led the goalkeeper averages and Cy Denney came second in scoring, with 34 goals in 24 games. The Senators would go on to shut out Toronto 7-0 in a two-game total goals playoff and went west to play off against Vancouver for the Stanley Cup.

Vancouver still had Fred Taylor, though it was the end of his career and he made no difference, scoring no goals. Ottawa would win a best-of-five series 1-2, 4-3, 3-2, 2-3 and 2-1, with Jack Darragh scoring the winning goal.

1921-22 would see the debut of Frank "King" Clancy for Ottawa and the retirement of Jack Darragh. The Senators would win the season, but lose to Toronto 5-4 in a two-game total goals series. The series had the Boucher brothers play for Ottawa, while Cy Denneny played for Ottawa and his brother Corbett played for Toronto. The St. Patricks would go on to win the Cup against Vancouver.

In 1922-23, the Senators won the season and took the playoff against the Canadiens 3-2 in a two-game playoff. Jack Darragh returned from retirement. Ottawa would again face Vancouver (now known as the Maroons) in Vancouver in the Cup semi-finals. New attendance records were set for this series, with 9000 for the first game and 10,000 for the second. Ottawa won the series 1-0, 1-4, 3-2, and 4-1, with Benedict getting the shutout and Harry Broadbent scoring five goals. The Senators next had to play Edmonton in a best-of-three and won it 2-1, and 1-0 with Broadbent scoring the winning goal.

1923-24 would see the Senators again win the season, this time losing the playoff to the Canadiens 0-1 and 2-4, with Georges Vezina getting the shutout, and Howie Morenz scoring 3 goals. This was the first season in the new Ottawa Auditorium.

1924-25 would see two Ottawa stars, Clint Benedict and Harry Broadbent go to the new Montreal Maroons. This would be the first year for the Boston Bruins also. This was the debut season for Alex Connell, and Cy Denneny would place fourth in scoring with 28 goals in 28 games.

1925-26 would see the New York Americans take over from Hamilton and a new Pittsburgh franchise. Ottawa would run away with the league title led by the stellar play of Alex Connell in net, getting 15 shutouts in 36 games, and Cy Denneny scoring 24 goals, and receive a bye to the playoff finals. However, the Montreal Maroons would win the series 2-2 and 1-0, with Benedict getting the shutout. They would go on to win the Stanley Cup.

1926-27 would see the Senators win the Cup for the final time. The NHL was now composed of two divisions and the Senators would win the Canadian division and the Prince of Wales Trophy. They advanced to the semi-finals and defeated the Canadiens 4-0, and 1-1 and faced Boston for the Cup. In the first series for the Stanley Cup with only NHL opponents, Ottawa defeated Boston 0-0, 3-1, 1-1 and 3-1.

Up until their final Stanley Cup in 1927 they had won more championships, more games, and had more Hall of Famers than any team to date in organized hockey.

Decline (1927-34)

When the league expanded into the United States, fans simply weren't interested in seeing expansion teams from Boston and Detroit. By the end of their last season in Ottawa, the team usually only saw large crowds for games against the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Montreal Maroons. Frank Finnigan, one of the stars of the Senators' last Cup-winning season, recalled that they frequently played home games before crowds of 2,500 or fewer.

Ottawa had been by far the smallest market in the NHL even before American teams began playing in 1924. It was about one-fifth the size of Toronto, which was the league's second-smallest market.[4] The team sought financial relief from the league as early as 1927. They had to sell their star right wing Hooley Smith to the Montreal Maroons for $22,500 and the return of former star Punch Broadbent to pay debts. In 1927-28, the team played two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts (thus allowing them to actually finish in the black for that season). They repeated the Detroit plan the following season, and in 1929-30, the team transferred two scheduled home games to Atlantic City (one each against the New York Rangers and New York Americans), two to Detroit, and one to Boston, due to declining attendance in Ottawa.

With the onset of the Great Depression, the team had to slowly sell its stars to other clubs. One of the deals was the famous King Clancy transfer that saw the star defenceman sent to the rival Toronto Maple Leafs for an unprecedented $35,000, following which the team fell into last place for the first time in their history. The team suspended operations and sat out the entire 1931-32 season. There were talks to move the team to Chicago and Toronto, but no agreement could be reached.

Returning after a one-year hiatus, but depleted of talent, the Senators finished last in the two seasons that followed. In June 1933, Harvey Pulford was given an option to buy the team and move it to Baltimore, but the option was never exercised. The once-proud franchise barely survived the 1933-34 season, with the team losing its last home game 3-2 to the equally strapped New York Americans. The final season (and franchise) game was a 1-1 tie with the Maroons at the Montreal Forum 18 March 1934.

The league, however, was not willing to lose another team a year after the Philadelphia Quakers suspended operations. It persuaded the Senators' backers to move the franchise to St. Louis, where they formed the St. Louis Eagles. However, the team only played one season in St. Louis (1934-35) before folding.

The last active Senators player was William Hollett, who played his last NHL playoff game in 1946. Teammate Syd Howe also played for Ottawa, but didn't play in the 1946 playoffs.

A Senior Men's Amateur Team Again, 1934-1955

After the NHL Senators folded, the Ottawa Senators would continue as a men's senior amateur team playing in the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association, later the Quebec Senior Hockey League from 1945 to 1955.

The club was owned by James MacCaffrey, and later by Tommy Gorman. Coaches included Alex Smith and later Georges Boucher.[5]

The team functioned as both a stepping stone to the NHL, and a place for former NHL players to play after leaving the NHL. In 1934, Eddie Finnigan, Frank's brother, would play for both the Senators and the St. Louis Eagles. After his NHL career ended, Syd Howe would return to play for the Senators. Joseph 'Rip' Riopelle, after a few years with the Canadiens, was bought by the Senators in 1951 and mixing working for his local business with playing for the Senators.

They played in the Ottawa Arena until 1955, winning the Allan Cup championship in 1949, led by Larry Regan. In 1953, the league was renamed the Quebec Hockey League and became semi-professional.

The Gorman family would eventually give the modern Senators franchise permission to use the name.

Modern Franchise 1992-

A certificate was issued by the NHL to the owners of the new Ottawa franchise, proclaiming reinstatement to the league. Otherwise, the original franchise has no official ties to the modern-day Senators franchise. Several unofficial ties exist:

  • banners honoring the original Senators' ten Stanley Cups hang from the rafters of Scotiabank Place,
  • original Senator Frank Finnigan participated in the expansion campaign,
  • Frank Finnigan's jersey number 8 is retired by the current team,
  • the current Senators 'S' logo, uses 1894 as the 'established' date,
  • several roadways around Scotiabank Place are named for original Senators players including Mr. Finnigan, Cyclone Taylor and Frank Nighbor, and
  • the new team uses the name and colors of the original Senators.

Records of both franchises are kept separately.

Career Leaders

List of Stanley Cup final appearances

Season-by-season record

QF = Quarter Final, CD = Canadian Division

Year Team name GP W L T PTS GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1893 Ottawa HC 8 6 2 0 12 49 22 -- 2nd in AHAC --
1894 Ottawa HC 8 5 3 0 10 24 16 -- 2nd in AHAC Lost in Final
1895 Ottawa HC 8 4 4 0 8 25 24 -- 3rd in AHAC --
1896 Ottawa HC 8 6 2 0 12 22 26 -- 2nd in AHAC --
1897 Ottawa HC 8 5 3 0 10 25 18 -- 2nd in AHAC --
1898 Ottawa HC 8 2 6 0 4 28 44 -- 5th in AHAC --
1899 Ottawa HC 8 4 4 0 8 21 43 -- 3rd in CAHL --
1900 Ottawa HC 8 4 4 0 8 28 19 -- 3rd in CAHL --
1901 Ottawa HC 8 7 0 1 15 33 20 -- 1st in CAHL Won league title
1902 Ottawa Senators 8 5 3 0 10 35 15 -- 2nd in CAHL --
1903 Ottawa Senators 8 6 2 0 12 47 26 -- 1st in CAHL Won Stanley Cup
1904 Ottawa Senators 8 4 4 0 16 32 15 -- 5th in CAHL (resigned 02/08/04) Won Stanley Cup
1905 Ottawa Senators 8 7 1 0 14 60 19 -- 1st in FAHL Won Stanley Cup
1906 Ottawa Senators, aka 'Ottawa Silver Seven' 10 9 1 0 18 90 42 -- Tied for 1st in ECAHA Won two Stanley Cup challenges;
tied for league title;
Lost playoff against Montreal Wanderers for Stanley Cup.
1907 Ottawa Senators, aka 'Ottawa Silver Seven' 10 7 3 -- 76 54 14 -- 2nd in ECAHA --
1908 Ottawa Senators, aka 'Ottawa Silver Seven' 10 7 3 -- 86 51 14 -- 2nd in ECAHA --
1909 Ottawa Senators 12 10 2 -- 117 63 20 -- 1st in ECAHA Won Stanley Cup
1910 Ottawa Senators 12 9 3 0 18 89 66 -- 2nd in NHA Won two Stanley Cup challenges.
1911 Ottawa Senators 16 13 3 -- 26 122 69 -- 1st in NHA Won Stanley Cup
1911-12 Ottawa Senators 18 9 9 -- 18 99 93 -- 2nd in NHA --
1912-13 Ottawa Senators 20 9 11 -- 18 87 81 -- 3rd in NHA --
1913-14 Ottawa Senators 20 11 9 -- 22 65 71 -- 4th in NHA --
1914-15 Ottawa Senators 20 14 6 -- 28 74 65 -- 1st in NHA Won league title; Lost Stanley Cup final
1915-16 Ottawa Senators 24 13 11 0 26 78 72 -- 2nd in NHA --
1916-17 Ottawa Senators 10 7 3 -- 14 56 41 -- 2nd in NHA Lost league final
1917-18 Ottawa Senators 22 9 13 0 18 102 114 -- 3rd in NHL Out of playoffs
1918-19 Ottawa Senators 18 12 6 0 24 71 54 192 1st in NHL Lost in finals
1919-20 Ottawa Senators 24 19 5 0 38 121 64 237 2nd in NHL Won Stanley Cup
1920-21 Ottawa Senators 24 14 10 0 28 97 75 151 1st in NHL Won Stanley Cup
1921-22 Ottawa Senators 24 14 8 2 30 106 84 99 1st in NHL Lost in finals
1922-23 Ottawa Senators 24 14 9 1 29 77 54 188 1st in NHL Won Stanley Cup
1923-24 Ottawa Senators 24 16 8 0 32 74 54 154 1st in NHL Lost in finals
1924-25 Ottawa Senators 30 17 12 1 35 83 66 331 4th in NHL Out of playoffs
1925-26 Ottawa Senators 36 24 8 4 52 77 42 341 1st in NHL Lost in finals
1926-27 Ottawa Senators 44 30 10 4 64 86 69 607 1st in CD Won Stanley Cup
1927-28 Ottawa Senators 44 20 14 10 50 78 57 483 3rd in CD Lost in QF
1928-29 Ottawa Senators 44 14 17 13 41 54 67 461 4th in CD Out of Playoffs
1929-30 Ottawa Senators 44 21 15 8 50 138 118 536 5th in CD Lost in QF
1930-31 Ottawa Senators 44 10 30 4 24 91 142 486 5th in CD Out of playoffs
1931-32 Ottawa Senators -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1932-33 Ottawa Senators 48 11 27 10 32 88 131 398 5th in CD Out of playoffs
1933-34 Ottawa Senators 48 13 29 6 32 115 143 344 5th in CD Out of playoffs

Notable players

Hall of Famers


Team Captains


References

  1. ^ "Sports and Pastimes, hockey, Formation of a Dominion Hockey Association", The Gazette, December 9, 1886
  2. ^ Finnigan, Joan (1992). Old Scores, New Goals. pp. p. 76. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Ottawa Citizen, February 11, 1910 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Chi-Kit Wong, John (2005). Lords of the Rinks: The Emergence of the National Hockey League, 1875-1936. University of Toronto Press. pp. p. 123. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ Finnigan, Joan (1992). Old Scores, New Goals. Quarry Press. pp. pg. 157. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc.

Finnigan, Joan (1992). Old Scores, New Goals. Quarry Press.

  • Robinson, Chris (2004). Ottawa Senators, Great Stories From The NHL's First Dynasty. Altitude Publishing. ISBN 1-55153-790-7.

See also

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