1926–27 Ottawa Senators season

The 1926–27 Ottawa Senators season was the club's tenth season of play in the NHL, 42nd overall. The Senators would win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years, and eleventh overall including the pre-NHL years.

1926–27 Ottawa Senators (original)
Stanley Cup champions
Canadian Division champions
Division1st Canadian
1926–27 record30–10–4
Home record16–5–1
Road record14–5–3
Goals for86
Goals against69
Team information
General managerDave Gill
CoachDave Gill
CaptainBuck Boucher
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsCy Denneny (17)
AssistsKing Clancy (10)
PointsCy Denneny (23)
Penalty minutesHooley Smith (125)
WinsAlec Connell (30)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (1.49)

Pre-season

Prior to the start of the season, the Senators relieved head coach Alex Currie from his duties. General Manager Dave Gill would step behind the bench and become the head coach. Buck Boucher would take over the team captaincy from Cy Denneny.

Regular season

The league would expand by three teams, as the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers would all join the league to make it a ten-team league. The NHL also would divide the ten teams into two divisions, and the Senators were placed in the Canadian Division. This was also the first season that the Stanley Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHL.

The Senators would win 30 games and earn 64 points, both the highest in the NHL and capture the Prince of Wales Trophy, win the Canadian Division title, and earn a bye in the opening round of the playoffs. Also,

Denneny would go on to lead the club once again offensively, scoring 17 goals and 23 points, while Hooley Smith would have a team record 125 penalty minutes. Alec Connell would lead the NHL in wins (30) and be among the league leaders in GAA (1.49) and shutouts (13).

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Ottawa Senators4430104866964
Montreal Canadiens4428142996758
Montreal Maroons4420204716844
New York Americans4417252829136
Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs4415245799435

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents
1926-27 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston —3–2–15–11–2–12–22–22–3–11–34–21–3
Chicago 2–3–1—3–2–12–22–22–1–12–42–22–42–2
Detroit 1–52–3–1—0–41–33–11–3–21–32–41–2–1
M. Canadiens 2–1–12–24–0—5–15–11–31–53–0–15–1
M. Maroons 2–22–23–11–5—4–21–2–11–3–21–2–15–1
N.Y. Americans 2–21–2–11–31–52–4—1–33–34–02–3–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–2–14–23–15–13–1–23–3—0–3–15–12–1–1
Ottawa 3–12–23–15–13–1–23–33–0–1—3–15–0–1
Pittsburgh 2–44–24–20–3–12–1–10–41–51–3—1–2–1
Toronto 3–12–22–1–11–51–53–2–11–2–20–5–12–1–1—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WNovember 18, 19262–1@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)1–0–0
2WNovember 20, 19262–1 OTNew York Americans (1926–27)2–0–0
3TNovember 25, 19262–2 OT@ Toronto St. Patricks (1926–27)2–0–1
4WNovember 27, 19261–0 OTMontreal Maroons (1926–27)3–0–1
5WNovember 30, 19262–1@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)4–0–1
6WDecember 4, 19264–1Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)5–0–1
7WDecember 7, 19263–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)6–0–1
8WDecember 9, 19263–1@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)7–0–1
9WDecember 11, 19262–1Toronto St. Patricks (1926–27)8–0–1
10WDecember 14, 19262–0@ New York Americans (1926–27)9–0–1
11LDecember 16, 19260–5Detroit Cougars (1926–27)9–1–1
12TDecember 18, 19260–0 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)9–1–2
13WDecember 23, 19261–0New York Rangers (1926–27)10–1–2
14WDecember 28, 19263–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1926–27)11–1–2
15WJanuary 1, 19272–1Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)12–1–2
16LJanuary 4, 19271–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)12–2–2
17WJanuary 8, 19272–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)13–2–2
18WJanuary 11, 19274–1Toronto St. Patricks (1926–27)14–2–2
19WJanuary 13, 19273–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)15–2–2
20WJanuary 15, 19275–4Boston Bruins (1926–27)16–2–2
21LJanuary 18, 19271–6Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)16–3–2
22WJanuary 22, 19271–0Montreal Maroons (1926–27)17–3–2
23LJanuary 25, 19271–6@ New York Americans (1926–27)17–4–2
24WJanuary 27, 19273–1Detroit Cougars (1926–27)18–4–2
25TJanuary 29, 19270–0 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)18–4–3
26LFebruary 1, 19272–4New York Americans (1926–27)18–5–3
27WFebruary 5, 19272–1Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)19–5–3
28LFebruary 9, 19273–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)19–6–3
29WFebruary 12, 19271–0@ Toronto St. Patricks (1926–27)20–6–3
30TFebruary 15, 19272–2 OTNew York Rangers (1926–27)20–6–4
31WFebruary 17, 19272–1@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)21–6–4
32WFebruary 19, 19271–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)22–6–4
33WFebruary 22, 19272–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1926–27)23–6–4
34WFebruary 24, 19271–0@ New York Rangers (1926–27)24–6–4
35LFebruary 26, 19272–3 OT@ New York Americans (1926–27)24–7–4
36WMarch 3, 19272–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)25–7–4
37LMarch 5, 19271–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1926–27)25–8–4
38LMarch 10, 19270–1Montreal Maroons (1926–27)25–9–4
39WMarch 12, 19274–3New York Americans (1926–27)26–9–4
40LMarch 15, 19271–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27)26–10–4
41WMarch 17, 19271–0Boston Bruins (1926–27)27–10–4
42WMarch 19, 19272–0@ Toronto St. Patricks (1926–27)28–10–4
43WMarch 24, 19274–0Toronto St. Patricks (1926–27)29–10–4
44WMarch 26, 19273–2@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)30–10–4

Playoffs

The Montreal Canadiens would defeat their cross town rivals, the Montreal Maroons and face the Senators in a two-game total-goal series, and Ottawa would win it by a score of 5–1, and match up against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.

Ottawa Senators 5, Montreal Canadiens 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 2Ottawa Senators4–0Montreal Canadiens1–0
2April 4Montreal Canadiens1–1Ottawa Senators1–0–1

Led by Cy Denneny and Alec Connell, the Senators would win a tough four game series over the Bruins, winning the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years.

Further information: 1927 Stanley Cup Finals
Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 7Ottawa Senators0–0Boston Bruins0–0–1
2April 9Ottawa Senators3–1Boston Bruins1–0–1
3April 11Boston Bruins1–1Ottawa Senators1–0–2
4April 13Boston Bruins1–3Ottawa Senators2–0–2

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Cy Denneny421762316
King Clancy439101978
Hec Kilrea421171848
Frank Finnigan361511652
Hooley Smith439615125
Frank Nighbor38661226
Georges Boucher408311115
Jack Adams4051666
Alex Smith4241558
Ed Gorman4110117
Milt Halliday381012
Alec Connell440002
Stan Jackson80002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Alec Connell27824430104691.4913
Team:27824430104691.4913

Playoffs
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Cy Denneny65050
Frank Finnigan63030
King Clancy611214
Hec Kilrea61124
Frank Nighbor61120
Hooley Smith610116
Jack Adams60000
Georges Boucher600043
Alec Connell60000
Ed Gorman60000
Milt Halliday60000
Alex Smith60008
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Alec Connell400630340.602
Team:400630340.602

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1926–27 season. [4]

Trades
August 1, 1926 To Ottawa Senators
Jack Adams		 To Toronto St. Patricks
Clint Benedict
Cash
January 18, 1927 To Ottawa Senators
Stan Jackson		 To Boston Bruins
Cash
February 1, 1927 To Ottawa Senators
Cash		 To London Panthers (Can-Pro)
Stan Jackson

Free agents signed
October 24, 1926 From Ottawa Gunners (OCHL)
Milt Halliday

Free agents lost
November 10, 1926 To Saskatoon Sheiks (PrHL)
Harry Helman

Ottawa Senators 1927 Stanley Cup champions
Team photograph. Trophies won: Stanley Cup, O'Brien Cup, Prince of Wales Trophy.

Players

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Frank Ahearn (President)
  • Major T.W. McDonald (Vice President)
  • Dave Gill (Manager-Coach/Secretary-Treasurer)
  • Ed Gleeson (Trainer), Don Hughes (Ass't Trainer)

Stanley Cup engraving

Eddie Gerard's name was misspelled when the ring was engraved as F. GERAD (MGR) instead of E. GERARD (MGR)on the 2nd version of the ring created in 1969. The mistake was repeated on the Replica Cup created in 1992–93.

See also

References
  1. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. "1926-27 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  3. See the team picture.
  4. https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Senators&BeginDate=1926-07-01&EndDate=1927-07-01&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search
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