1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club season

1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club
League	2nd AHAC
1896–97 record	5–3–0
Team information
Captain	Fred Chittick
Arena	Dey's Skating Rink
Team leaders
Goals	Alf Smith (12)
Goals against average	Fred Chittick (2.3)

The 1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 12th season of play. Ottawa placed second in the league.

Team business

Directors

P. D. Ross – Honorary president
A. Z. Palmer – Honorary vice-president
S. M. Rogers – President
C. Kirby – Vice-president
J. P. Dickson – Secretary
G. P. Murphy – Treasurer
F. C. Chittick – Captain
W. A. Cox, H. Westwick, Fred White – Executive committee

Source: "Sports of all sorts". The Globe. November 14, 1896. p. 26.

Season

Highlights

Fred Chittick was the league's leading goaltender, only allowing 2.3 goals per game. Former captains Chauncy Kirby and Herbert Russell retired from the team.

The Ottawa club moved to the new Dey's Skating Rink. In the first game in the new rink, it was inaugurated with the Governor General, the Earl of Aberdeen and his wife, the Countess of Aberdeen in attendance.[1]

Final Standing

Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Victorias	8	7	1	48	26
Ottawa	8	5	3	25	18
Montreal	8	5	3	31	26
Quebec	8	2	6	22	46
Montreal Shamrocks	8	1	7	27	37

Schedule and results

Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record
January
9	Shamrocks	1	Ottawa	4	1–0
16	Quebec	1	Ottawa	4	2–0
30†	Ottawa	0	Montreal	1	2–1†
February
6	Victorias	4	Ottawa	2	2–1
13	Ottawa	3	Victorias	1	3–1
17‡	Ottawa	4	Montreal	0	4–1
20	Montreal	4	Ottawa	3	4–2
27	Ottawa	1	Quebec	4	4–3
March
6	Ottawa	4	Shamrocks	3	5–3

† Protested by Ottawa who scored the tying goal in last few seconds but the goal was disallowed by the referee. The protest was upheld and the game replayed.

‡ Replay of January 30 protested game.

Goaltending averages

Name	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Fred Chittick	8	18	1	2.3

Scoring Leaders

Name	GP	G
Smith, Alf	8	12
Westwick, Harry	8	6
Charlie Spittal	7	3
Alf Living	2	2
Daniel "Moxie" Smith	5	2

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Fred Chittick – goal
William Dey
Howard Hutchison
Alf Living
Harvey Pulford
Alf Smith
Daniel "Moxie" Smith
Charlie Spittal
Harry Westwick
Weldy Young

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