1925–26 Ottawa Senators season

The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and ninth season in the NHL. The Senators placed first during the regular season but were upset in the playoffs by the Montreal Maroons.

1925–26 Ottawa Senators
League1st NHL
1925–26 record24–8–4
Home record15–2–1
Road record9–6–3
Goals for77
Goals against42
Team information
General ManagerDave Gill
CoachAlex Currie
CaptainCy Denneny
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsCy Denneny (24)
AssistsFrank Nighbor (13)
PointsCy Denneny (36)
Penalty minutesKing Clancy (80)
WinsAlec Connell (24)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (1.12)

Off-season

The Hamilton Tigers franchise folded and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a seven team league.

Prior to the season, Tommy Gorman and Ted Dey sold their interests in the team to T. Franklin Ahearn, who then hired Dave Gill to be the GM, and former Senators player Alex Currie as head coach.

Pre-season

The Senators welcomed the Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars to town for two exhibition games on November 19 and 21, with proceeds to the Ottawa Humane Society. Ottawa won both games, 6–2 and 2–0.[1]

Regular season

Ottawa, who missed the playoffs the previous season, would go on to finish with a league best 24–8–4 record, and earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, however, they were upset by the Montreal Maroons in the NHL final, losing the two-game total-goal series 2–1. Cy Denneny would once again lead the club offensively, scoring 24 goals and 36 points, while Frank Nighbor would win the Lady Byng Trophy for the 2nd straight season.

Final standings
National Hockey League
Teams GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Ottawa Senators362484774234152
Montreal Maroons3620115917355445
Pittsburgh Pirates3619161827026439
Boston Bruins3617154928527938
New York Americans3612204688936128
Toronto St. Patricks36122139211432527
Montreal Canadiens36112417910845823

[2] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents
1925-26 NHL Records
Team BOS MON MTM NYA OTT PIT TOR
Boston —2–3–14–1–12–2–22–42–45–1
M. Canadiens 3–2–1—1–52–40–62–43–3
M. Maroons 1–4–15–1—4–1–11–2–33–36–0
New York 2–2–24–21–4–1—1–53–31–1–4
Ottawa 4–26–02–1–35–1—4–23–1–2
Pittsburgh 4–24–23–33–32–4—3–2–1
Toronto 1–53–30–61–1–41–3–22–3–1—

Playoffs

The Senators went against the Maroons in a two-game total-goals series for the NHL championship and lost two goals to one. The Maroons had Punch Broadbent and goaltender Clint Benedict, two former Senators stars in the lineup, who would figure prominently in the series.

By placing first, the Senators had a bye to the NHL Championship round against the second-place Maroons who had defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. At home in the first game, the Maroons tied the Senators 1–1. Former Senator Punch Broadbent scored at 8 minutes of the second period to put the Maroons ahead. The lead lasted until King Clancy tied the game with ten seconds left.[3] In the second game, held at Ottawa, the Maroons took the series with a 1–0 shutout victory to win the NHL championship. Babe Siebert on an individual rush, scored off his own rebound at the six-minute mark of the second period. Cy Denneny appeared to tie the score a minute later, but the play was off-side. The Maroons held off the attack of the Senators the rest of the way in front of a record attendance of 10,525.[4]

After the playoff, the Senators welcomed the Saskatoon Sheiks for a pair of exhibition games on April 1 and April 3. The series matched the two leagues' runner-up teams. The Senators won the first game, played under NHL rules 4–3. The second game was played under WHL rules and the Sheiks won 7–5.[5] The Sheiks were on an exhibition tour and played in Montreal on April 4 against the Canadiens in a benefit game for Georges Vezina's family.[6]

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WNovember 28, 19253–2Montreal Maroons (1925–26)1–0–0
2WDecember 3, 19252–0Boston Bruins (1925–26)2–0–0
3WDecember 5, 19251–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)3–0–0
4WDecember 10, 19253–0New York Americans (1925–26)4–0–0
5LDecember 12, 19252–5@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)4–1–0
6WDecember 15, 19252–1@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)5–1–0
7WDecember 17, 19253–0Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)6–1–0
8WDecember 23, 19254–2Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)7–1–0
9WDecember 26, 19253–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)8–1–0
10WDecember 30, 19255–0@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)9–1–0
11LJanuary 1, 19260–3@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)9–2–0
12WJanuary 5, 19264–0Montreal Maroons (1925–26)10–2–0
13TJanuary 7, 19261–1 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)10–2–1
14WJanuary 11, 19261–0 OT@ New York Americans (1925–26)11–2–1
15WJanuary 13, 19261–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)12–2–1
16WJanuary 19, 19262–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)13–2–1
17WJanuary 21, 19263–2New York Americans (1925–26)14–2–1
18WJanuary 26, 19268–2@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)15–2–1
19WJanuary 28, 19264–2Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)16–2–1
20WJanuary 30, 19261–0@ New York Americans (1925–26)17–2–1
21LFebruary 2, 19260–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)17–3–1
22LFebruary 4, 19262–3Boston Bruins (1925–26)17–4–1
23LFebruary 6, 19261–4@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)17–5–1
24WFebruary 11, 19262–1Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)18–5–1
25WFebruary 16, 19261–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)19–5–1
26WFebruary 18, 19264–2Montreal Canadiens (1925–26)20–5–1
27TFebruary 20, 19260–0 OTMontreal Maroons (1925–26)20–5–2
28TFebruary 23, 19261–1 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26)20–5–3
29WFebruary 27, 19263–2Boston Bruins (1925–26)21–5–3
30LMarch 2, 19261–3New York Americans (1925–26)21–6–3
31WMarch 4, 19261–0@ New York Americans (1925–26)22–6–3
32LMarch 6, 19260–1@ Boston Bruins (1925–26)22–7–3
33WMarch 8, 19263–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)23–7–3
34TMarch 13, 19261–1 OT@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)23–7–4
35LMarch 15, 19260–2@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26)23–8–4
36WMarch 17, 19264–0Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)24–8–4

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Cy DennenyLW3624123618
Hooley SmithC/RW281692553
Frank NighborC3512132540
Georges BoucherD36841264
King ClancyD35841280
Hec KilreaLW3550512
Ed GormanD2321312
Frank FinniganRW3620224
Alec ConnellG360000
Jack DugganLW270000
Leth GrahamLW10000
Alex SmithD3600036
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell2251362484421.1215
Team:2251362484421.1215

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
King ClancyD21014
Georges BoucherD200010
Alec ConnellG20000
Cy DennenyLW20004
Jack DugganLW20000
Frank FinniganRW20000
Ed GormanD20002
Hec KilreaLW20000
Frank NighborC20002
Alex SmithD20000
Hooley SmithC/RW200014
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Alec Connell12020121.000
Team:12020121.000

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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

Roster
  • Boucher, Georges (D)
  • Clancy, King (D)
  • Connell, Alec (G)
  • Denneny, Cy (L)
  • Duggan, John (L)
  • Finnigan, Frank (R)
  • Gorman, Ed (D)
  • Graham, Leth (L)
  • Kilrea, Hec (L)
  • Nighbor, Frank (C)
  • Smith, Alex (D)
  • Smith, Hooley (C)

Source: hockey-reference.com[7]

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References
  1. "Victoria Cougars Defeated Second Exhibition Game 2–0 After Strenuous Struggle". Ottawa Citizen. November 23, 1925. p. 11.
  2. 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.
  3. "Senators and Maroons Battle to Draw 1 to 1". Ottawa Citizen. March 26, 1926. p. 10.
  4. "Maroons Capture NHL Title With Win Over Ottawa". Montreal Gazette. March 29, 1926. p. 18.
  5. "Saskatoon Downed Ottawa on Round". Montreal Gazette. April 5, 1926. p. 16.
  6. "$3,000 Raised in Vezina Benefit". Montreal Gazette. April 5, 1926. p. 16.
  7. "1925-26 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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