The following season the Senators earned the lowest seed in the Eastern Conference play-offs, in which they upset the top-seeded New Jersey Devils in six games to garner the first postseason series win in franchise history. This refers to the, The first mention of 'Senators' as a nickname was in 1901, in the, described as "the most storied of all Stanley Cup challenges", Holzman and Nieforth (2002), p. 54, "one of the most memorable feats in Canadian sporting history",Cosentino(1990), p. 143, sfn error: no target: CITEREFMcKinley2000 (, Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, 1904–05 FAHL season § Ottawa vs. Dawson City, List of Ottawa Senators (original) seasons, "Sports and Pastimes, hockey, Formation of a Dominion Hockey Association", "Stars on the Ice. Ottawa hired several free agents, including Marty Walsh, Tommy Phillips and Fred 'The Listowel Whirlwind' Taylor. At the same time, millionaire businessman J. Ambrose O'Brien, who wanted his Renfrew Creamery Kings to challenge for the Stanley Cup, saw his Renfrew application to join the CHA rejected. Ottawa Senators is an ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The top scorers were the Victorias' Russell Bowie, who scored seven goals in one game and six in another, and McGee, whose top performance saw him score five goals in a game. As the 'away' team, Ottawa was given a bye to the final game. [114] Ottawa won the series with scores of 1–2, 4–3, 3–2, 2–3 and 2–1, with Jack Darragh scoring the winning goal. [119] The season also saw the debut of defenceman Lionel Hitchman. [78] The move backfired on the Senators, as the league ruled that the game could not stand and would have to be replayed. [44], Despite the difficult journey, the Ottawas refused to change the date of the first game, only two days away. The Club building would also be the Hockey Club's headquarters. [12] It was composed of several clubs from Montreal plus a Quebec City club and the Ottawa club. NHL. [127] Ottawa hockey fans got to see a Stanley Cup final game played in Ottawa as the Auditorium hosted the final match of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canadiens and the Calgary Tigers, moved because of poor natural ice at the Canadiens' arena. The 1907–08 season was a season of change for Ottawa. [165], In 1923, Dey retired after selling his ownership interest to Gorman and new investor Frank Ahearn. Young did not arrive in time to play for Dawson. When the club began outside competition again in 1889–90, it was with new sweaters of white with black stripes and the OAAA red "triskelion" logo. The new Ottawa Auditorium's first regular season game came on December 26, 1923. The Senators ended their play in the NHA by losing a two-game total goals playoff series to the Canadiens, who eventually lost to Seattle in the Stanley Cup final. [55] The funeral cortege was estimated at a half-mile in length, and it included Canadian prime minister Wilfrid Laurier. [90], After struggling through the war years, the Ottawa Hockey Association put the club up for sale for $5,000 in the fall of 1917. [124] Ahearn and Gorman had an uneasy partnership and at one point Gorman was going to buy out Ahearn. Clint Benedict again led the league in goalkeeper goals-against average and Frank Nighbor came third in the league scoring race with 25 goals in 23 games.[108]. The Senators then played the Seattle Metropolitans of the PCHA for the Stanley Cup. [25], In 1893–1894, Ottawa HC finished in a four-way tie for first in the AHAC standings. For the 1885 season, the club adopted gold and blue as its colours[11] and returned to the Montreal tournament. [166] Instead, Ahearn bought Gorman's interest in the club for $35,000 and a share of the Connaught Park Racetrack[126] and Gorman moved on to New York to manage the New York Americans. After that season, Ottawa HC became inactive. Ottawa and area teams remain unaffiliated with the OHA; the official association under Hockey Canada is Hockey Eastern Ontario, a descendant of the OCHL. [114] Clancy's first goal came on his first shot, against Hamilton in overtime on February 7, and was noted for having actually come in (illegally) through the side of the net. Rosenthal, believing the club could no longer play at the Arena, attempted to find alternate arrangements for the club, including refurbishing Aberdeen Pavilion, but was unsuccessful. The American Hockey League had asked for a Stanley Cup challenge against the champions of the NHL. The Ottawa Senators trade Alexei Yashin to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt and the Islanders first round pick in 2001 (Jason Spezza). However, records for the two teams are kept separately. "[35] (At the time, hockey teams iced seven men—a goaltender, three forwards, two defencemen and a rover). He was slated to drop the puck in a ceremonial face-off for the new franchise's first game but died a year before that game took place. In the return match in Ottawa, Ottawa overcame the eight-goal deficit, getting a 9–1 lead to tie the series by the midway point of the second half. [111] It was after this win that T. P. Gorman dubbed the team the 'Super Six. One of these wins provided the weirdest piece of hockey history when one player kicked Lord Stanley's Cup into a canal while under the influence of crystal meth. Rosenthal, a prominent local jeweller, had been involved with the club since 1903. "[150] The NHL franchise was moved to St. Louis, Missouri and operated as the St. Louis Eagles. [72] A bet of $100 was placed at the King Edward Hotel against him scoring at all. In total, the club won the Stanley Cup 11 times, including challenges during two years it did not win the Cup for the season. [131] However, the Montreal Maroons won the two-game total goals series with scores of 1–1 and 1–0; former Senator Clint Benedict got the shutout. The Hockey Hall of Fame recognizes both Ottawa and the Wanderers as champions for that year,[89] as does the NHL. Have the Ottawa Senators gone by any other names? Ottawa captain Weldy Young fainted from exhaustion at the end of the game.[27]. Ottawa and the Montreal Wanderers tied for the ECAHA league lead in 1906, forcing a playoff series for the league championship and the Cup. Gorman, along with Martin Rosenthal and Ted Dey (owner of The Arena), bought the club. After the season Ottawa played two challenges, against Galt, winning 7–4, and against Port Arthur, winning 13–4. While team official Weldy Young knew Stanley Cup trustee P. D. Ross personally through their joint connection with the club, it may have been the political connections that Joe Boyle had with the government Interior Minister of the time, Clifford Sifton, that got Dawson City the series. [77] 1910–11 was the debut season of right wing Jack Darragh who scored 18 goals in 16 games. The losses were too great to be made up by the sale of players' contracts, and the club needed to be moved to "some very large city which has a large rink, if we are to protect the Auditorium shareholders and pay off our debts. In the last NHL playoff game in Ottawa until 1996, the Senators tied the Rangers 1–1 on March 28, 1930, but lost game two in New York 5–1 to lose the series 6–2. Corrections? The Ottawas were the dominant team for three years: The end of the streak came in March 1906. The schedule was abbreviated by the Toronto Arenas club suspending operations, so the Senators and Canadiens played off in the first best-of-seven series. [154], The club began in 1883 as the Ottawa Hockey Club and was known by that name officially, even after joining the Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association (OAAA). They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). [139] The Senators rallied, however, to make the playoffs for a final time, finishing third in the Canadian Division. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Visit ESPN to view the Ottawa Senators team schedule for the current and previous seasons By the end of the playoffs, both players were back with Ottawa. Ottawa scored the first goal, but Montreal would score the next three to win the game 3–1. [87], While World War I affected all NHA teams, Ottawa was able to retain players and be competitive. As the Auditorium did not meet its payments, Ahearn resumed a share of the club in 1931. When was the last time the Senators … He led the team in scoring every year he … Future Ottawa mayor Nelson Porter is recorded as the scorer of the club's first-ever goal, at the 1884 Carnival. The Ottawa Senators have played a total of 27 seasons. [152], After the NHL franchise relocated, the Senators were continued as a senior amateur club in the Montreal Group of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA), beginning in the 1934–35 season. [173] Under the agreement, the NHL paid for the players and took back possession of the franchise. [90], In January 1910, Ottawa defeated Galt, champions of the OPHL, during the CHA regular season, as well as Edmonton of the AAHA during the NHA regular season (the Senators switched leagues in-between). The Ottawa Senators are proud to have partnered with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind to help raise a puppy to become a CNIB guide dog. However, team owners controlled the rinks and the players accepted the new conditions. [57] However, it may have affected the Wanderers in another way: they lost the Stanley Cup a week after the donnybrook in a Stanley Cup challenge series to the Kenora Thistles. The Senators made their debut as an expansion team in 1992, taking their nickname from Ottawa’s status as the seat of the Canadian national government and from an earlier hockey team based in the city that won the Stanley Cup 11 times between 1903 and 1927. The team was started by Ottawa real estate developer Bruce Firestone, the team is the second NHL … The team fell into last place for the first time since 1898. The team struggled and finished in third place after the first half of the season. The first "dynasty" of the Ottawa HC was from 1903 until 1906, when the team was known as the "Silver Seven". A look at all of the jerseys worn by the Ottawa Senators in franchise history as they prepare to unveil a new jersey for the 2021-22 season. The Eagles played only one season, finishing last again. [134] See the article 1927 Stanley Cup Finals. Other players of the 'Seven' included Arthur Allen, Dave Finnie, Arthur Fraser, Horace Gaul, Dave Gilmour, Suddy Gilmour, Jim McGee, Art Moore, Percy Sims, Hamby Shore, Charles Spittal, Frank White and Frank Wood. Later in the season at the return match in Renfrew, Taylor made good on his boast with a goal scored backwards, although it was simply a goal scored on a backhand shot. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. In December 1930, the club was put up for sale for $200,000 under conditions it stay in Ottawa. In 1998-99, the Senators jumped from 14th in the previous season to 3rd, with 103 points--the first 100-point season in club history. In the second half, the play became violent. The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, … [67] The Montreal Victorias and Montreal HC founded the Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union, leaving only Ottawa, Quebec, Montreal Wanderers and Montreal Shamrocks in the ECHA. 1912–13 saw the debut of right wing Punch Broadbent, who scored 20 goals in 18 games. Anthony LeBlanc is coming home. The club competed in the NHL until the 1933–34 season. The game left a poor taste in the mouth for the Yukoners, who complained that several goals were offside. In a 1905 challenge against the Dawson City, he scored 14 goals in a 23–2 win. The Senators faced off against the New York Rangers in a two-game total-goals series. Ottawa celebrated by hosting Dawson at a banquet. [107], In the 1919–20 season, the NHL reactivated the Quebec Bulldogs NHA franchise; with this addition, the NHL played with four teams again. LeBlanc, a co-owner of the Coyotes from 2009-to-2017 [167], In 1931, a dispute arose between Foran, in his role as Stanley Cup trustee, and the NHL. Taylor did not play in the NHA again, as he joined Vancouver in the off-season. The Silver Seven participated in perhaps the most famous[39][40][41] Stanley Cup challenge of all, that of Dawson City of the Yukon Territory in 1905. [99] Ottawa asked to use Corb Denneny of Toronto, but the Canadiens turned down the request. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ottawa-senators Ottawa’s postseason streak ended in 2008–09, but the Senators returned to the play-offs the following year. Ottawa Senators Biggest Game The Ottawa Senators as the league knows them have always been a turbulent franchise. The first championship was played on March 7, 1891, at the Rideau rink and was won 5–0 by Ottawa over Toronto St. The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [54] He was also the Ottawa Football Club's captain at the time. Many ideas were submitted, but Sabres won out. The club was one of the first organized clubs in the early days of the sport of ice hockey, playing in the Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments in the early 1880s and founding the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada and the Ontario Hockey Association. "[148] The final game of the season was a 2–2 tie with the Maroons at the Montreal Forum on March 18, 1934.[149]. Ottawa HC did not win a game in its return to AHAC challenge play in 1890–91, but in the next season of AHAC play in 1891–92 the club won the league championship, and held it for most of the season, from January 10 until March 7, 1892. It was also the debut season of Frank Finnigan. For the 1906 season Ottawa, along with the Wanderers and several of the CAHL teams, formed the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association (ECAHA), unifying the top teams into one league.[37]. The team received a bye to the playoff finals. The Senators have won one Eastern Conference championship (2007). The organization continued the Senators as an amateur, and later semi-professional, team in Quebec senior men's leagues until 1954. Ottawa HC played in the first season during which the Stanley Cup was challenged in 1893, and first won the Cup in 1903, holding the championship until 1906 (the Silver Seven years). The two clubs faced off in a two-game total goals series to decide the league championship and Stanley Cup. The club began in 1883 as the Ottawa Hockey Club and was known by that name officially, even after joining the Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association (OAAA). After this, the players took the Cup and attempted to drop-kick it over the Rideau Canal. Quebec went on to win the championship of the league and demanded the Stanley Cup, but the Cup's trustees ruled that Ottawa still retained it. There were semi-finals against the PCHA champion, followed by the final against the WCHL champion. Foran had agreed to the challenge and ordered the NHL to comply, but the NHL refused to play the challenge. Dey cut player salaries and let players go, including Art Ross to the Wanderers. Jim McGee, Frank McGee's brother, died after the 1904 season in a horseback riding accident. William Foran, the Stanley Cup trustee, became president of the Club. [80] The Senators finished fifth in 1912–13 and fourth in 1913–14. When the steamer reached Vancouver, the area was too fogged in to dock, and the steamer docked in Seattle. [73] Ottawa won 8–5 (scoring 3 goals in overtime) and kept Taylor off the scoresheet. After the NHL expanded to the United States in the late 1920s, the original Senators' eventual financial losses forced the franchise to move to St. Louis in 1934 operating as the Eagles while a Senators senior amateur teamtook over the Senators' place in Ottawa. [157] While the nickname was used occasionally, the club continued to be known as the Ottawa Hockey Club. The Senators made their debut as an expansion team in 1992, taking their nickname from Ottawa’s status as the seat of the Canadian national government and from an earlier hockey team based in the city that won the Stanley Cup 11 times between 1903 and 1927. [66] Walsh tied for the scoring lead with 28 goals in 9 games (including seven in one match), while Phillips was close behind at 26 goals in 10 games. NewsNow Ottawa Senators is the world's most comprehensive Senators news aggregator, bringing you the latest headlines from the cream of Senators sites and other key national and regional sports sources. Dey was negotiating, as owner of The Arena, with both Rosenthal on behalf of the Senators and Percy Quinn (who held an option to purchase the Quebec NHA club) on behalf of a proposed new professional league over exclusive rights to the Arena for professional hockey. [47][48] McGee scored four goals in the first half of the second match and 10 in the second half, leading Ottawa to a 23–2 score; his 14 goals remains a record for a single game of major senior hockey. Adam Augustyn is Managing Editor, Reference Content at Encyclopædia Britannica. The team sought financial relief from the league as early as 1927. [133] Alex Connell led the way in goal, allowing only three goals in the four games. The most up-to-date breaking news for the Ottawa Senators including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. Ottawa newspapers referred to that club as the Senators, and the Ottawa HC as 'Ottawa', 'Ottawas' or the 'Ottawa Pro Hockey Club'. After the series, the Senators players received a parade in Ottawa, a civic banquet and an 18–carat gold ring with 14 small diamonds in the shape of an 'O'. Ottawa HC won the Ottawa and Ontario championships, and two games against AHAC opponents, but lost to the AHAC champion Montreal HC in its one challenge for the championship.[18]. Harry Smith then scored to put Ottawa ahead, only to have the goal ruled offside. [124] The first work of the partnership was a new arena, the Ottawa Auditorium, which was a 7,500 seat (10,000 capacity with standing room) arena with artificial ice. [43], To get to Ottawa, several thousand miles away, the club had to get to Whitehorse by overland sleigh, catch a train from there to Skagway, Alaska, then catch a steamer to Vancouver, B.C. This lineup had a successful season, winning 10 out of 12 games. The NHL team was unsuccessful in St. Louis and planned to return to Ottawa, but the NHL decided instead to suspend the franchise and transf… The Senators instigated an agreement with the other NHL clubs, binding them to the NHL for the next five years and locking out any rival league from their arenas. In the 1927–28 season, the Senators played two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts (thus allowing them to actually turn a profit for that season), while Jack Adams retired to become the coach and general manager of the Detroit Cougars. The series ended in five games, as the Canadiens won the final match 4–2 to win the series. The original Ottawa Senators, founded in 1883, had a famed history, winning 11 Stanley Cups and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. The remaining players were selected from other Dawson City clubs. [83] With the wartime shortage of players, Rat Westwick and Billy Gilmour of 'Silver Seven' days attempted comebacks with the club but both played only two games before retiring for good. [115] See the article 1921 Stanley Cup Finals. The only restriction was that the status of each and every player had to be publicized.[57]. Frank Nighbor was the first winner of the Hart Trophy as 'most valuable player' for his play in the regular season. Karlsson, 24, … Salary squabbles delayed the home opener (on the league's first night, December 19, 1917[94]) as players protested that their contracts were for 20 games, while the season schedule was for 24. Due to a family bereavement, Ottawa was without star centre Frank Nighbor for the first three games and lost all three. This led to the retirement of several stars, including Ottawa's Harvey Pulford and Montreal's Russell Bowie, who insisted on keeping their amateur status. [164] Quinn would get further action from the NHL, as the NHL suspended Quinn's franchise and took over its players' contracts. In February 1904, during the CAHL season, Ottawa resigned from the league in a dispute over the replaying of a game. [177] On another occasion, in the 1906 Stanley Cup Final against the Wanderers, the Governor-General's top hat was knocked off by the stick of Ernie "Moose" Johnson. He 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. Cy Denneny led the way in scoring with four goals, including the Cup winner. Lord Stanley, who often attended Ottawa HC games, felt the loss of the title after holding it all season was an unsuitable way to determine the championship. This fact was the basis for attempts to increase revenues, as the team played "home" games in other cities. In 1907, according to hockey historian Charles L. Coleman, some of the ownership was transferred to five of the players: Smith, Pulford, Moore, Westwick and LeSueur. In the letter announcing the Stanley Cup, Stanley suggested that the AHAC start a 'round-robin' type regular season format, which the AHAC implemented in the following season of 1892–93. The new Senators honoured Finnigan by retiring his #8 jersey. The stunt was unsuccessful, as the Cup landed on the frozen ice and had to be retrieved the next day. The Senators next had to play Edmonton in a best-of-three series and won it in two games with scores of 2–1 and 1–0, with Broadbent scoring the winning goal. [81], In 1915–16, the Senators placed second to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens. By 1914, Ottawa's population had surpassed 100,000 and today it is the capital of a G7 country whose metropolitan population exceeds one million. Benedict was the NHA's top goaltender once again, and Nighbor tied for the scoring lead with 41 goals in 19 games. Ottawa broke out in 2016–17 when the team, led by star defenseman Erik Karlsson, advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, where the Senators lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in double overtime of game seven. The club, which was officially the Ottawa Hockey Club (Ottawa HC), was known by several nicknames, including the Generals in the 1890s, the Silver Seven from 1903 to 1907 and the Senators dating from 1908. An Army team, the Toronto 228th Battalion, composed of enlisted professional players, joined the league before leaving for war after the first half-season. Montreal Canadiens' owner George Kennedy was leading an effort to get rid of Toronto Blueshirts' owner Eddie Livingstone, and he needed the Senators in his corner. [63] Phillips was signed from Kenora to an even higher salary of $1,500 for the season, partially paid for by Ottawa sportsmen.[64]. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. 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