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Cy Denneny
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1959
Born (1891-12-23)December 23, 1891
Farran's Point, ON, CAN
Died September 10, 1970(1970-09-10) (aged 78)
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 07 in (170 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Played for Toronto Shamrocks
Toronto Blueshirts
Ottawa Senators
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1914–1929

Cyril Joseph Denneny (December 23, 1891–September 10, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association. His brother Corbett Denneny also played in the NHL.

Early life

Cy Denneny was born in Farran's Point, Ontario, near Cornwall, Ontario. He was the son of James Israel Denneny who was a top lacrosse player in the late 19th century and was descended from the Dennenys of County Monaghan, Ireland.[citation needed]

Playing career

Denneny played senior hockey in Cornwall, starting with the Cornwall Sons of England of the Lower Ottawa Valley hockey league in 1909-10. His professional playing career began with the Toronto Ontarios/Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1914. (The name of the team changed during the season) He had tried out for the Montreal Canadiens in 1912 but failed to make the team and he returned to senior hockey. He was traded to the Ottawa Senators in 1916 and he would play with the Senators until 1928. He was member of four Senators Stanley Cup-winning teams; in 1920, 1921, 1923 and 1927. He was sold to Boston in 1928, where he would be the playing-coach of the Bruins' 1929 Stanley Cup-winner.

In 1929, Denneny retired to become an NHL on-ice official. In 1932, he re-joined the Senators as the head coach, but the team was in decline due to financial difficulties, and had to sell top players to survive. The team finished last and Denneny was let go.

Cy Denneny was one of the top scorers in the NHL from 1917 through 1925. When Denneny led the league in scoring during the 1923–24 NHL season, he did so by recording 22 goals and one assist for a total of 23 points, the lowest winning total in NHL history.[1] When he retired, he was the all-time top scorer in NHL history. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959. In 1998, he was ranked number 62 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Personal life

Denneny was married twice. His first wife Melvina died and Denneny remarried. He was the father of two daughters with his second wife Isobel. After Denneny retired from hockey, he worked for the Canadian federal government. He retired from civil service in 1959. He died on September 10, 1970 and is buried in Ottawa's Pinecrest Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1911–12 Cornwall Internationals LOVHA 8 9 0 9 16 — — — — —
1912–13 Russell Athletics LOVHA - - - - - - - - - -
1913–14 Cobalt O'Brien Mines CoMHL 9 12 0 12 8 — — — — —
1914–15 Russell H.C. LOVHA 3 3 0 3 - - - - - -
1914–15 Toronto Shamrocks NHA 8 6 0 6 43 - - - - -
1915–16 Toronto Blueshirts NHA 24 24 4 28 57 — — — — —
1916–17 Ottawa Senators NHA 11 3 1 4 25 2 1 0 1 8
1917–18 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 36 10 46 80 — — — — —
1918–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 18 18 6 24 55 7 5 3 8 9
1919–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 16 6 22 31 5 0 2 2 3
1920–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 34 5 39 10 7 4 2 6 15
1921–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 22 27 12 39 20 2 2 0 2 4
1922–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 24 21 10 31 20 8 3 1 4 6
1923–24 Ottawa Senators NHL 21 22 1 23 10 2 2 0 2 10
1924–25 Ottawa Senators NHL 28 27 15 42 16 — — — — —
1925–26 Ottawa Senators NHL 36 24 12 36 18 2 0 0 0 4
1926–27 Ottawa Senators NHL 42 17 6 23 16 6 5 0 5 0
1927–28 Ottawa Senators NHL 44 3 0 3 12 2 0 0 0 0
1928–29 Boston Bruins NHL 23 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 326 246 85 331 290 43 21 8 29 51

See also

References

  1. ^ Dryden, Steve (2000). The Hockey News: Century Of Hockey. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  2. ^ "Hockey Hall of Famer dies at 78". Toronto Star. September 11, 1970. p. 15.
Preceded by NHL Scoring Champion
1924 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators (Original Era)
1932–1933 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ottawa Senators captains
(Original Era)
1923-26 		Succeeded by

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