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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)

The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, 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 7 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.

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 Prince of Wales Trophy finals, losing the 2 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 Senators 36 24 8 4 77 42 341 52
Montreal Maroons 36 20 11 5 91 73 554 45
Pittsburgh Pirates 36 19 16 1 82 70 264 39
Boston Bruins 36 17 15 4 92 85 279 38
New York Americans 36 12 20 4 68 89 361 28
Toronto St. Patricks 36 12 21 3 92 114 325 27
Montreal Canadiens 36 11 24 1 79 108 458 23

[1] 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.

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 28, 1925 3–2 Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 1–0–0
2 W December 3, 1925 2–0 Boston Bruins (1925–26) 2–0–0
3 W December 5, 1925 1–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 3–0–0
4 W December 10, 1925 3–0 New York Americans (1925–26) 4–0–0
5 L December 12, 1925 2–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 4–1–0
6 W December 15, 1925 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 5–1–0
7 W December 17, 1925 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 6–1–0
8 W December 23, 1925 4–2 Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 7–1–0
9 W December 26, 1925 3–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 8–1–0
10 W December 30, 1925 5–0 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 9–1–0
11 L January 1, 1926 0–3 @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 9–2–0
12 W January 5, 1926 4–0 Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 10–2–0
13 T January 7, 1926 1–1 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 10–2–1
14 W January 11, 1926 1–0 OT @ New York Americans (1925–26) 11–2–1
15 W January 13, 1926 1–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 12–2–1
16 W January 19, 1926 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 13–2–1
17 W January 21, 1926 3–2 New York Americans (1925–26) 14–2–1
18 W January 26, 1926 8–2 @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 15–2–1
19 W January 28, 1926 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 16–2–1
20 W January 30, 1926 1–0 @ New York Americans (1925–26) 17–2–1
21 L February 2, 1926 0–1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 17–3–1
22 L February 4, 1926 2–3 Boston Bruins (1925–26) 17–4–1
23 L February 6, 1926 1–4 @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 17–5–1
24 W February 11, 1926 2–1 Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 18–5–1
25 W February 16, 1926 1–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 19–5–1
26 W February 18, 1926 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 20–5–1
27 T February 20, 1926 0–0 OT Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 20–5–2
28 T February 23, 1926 1–1 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 20–5–3
29 W February 27, 1926 3–2 Boston Bruins (1925–26) 21–5–3
30 L March 2, 1926 1–3 New York Americans (1925–26) 21–6–3
31 W March 4, 1926 1–0 @ New York Americans (1925–26) 22–6–3
32 L March 6, 1926 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 22–7–3
33 W March 8, 1926 3–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 23–7–3
34 T March 13, 1926 1–1 OT @ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 23–7–4
35 L March 15, 1926 0–2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 23–8–4
36 W March 17, 1926 4–0 Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 24–8–4

Playoffs

Montreal Maroons 2, Ottawa Senators 1

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 25 Ottawa Senators 1–1 Montreal Maroons 0–0–1
2 March 27 Montreal Maroons 1–0 Ottawa Senators 0–1–1

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Cy Denneny LW 36 24 12 36 18
Hooley Smith C/RW 28 16 9 25 53
Frank Nighbor C 35 12 13 25 40
Georges Boucher D 36 8 4 12 64
King Clancy D 35 8 4 12 80
Hec Kilrea LW 35 5 0 5 12
Ed Gorman D 23 2 1 3 12
Frank Finnigan RW 36 2 0 2 24
Alec Connell G 36 0 0 0 0
John Duggan LW 27 0 0 0 0
Leth Graham LW 1 0 0 0 0
Alex Smith D 36 0 0 0 36
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 2251 36 24 8 4 42 1.12 15
Team: 2251 36 24 8 4 42 1.12 15

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
King Clancy D 2 1 0 1 4
Georges Boucher D 2 0 0 0 10
Alec Connell G 2 0 0 0 0
Cy Denneny LW 2 0 0 0 4
John Duggan LW 2 0 0 0 0
Frank Finnigan RW 2 0 0 0 0
Ed Gorman D 2 0 0 0 2
Hec Kilrea LW 2 0 0 0 0
Frank Nighbor C 2 0 0 0 2
Alex Smith D 2 0 0 0 0
Hooley Smith C/RW 2 0 0 0 14
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 120 2 0 1 2 1.00 0
Team: 120 2 0 1 2 1.00 0

[2]

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: NHL.com[3]

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. ^ "1925-26 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  3. ^ "1925-26 Ottawa Senators". NHL.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17. [dead link]
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