1928–29 Ottawa Senators season

1928–29 Ottawa Senators
1928–29 Ottawa Senators
Division	4th Canadian
1928–29 record	14–17–13
Home record	7–6–9
Road record	7–11–4
Goals for	54
Goals against	67
Team information
General manager	Dave Gill
Coach	Dave Gill
Captain	King Clancy
Arena	Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Frank Finnigan (15)
Assists	Hec Kilrea & Alex Smith (7)
Points	Frank Finnigan (19)
Penalty minutes	Alex Smith (96)
Wins	Alec Connell (14)
Goals against average	Alec Connell (1.43)
	← 1927–28 1929–30 →

The 1928–29 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 12th season in the NHL, 44th over-all. The Senators financial troubles would continue, as the team sold Punch Broadbent to the New York Americans. There were numerous rumours that the team was going to be sold to a group from Chicago, however Senators owner Frank Ahearn denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder. Once again, for the second straight year, the Senators would play two "home" games in Detroit due to poor fan support when US-based teams would play games in Ottawa.

Regular season

On the ice, the Senators struggled to score goals, scoring only 54, the fourth fewest in the league. Frank Finnigan would score 15 of them to lead the team, and finish with a club high 19 points. New captain King Clancy would score 13 goals to lead the defense. Midway through the season, the Sens traded long time player Buck Boucher to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for youngster Joe Lamb.

Alec Connell would be steady in the Senators net, winning 14 games, and have a GAA of 1.43, along with seven shutouts.

The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1925, as they finished in fourth place in the five-team Canadian Division.

Final standings

Canadian Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	44	22	7	15	71	43	465	59
New York Americans	44	19	13	12	53	53	486	50
Toronto Maple Leafs	44	21	18	5	85	69	541	47
Ottawa Senators	44	14	17	13	54	67	461	41
Montreal Maroons	44	15	20	9	67	65	638	39

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	November 15, 1928	0–0 OT	New York Americans (1928–29)	0–0–1
2	T	November 17, 1928	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1928–29)	0–0–2
3	W	November 20, 1928	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	1–0–2
4	W	November 22, 1928	1–0	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)	2–0–2
5	T	November 24, 1928	1–1 OT	Detroit Cougars (1928–29)	2–0–3
6	L	November 27, 1928	0–1	@ New York Americans (1928–29)	2–1–3
7	L	December 1, 1928	0–2	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)	2–2–3
8	W	December 6, 1928	2–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	3–2–3
9	W	December 8, 1928	2–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	4–2–3
10	L	December 11, 1928	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	4–3–3
11	T	December 13, 1928	1–1 OT	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29)	4–3–4
12	T	December 15, 1928	0–0 OT	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)	4–3–5
13	L	December 18, 1928	1–2	Montreal Maroons (1928–29)	4–4–5
14	L	December 20, 1928	0–1	@ New York Rangers (1928–29)	4–5–5
15	L	December 22, 1928	0–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)	4–6–5
16	T	December 29, 1928	2–2 OT	New York Americans (1928–29)	4–6–6
17	L	January 1, 1929	0–3	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29)	4–7–6
18	T	January 3, 1929	1–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)	4–7–7
19	L	January 5, 1929	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	4–8–7
20	T	January 8, 1929	1–1 OT	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)	4–8–8
21	L	January 10, 1929	3–9	New York Rangers (1928–29)	4–9–8
22	W	January 12, 1929	2–1	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)	5–9–8
23	T	January 15, 1929	1–1 OT	@ New York Americans (1928–29)	5–9–9
24	T	January 19, 1929	1–1 OT	Montreal Maroons (1928–29)	5–9–10
25	T	January 22, 1929	1–1 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	5–9–11
26	L	January 26, 1929	1–2	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)	5–10–11
27	W	January 29, 1929	4–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	6–10–11
28	L	February 2, 1929	0–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)	6–11–11
29	W	February 7, 1929	2–1	New York Rangers (1928–29)	7–11–11
30	L	February 9, 1929	0–2	Detroit Cougars (1928–29)	7–12–11
31	W	February 12, 1929	2–1	Montreal Maroons (1928–29)	8–12–11
32	L	February 14, 1929	0–4	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)	8–13–11
33	W	February 16, 1929	2–1 OT	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)	9–13–11
34	W	February 19, 1929	2–1	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29)	10–13–11
35^D	W	February 21, 1929	3–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	11–13–11
36	W	February 23, 1929	3–0	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)	12–13–11
37	L	February 26, 1929	0–2	@ New York Rangers (1928–29)	12–14–11
38	L	February 28, 1929	0–4	Boston Bruins (1928–29)	12–15–11
39	T	March 2, 1929	1–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	12–15–12
40	T	March 5, 1929	1–1 OT	New York Americans (1928–29)	12–15–13
41	L	March 7, 1929	0–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)	12–16–13
42	W	March 9, 1929	2–1	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29)	13–16–13
43	L	March 12, 1929	1–2	@ New York Americans (1928–29)	13–17–13
44	W	March 16, 1929	2–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	14–17–13

D - played in Detroit.

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Frank Finnigan	RW	44	15	4	19	71
King Clancy	D	44	13	2	15	89
Bill Touhey	LW	44	9	3	12	28
Hec Kilrea	LW	38	5	7	12	36
Alex Smith	D	44	1	7	8	96
Len Grosvenor	C/RW	42	3	2	5	16
Frank Nighbor	C	30	1	4	5	22
Georges Boucher	D	29	3	1	4	60
Sam Godin	RW	23	2	1	3	21
Fred Elliott	RW	43	2	0	2	6
Al Shields	D	42	0	1	1	10
Alec Connell	G	44	0	0	0	0
Milt Halliday	LW	16	0	0	0	0
Joe Lamb	RW	6	0	0	0	8

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Alec Connell	2820	44	14	17	13	67	1.43	7
Team:	2820	44	14	17	13	67	1.43	7

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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;

References

SHRP Sports
The Internet Hockey Database
National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

^ 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.
^ "1928-29 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28. ^{[dead link]}

[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] "1928-29 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28. ^{[dead link]}

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See also	Transactions The S Line Stanley Cup Finals