1926–27 Ottawa Senators season

1926–27 Ottawa Senators
1926–27 Ottawa Senators
Stanley Cup champions
Prince of Wales Trophy winners
O'Brien Trophy winners
Canadian Division champions
Division	1st Canadian
1926–27 record	30–10–4
Home record	16–5–1
Road record	14–5–3
Goals for	86
Goals against	69
Team information
General manager	Dave Gill
Coach	Dave Gill
Captain	Buck Boucher
Arena	Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Cy Denneny (17)
Assists	King Clancy (10)
Points	Cy Denneny (23)
Penalty minutes	Hooley Smith (125)
Wins	Alec Connell (30)
Goals against average	Alec Connell (1.49)
	← 1925–26 1927–28 →

The 1926–27 Ottawa Senators season was the club's tenth season of play in the NHL, 42nd overall. The Senators won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years, and eleventh overall including the pre-NHL years.

Pre-season

Prior to the start of the season, the Senators relieved head coach Alex Currie from his duties. General Manager Dave Gill would step behind the bench and become the head coach. Buck Boucher would take over the team captaincy from Cy Denneny.

Regular season

The league expanded by three teams, as the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers all joined to make it a ten-team league. The NHL also divided the ten teams into two divisions, and the Senators were placed in the Canadian Division. This was also the first season that the Stanley Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHL.

On December 6, 1926, Frank Finnigan and Cy Denneny were injured in an automobile accident, when both were thrown through the windshield resulting in head injuries. Finnigan received a skull fracture, and both players missed the subsequent road trip.^[1]

The Senators won 30 games and earn 64 points, both the highest in the NHL and capture the Prince of Wales Trophy, win the Canadian Division title, and earn a bye in the opening round of the playoffs.

Denneny led the club once again offensively, scoring 17 goals and 23 points, while Hooley Smith had a team record 125 penalty minutes. Alec Connell would lead the NHL in wins (30) and be among the league leaders in GAA (1.49) and shutouts (13).

Final standings

Canadian Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Ottawa Senators	44	30	10	4	86	69	64
Montreal Canadiens	44	28	14	2	99	67	58
Montreal Maroons	44	20	20	4	71	68	44
New York Americans	44	17	25	2	82	91	36
Toronto St. Patricks	44	15	24	5	79	94	35

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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.

Record vs. opponents

Vs. Canadian Division

1926–27 NHL records^[3]
Team	MTL	MTM	NYA	OTT	TOR	Total
M. Canadiens	—	5–1	5–1	1–5	5–1	16–8–0
M. Maroons	1–5	—	4–2	1–3–2	5–1	11–11–2
N.Y. Americans	1–5	2–4	—	3–3	2–3–1	8–15–1
Ottawa	5–1	3–1–2	3–3	—	5–0–1	16–5–3
Toronto	1–5	1–5	3–2–1	0–5–1	—	5–17–2

Vs. American Division

1926–27 NHL records
Team	BOS	CHI	DET	NYR	PIT	Total
M. Canadiens	2–1–1	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–0–1	12–6–2
M. Maroons	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–2–1	1–2–1	9–9–2
N.Y. Americans	2–2	1–2–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	9–10–1
Ottawa	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–0–1	3–1	14–5–1
Toronto	3–1	2–2	2–1–1	1–2–1	2–1–1	10–7–3

Schedule and results

1926-27 Ottawa Senators (30-10-4)

November: 4–0–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Arena	Record	Pts
1	November 18	Ottawa	2–1	Canadiens		Connell	N/A	Montreal Forum	1–0–0	2
2	November 20	Americans	1–2	Ottawa	OT	Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	2–0–0	4
3	November 25	Ottawa	2–2	Toronto	OT	Connell	N/A	Mutual Street Arena	2–0–1	5
4	November 27	Maroons	0–1	Ottawa	OT	Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	3–0–1	7
5	November 30	Ottawa	2–1	Boston		Connell	N/A	Boston Arena	4–0–1	9

December: 7–1–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 4–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Arena	Record	Pts
6	December 4	Canadiens	1–4	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	5–0–1	11
7	December 7	Ottawa	3–2	Chicago		Connell	N/A	Chicago Coliseum	6–0–1	13
8	December 9	Ottawa	3–1	Detroit		Connell	N/A	Border Cities Arena	7–0–1	15
9	December 11	Toronto	1–2	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	8–0–1	17
10	December 14	Ottawa	2–0	Americans		Connell	N/A	Madison Square Garden	9–0–1	19
11	December 16	Detroit	5–0	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	9–1–1	19
12	December 18	Ottawa	0–0	Maroons	OT	Connell	N/A	Montreal Forum	9–1–2	20
13	December 23	Rangers	0–1	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	10–1–2	22
14	December 28	Ottawa	3–2	Rangers	OT	Connell	N/A	Madison Square Garden	11–1–2	24

January: 7–3–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Arena	Record	Pts
15	January 1	Canadiens	1–2	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	12–1–2	26
16	January 4	Ottawa	1–2	Boston	OT	Connell	N/A	Boston Arena	12–2–2	26
17	January 8	Ottawa	2–0	Canadiens		Connell	N/A	Montreal Forum	13–2–2	28
18	January 11	Toronto	1–4	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	14–2–2	30
19	January 13	Ottawa	3–1	Pittsburgh		Connell	N/A	Duquesne Garden	15–2–2	32
20	January 15	Boston	4–5	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	16–2–2	34
21	January 18	Pittsburgh	6–1	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	16–3–2	34
22	January 22	Maroons	0–1	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	17–3–2	36
23	January 25	Ottawa	1–6	Americans		Connell	N/A	Madison Square Garden	17–4–2	36
24	January 27	Detroit	1–3	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	18–4–2	38
25	January 29	Ottawa	0–0	Maroons	OT	Connell	N/A	Montreal Forum	18–4–3	39

February: 6–3–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Arena	Record	Pts
26	February 1	Americans	4–2	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	18–5–3	39
27	February 5	Chicago	1–2	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	19–5–3	41
28	February 9	Ottawa	3–5	Chicago		Connell	N/A	Chicago Coliseum	19–6–3	41
29	February 12	Ottawa	1–0	Toronto		Connell	N/A	Mutual Street Arena	20–6–3	43
30	February 15	Rangers	2–2	Ottawa	OT	Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	20–6–4	44
31	February 17	Ottawa	2–1	Detroit		Connell	N/A	Border Cities Arena	21–6–4	46
32	February 19	Pittsburgh	0–1	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	22–6–4	48
33	February 22	Canadiens	1–2	Ottawa	OT	Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	23–6–4	50
34	February 24	Ottawa	1–0	Rangers		Connell	N/A	Madison Square Garden	24–6–4	52
35	February 26	Ottawa	2–3	Americans	OT	Connell	N/A	Madison Square Garden	24–7–4	52

March: 6–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Arena	Record	Pts
36	March 3	Ottawa	2–1	Pittsburgh		Connell	N/A	Duquesne Garden	25–7–4	54
37	March 5	Chicago	2–1	Ottawa	OT	Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	25–8–4	54
38	March 10	Maroons	1–0	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	25–9–4	54
39	March 12	Americans	3–4	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	26–9–4	56
40	March 15	Ottawa	1–4	Canadiens		Connell	N/A	Montreal Forum	26–10–4	56
41	March 17	Boston	0–1	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	27–10–4	58
42	March 19	Ottawa	2–0	Toronto		Connell	N/A	Mutual Street Arena	28–10–4	60
43	March 24	Toronto	0–4	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	29–10–4	62
44	March 26	Ottawa	3–2	Maroons		Connell	N/A	Montreal Forum	30–10–4	64

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Ottawa Senators 5, Montreal Canadiens 1

The Montreal Canadiens would defeat their cross town rivals, the Montreal Maroons and face the Senators in a two-game total-goal series, and Ottawa would win it by a score of 5–1, and match up against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Canadian Division final

Ottawa Senators 5, Montreal Canadiens 1
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Arena	Series
1	April 2	Ottawa	4–0	Canadiens		Connell	N/A	Montreal Forum	4–0
2	April 4	Canadiens	1–1	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	5–1

Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0

Led by Cy Denneny and Alec Connell, the Senators would win a tough four game series over the Bruins, winning the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years.

Stanley Cup Finals

Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Arena	Series
1	April 7	Ottawa	0–0	Boston		Connell	N/A	Boston Arena	0–0–1
2	April 9	Ottawa	3–1	Boston		Connell	N/A	Boston Arena	1–0–1
3	April 11	Boston	1–1	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	1–0–2
4	April 13	Boston	1–3	Ottawa		Connell	N/A	Ottawa Auditorium	2–0–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cy Denneny	42	17	6	23	16
King Clancy	43	9	10	19	78
Hec Kilrea	42	11	7	18	48
Frank Finnigan	36	15	1	16	52
Hooley Smith	43	9	6	15	125
Frank Nighbor	38	6	6	12	26
Georges Boucher	40	8	3	11	115
Jack Adams	40	5	1	6	66
Alex Smith	42	4	1	5	58
Ed Gorman	41	1	0	1	17
Milt Halliday	38	1	0	1	2
Alec Connell	44	0	0	0	2
Stan Jackson	8	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Alec Connell	2782	44	30	10	4	69	1.49				13
Team:	2782	44	30	10	4	69	1.49				13

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cy Denneny	6	5	0	5	0
Frank Finnigan	6	3	0	3	0
King Clancy	6	1	1	2	14
Hec Kilrea	6	1	1	2	4
Frank Nighbor	6	1	1	2	0
Hooley Smith	6	1	0	1	16
Jack Adams	6	0	0	0	0
Georges Boucher	6	0	0	0	43
Alec Connell	6	0	0	0	0
Ed Gorman	6	0	0	0	0
Milt Halliday	6	0	0	0	0
Alex Smith	6	0	0	0	8

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
Alec Connell	400	6	3	0	3	4	0.60				2
Team:	400	6	3	0	3	4	0.60				2

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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

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1926–27 season.^[6]

Trades

August 1, 1926	To Ottawa Senators Jack Adams	To Toronto St. Patricks Clint Benedict Cash
January 18, 1927	To Ottawa Senators Stan Jackson	To Boston Bruins Cash
February 1, 1927	To Ottawa Senators Cash	To London Panthers (Can-Pro) Stan Jackson

Free agents signed

October 24, 1926	From Ottawa Gunners (OCHL) Milt Halliday

Free agents lost

November 10, 1926	To Saskatoon Sheiks (PrHL) Harry Helman

References

^ "Players Hurt As Auto Skids Into Big Tree". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. December 6, 1926. p. 5.
^ 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.
^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "1926-27 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
^ See the team picture.
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".

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National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

[1] "Players Hurt As Auto Skids Into Big Tree". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. December 6, 1926. p. 5.

[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] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[4] "1926-27 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.

[5] See the team picture.

[6] "Hockey Transactions Search Results".

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1926–27 Ottawa Senators season

Contents

Pre-season

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Vs. Canadian Division

Vs. American Division

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Ottawa Senators 5, Montreal Canadiens 1

Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

See also

References