1926–27 Ottawa Senators season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1926–27
Year:	1926
Team:	Ottawa Senators (original)Ottawa Senators
Division:	Canadian
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	30–10–4
Homerecord:	16–5–1
Roadrecord:	14–5–3
Goalsfor:	86
Goalsagainst:	69
Coach:	Dave Gill
Goalsleader:	Cy Denneny (17)
Assistsleader:	King Clancy (10)
Pointsleader:	Cy Denneny (23)
Pimleader:	Hooley Smith (125)
Winsleader:	Alec Connell (30)
Gaaleader:	Alec Connell (1.49)
Stanleycup:	Yes
Obrientrophy:	Yes
Powtrophy:	Yes
Divisionwin:	Yes
Prev Season:	1925–26
Next Season:	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).

Record vs. opponents

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 N/A 1–0–0 2 2 November 20 1–2 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 2–0–0 4 3 November 25 Ottawa 2–2 OT Connell N/A 2–0–1 5 4 November 27 0–1 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 3–0–1 7 5 November 30 Ottawa 2–1 Connell N/A 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 1–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–0–1 11 7 December 7 Ottawa 3–2 Connell N/A 6–0–1 13 8 December 9 Ottawa 3–1 Connell N/A 7–0–1 15 9 December 11 1–2 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 8–0–1 17 10 December 14 Ottawa 2–0 Connell N/A 9–0–1 19 11 December 16 5–0 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 9–1–1 19 12 December 18 Ottawa 0–0 OT Connell N/A Montreal Forum 9–1–2 20 13 December 23 0–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 10–1–2 22 14 December 28 Ottawa 3–2 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 1–2 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 12–1–2 26 16 January 4 Ottawa 1–2 OT Connell N/A Boston Arena 12–2–2 26 17 January 8 Ottawa 2–0 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 13–2–2 28 18 January 11 1–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 14–2–2 30 19 January 13 Ottawa 3–1 Connell N/A 15–2–2 32 20 January 15 4–5 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 16–2–2 34 21 January 18 6–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 16–3–2 34 22 January 22 0–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 17–3–2 36 23 January 25 Ottawa 1–6 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 17–4–2 36 24 January 27 1–3 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 18–4–2 38 25 January 29 Ottawa 0–0 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 4–2 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 18–5–3 39 27 February 5 1–2 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 19–5–3 41 28 February 9 Ottawa 3–5 Connell N/A Chicago Coliseum 19–6–3 41 29 February 12 Ottawa 1–0 Connell N/A Mutual Street Arena 20–6–3 43 30 February 15 2–2 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 20–6–4 44 31 February 17 Ottawa 2–1 Connell N/A Border Cities Arena 21–6–4 46 32 February 19 0–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 22–6–4 48 33 February 22 1–2 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 23–6–4 50 34 February 24 Ottawa 1–0 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 24–6–4 52 35 February 26 Ottawa 2–3 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 Connell N/A Duquesne Garden 25–7–4 54 37 March 5 2–1 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 25–8–4 54 38 March 10 1–0 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 25–9–4 54 39 March 12 3–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 26–9–4 56 40 March 15 Ottawa 1–4 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 26–10–4 56 41 March 17 0–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 27–10–4 58 42 March 19 Ottawa 2–0 Connell N/A Mutual Street Arena 28–10–4 60 43 March 24 0–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 29–10–4 62 44 March 26 Ottawa 3–2 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 30–10–4 64
Legend:

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.

Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0

See main article: 1927 Stanley Cup Finals. 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.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	42	17	6	23	16
	43	9	10	19	78
	42	11	7	18	48
	36	15	1	16	52
	43	9	6	15	125
	38	6	6	12	26
	40	8	3	11	115
	40	5	1	6	66
	42	4	1	5	58
	41	1	0	1	17
	38	1	0	1	2
	44	0	0	0	2
	8	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
	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
	6	5	0	5	0
	6	3	0	3	0
	6	1	1	2	14
	6	1	1	2	4
	6	1	1	2	0
	6	1	0	1	16
	6	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	43
	6	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	0
	6	0	0	0	8

Goaltending

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

^[2]

Awards and records

• O'Brien Cup^[3]
• Prince of Wales Trophy
• Stanley Cup

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1926–27 season.^[4]

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

See also

• 1926–27 NHL season
• List of Stanley Cup champions

References

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

Notes and References

1. News: Players Hurt As Auto Skids Into Big Tree. December 6, 1926. Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. 5.
2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-26 . 1926-27 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.
3. See the team picture.
4. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results.