1930–31 Ottawa Senators season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1930–31
Year:	1930
Team:	Ottawa Senators (original)Ottawa Senators
Division:	Canadian
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	10–30–4
Homerecord:	6–14–2
Roadrecord:	4–16–2
Goalsfor:	91
Goalsagainst:	142
Coach:	Newsy Lalonde & Dave Gill
Goalsleader:	Art Gagne (19)
Assistsleader:	Bill Touhey (15)
Pointsleader:	Art Gagne & Bill Touhey (30)
Pimleader:	Joe Lamb (91)
Winsleader:	Alec Connell (10)
Gaaleader:	Alec Connell (3.01)
Prev Season:	1929–30
Next Season:	1932–33

The 1930–31 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 14th season in the NHL, 46th overall. The club failed to make the playoffs, attendance continued to fall, and the team was losing money.

Off-season

Prior to the season beginning, the Senators sent future Hall of Fame defenceman King Clancy to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for $35,000($ in dollars) and two players.

Regular season

Art Gagne led the team offensively, scoring a team high 19 goals, while tying with Bill Touhey for the lead in points at 30.

Alec Connell would get the majority of action in the Senators net, winning all ten games the Senators won and posting a 3.01 GAA. Bill Beveridge would also get some time in goal, however he finished 0–8–0 with a GAA of 3.69.

The Senators would finish in last place for the first time in team history, and with the Great Depression taking its toll on the team, the NHL allowed the Senators and the Philadelphia Quakers to suspend operations for the 1931–32 NHL season, renting the players for $25,000.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

1930–31 Ottawa Senators (10–30–4)
November: 3–4–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 1 November 11 0–2 Ottawa N/A Ottawa Auditorium 1–0–0 2 2 November 15 Ottawa 1–5 Connell N/A 1–1–0 2 3 November 18 Ottawa 2–2 OT Connell N/A 1–1–1 3 4 November 20 0–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 2–1–1 5 5 November 22 Ottawa 0–2 Connell N/A 2–2–1 5 6 November 25 Ottawa 1–0 Connell N/A 3–2–1 7 7 November 27 2–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 3–3–1 7 8 November 30 3–0 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 3–4–1 7
December: 1–8–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–6–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 9 December 4 2–5 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 4–4–1 9 10 December 6 Ottawa 0–1 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 4–5–1 9 11 December 9 Ottawa 2–3 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 4–6–1 9 12 December 11 5–4 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 4–7–1 9 13 December 16 Ottawa 2–4 Connell N/A 4–8–1 9 14 December 18 Ottawa 0–3 Connell N/A 4–9–1 9 15 December 25 4–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 4–10–1 9 16 December 27 Ottawa 5–8 N/A Montreal Forum 4–11–1 9 17 December 30 Ottawa 3–7 Beveridge N/A 4–12–1 9
January: 1–8–1 (home: 0–5–1; road: 1–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 18 January 1 3–2 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 4–13–1 9 19 January 3 Ottawa 5–4 OT Connell N/A Philadelphia Arena 5–13–1 11 20 January 6 2–2 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–13–2 12 21 January 8 3–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–14–2 12 22 January 15 2–1 Ottawa Beveridge N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–15–2 12 23 January 17 Ottawa 2–3 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 5–16–2 12 24 January 20 Ottawa 2–4 Connell N/A Boston Garden 5–17–2 12 25 January 22 3–0 Ottawa Beveridge N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–18–2 12 26 January 24 Ottawa 2–5 Connell N/A Mutual Street Arena 5–19–2 12 27 January 29 3–2 Ottawa Beveridge N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–20–2 12
February: 4–4–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 28 February 1 Ottawa 2–4 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 5–21–2 12 29 February 3 4–2 Ottawa Beveridge N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–22–2 12 30 February 5 4–5 Ottawa Connell N/A Detroit Olympia 6–22–2 14 31 February 8 Ottawa 0–2 Beveridge N/A Detroit Olympia 6–23–2 14 32 February 12 3–2 Ottawa Beveridge N/A Ottawa Auditorium 6–24–2 14 33 February 17 Ottawa 5–4 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 7–24–2 16 34 February 19 Ottawa 2–1 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 8–24–2 18 35 February 21 3–3 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 8–24–3 19 36 February 26 2–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 9–24–3 21
March: 1–6–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 37 March 1 Ottawa 0–5 Connell N/A Chicago Stadium 9–25–3 21 38 March 3 1–0 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 9–26–3 21 39 March 7 Ottawa 2–6 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 9–27–3 21 40 March 10 3–5 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 10–27–3 23 41 March 12 Ottawa 0–2 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 10–28–3 23 42 March 14 Ottawa 3–3 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 10–28–4 24 43 March 17 3–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 10–29–4 24 44 March 21 9–6 Ottawa Connell N/A Galt Arena Gardens 10–30–4 24
Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	RW	44	19	11	30	50
	LW	44	15	15	30	8
	RW	44	11	14	25	91
	LW	44	14	8	22	44
	LW	44	9	12	21	12
	RW	44	9	8	17	40
	D	37	5	6	11	73
	C/RW	33	5	4	9	25
	D	43	2	4	6	61
	D	28	0	4	4	28
	D	35	2	1	3	48
	G	9	0	0	0	0
	G	36	0	0	0	0
	LW	11	0	0	0	4
	LW	14	0	0	0	0
	LW/C	13	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2190	36	10	22	4	110	3.01	3
	520	9	0	8	0	32	3.69	0
Team:	2710	44	10	30	4	142	3.14	3

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Playoffs

The Senators did not qualify for the playoffs

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1930–31 season.^[2]

Trades

September 1, 1930	To Ottawa Senators Cash	To Philadelphia Quakers Loan of Wally Kilrea
October 10, 1930	To Ottawa Senators Art Smith Eric Pettinger $35,000	To Toronto Maple Leafs Jack Duggan King Clancy
October 16, 1930	To Ottawa Senators Harry Connor	To Boston Bruins Bill Hutton
October 24, 1930	To Ottawa Senators Cash	To London Tecumsehs (IHL Len Grosvenor
November 6, 1930	To Ottawa Senators $35,000	To Philadelphia Quakers Loan of Syd Howe Wally Kilrea Al Shields
December 1, 1930	To Ottawa Senators Len Grosvenor	To London Tecumsehs (IHL Harry Connor
December 7, 1930	To Ottawa Senators Leo Bourgeault	To New York Rangers Cash

Free agents signed

February 3, 1931

From Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL) Ray Kinsella

See also

• 1930–31 NHL season

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-28 . 1930-31 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.
2. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results.