1918β19 Ottawa Senators | |
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1918β19 record | 5β5β0 (1st half) 7β1β0 (2nd half) |
Home record | 8β1β0 |
Road record | 4β5β0 |
Goals for | 71 |
Goals against | 53 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tommy Gorman |
Coach | Alf Smith |
Captain | Jack Darragh |
Arena | The Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor (18) |
Assists | Sprague Cleghorn and Eddie Gerard (6) |
Points | Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor (22) |
Penalty minutes | Cy Denneny (43) |
Wins | Clint Benedict (12) |
Goals against average | Clint Benedict (2.91) |
The 1918β19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League (NHL), and they would see much improvement over the previous season. The season was cut short by the Toronto Arenas suspending operations, leaving the Senators and Montreal Canadiens to play the first best-of-seven playoff series to determine the NHL championship, won by Montreal.
The club's ownership and arena arrangements changed in the off-season. Prior to the season, Ted Dey, as arena owner, held out the use of The Arena in negotiations with the Ottawa Hockey Club, of which he was one-third partner. Martin Rosenthal and Tommy Gorman, his hockey club partners, tried to use the Aberdeen Pavilion again. Meanwhile, Dey signed an agreement with Percy Quinn, who held an option on the Quebec city hockey club to rent The Arena for a new 'Canadian Hockey Association' league. This however was a ruse. However, his ruse worked to his advantage in negotiating with the Ottawa HC. When it became clear that the Aberdeen would not be converted back to hockey, Rosenthal gave up his share of the hockey club. As part of an agreement reached out, Dey and Gorman now became equal partners in the new 'Ottawa Arena Club' which would operate the Ottawa hockey club in the NHL. The Ottawas were now bound to the Arena for the next five years as well. Rosenthal was provided $500 as compensation for his share. [1]
Dey was sued by Percy Quinn for his actions and trial took place in December 1918 and January 1919 in Toronto. Quinn lost his legal case as the option on the Arena was not enough of a contract to prove legal fraud on Dey's part, who continued to offer a place in the Arena to Quinn. By this time, Quinn's proposed league had failed as the players had signed with Dey and Gorman and elsewhere with the NHL. [2]
Senators player Hamby Shore would die of pneumonia before the season began on October 14, 1918. He was a victim of the influenza epidemic that spread across North America from 1918 to 1919. Shore was 32 years old.
After a 5β5β0 record in the first half of the season, the Senators would go on to a 7β1β0 record in the second half.
Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor would lead the team with 18 goals and 22 points each, while Clint Benedict would win a league best 12 games, along with his NHL leading 2.91 GAA.
After the season, the club travelled to Vancouver to play a best-of-three against the Millionaires, winning the exhibition series three games to two.
The Senators finished December with a 2-1-0 record, earning four points. Ottawa was tied with the Canadiens for first place in the NHL.
At the end of January, the Senators had a perfect 3-0-0 record to start the second half of the season, earning six points and sitting in first place in the NHL standings.
Ottawa finished the second half of the season with a 7-1-0 record, earning 14 points and finishing in first place. The club would qualify for the playoffs, as they would face the Montreal Canadiens for the NHL championship.
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 50 |
Ottawa Senators | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 39 |
Toronto Arenas | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 49 |
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 14 |
Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 28 |
Toronto Arenas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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Ottawa | 5β4 | β | 7β2 | |||||||||
Toronto | 3β6 | 2β7 | β |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Ottawa would face the Montreal Canadiens, winners of the first half of the NHL season, in a best-of-seven series, deciding who would represent the NHL at the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals.
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Cy Denneny | 18 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
Frank Nighbor | 18 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 27 |
Jack Darragh | 14 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 27 |
Sprague Cleghorn | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
Eddie Gerard | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Sprague Cleghorn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Clint Benedict | 18 | 1113 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2.91 |
The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1918β19 season. [41]
November 28, 1918 | To
Ottawa Senators Tommy Smith |
To
Montreal Canadiens Cash |
December 9, 1918 | To
Ottawa Senators Skene Ronan |
To
Montreal Canadiens Harry Hyland |
December 14, 1918 | To
Ottawa Senators Future Considerations (Loan of Harry Cameron on January 19, 1919) |
To
Toronto Arenas Rusty Crawford |
December 2, 1918 | From
Toronto Arenas Rusty Crawford |
January 21, 1919 | From
WWI Military Service Punch Broadbent |
February 17, 1919 | From
Ottawa Senators Skene Ronan |
January 26, 1919 | From
Ottawa Senators Skene Ronan |
1918β19 Ottawa Senators | |
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1918β19 record | 5β5β0 (1st half) 7β1β0 (2nd half) |
Home record | 8β1β0 |
Road record | 4β5β0 |
Goals for | 71 |
Goals against | 53 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tommy Gorman |
Coach | Alf Smith |
Captain | Jack Darragh |
Arena | The Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor (18) |
Assists | Sprague Cleghorn and Eddie Gerard (6) |
Points | Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor (22) |
Penalty minutes | Cy Denneny (43) |
Wins | Clint Benedict (12) |
Goals against average | Clint Benedict (2.91) |
The 1918β19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League (NHL), and they would see much improvement over the previous season. The season was cut short by the Toronto Arenas suspending operations, leaving the Senators and Montreal Canadiens to play the first best-of-seven playoff series to determine the NHL championship, won by Montreal.
The club's ownership and arena arrangements changed in the off-season. Prior to the season, Ted Dey, as arena owner, held out the use of The Arena in negotiations with the Ottawa Hockey Club, of which he was one-third partner. Martin Rosenthal and Tommy Gorman, his hockey club partners, tried to use the Aberdeen Pavilion again. Meanwhile, Dey signed an agreement with Percy Quinn, who held an option on the Quebec city hockey club to rent The Arena for a new 'Canadian Hockey Association' league. This however was a ruse. However, his ruse worked to his advantage in negotiating with the Ottawa HC. When it became clear that the Aberdeen would not be converted back to hockey, Rosenthal gave up his share of the hockey club. As part of an agreement reached out, Dey and Gorman now became equal partners in the new 'Ottawa Arena Club' which would operate the Ottawa hockey club in the NHL. The Ottawas were now bound to the Arena for the next five years as well. Rosenthal was provided $500 as compensation for his share. [1]
Dey was sued by Percy Quinn for his actions and trial took place in December 1918 and January 1919 in Toronto. Quinn lost his legal case as the option on the Arena was not enough of a contract to prove legal fraud on Dey's part, who continued to offer a place in the Arena to Quinn. By this time, Quinn's proposed league had failed as the players had signed with Dey and Gorman and elsewhere with the NHL. [2]
Senators player Hamby Shore would die of pneumonia before the season began on October 14, 1918. He was a victim of the influenza epidemic that spread across North America from 1918 to 1919. Shore was 32 years old.
After a 5β5β0 record in the first half of the season, the Senators would go on to a 7β1β0 record in the second half.
Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor would lead the team with 18 goals and 22 points each, while Clint Benedict would win a league best 12 games, along with his NHL leading 2.91 GAA.
After the season, the club travelled to Vancouver to play a best-of-three against the Millionaires, winning the exhibition series three games to two.
The Senators finished December with a 2-1-0 record, earning four points. Ottawa was tied with the Canadiens for first place in the NHL.
At the end of January, the Senators had a perfect 3-0-0 record to start the second half of the season, earning six points and sitting in first place in the NHL standings.
Ottawa finished the second half of the season with a 7-1-0 record, earning 14 points and finishing in first place. The club would qualify for the playoffs, as they would face the Montreal Canadiens for the NHL championship.
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 50 |
Ottawa Senators | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 39 |
Toronto Arenas | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 49 |
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 14 |
Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 28 |
Toronto Arenas | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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Montreal | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | |||||||||
Ottawa | 5β4 | β | 7β2 | |||||||||
Toronto | 3β6 | 2β7 | β |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Ottawa would face the Montreal Canadiens, winners of the first half of the NHL season, in a best-of-seven series, deciding who would represent the NHL at the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals.
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Cy Denneny | 18 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 43 |
Frank Nighbor | 18 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 27 |
Jack Darragh | 14 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 27 |
Sprague Cleghorn | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
Eddie Gerard | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Sprague Cleghorn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Clint Benedict | 18 | 1113 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2.91 |
The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1918β19 season. [41]
November 28, 1918 | To
Ottawa Senators Tommy Smith |
To
Montreal Canadiens Cash |
December 9, 1918 | To
Ottawa Senators Skene Ronan |
To
Montreal Canadiens Harry Hyland |
December 14, 1918 | To
Ottawa Senators Future Considerations (Loan of Harry Cameron on January 19, 1919) |
To
Toronto Arenas Rusty Crawford |
December 2, 1918 | From
Toronto Arenas Rusty Crawford |
January 21, 1919 | From
WWI Military Service Punch Broadbent |
February 17, 1919 | From
Ottawa Senators Skene Ronan |
January 26, 1919 | From
Ottawa Senators Skene Ronan |