1917–18 Ottawa Senators season

1917–18 Ottawa Senators
1917–18 record 5–9–0 (1st half)
4–4–0 (2nd half)
Home record 6–4–0
Road record 3–9–0
Goals for 103
Goals against 114
Team information
General Manager Tommy Gorman
Coach Eddie Gerard,
Harry Hyland
Captain Jack Darragh
Arena The Arena
Team leaders
Goals Cy Denneny (36)
Points Cy Denneny (36)
Penalties in minutes Cy Denneny (34)
Wins Clint Benedict (9)
Goals against average Clint Benedict (5.12)

The 1917–18 Ottawa Senators season was the team's first season in the newly formed National Hockey League (NHL) and 33rd season of play overall. The Senators, along with the Montreal and Quebec franchises of the National Hockey Association (NHA), voted to suspend the NHA and form the NHL. Ottawa would finish second and third in the first and second halves of the season, and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Frank Nighbor was in the Air Corps and did not rejoin the team until later in the season. Horace Merrill quit ice hockey prior to the season, but would eventually play in a few games for the team. Rusty Crawford played for the Senators until Nighbor returned.

The Senators began their membership in the new NHL with a 7–4 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at The Arena in Ottawa on December 19, 1917. The game began with team regulars Jack Darragh and Hamby Shore holding out in a contract dispute. This would be resolved in time for the second period. By then, the Canadiens had a 3–0 lead and the Senators could not make up the difference. Joe Malone of the Canadiens scored five goals in the win.[1]

The team would record their first NHL win a week later on the December 26 on the road against the Montreal Wanderers. The Senators would then record their first ever NHL home win three days later against the same Wanderers.

The Wanderers withdrew from the league six games into the season due to a fire burning down their arena, so that left the NHL with three teams, the Senators, Canadiens and the Torontos. Ottawa picked up Dave Ritchie and Harry Hyland in the dispersal of players. Hyland would become Ottawa's playing coach. Ottawa would finish third in the first half, and second in the second half to miss out on the playoffs.

Cy Denneny would lead the team in scoring with 36 goals, behind only Joe Malone of the Canadiens in league scoring. Goaltender Clint Benedict would win all nine games for the team, and post a 5.12 GAA.

Final standings

First Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal Canadiens141040208147
Toronto Hockey Club14860167175
Ottawa Senators14590106779
Montreal Wanderers615021735
Second Half
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Toronto Hockey Club8530103734
Ottawa Senators844083535
Montreal Canadiens835063437

[2] 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.
The Wanderers defaulted scheduled games against the Canadiens (Jan. 2, 1918) and Toronto (Jan. 5, 1918), when their arena burned down.
These appear as losses in the standings, but the games were not played.[3]

Record vs. opponents

1917-18 NHL Records
Team MON MTW OTT TOR
M. Canadiens —2–06–45–5
M. Wanderers 0–2—0–21–1
Ottawa 4–62–0—3–7
Toronto 5–51–17–3—

Schedule and results

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1December 19Montreal Canadiens7–4Ottawa Senators0–1–00
2December 22Ottawa Senators4–11Toronto0–2–00
3December 26Ottawa Senators6–3Montreal Wanderers1–2–02
4December 29Montreal Wanderers2–9Ottawa Senators2–2–04
5January 2Toronto6–5Ottawa Senators2–3–04
6January 5Ottawa Senators5–6Montreal Canadiens2–4–04
7January 12Ottawa Senators4–9Montreal Canadiens2–5–04
8January 14Toronto6–9Ottawa Senators3–5–06
9January 16Ottawa Senators4–5Toronto3–6–06
10January 21Montreal Canadiens5–3Ottawa Senators3–7–06
11January 23Ottawa Senators4–3Montreal Canadiens4–7–08
12January 26Toronto3–6Ottawa Senators5–7–010
13January 30Montreal Canadiens5–2Ottawa Senators5–8–010
14February 4Ottawa Senators2–8Toronto5–9–010
15February 6Montreal Canadiens3–6Ottawa Senators6–9–012
16February 11Ottawa Senators1–3Toronto6–10–012
17February 13Toronto6–1Ottawa Senators6–11–012
18February 16Ottawa Senators4–10Montreal Canadiens6–12–012
19February 23Ottawa Senators3–9Toronto6–13–012
20February 25Montreal Canadiens0–8Ottawa Senators7–13–014
21February 27Ottawa Senators3–1Montreal Canadiens8–13–016
22March 6Toronto3–9Ottawa Senators9–13–018

Player statistics

Scoring

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Cy Denneny223603634
Jack Darragh18140143
Eddie Gerard211301312
Frank Nighbor9110113
Buck Boucher2290927
Harry Hyland128083
Dave Ritchie135059
Hamby Shore183030
Eddie Lowrey112023
Rusty Crawford111019
Sammy Hebert10000
Horace Merrill40000
Morley Bruce70000
Clint Benedict220000

Source: hockeydb.com[4]

Goaltending

PlayerGPMinWLTGASOGAA
Sammy Hebert110000000.00
Clint Benedict221337913011415.12
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;

Roster

1917–18 Ottawa Senators
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

See also

References

  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
  1. ↑ "The Canadiens Won Easily at Ottawa". Toronto World. December 20, 1917. p. 8.
  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. 145. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ↑ Holzman, Morey; Joseph Nieforth (2002). "Lichtenhein Loses the War". Deceptions and Doublecross: How the NHL Conquered Hockey. Toronto: Dundurn Press. pp. 169–70. ISBN 1-55002-413-2. The league did not accept the Wanderers' resignation immediately, electing to wait and see whether the team showed up for its scheduled match in Toronto on Saturday January 5. ... The deadline did expire, and the once-powerful team that had been known as the Little Men of Iron was thrown onto the scrap heap of hockey history. The Wanderers' scheduled games of January 2 and 5 were officially recorded in the standings as victories for their respective opponents, the Canadiens and Torontos.
  4. ↑ "1917–18 Ottawa Senators". hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
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