1923–24 Ottawa Senators season

1923–24 Ottawa Senators
League 1st NHL
1923–24 record 16–8–0
Home record 10–2–0
Road record 6–6–0
Goals for 74
Goals against 54
Team information
General Manager Tommy Gorman
Coach Pete Green
Captain Cy Denneny
Arena Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals Cy Denneny (22)
Assists King Clancy (8)
Points Cy Denneny (23)
Penalties in minutes Punch Broadbent (44)
Wins Clint Benedict (15)
Goals against average Clint Benedict (1.99)

The 1923–24 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 39th season of play and seventh season in the NHL. Coming off a Stanley Cup Championship in 1923, they had won three cups in the previous four seasons. The Senators moved into the brand new Ottawa Auditorium prior to the season. The club had an outstanding regular season, but lost in the NHL playoffs to the Montreal Canadiens.

Team business

The five-year partnership of the Ottawa Arena Club expired in 1923. The team's ownership was unified with the parent Ottawa Hockey Association which was to be owned by Frank Ahearn and Tommy Gorman. Ted Dey gave up his half-interest in the Senators first for an investment in the Association and the Auditorium, then sold his share to Ahearn and Gorman.[1]

Regular season

Cy Denneny led the NHL in scoring with 22 goals and 23 points, while Frank Nighbor became the first player to win the Hart Trophy, awarded to the MVP of the league. The Sens defense were led by Buck Boucher and King Clancy, who both finished among the league leaders in points.

Clint Benedict had another very solid season, as his 15 wins and 3 shutouts led the NHL, and he had a personal best GAA of 1.99.

In a game in late February, the Senators were late for a game against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal due to their train being snowbound in Hawkesbury, Ontario for the night. While out to try to get some food for his teammates Cy Denneny fell down a well, but sustained no injuries from the fall.

The Senators changed their jersey colours from black, red and white to gold, red and white, with a championship patch. Display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Ottawa Senators241680327454
Montreal Canadiens2413110265948
Toronto St. Patricks2410140205985
Hamilton Tigers249150186368

[2] 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

1923–24 NHL Records
Team HAM MON OTT TOR
Hamilton —2–62–64–4
Montreal 6–2—3–54–4
Ottawa 6–25–3—6–2
Toronto 4–44–42–6—

Schedule and results

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1December 15Ottawa Senators3–2Hamilton Tigers1–0–02
2December 19Toronto St. Pats2–5Ottawa Senators2–0–04
3December 26Montreal Canadiens2–3Ottawa Senators3–0–06
4December 29Hamilton Tigers3–2Ottawa Senators3–1–06
5January 2Ottawa Senators4–3Toronto St. Pats4–1–08
6January 5Toronto St. Pats3–7Ottawa Senators5–1–010
7January 9Montreal Canadiens1–2Ottawa Senators6–1–012
8January 12Ottawa Senators3–2Hamilton Tigers7–1–014
9January 16Ottawa Senators1–2Montreal Canadiens7–2–014
10January 19Hamilton Tigers1–2Ottawa Senators8–2–016
11January 21Ottawa Senators3–2Montreal Canadiens9–2–018
12January 23Ottawa Senators5–1Toronto St. Pats10–2–020
13January 26Ottawa Senators1–5Hamilton Tigers10–3–020
14January 30Toronto St. Pats2–7Ottawa Senators11–3–022
15February 2Ottawa Senators0–1Montreal Canadiens11–4–022
16February 6Montreal Canadiens0–4Ottawa Senators12–4–024
17February 9Hamilton Tigers0–1Ottawa Senators13–4–026
18February 13Ottawa Senators2–4Toronto St. Pats13–5–026
19February 16Toronto St. Pats2–1Ottawa Senators13–6–026
20February 21Ottawa Senators0–3Montreal Canadiens13–7–026
21February 23Montreal Canadiens0–1Ottawa Senators14–7–028
22February 27Hamilton Tigers4–7Ottawa Senators15–7–030
23March 1Ottawa Senators2–5Hamilton Tigers15–8–030
24March 5Ottawa Senators8–4Toronto St. Pats16–8–032

Playoffs

The Senators again qualified for the playoffs and faced the Canadiens for the brand new Prince of Wales Trophy. Ottawa was defending champion and had the top record for the regular season. In an upset Montreal defeated Ottawa 5–2 in a two-game total goal series. Benedict's play came under criticism, with the Senators management publicly stating he was under the weather, and privately were withholding pay from Benedict on account of drinking affecting his play. The dispute ended up in court and Benedict would be traded to the Montreal Maroons before the next season.[3]

On March 25, the Canadiens and Calgary Tigers Stanley Cup Final game was played at the Ottawa Auditorium, due to the Mount Royal Arena in Montreal not having artificial ice. Montreal won the game and the 1924 Stanley Cup.

Montreal Canadiens 5, Ottawa Senators 2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 8Ottawa Senators0–1Montreal Canadiens0–1
2March 11Montreal Canadiens4–2Ottawa Senators0–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Cy DennenyLW222222410
Georges BoucherD2113102338
Frank NighborC201161716
King ClancyD24881626
Punch BroadbentRW22941344
Earl CampbellD185388
Lionel HitchmanD2426824
Jack DarraghRW182022
Rod SmylieW131128
Harry HelmanRW191012
Clint BenedictG220000
Frank FinniganRW20000
Leth GrahamLW30000
Sammy HebertG20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Clint Benedict1356221570451.993
Sammy Hebert120211094.500
Team:1476241680542.203

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Cy DennenyLW22022
Georges BoucherD20114
Frank NighborC20110
Clint BenedictG20000
Punch BroadbentRW20002
Earl CampbellD10006
King ClancyD20006
Jack DarraghRW20002
Frank FinniganRW20002
Lionel HitchmanD20004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Clint Benedict12020252.500
Team:12020252.500

[4]

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

  • Benedict, Clint (G)
  • Boucher, Georges (D)
  • Broadbent, Punch (R)
  • Campbell, Earl (D)
  • Clancy, King (D)
  • Darragh, Jack (R)
  • Denneny, Cy (L)
  • Finnigan, Frank (R)
  • Graham, Leth (L)
  • Hebert, Sammy (G)
  • Helman, Harry (R)
  • Hitchman, Lionel (D)
  • Nighbor, Frank (C)
  • Smylie, Rod (L)

Source: hockey-reference.com[4]

See also

References

  • Kitchen, Paul (2008). Win, Tie or Wrangle. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press. ISBN 978-1-897323-46-5.
  • SHRP Sports
  • The Internet Hockey Database
  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Notes
  1. ↑ Kitchen(2008), p. 228
  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. ↑ Fischer, Doug (June 23, 2008). "The trials and triumphs of Clint Benedict". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A1.
  4. 1 2 "1923-24 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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