1924–25 Ottawa Senators season

1924–25 Ottawa Senators
League 4th NHL
1924–25 record 17–12–1
Home record 10–4–1
Road record 7–8–0
Goals for 83
Goals against 66
Team information
General Manager Tommy Gorman
Coach Pete Green
Captain Cy Denneny
Arena Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals Cy Denneny (27)
Assists Cy Denneny (15)
Points Cy Denneny (42)
Penalties in minutes Hooley Smith (81)
Wins Alec Connell (17)
Goals against average Alec Connell (2.14)

The 1924–25 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 40th season of play and eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ottawa would finish in fourth place in the league, failing to make the playoffs for the first time since the 1917–18 NHL season, ending a streak of six straight seasons.

Team business

The team's ownership changed once again, a year after Ted Dey gave up the business. Frank Ahearn and Tommy Gorman reached an impasse in the management of the team. Both attempted to buy out the other. In December, Ahearn accepted Gorman's $50,000 offer for the club. In January, Gorman's offer was off, after control over all shares was not arranged. However, this may have been used as an escape clause out of the agreement, as Gorman was later to accept a position with the New York Americans. Instead, Ahearn bought out Gorman for $35,000 and Ahearn's share of the Connaught Park Racetrack in Aylmer, Quebec.[1]

Off-season

The NHL would expand to six teams, as the Montreal Maroons and the first US-based team, the Boston Bruins, joined the league. The NHL also added more games to the schedule, going from 24 to 30.

Regular season

Cy Denneny would have another spectacular season, leading the NHL in assists, finishing 2nd to Babe Dye of the Toronto St. Pats in points, and finishing 3rd to Dye and Aurel Joliat of the Montreal Canadiens in goals.

During the season, the Senators and Hamilton Tigers would play in the first ever scoreless game in NHL regular season history on December 17.

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Hamilton Tigers3019101906039
Toronto St. Patricks3019110908438
Montreal Canadiens3017112935636
Ottawa Senators3017121836635
Montreal Maroons309192456520
Boston Bruins3062404911912

[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

1924-25 NHL Records
Team BOS HAM MON MTM OTT TOR
Boston —1–52–43–30–60–6
Hamilton 5–1—3–34–23–2–14–2
M. Canadiens 4–23–3—4–0–23–33–3
M. Maroons 3–32–40–4–2—2–42–4
Ottawa 6–02–3–13–34–2—2–4
Toronto 6–02–43–34–24–2—

Schedule and results

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1November 29Ottawa Senators3–5Hamilton Tigers0–1–00
2December 3Montreal Canadiens1–2Ottawa Senators1–1–02
3December 6Ottawa Senators1–3Montreal Maroons1–2–02
4December 10Toronto St. Pats6–3Ottawa Senators1–3–02
5December 15Ottawa Senators10–2Boston Bruins2–3–04
6December 17Hamilton Tigers0–0Ottawa Senators2–3–15
7December 20Ottawa Senators2–3Montreal Canadiens2–4–15
8December 23Montreal Maroons2–1Ottawa Senators2–5–15
9December 27Ottawa Senators4–3Toronto St. Pats3–5–17
10January 1Boston Bruins2–5Ottawa Senators4–5–19
11January 3Hamilton Tigers0–2Ottawa Senators5–5–111
12January 7Ottawa Senators2–0Montreal Canadiens6–5–113
13January 10Montreal Maroons0–4Ottawa Senators7–5–115
14January 14Ottawa Senators2–3Toronto St. Pats7–6–115
15January 17Boston Bruins2–3Ottawa Senators8–6–117
16January 21Ottawa Senators4–5Hamilton Tigers8–7–117
17January 24Montreal Canadiens3–2Ottawa Senators8–8–117
18January 28Ottawa Senators2–1Montreal Maroons9–8–119
19January 31Toronto St. Pats2–1Ottawa Senators9–9–119
20February 3Ottawa Senators3–1Boston Bruins10–9–121
21February 7Hamilton Tigers2–3Ottawa Senators11–9–123
22February 11Ottawa Senators3–10Montreal Canadiens11–10–123
23February 14Montreal Maroons2–3Ottawa Senators12–10–125
24February 18Ottawa Senators2–4Toronto St. Pats12–11–125
25February 21Boston Bruins0–3Ottawa Senators13–11–127
26February 25Ottawa Senators0–2Hamilton Tigers13–12–127
27February 28Montreal Canadiens0–1Ottawa Senators14–12–129
28March 4Ottawa Senators5–1Montreal Maroons15–12–131
29March 7Toronto St. Pats0–3Ottawa Senators16–12–133
30March 9Ottawa Senators4–1Boston Bruins17–12–135

Playoffs

Ottawa did not qualify for the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Cy DennenyLW2927154216
Hooley SmithC/RW3010132381
King ClancyD291472161
Georges BoucherD281552095
Ed GormanD281141549
Frank NighborC26551018
Earl CampbellD290000
Alec ConnellG300002
Frank FinniganRW2900022
Leth GrahamLW30000
Harry HelmanRW10000
Lionel HitchmanD120002
Alex SmithD70004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell18523017121662.147
King Clancy2100000.000
Team:18543017121662.147

[3]

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;

Awards and records

After the season, Frank Nighbor was the first winner of the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded to the player with the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with performance in play.

Transactions

Before the season, the Senators and Maroons made a trade, as the Senators sent Clint Benedict and Punch Broadbent to Montreal for cash. The Sens would then sign Alec Connell to play goal for them.

Roster

  • Boucher, Georges (D)
  • Campbell, Earl (D)
  • Clancy, King (D)
  • Connell, Alec (G)
  • Denneny, Cy (L)
  • Finnigan, Frank (R)
  • Gorman, Ed (D)
  • Graham, Leth (L)
  • Helman, Harry (R)
  • Hitchman, Lionel (D)
  • Ironstone, Joe (G)
  • Nighbor, Frank (C)
  • Smith, Alex (D)
  • Smith, Hooley (C)

Source: NHL.com[4]

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, pp. 230–232
  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. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ↑ "1924-25 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  4. ↑ "1924–25 Ottawa Senators". Retrieved 2008-06-17.
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