1890–91 Ottawa Hockey Club season

The 1890–91 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's sixth season of play. The club would have an outstanding record, winning 13 and losing 1. The club would play in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in the OHA's first season and would win its championship, the Cosby Cup, against Amateur Hockey Association of Canada(AHAC) teams and against other Ottawa teams.

Cosby Cup, on display at Ottawa City Hall, January, 2009
1890–91 Ottawa Hockey Club
1890–91 record13–1–0
Team information
CaptainP. D. Ross
ArenaRideau Skating Rink
Ottawa Hockey Club, 1891
Back Row, L to R: Halder Kirby, Albert Morel, Chauncey Kirby, H.Y. Russell, F.M.S. Jenkins(coat), W.C. Young, ?
Front Row, L to R: R. Bradley, J. Kerr, ?[1]

Team business

The club met on November 19, 1890, and elected their officers:

The club also approved the idea of the forming of a city league in Ottawa composed of the Ottawa HC, Rideau Club, Ottawa College, Dey's Rink and Rebels clubs. This was the start of the Ottawa City Hockey League.

The club nominated J. A. Baum to be their representative at the founding meeting of the Ontario Hockey Association. Frank Jenkins, it was announced, would not play this year due to "an accident to his leg."[2]

In the team's financial statement for the season, the team recorded a $70.11 deficit on expenses of $121.11 and minus an OAAC grant of $30 and $21 from team member subscriptions.[3]

Schedule and results

#DateSeriesOpponentScoreDecisionRecord
1December 30, 1890CityOttawa College11–1W1–0–0
2January 14, 1891CityOttawa College3–1W2–0–0
3January 17, 1891AHAC(exhib)McGill College3–2W3–0–0
4January 31, 1891AHAC(exhib)Montreal Victorias1–0W4–0–0
5February 6, 1891CityRideaus5–0W5–0–0
6February 9, 1891CityRideaus4–0W6–0–0
7February 11, 18911CityDey's Rink3–0W7–0–0
8February 21, 18912AHACMontreal Hockey Club0–3L7–1–0
9February 26, 1891CityOttawa College3–2W8–1–0
10February 28, 1891OHAQueen's College4–0W9–1–0
11March 7, 1891 3OHAToronto St. George's5–0W10–1–0
12March 14, 1891OHA (exhib)Toronto St. George's4–0W11–1–0
13March 14, 1891OHA (exhib)Toronto Osgoode Hall6–2W12–1–0
14March 20, 1891City (final)Gladstones4–0W13–1–0

1 City championship
2 AHAC challenge
3 OHA championship

Sources:

  • "The Ottawa Champions", The Ottawa Citizen, p. 3, February 1, 1891
  • "A Good Record At The Capital", The Globe, p. 3, March 23, 1891

Roster

References

  • Kitchen, Paul (2008), Win, Tie or Wrangle, Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press, ISBN 978-1-897323-46-5
  1. Finnigan, Joan (1988), Tell Me Another Story, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, p. 131
  2. "Ottawa Hockey Club", Ottawa Citizen, November 20, 1890
  3. Kitchen, p. 29
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