1910–11 Ottawa Hockey Club season

The 1910–11 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 26th season, second in the National Hockey Association. Ottawa won the league championship for the O'Brien Cup and took over the Stanley Cup from the Montreal Wanderers.

1910–11 Ottawa Hockey Club
Stanley Cup champions
1910–11 record13–3–0
Home record7–1–0
Road record6–2–0
Goals for122
Goals against69
Team information
General managerR. R. Boon
CoachPete Green
CaptainMarty Walsh
ArenaThe Arena
Average attendance4,500[1]
Team leaders
GoalsMarty Walsh (37)
WinsPercy LeSueur (13)
Goals against averagePercy LeSueur (4.3)

Regular season

The team opened the season with ten consecutive wins, not losing until February in Renfrew. This matched the club record of ten consecutive wins set in 1909–10. Marty Walsh and "Dubbie" Kerr led the league in goals with 37 and 32.

Final standings

National Hockey Association
  GP W L T GF GA
Ottawa Hockey Club16133012269
Montreal Canadiens168806662
Renfrew Creamery Kings1688091101
Montreal Wanderers167907388
Quebec Bulldogs1641206597

[2]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Schedule and results

No. Date Visitor Score Home Score Record
December
131Ottawa5Canadiens31–0
January
27Wanderers5Ottawa102–0
310Ottawa5Renfrew43–0
414Quebec5Ottawa134–0
521Canadiens4Ottawa5 (overtime)5–0
624Renfrew5Ottawa196–0
728Ottawa8Wanderers27–0
February
84Ottawa6Quebec48–0
911Wanderers4Ottawa99–0
1018Ottawa7Quebec210–0
1124Ottawa7Renfrew810–1
1228Quebec2Ottawa611–1
March
132Ottawa7Wanderers1111–2
144Renfrew7Ottawa611–3
158Ottawa4Canadiens312–3
1610Canadiens0Ottawa513–3

Player statistics

Goaltending averages

Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Percy LeSueur Ottawa166914.3

Leading scorers

Name Club GP G
Marty Walsh Ottawa1637
"Dubbie" Kerr Ottawa1632
Bruce Ridpath Ottawa1622
Jack Darragh Ottawa1618

Stanley Cup challenges

Ottawa played two challenges after the season at The Arena in Ottawa.

Galt vs. Ottawa

Five members of the Galt team were from the Ottawa area or had played for Ottawa: Hague, Baird, Murphy, Smith and Berlinguette. Odds given before the game had Ottawa as 3–1 favourites. Bruce Ridpath who had been knocked out in the final game of the season played in the challenge game.[3] Only 2,500 attended the game, which was described as a 'poor exhibition' with 'water covering the ice in several places.' Ottawa led 5–0 before Galt scored two. The teams traded goals to the finish to make the final 7–4.[4]

March 13, 1911
Galt 4 at Ottawa 7
Billy HagueGPercy LeSueur
Billy BairdPFred Lake1
Mike MurphyCPHamby Shore
Tommy Smith1FJack Darragh
Ken MallenFMarty Walsh3
Louis Berlinguette2FBruce Ridpath2
Fred Doherty1F"Dubbie" Kerr1

Referee: Russell Bowie Umpire: Duncan Campbell

Port Arthur vs. Ottawa

Marty Walsh was a "one-man wrecking crew", scoring ten goals against Port Arthur.

March 16, 1911
Port Arthur 4 at Ottawa 13
H. ZeiglerGPercy LeSueur
McDonoughPFred Lake
Eddie Carpenter1CPHamby Shore
Jack Walker1FJack Darragh
O'LearyFMarty Walsh10
W. McGregor1FBruce Ridpath2
Wellington1F"Dubbie" Kerr1

Ottawa Hockey Club 1911 Stanley Cup Champions

Players

  Centres

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Thomas D'Arcy McGee† (President), Llewellyn Bates† (Vice President)
  • Pete Green† (Coach), Patrick Baskerville† (Treasurer)
  • Martin Rosenthal† (Secretary), Mac McGilton† (Trainer)
  • George Bryson†, Fred Carling†, Charles Irvin† (Directors)
  • Dave Mulligan†, Charles Sparks† (Directors)

† Missing from the team picture. The only team picture found of the Ottawa Hockey Club in 1911 includes 9 of the 10 players, and no non-playing members.

Stanley Cup engraving

Ottawa put their names on the cup in 1909 and 1910 but did not in 1911. It was not until the trophy was redesigned in 1948 that the words "1911 Ottawa Senators" was put onto its then-new collar.

See also

References

  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.
  • Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. NHL.
  1. "Puckerings". The Globe. March 14, 1911. p. 10.
  2. Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 210.
  3. "Puckerings". The Globe. March 13, 1911. p. 10.
  4. "Ottawa 7, Galt 4". The Globe. March 14, 1911. p. 10.
Preceded by
Montreal Wanderers
March 1910
Ottawa Hockey Club
Stanley Cup Champions

1911
Succeeded by
Quebec Bulldogs
1912
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