1914–15 Ottawa Senators season

The 1914–15 Ottawa Senators season was the Ottawa Hockey Club's 30th season of play since its founding in 1883 (with some inactive years in the 1880s). After placing fourth in 1913–14, the Senators improved to win the NHA title, but lost the Stanley Cup 'World Series' playoff to the Vancouver Millionaires, played in Vancouver.

1914–15 Ottawa Senators
League1st NHA
1914–15 record14–6–0
Goals for74
Goals against65
Team information
General managerFrank Shaughnessy
CoachAlf Smith
ArenaThe Arena
Team leaders
GoalsHarry Broadbent (26)
Goals against averageClint Benedict (3.3)

Team business

The Senators traded Percy LeSueur to the Ontarios for Fred Lake.

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey Association
GP W L T GF GA
Ottawa Senators2014607465
Montreal Wanderers20146012782
Quebec Bulldogs2011908585
Toronto Hockey Club2081206684
Toronto Ontarios-Shamrocks2071307696
Montreal Canadiens2061406581

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Schedule and results
Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Record
Dec. 26Ottawa4Quebec11–0
30Ontarios1Ottawa42–0
Jan. 2Ottawa6Wanderers152–1
6Ottawa4Canadiens23–1
9Toronto1Ottawa2 (18' OT)4–1
13Ottawa3Ontarios54–2
16Wanderers3Ottawa45–2
20Canadiens1Ottawa36–2
23Ottawa2Toronto46–3
27Quebec2Ottawa77–3
30Ottawa3Quebec18–3
Feb. 3Toronto2Ottawa79–3
6Ottawa1Wanderers89–4
10Ottawa6Ontarios210–4
13Canadiens3Ottawa511–4
17Ottawa3Toronto112–4
20Wanderers5Ottawa112–5
24Ottawa2Canadiens312–6
27Ontarios2Ottawa313–6
Mar. 3Quebec3Ottawa4 (25" OT)14–6

Source: Coleman, pp. 272–273.

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Harry Broadbent2024327115
Eddie Gerard209101939
Jack Darragh181121332
Leth Graham17931234
Angus Duford127188

Goaltending averages
Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Benedict, Clint Ottawa20653.3

Playoffs

League championship

Montreal and Ottawa played a two-game total-goals series to determine the league championship and the O'Brien Cup.

Game-by-Game Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
1March 10Ottawa Senators4–0Montreal WanderersOttawa
2March 13Montreal Wanderers1–0Ottawa SenatorsMontreal
Senators win series 4–1

Stanley Cup Final
Main article: 1915 Stanley Cup Final

As the 1914 Final was held in Toronto, all three games in this series were played at the arena of the PCHA's champion in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Millionaires swept the best-of-five series in three games.

Game-by-Game Winning Team Score Losing Team Rules Used Location
1March 22Vancouver Millionaires6–2Ottawa SenatorsPCHADenman Arena, Vancouver
2March 24Vancouver Millionaires8–3Ottawa SenatorsNHA
3March 26Vancouver Millionaires12–3Ottawa SenatorsPCHA
Millionaires win best-of-five series 3 games to 0

See also

References
  1. Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 273.
  • Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. NHL.
  • Kitchen, Paul (2008). Win, Tie or Wrangle: The Inside Story of the Old Ottawa Senators – 1883–1935. Manotick, Ontario: Penumbra Press. ISBN 978-1-897323-46-5.
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