1927–28 Ottawa Senators season

The 1927–28 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 11th season in the NHL, 43rd overall. Ottawa qualified for the playoffs to try to win their second-straight Stanley Cup; however, they were eliminated by the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total-goals series, losing by a combined score of 3–1.

1927–28 Ottawa Senators
Division3rd Canadian
1927–28 record20–14–10
Home record13–4–5
Road record7–10–5
Goals for78
Goals against57
Team information
General managerDave Gill
CoachDave Gill
CaptainBuck Boucher
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsFrank Finnigan (20)
AssistsKing Clancy (7)
PointsFrank Finnigan (25)
Penalty minutesAlex Smith (90)
WinsAlec Connell (20)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (1.24)

Regular season

The Senators were playing in by far the smallest market in the league, and were having problems financially due to escalating expenses. Part of the problem for the Senators was they had problems drawing fans against the expansion US teams, and as a result, they would play two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts.

The Senators would be led offensively by Frank Finnigan, who scored 20 goals and 25 points, both team highs, while 20-year-old Hec Kilrea would have a 23 point season. King Clancy would be the anchor of the Ottawa defense, and put up 15 points, along with 73 PIM. Cy Denneny would struggle all year long though, collecting only three goals, while the return of Punch Broadbent proved to be disastrous, as he only collected five points.

In goal, Alec Connell would have another strong season, earning 20 wins, having an NHL best 15 shutouts, and a 1.24 GAA. Connell would set an NHL record for longest shutout streak, as he did not allow a goal in 464 minutes and 29 seconds, recording six shutouts during the streak.

Final standings
Canadian Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Canadiens44261171164859
Montreal Maroons4424146967754
Ottawa Senators44201410785750
Toronto Maple Leafs4418188898844
New York Americans44112766312828

Record vs. opponents
1927-28 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston —4–0–24–20–2–22–23–12–1–33–11–2–31–2–1
Chicago 0–4–2—2–3–10–41–31–32–40–41–50–4
Detroit 2–43–2–1—2–23–12–0–22–3–10–3–13–2–12–2
M. Canadiens 2–0–24–02–2—2–2–24–24–03–2–12–1–13–2–1
M. Maroons 2–23–11–32–2–2—4–1–12–1–13–2–12–25–0–1
N.Y. Americans 1–33–10–2–22–41–4–1—0–3–11–52–1–11–4–1
N.Y. Rangers 1–2–34–23–2–10–41–2–13–0–1—2–0–23–2–12–2
Ottawa 1–34–03–0–12–3–12–3–15–10–2–2—2–1–11–1–4
Pittsburgh 2–1–35–12–3–11–2–12–21–2–12–3–11–2–1—3–1
Toronto 2–1–14–02–22–3–10–5–14–1–12–21–1–41–3—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 15, 19271–2Montreal Maroons (1927–28)0–1–0
2LNovember 17, 19272–3@ New York Rangers (1927–28)0–2–0
3WNovember 19, 19273–1Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)1–2–0
4WNovember 22, 19272–1@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)2–2–0
5WNovember 23, 19272–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)3–2–0
6LNovember 26, 19270–1@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)3–3–0
7LNovember 29, 19271–2New York Rangers (1927–28)3–4–0
8WDecember 3, 19273–2Boston Bruins (1927–28)4–4–0
9TDecember 6, 19270–0 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)4–4–1
10TDecember 10, 19270–0 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)4–4–2
11LDecember 13, 19271–2 OT@ New York Americans (1927–28)4–5–2
12WDecember 15, 19274–1New York Americans (1927–28)5–5–2
13WDecember 17, 19271–0Montreal Maroons (1927–28)6–5–2
14LDecember 20, 19270–1@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)6–6–2
15TDecember 24, 19271–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)6–6–3
16TDecember 27, 19270–0 OTMontreal Canadiens (1927–28)6–6–4
17WDecember 31, 19276–2Detroit Cougars (1927–28)7–6–4
18WJanuary 7, 19284–1New York Americans (1927–28)8–6–4
19LJanuary 10, 19280–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)8–7–4
20LJanuary 14, 19282–4Boston Bruins (1927–28)8–8–4
21TJanuary 17, 19281–1 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)8–8–5
22LJanuary 19, 19281–3@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)8–9–5
23LJanuary 21, 19281–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)8–10–5
24WJanuary 24, 19282–0@ New York Americans (1927–28)9–10–5
25WJanuary 26, 19289–6Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)10–10–5
26WJanuary 28, 19282–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)11–10–5
27WJanuary 31, 19284–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)12–10–5
28WFebruary 2, 19281–0 OTMontreal Maroons (1927–28)13–10–5
29TFebruary 7, 19280–0 OT@ New York Rangers (1927–28)13–10–6
30TFebruary 9, 19280–0 OTNew York Rangers (1927–28)13–10–7
31TFebruary 16, 19280–0 OTPittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)13–10–8
32WFebruary 18, 19281–0Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)14–10–8
33WFebruary 22, 19283–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)15–10–8
34TFebruary 23, 19280–0 OT@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)15–10–9
35WFebruary 25, 19282–0@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)16–10–9
36LFebruary 28, 19280–2Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)16–11–9
37WMarch 3, 19283–1Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)17–11–9
38LMarch 6, 19280–1@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)17–12–9
39WMarch 10, 19283–1Detroit Cougars (1927–28)18–12–9
40TMarch 13, 19281–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)18–12–10
41WMarch 15, 19285–2@ New York Americans (1927–28)19–12–10
42LMarch 17, 19281–3@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)19–13–10
43WMarch 22, 19285–0New York Americans (1927–28)20–13–10
44LMarch 24, 19280–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28)20–14–10

Playoffs

Playoffs

The Senators played the Montreal Maroons in a first round two-game, total-goals series. The Maroons won the series by three goals to one.

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 27Montreal Maroons1–0Ottawa Senators0–1
2March 29Ottawa Senators1–2Montreal Maroons0–2

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Frank FinniganRW382052534
Hec KilreaLW431942366
King ClancyD39871573
Alex SmithD44941390
Frank NighborC42851346
Georges BoucherD43751278
Punch BroadbentRW4332562
Cy DennenyLW4430312
Len GrosvenorC/RW4312318
Al ShieldsD70112
Gene ChouinardD80000
Alec ConnellG440000
Sam GodinRW240000
Milt HallidayLW130002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell276044201410571.2415
Team:276044201410571.2415

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Hec KilreaLW21010
Frank FinniganRW20116
Georges BoucherD20004
Punch BroadbentRW20000
King ClancyD20006
Alec ConnellG20000
Cy DennenyLW20000
Len GrosvenorC/RW20002
Frank NighborC20002
Al ShieldsD20000
Alex SmithD20004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Alec Connell12020231.500
Team:12020231.500

[1]

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;

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1927–28 season. [2]

Trades
October 7, 1927 To Ottawa Senators
Punch Broadbent
$22,500		 To Montreal Maroons
Hooley Smith
October 26, 1927 To Ottawa Senators
Cash		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Edwin Gorman
February 1, 1927 To Ottawa Senators
Cash		 To London Panthers (Can-Pro)
Stan Jackson

Free agents signed
October 24, 1927 From Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL)
Len Grosvenor
December 19, 1927 From Quebec Castors (Can-Am)
Gene Chouinard
January 24, 1928 From Rockland Hockey Club (OVHL)
Sammy Godin
March 3, 1928 From New Haven Eagles (Can-Am)
Allan Shields

Roster
Player Position Birth Date Place of Birth
Boucher, GeorgesDAug 19, 1896Ottawa, ON, CAN
Broadbent, PunchRWJul 13, 1892Ottawa, ON, CAN
Chouinard, GeneDJan 5, 1902Ottawa, ON, CAN
Clancy, KingDFeb 25, 1903Ottawa, ON, CAN
Connell, AlecGFeb 8, 1902Ottawa, ON, CAN
Denneny, CyLWDec 23, 1891Farrow's Point, ON, CAN
Finnigan, FrankRWJul 9, 1903Shawville, QC, CAN
Godin, SamRWSep 20, 1909Rockland, ON, CAN
Grosvenor, LenCJul 21, 1905Ottawa, ON, CAN
Halliday, MiltLWSep 21, 1906Ottawa, ON, CAN
Kilrea, HecLWJun 11, 1907Blackburn, ON, CAN
Nighbor, FrankCJan 26, 1893Pembroke, ON, CAN
Shields, AlDMay 10, 1907Ottawa, ON, CAN
Smith, AlexDApr 2, 1902Liverpool, GBR

Source: "Players 1927–28 Ottawa Senators". Retrieved 2008-09-12.

See also

References
  1. "1927-28 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  2. https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Senators&BeginDate=1927-07-01&EndDate=1928-07-01&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search
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