1928–29 Ottawa Senators season

The 1928–29 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 12th season in the NHL, 44th overall. The Senators' financial troubles continued, as the team sold Punch Broadbent to the New York Americans. There were numerous rumours that the team was going to be sold to a group from Chicago: Senators owner Frank Ahearn denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder. Once again, for the second straight year, the Senators would play two "home" games in Detroit due to poor fan support when US-based teams would play games in Ottawa.

1928–29 Ottawa Senators
Division4th Canadian
1928–29 record14–17–13
Home record7–6–9
Road record7–11–4
Goals for54
Goals against67
Team information
General managerDave Gill
CoachDave Gill
CaptainKing Clancy
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsFrank Finnigan (15)
AssistsHec Kilrea & Alex Smith (7)
PointsFrank Finnigan (19)
Penalty minutesAlex Smith (96)
WinsAlec Connell (14)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (1.43)

Regular season

On the ice, the Senators struggled to score goals, scoring only 54, the fourth fewest in the league. Frank Finnigan scored 15 of them to lead the team, and finish with a club high of 19 points. New captain King Clancy scored 13 goals to lead the defense. Midway through the season, the Sens traded longtime player Buck Boucher to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for youngster Joe Lamb.

Alec Connell was steady in the Senators' net, winning 14 games, and having a GAA of 1.43, along with seven shutouts.

The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1925, as they finished in fourth place in the five-team Canadian Division.

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Montreal Canadiens4422715714346559
New York Americans44191312535348650
Toronto Maple Leafs4421185856954147
Ottawa Senators44141713546746141
Montreal Maroons4415209676563839

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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
1928-29 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston —4–1–14–1–11–2–13–10–3–15–12–1–15–12–2
Chicago 1–4–1—1–4–10–41–2–11–30–4–21–2–12–3–10–3–1
Detroit 1–4–14–1–1—1–1–22–1–12–1–11–4–11–1–25–12–2
M. Canadiens 2–1–14–01–1–2—4–0–22–1–31–1–25–0–12–0–21–3–2
M. Maroons 1–32–1–11–2–10–4–2—2–3–13–0–12–2–22–1–12–4
N.Y. Americans 3–0–13–11–2–11–2–33–2–1—1–1–22–0–42–23–3
N.Y. Rangers 1–54–0–24–1–11–1–20–3–11–1–2—3–14–0–23–1
Ottawa 1–2–12–1–11–1–20–5–12–2–20–2–41–3—3–0–14–1–1
Pittsburgh 1–53–2–11–50–2–21–2–12–20–4–20–3–1—1–2–1
Toronto 2–23–0–12–23–1–24–23–31–31–4–12–1–1—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TNovember 15, 19280–0 OTNew York Americans (1928–29)0–0–1
2TNovember 17, 19282–2 OTBoston Bruins (1928–29)0–0–2
3WNovember 20, 19284–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)1–0–2
4WNovember 22, 19281–0@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)2–0–2
5TNovember 24, 19281–1 OTDetroit Cougars (1928–29)2–0–3
6LNovember 27, 19280–1@ New York Americans (1928–29)2–1–3
7LDecember 1, 19280–2Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)2–2–3
8WDecember 6, 19282–0Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)3–2–3
9WDecember 8, 19282–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)4–2–3
10LDecember 11, 19281–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)4–3–3
11TDecember 13, 19281–1 OT@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29)4–3–4
12TDecember 15, 19280–0 OTPittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)4–3–5
13LDecember 18, 19281–2Montreal Maroons (1928–29)4–4–5
14LDecember 20, 19280–1@ New York Rangers (1928–29)4–5–5
15LDecember 22, 19280–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)4–6–5
16TDecember 29, 19282–2 OTNew York Americans (1928–29)4–6–6
17LJanuary 1, 19290–3@ Boston Bruins (1928–29)4–7–6
18TJanuary 3, 19291–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1928–29)4–7–7
19LJanuary 5, 19291–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)4–8–7
20TJanuary 8, 19291–1 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)4–8–8
21LJanuary 10, 19293–9New York Rangers (1928–29)4–9–8
22WJanuary 12, 19292–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)5–9–8
23TJanuary 15, 19291–1 OT@ New York Americans (1928–29)5–9–9
24TJanuary 19, 19291–1 OTMontreal Maroons (1928–29)5–9–10
25TJanuary 22, 19291–1 OTChicago Black Hawks (1928–29)5–9–11
26LJanuary 26, 19291–2Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)5–10–11
27WJanuary 29, 19294–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)6–10–11
28LFebruary 2, 19290–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)6–11–11
29WFebruary 7, 19292–1New York Rangers (1928–29)7–11–11
30LFebruary 9, 19290–2Detroit Cougars (1928–29)7–12–11
31WFebruary 12, 19292–1Montreal Maroons (1928–29)8–12–11
32LFebruary 14, 19290–4@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)8–13–11
33WFebruary 16, 19292–1 OT@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)9–13–11
34WFebruary 19, 19292–1@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29)10–13–11
35DWFebruary 21, 19293–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)11–13–11
36WFebruary 23, 19293–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)12–13–11
37LFebruary 26, 19290–2@ New York Rangers (1928–29)12–14–11
38LFebruary 28, 19290–4Boston Bruins (1928–29)12–15–11
39TMarch 2, 19291–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)12–15–12
40TMarch 5, 19291–1 OTNew York Americans (1928–29)12–15–13
41LMarch 7, 19290–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29)12–16–13
42WMarch 9, 19292–1@ Boston Bruins (1928–29)13–16–13
43LMarch 12, 19291–2@ New York Americans (1928–29)13–17–13
44WMarch 16, 19292–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)14–17–13

D – played in Detroit.

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1928–29 season. [2]

Trades
October 15, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Cash		 To New York Americans
Punch Broadbent
October 25, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Bill Touhey		 To Montreal Maroons
Cash
October 25, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Cash		 To Boston Bruins
Cy Denneny
November 13, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Loan of Fred Elliott		 To Montreal Maroons
Cash
February 4, 1929 To Ottawa Senators
Joe Lamb		 To Montreal Maroons
Buck Boucher

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Frank FinniganRW441541971
King ClancyD441321589
Bill TouheyLW44931228
Hec KilreaLW38571236
Alex SmithD4417896
Len GrosvenorC/RW4232516
Frank NighborC3014522
Georges BoucherD2931460
Sam GodinRW2321321
Fred ElliottRW432026
Al ShieldsD4201110
Alec ConnellG440000
Milt HallidayLW160000
Joe LambRW60008
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell282044141713671.437
Team:282044141713671.437

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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;

References, Playoffs
  1. 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.
  2. https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Senators&BeginDate=1928-07-01&EndDate=1929-07-01&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search
  3. "1928-29 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

The Senators did not qualify for the playoffs

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