Dave Gill

David Norman Gill[1][2] (November 24, 1887 March 30, 1959) was head coach of the original Ottawa Senators from 1926 to 1931 and a prominent Ottawa sportsman. He won the Stanley Cup in the 1926–27 season. Gill was a member of the War Canoe Club of New Edinburgh as a manager,[3] and played rugby and hockey for that club as well as paddling. He played football for the Ottawa Rough Riders between 1912 and 1923.

David Gill
Dave Gill around 1912
Born
David Norman Gill

(1887-11-24)November 24, 1887
DiedMarch 30, 1959(1959-03-30) (aged 71)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationFormer ice hockey coach and manager

He helped organize the Ottawa and District hockey association around 1920 and in 1925 joined the Ottawa Senators as manager, taking over as coach the following year, winning a Stanley Cup in 1927. Financial trouble necessitated the team selling off players to pay its debts and when Ottawa left the National Hockey League in 1931 for one year, he did not return to the Senators.

He died of heart problems on March 30, 1959.

Coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTPtsDivision rankResult
OTT1926–27 4430104641st in CanadianWon Stanley Cup
OTT1927–28 4420140503rd in CanadianLost in Quarterfinals
OTT1928–29 4414173314th in CanadianMissed Playoffs
Total132644127155
Preceded by
Alex Currie
Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators (Original)
1926–1929
Succeeded by
Newsy Lalonde

References

  • Ottawa Citizen November 16, 1928 page 12 "The Manager of the Ottawa Hockey Team"
  • The Leader-Post, Regina Saskatchewan March 30, 1959 page 20 "David Gill Dies at 73"

Notes

  1. Personnel Records of the First World War – GILL, DAVID NORMAN Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca). Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  2. David 'Dave' Gill Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame (ottawasporthalloffame.ca).
  3. "Record rush for reserved seats for big hockey game Saturday" Ottawa Citizen. Dec. 26, 1912 (pg. 8).
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