1929–30_Ottawa_Senators_season
1929–30 Ottawa Senators season
Professional ice hockey team season of play
The 1929–30 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 13th season in the NHL, 45th overall. The Senators finished third in the Canadian Division, making the playoffs, losing in the first round to the New York Rangers. It would be the original Senators last playoff appearance.
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| 1929–30 Ottawa Senators | |
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| Division | 3rd Canadian |
| 1929–30 record | 21–15–8 |
| Home record | 13–6–3 |
| Road record | 8–9–5 |
| Goals for | 138 |
| Goals against | 118 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Dave Gill |
| Coach | Newsy Lalonde |
| Captain | King Clancy |
| Arena | Ottawa Auditorium |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Hec Kilrea (36) |
| Assists | King Clancy (23) |
| Points | Hec Kilrea (58) |
| Penalty minutes | Joe Lamb (119) |
| Wins | Alec Connell (21) |
| Goals against average | Alec Connell (2.55) |
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The Senators made a modification to their jerseys, adding an "O" logo to the chest of their jerseys. The club had last wore an "O" back in 1901 when they shared jerseys with the Ottawa Football Club.
According to Frank Ahearn, the Senators lost $CDN 32,000 ($552,440 in 2023 dollars)[1] on the season. As told to King Clancy, this was the prime reason for the trade of Clancy before the next season.[2] It was part of a pattern of Ottawa selling players off to cover losses.
The Senators would continue to have some financial difficulties, and due to poor attendance against US-based teams, the Senators moved two home games to Atlantic City against the New York Americans and New York Rangers, along with two to Detroit, and a game to Boston.
Newsy Lalonde was unable to finish the season as coach due to illness. Manager Dave Gill took over as coach, and guided the Senators to a playoff position.
Hec Kilrea would lead the club with 36 goals and 58 points, while King Clancy would add 40 points (17 goals and 23 assists) from the blue line. Joe Lamb would provide toughness, leading the NHL with 119 penalty minutes, and would have a very good offensive season, finishing with 29 goals and 49 points. Alec Connell would once again be steady in the Senators net, winning 21 games, earning three shutouts and be among the league leaders in GAA at 2.55.
Final standings
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| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 141 | 114 | 51 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 142 | 114 | 51 |
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 138 | 118 | 50 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 116 | 124 | 40 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 113 | 161 | 33 |
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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
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New York Rangers 6, Ottawa Senators 3
The Senators went against the Rangers and lost 6 goals to 3.
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Regular season
- Scoring
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| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Hec Kilrea | LW | 44 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 72 |
| Joe Lamb | RW | 44 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 119 |
| King Clancy | D | 44 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 83 |
| Frank Finnigan | RW | 43 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 46 |
| Bill Touhey | LW | 44 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| Art Gagne | RW | 33 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| Al Shields | D | 44 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Alex Smith | D | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 91 |
| Wally Kilrea | RW/C | 38 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Danny Cox | LW | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| Harold Starr | D | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Harry Connor | LW | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Len Grosvenor | C/RW | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Syd Howe | C/LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Hutton | D/RW | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Connell | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Nighbor | C | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Goaltending
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Alec Connell | 2780 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 118 | 2.55 | 3 |
| Team: | 2780 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 118 | 2.55 | 3 |
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Playoffs
- Scoring
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| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Art Gagne | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Starr | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Touhey | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| King Clancy | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alec Connell | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cox | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Finnigan | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Syd Howe | C/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hutton | D/RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hec Kilrea | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wally Kilrea | RW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lamb | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Al Shields | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Smith | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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- Goaltending
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| Alec Connell | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 120 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
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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;
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The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1929–30 season.[6]
Trades
| November 1, 1929 | To Ottawa Senators Cash |
To Buffalo Bisons (IHL) Sammy Godin |
| November 7, 1929 | To Ottawa Senators Cash |
To Hamilton Tigers (IHL) Jack Duggan Milt Halliday |
| November 27, 1929 | To Ottawa Senators Cash |
To Detroit Cougars Loan of Bill Beveridge |
| December 21, 1929 | To Ottawa Senators Art Gagne |
To Boston Bruins Cash |
| December 26, 1929 | To Ottawa Senators Cash |
To London Panthers (IHL) Loan of Len Grosvenor |
| January 30, 1930 | To Ottawa Senators Bill Hutton |
To Boston Bruins Harry Connor |
| January 31, 1930 | To Ottawa Senators Danny Cox Cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Nighbor |
Free agents signed
| January 16, 1930 | From London Panthers (IHL) Syd Howe |
Waivers claimed
| November 18, 1929 | From New York Americans Harry Connor |
- 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- McFarlane 1997, p. 72.
- 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.
- "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- "1929-30 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- McFarlane, Brian (1997). Clancy: The King's Story. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-332-1.
- "1929–30 Ottawa Senators Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007