1928–29 Ottawa Senators season

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1928–29 Ottawa
1928–29 record 14–17–13
Home record 7–6–9
Road record 7–11–4
Goals for 54
Goals against 67
General Manager Dave Gill
Coach Dave Gill
Captain King Clancy
Arena Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals Frank Finnigan (15)
Assists Hec Kilrea & Alex Smith (7)
Points Frank Finnigan (19)
Penalties in minutes Alex Smith (96)
Wins Alec Connell (14)
Goals against average Alec Connell (1.43)

The 1928–29 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 12th season in the NHL, 44th overall. The Senators financial troubles would continue, 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, however Senators owner Frank Ahearn denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder. Once again, for the 2nd straight year, the Senators would play 2 "home" games in Detroit due to poor fan support when US based teams would play games in Ottawa.

On the ice, the Senators struggled to score goals, scoring only 54, the 4th fewest in the league. Frank Finnigan would score 15 of them to lead the team, and finish with a club high 19 points. New captain King Clancy would score 13 goals to lead the defense. Midway through the season, the Sens traded long time player Buck Boucher to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for youngster Joe Lamb.

Alec Connell would be steady in the Senators net, winning 14 games, and have a GAA of 1.43, along with 7 shutouts.

The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1925, as they finished in 4th place in the 5 team Canadian Division.

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[edit] Season standings

Canadian Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Canadiens 44 22 7 15 71 43 59
New York Americans 44 19 13 12 53 53 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 21 18 5 85 69 47
Ottawa Senators 44 14 17 13 54 67 41
Montreal Maroons 44 15 20 9 67 65 39

[edit] Game log

[edit] Regular Season

# Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts
1 November 15 New York Americans 0–0 Ottawa Senators 0–0–1 1
2 November 17 Boston Bruins 2–2 Ottawa Senators 0–0–2 2
3 November 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 Ottawa Senators 1–0–2 4
4 November 22 Ottawa Senators 1–0 Montreal Maroons 2–0–2 6
5 November 24 Detroit Cougars 1–1 Ottawa Senators 2–0–3 7
6 November 27 Ottawa Senators 0–1 New York Americans 2–1–3 7
7 December 1 Montreal Canadiens 2–0 Ottawa Senators 2–2–3 7
8 December 6 Chicago Black Hawks 0–2 Ottawa Senators 3–2–3 9
9 December 8 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2–3 11
10 December 11 Ottawa Senators 1–2 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3–3 11
11 December 13 Ottawa Senators 1–1 Detroit Cougars 4–3–4 12
12 December 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 0–0 Ottawa Senators 4–3–5 13
13 December 18 Montreal Maroons 2–1 Ottawa Senators 4–4–5 13
14 December 20 Ottawa Senators 0–1 New York Rangers 4–5–5 13
15 December 22 Ottawa Senators 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 4–6–5 13
16 December 29 New York Americans 2–2 Ottawa Senators 4–6–6 14
17 January 1 Ottawa Senators 0–3 Boston Bruins 4–7–6 14
18 January 3 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 Ottawa Senators 4–7–7 15
19 January 5 Ottawa Senators 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–8–7 15
20 January 8 Ottawa Senators 1–1 Montreal Maroons 4–8–8 16
21 January 10 New York Rangers 9–3 Ottawa Senators 4–9–8 16
22 January 12 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Pittsburgh Pirates 5–9–8 18
23 January 15 Ottawa Senators 1–1 New York Americans 5–9–9 19
24 January 19 Montreal Maroons 1–1 Ottawa Senators 5–9–10 20
25 January 22 Chicago Black Hawks 1–1 Ottawa Senators 5–9–11 21
26 January 26 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Ottawa Senators 5–10–11 21
27 January 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 Ottawa Senators 6–10–11 23
28 February 2 Ottawa Senators 0–1 Montreal Canadiens 6–11–11 23
29 February 7 New York Rangers 1–2 Ottawa Senators 7–11–11 25
30 February 9 Detroit Cougars 2–0 Ottawa Senators 7–12–11 25
31 February 12 Montreal Maroons 1–2 Ottawa Senators 8–12–11 27
32 February 14 Ottawa Senators 0–4 Montreal Maroons 8–13–11 27
33 February 16 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Pittsburgh Pirates 9–13–11 29
34 February 19 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Detroit Cougars 10–13–11 31
35 February 21 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks 11–13–11 33
36 February 23 Pittsburgh Pirates 0–3 Ottawa Senators 12–13–11 35
37 February 26 Ottawa Senators 0–2 New York Rangers 12–14–11 35
38 February 28 Boston Bruins 4–0 Ottawa Senators 12–15–11 35
39 March 2 Ottawa Senators 1–1 Toronto Maple Leafs 12–15–12 36
40 March 5 New York Americans 1–1 Ottawa Senators 12–15–13 37
41 March 7 Ottawa Senators 0–3 Montreal Canadiens 12–16–13 37
42 March 9 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Boston Bruins 13–16–13 39
43 March 12 Ottawa Senators 1–2 New York Americans 13–17–13 39
44 March 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–2 Ottawa Senators 14–17–13 41

[edit] Season stats

[edit] Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Frank Finnigan 44 15 4 19 71
King Clancy 44 13 2 15 89
Bill Touhey 44 9 3 12 28
Hec Kilrea 38 5 7 12 36
Alex Smith 44 1 7 8 96

[edit] Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA
Alec Connell 44 2820 14 17 13 67 7 1.43


[edit] References