1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club season

1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club

League

3rd CAHL

1898–99 record

4–4–0

Team information

Captain

Chauncy Kirby

Arena

Dey's Skating Rink

Team leaders

Goals

Mac Roger (6)

Goals against average

Bouse Hutton (5.5)

<1897–98

1899–1900 >

The 1898–99 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 14th season of play. Ottawa placed third in the league.

Team business

The rival Ottawa Capitals applied to join the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC). When the AHAC league accepted the Capitals, Ottawa, along with Montreal, Quebec and Victorias left the AHAC. The clubs would form the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) along with the Montreal Shamrocks.

Season

The future Hall of Fame brothers Hod and Bruce Stuart made their debuts for Ottawa this season. Harvey Pulford did not play this season, recovering from a collarbone injury sustained in the Canadian football championship game. Chauncy Kirby would return to captain the team in his place.

Highlights

A controversy erupted between goalkeeper Fred Chittick and the Ottawa club, prompting accusations that Chittick was a "shamateur" receiving payment to play. Bouse Hutton would replace Chittick in net, starting on February 18, after Chittick gave up 16 goals in a game on February 11.^[1] Chittick attempted to score by himself, rushing the length of the ice from his net, without success.^[2]

Final Standing

Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Shamrocks	8	7	1	40	21
Montreal Victorias	8	6	2	44	23
Ottawa Hockey Club	8	4	4	21	43
Montreal Hockey Club	8	3	5	30	29
Quebec Hockey Club	8	0	8	12	31

Schedule and results

Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
January
7	Shamrocks	3	Ottawa	4
14	Quebec	1	Ottawa	3
28	Ottawa	1	Montreal	5
February
4	Victorias	7	Ottawa	5
11	Ottawa	0	Victorias	16
18	Montreal	4	Ottawa	5
March
4	Ottawa	3	Shamrocks	7
‡	Ottawa		Quebec

‡ defaulted to Ottawa

Player statistics

Goalkeeper Averages

Name	Club	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Bouse Hutton	2	11		5.5
Fred Chittick	5	32		6.4

Scoring Leaders

Name	GP	G
Mac Roger	5	6
H. Henry	3	4
Chauncy Kirby	7	4
F. White	4	2
Hod Stuart	3	1
Bruce Stuart	1	1
N. Nolan	1	1
Weldy Young	1	1

References

↑ Coleman(1966), pp. 46–47
↑ "Puckerings". The Globe. February 14, 1899. p. 10.

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. pp. 40–43.

Ottawa Hockey Club / Ottawa Senators (original) seasons

1880s	1880–81 . 1881–82 . 1882–83 . 1883–84 1884–85 . 1885–86 . 1886–87 . 1887–88 . 1888–89 1889–90

1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00

1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 . 1931–32 . 1932–33 1933–34 St. Louis

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup or other championship