1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season

1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club
League 2nd ECAHA
1907–08 record 7–3–0
 Team information
Coach Alf Smith
Captain Harvey Pulford
Arena Dey's Arena
Team leaders
Goals Marty Walsh (21)
Goals against average Percy LeSueur (5.1)
<1906–07 1908–09>

The 1907–08 Ottawa Hockey Club season lasted from December 29, 1907 until March 7, 1908. Ottawa finished second in the ECAHA regular season.

Regular season

There was a large amount of player turnover. Harry Smith and Hamby Shore moved to Winnipeg. This was Cyclone Taylor's first season for Ottawa and Tom Phillips and Marty Walsh joined the team. Walsh and Russell Bowie of Victorias tied for the scoring championship with 28 goals apiece. This was the fifth time in ten seasons that Mr. Bowie would lead scorers.

Highlights

Ottawa opened their new Arena, hosting the Wanderers on January 11, 1908, overloading capacity with 7,100 attending. Ottawa defeated the Wanderers 12–2. Ottawa and Wanderers were tied for first going into their rematch on February 29, when the Ottawa manager J. P. Dickson resigned in a dispute over which train to take to Montreal. At the time, two trains were available for the trip, and the two would race, with betting taking place on the winner. In the game, the two defence stars Art Ross and Taylor would lead end-to-end rushes, and the game would be tied until Taylor was injured and Bruce Stuart and Walter Smaill would score for the Wanderers to win 4–2.

Marty Walsh would have the biggest game of the season, scoring seven goals in a game, and six in another. Tom Phillips would score five twice.

Final standing

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Wanderers
10
8
2
0
63
52
Ottawa Hockey Club
10
7
3
0
86
51
Quebec Hockey Club
10
5
5
0
81
74
Montreal Shamrocks
10
5
5
0
53
49
Montreal Victorias
10
4
6
0
73
78
Montreal Hockey Club
10
3
7
0
58
83

Schedule and results

1908
Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 4 Ottawa 1 Quebec 8
11 Wanderers 2 Ottawa 12
18 Ottawa 3 Shamrocks 4 (2' overtime)
25 Victorias 9 Ottawa 14
Feb. 1 Ottawa 14 Montreal 7
8 Quebec 5 Ottawa 11
15 Ottawa 10 Victorias 4
22 Shamrocks 2 Ottawa 5
29 Ottawa 2 Wanderers 4
Mar. 7 Ottawa 14 Montreal 6

On March 14, Ottawa played the Winnipeg Maple Leafs in a friendly match at the Arena. The Maple Leafs won the game 7–4. Future Senator Fred Lake played for Winnipeg, scoring two goals. Former and future Senator Hamby Shore also played for Winnipeg, scoring one goal.[1]

Player statistics

Goalkeeper averages

Name GP GA SO Avg.
Percy LeSueur 10 51 5.1

Leading scorers

Name Club GP G
Walsh, Marty Ottawa 9 28
Phillips, Tom Ottawa 10 26
Smith, Alf Ottawa 9 13

See also

References

  1. "Ottawa Lost To Maple Leafs". Ottawa Citizen. March 16, 1908. p. 8.