- 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season
NHLTeamSeason
Season=1925–26
Team=Ottawa
Conference=
ConferenceRank=
Division=
DivisionRank=
Record=24–8–4
HomeRecord=15–2–1
RoadRecord=9–6–3
GoalsFor=77
GoalsAgainst=42
GeneralManager=Dave Gill
Coach=Alex Currie
Captain=Cy Denneny
AltCaptain=
Arena=Ottawa Auditorium
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GoalsLeader=Cy Denneny (24)
AssistsLeader=Frank Nighbor (13)
PointsLeader=Cy Denneny (36)
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PIMLeader=King Clancy (80)
WinsLeader=Alec Connell (24)
GAALeader=Alec Connell (1.12)The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the
Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by theNew York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7 team league.Prior to the season,
Tommy Gorman andTed Dey sold their interests in the team toT. Franklin Ahearn , who then hiredDave Gill to be the GM, and former Senators playerAlex Currie as head coach.Regular season
Ottawa, who missed the playoffs the previous season, would go on to finish with a league best 24–8–4 record, and earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, however, they were upset by the
Montreal Maroons in thePrince of Wales Trophy finals, losing the 2 game total goal series 2–1.Cy Denneny would once again lead the club offensively, scoring 24 goals and 36 points, whileFrank Nighbor would win theLady Byng Trophy for the 2nd straight season.eason standings
Player stats
coring leaders
Goaltending
Awards and records
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Lady Byng Trophy -Frank Nighbor Transactions
Roster
*Boucher, Georges (D)
*Clancy, King (D)
*Connell, Alec (G)
*Denneny, Cy (L)
*Duggan, John (L)
*Finnigan, Frank (R)
*Gorman, Ed (D)
*Graham, Leth (L)
*Kilrea, Hec (L)
*Nighbor, Frank (C)
*Smith, Alex (D)
*Smith, Hooley (C)Source: NHL.com [cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=PlayerSearchPage&season=19251926&team=SEN |title=1925-26 Ottawa Senators |accessdate=2008-06-17 |publisher=NHL.com]
References
* [http://www.shrpsports.com SHRP Sports]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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