Cy Denneny

Cy Denneny
Born	December 23, 1891(1891-12-23) Farran's Point, ON, CAN
Died	September 10, 1970(1970-09-10) (aged 78) Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 07 in (1.70 m)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Shamrocks Toronto Blueshirts Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins
Playing career	1914–1929
Hall of Fame, 1959

Cyril Joseph Denneny (December 23, 1891–September 10, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association. His brother Corbett Denneny also played in the NHL.

Early life

Cy Denneny was born in Farran's Point, Ontario, near Cornwall, Ontario. He was the son of James Israel Denneny who was a top lacrosse player in the late 19th century and was descended from the Dennenys of County Monaghan, Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

Denneny played senior hockey in Cornwall, starting with the Cornwall Sons of England of the Lower Ottawa Valley hockey league in 1909-10. His professional playing career began with the Toronto Ontarios/Shamrocks of the National Hockey Association (NHA) in 1914. (The name of the team changed during the season) He had tried out for the Montreal Canadiens in 1912 but failed to make the team and he returned to senior hockey. He was traded to the Ottawa Senators in 1916 and he would play with the Senators until 1928. He was member of four Senators Stanley Cup-winning teams; in 1920, 1921, 1923 and 1927. He was sold to Boston in 1928, where he would be the playing-coach of the Bruins' 1929 Stanley Cup-winner.

In 1929, Denneny retired to become an NHL on-ice official. In 1932, he re-joined the Senators as the head coach, but the team was in decline due to financial difficulties, and had to sell top players to survive. The team finished last and Denneny was let go.

Cy Denneny was one of the top scorers in the NHL from 1917 through 1925. When Denneny led the league in scoring during the 1923–24 NHL season, he did so by recording 22 goals and one assist for a total of 23 points, the lowest winning total in NHL history.^[1] When he retired, he was the all-time top scorer in NHL history. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959. In 1998, he was ranked number 62 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Personal life

Denneny was married twice. His first wife Melvina died and Denneny remarried. He was the father of two daughters with his second wife Isobel. After Denneny retired from hockey, he worked for the Canadian federal government. He retired from civil service in 1959. He died on September 10, 1970 and is buried in Ottawa's Pinecrest Cemetery.^[2]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1911–12	Cornwall Internationals	LOVHA		8	9	0	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
1912–13	Russell Athletics	LOVHA		-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-
1913–14	Cobalt O'Brien Mines	CoMHL		9	12	0	12	8		—	—	—	—	—
1914–15	Russell H.C.	LOVHA		3	3	0	3	-		-	-	-	-	-
1914–15	Toronto Shamrocks	NHA		8	6	0	6	43		-	-	-	-	-
1915–16	Toronto Blueshirts	NHA		24	24	4	28	57		—	—	—	—	—
1916–17	Ottawa Senators	NHA		11	3	1	4	25		2	1	0	1	8
1917–18	Ottawa Senators	NHL		20	36	10	46	80		—	—	—	—	—
1918–19	Ottawa Senators	NHL		18	18	6	24	55		7	5	3	8	9
1919–20	Ottawa Senators	NHL		24	16	6	22	31		5	0	2	2	3
1920–21	Ottawa Senators	NHL		24	34	5	39	10		7	4	2	6	15
1921–22	Ottawa Senators	NHL		22	27	12	39	20		2	2	0	2	4
1922–23	Ottawa Senators	NHL		24	21	10	31	20		8	3	1	4	6
1923–24	Ottawa Senators	NHL		21	22	1	23	10		2	2	0	2	10
1924–25	Ottawa Senators	NHL		28	27	15	42	16		—	—	—	—	—
1925–26	Ottawa Senators	NHL		36	24	12	36	18		2	0	0	0	4
1926–27	Ottawa Senators	NHL		42	17	6	23	16		6	5	0	5	0
1927–28	Ottawa Senators	NHL		44	3	0	3	12		2	0	0	0	0
1928–29	Boston Bruins	NHL		23	1	2	3	2		2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				326	246	85	331	290		43	21	8	29	51

See also

• List of players with five or more goals in a National Hockey League game

References

1. ^ Dryden, Steve (2000). The Hockey News: Century Of Hockey. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.. pp. 26. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9. 
2. ^ "Hockey Hall of Famer dies at 78". Toronto Star: p. 15. September 11, 1970. 

External links

• Cy Denneny's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Cy Denneny's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Cy Denneny at Find a Grave

Preceded by Babe Dye	NHL Scoring Champion 1924	Succeeded by Babe Dye
Preceded by Newsy Lalonde	Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators (Original Era) 1932–1933	Succeeded by George Boucher
Preceded by Eddie Gerard	Ottawa Senators captain (Original Era) 1923-26	Succeeded by Georges Boucher

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Name	Denneny, Cy
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Date of birth	December 23, 1891
Place of birth	Farran's Point, ON, CAN
Date of death	September 10, 1970
Place of death	Ottawa, Ontario