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1929–30 Ottawa Senators season

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1929–30 Ottawa Senators
Division3rd Canadian
1929–30 record21–15–8
Home record13–6–3
Road record8–9–5
Goals for138
Goals against118
Team information
General managerDave Gill
CoachNewsy Lalonde
CaptainKing Clancy
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsHec Kilrea (36)
AssistsKing Clancy (23)
PointsHec Kilrea (58)
Penalty minutesJoe Lamb (119)
WinsAlec Connell (21)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (2.55)

The 1929–30 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 13th season in the NHL, 45th overall. The Senators finished third in the Canadian Division, making the playoffs, losing in the first round to the New York Rangers. It would be the original Senators last playoff appearance.

Team business

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The Senators made a modification to their jerseys, adding an "O" logo to the chest of their jerseys. The club had last wore an "O" back in 1901 when they shared jerseys with the Ottawa Football Club.

According to Frank Ahearn, the Senators lost $CDN 32,000 ($552,440 in 2023 dollars)[1] on the season. As told to King Clancy, this was the prime reason for the trade of Clancy before the next season.[2] It was part of a pattern of Ottawa selling players off to cover losses.

Regular season

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The Senators would continue to have some financial difficulties, and due to poor attendance against US-based teams, the Senators moved two home games to Atlantic City against the New York Americans and New York Rangers, along with two to Detroit, and a game to Boston.

Newsy Lalonde was unable to finish the season as coach due to illness. Manager Dave Gill took over as coach, and guided the Senators to a playoff position.

Hec Kilrea would lead the club with 36 goals and 58 points, while King Clancy would add 40 points (17 goals and 23 assists) from the blue line. Joe Lamb would provide toughness, leading the NHL with 119 penalty minutes, and would have a very good offensive season, finishing with 29 goals and 49 points. Alec Connell would once again be steady in the Senators net, winning 21 games, earning three shutouts and be among the league leaders in GAA at 2.55.

Final standings

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Maroons 44 23 16 5 141 114 51
Montreal Canadiens 44 21 14 9 142 114 51
Ottawa Senators 44 21 15 8 138 118 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 17 21 6 116 124 40
New York Americans 44 14 25 5 113 161 33

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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1929–30 Ottawa Senators (21–15–8)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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New York Rangers 6, Ottawa Senators 3

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The Senators went against the Rangers and lost 6 goals to 3.

NHL quarter-final

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Hec Kilrea LW 44 36 22 58 72
Joe Lamb RW 44 29 20 49 119
King Clancy D 44 17 23 40 83
Frank Finnigan RW 43 21 15 36 46
Bill Touhey LW 44 10 3 13 24
Art Gagne RW 33 6 4 10 32
Al Shields D 44 6 3 9 32
Alex Smith D 43 2 6 8 91
Wally Kilrea RW/C 38 4 2 6 4
Danny Cox LW 24 3 2 5 20
Harold Starr D 28 2 1 3 12
Harry Connor LW 25 1 2 3 22
Len Grosvenor C/RW 15 0 3 3 19
Syd Howe C/LW 12 1 1 2 0
Bill Hutton D/RW 18 0 1 1 0
Alec Connell G 44 0 0 0 0
Frank Nighbor C 19 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 2780 44 21 15 8 118 2.55 3
Team: 2780 44 21 15 8 118 2.55 3

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Art Gagne RW 2 1 0 1 4
Harold Starr D 2 1 0 1 0
Bill Touhey LW 2 1 0 1 0
King Clancy D 2 0 1 1 2
Alec Connell G 2 0 0 0 0
Danny Cox LW 2 0 0 0 0
Frank Finnigan RW 1 0 0 0 4
Syd Howe C/LW 2 0 0 0 0
Bill Hutton D/RW 2 0 0 0 0
Hec Kilrea LW 2 0 0 0 4
Wally Kilrea RW/C 2 0 0 0 0
Joe Lamb RW 2 0 0 0 11
Al Shields D 2 0 0 0 0
Alex Smith D 2 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 120 2 0 1 1 6 3.00 0
Team: 120 2 0 1 1 6 3.00 0

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1929–30 season.[6]

Trades

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November 1, 1929 To Ottawa Senators
Cash 		To Buffalo Bisons (IHL)
Sammy Godin
November 7, 1929 To Ottawa Senators
Cash 		To Hamilton Tigers (IHL)
Jack Duggan
Milt Halliday
November 27, 1929 To Ottawa Senators
Cash 		To Detroit Cougars
Loan of Bill Beveridge
December 21, 1929 To Ottawa Senators
Art Gagne 		To Boston Bruins
Cash
December 26, 1929 To Ottawa Senators
Cash 		To London Panthers (IHL)
Loan of Len Grosvenor
January 30, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Bill Hutton 		To Boston Bruins
Harry Connor
January 31, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Danny Cox
Cash 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Frank Nighbor

Free agents signed

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January 16, 1930 From London Panthers (IHL)
Syd Howe

Waivers claimed

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November 18, 1929 From New York Americans
Harry Connor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ McFarlane 1997, p. 72.
  3. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1929-30 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  6. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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