1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season

Canadian ice hockey club season March 2026 Ottawa Hockey Club 1902–03 1st 6–2–0 CAHL 1902 Bouse Hutton (3.80) yes Dey's Arena Frank McGee (14) Harvey Pulford Alf Smith Bob Shillington The 1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 18th season of play. The club would win the CAHL championship in a playoff with the Montreal Victorias to win the Club's first Stanley Cup. For their win, the players would each be given a silver nugget. From that day forward, the club was nicknamed the Silver Seven. Off-season Defenceman and former captain Peg Duval left the team to sign with the Pittsburgh Victorias as a professional in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. Regular season Highlights This season was the first season for Frank McGee and Art Moore. McGee would place second in the league scoring race with 14 goals in six games. The season would be a two team race between Montreal Victorias and Ottawa, splitting their matches between each other. The season ended in a tie, which necessitated a two-game playoff, won by Ottawa to win their first Stanley Cup. Final standing Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against Ottawa Hockey Club 8 6 2 0 47 26 Montreal Victorias 8 6 2 0 48 33 Montreal Hockey Club 7 4 3 0 34 19 Quebec Hockey Club 7 3 4 0 30 46 Montreal Shamrocks 8 0 8 0 21 56 Schedule and results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Jan. 3 Victorias 4 Ottawa 3 10 Ottawa 6 Shamrocks 1 17 Montreal 1 Ottawa 7 24 Ottawa 6 Quebec 8 Feb. 4 Shamrocks 2 Ottawa 5 7 Ottawa 9 Victorias 3 14 Quebec 6 Ottawa 1 21 Ottawa 4 Montreal 5 Goaltending averages Name Club GP GA SO Avg.Hutton, John BouseOttawa 8 30 0 3.80 Scoring Leaders Name GP GMcGee, Frank 6 14Gilmour, Billy 7 10Gilmour, Dave 4 7Gilmour, Suddy 7 7 Playoffs Ottawa and Victorias played a two-game total-goals series. Game one + March 7 Ottawa 1 at Victorias 1John Hutton G Archie Lockerby Harvey Pulford P Billy Strachan Arthur Moore CP George Fairbank Harry Westwick R Russell Bowie Frank McGee C Bert Strachan 1 Billy Gilmour RW Charles Allan Suddy Gilmour 1 LW Blair Russell Dave Gilmour C-Sub Referee – Harry Trihey Game two + March 10 Victorias 0 at Ottawa 8Archie Lockerby G John Hutton Billy Strachan P Harvey Pulford George Fairbank CP Arthur Moore Bert Strachan C Frank McGee 3 Russell Bowie R Dave Gilmour 2 Blair Russell LW Billy Gilmour 1 Charles Allan RW Suddy Gilmour 2 Referee – Percy QuinnSource: Ottawa CitizenOttawa Citizen March 11, 1903 Champions Again Are The Ottawas 6The game was played at Dey's Arena on ice that was covered in water. Stanley Cup challenges Rat Portage vs. Ottawa Ottawa defeated the Rat Portage Thistles 6–2, 4–2 (10–4) in a two-game, total goals series in Ottawa, March 12–14, 1903. As the new CAHL and Cup champions, the Ottawas accepted a challenge from the Rat Portage Thistles of the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association (MNWHA). Entering the best-of-three challenge series, the Thistles were younger and quicker than Ottawa; only one player on the Thistles was over the age of 20. Any chance that those factors could have helped the team was negated by soft ice conditions. Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2. Date Winning Team Score Losing Team LocationMarch 12, 1903Ottawa 6–2Rat Portage ThistlesDey's ArenaMarch 14, 1903Ottawa 4–2Rat Portage ThistlesOttawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0 Game one + March 12 Rat Portage 2 at Ottawa 6Fred Dulmage G John Hutton Mat Brown P Harvey Pulford Tom Hooper CP Arthur Moore Si Griffis R Dave Gilmour 1 Billy McGimsie 2 C Frank McGee 2 Bill Martin LW Billy Gilmour 3 Roxy Beaudro RW Suddy Gilmour Referee- Harry Trihey Source: Ottawa CitizenOttawa Citizen March 13, 1903 Thistles Defeated in the First Match 6All of the goals were scored in the first half. Fred Westwick did not play due to his wife's illness. + March 14 Rat Portage 2 at Ottawa 4Fred Dulmage G John Hutton Mat Brown P Harvey Pulford Tom Hooper CP Dave Gilmour 1 Si Griffis R Frank McGee 2 Billy McGimsie 1 C Percy Sims 1 Bill Martin RW Billy Gilmour Roxy Beaudro 1 LW Suddy Gilmour Referee- Chauncy Kirby Source: Ottawa CitizenOttawa Citizen March 16, 1903 The Stanley Cup Remains In Ottawa 6 For their win, the Ottawa players would each receive a silver nugget. From that point on the team would also be known as the Silver Seven. Ottawa Hockey Club March 1903 Stanley Cup champions 1903 *John "Bouse" Hutton *Harvey Pulford (point-Captain) Arthur Fraser (point-cover point) Arthur Moore(cover point) Frank Wood (point-cover point) * Hamilton Billy Gilmour Suddy Gilmour Harry Westwick (also played rover) Percy Sims Charles Spittal (played one game of regular season) Jack Smith (did not play) Frank McGee(also played rover) Dave Gilmour(also played cover point) Placy Mituttler (President), Robert Shillington (manager) Alf Smith (coach), A. Mutchamor (treasurer) W. Halton (Secretary), Halder Kirby (club doctor) Llewellyn Bates, Chauncy Kirby, Martin Rosenthal, Charles Sparks (directors), Mac McGilton (Ass't Trainer), Pete Green (trainer) Alf Smith did not play for Ottawa in 1903. However he was playing-coach for Ottawa Silver Sevens next 3 Stanley Cup winning seasons. See also 1903 CAHL season List of Stanley Cup champions References Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 Podnieks, Andrew 2004 Lord Stanley's Cup Triumph Books 1-55168-261-3 Montreal Hockey Club1902 Ottawa Hockey Club1904 Ottawa Hockey Club1903 Stanley Cup Champions 1903 Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons Ottawa Ottawa Hockey Ottawa Hockey Category:1900s in Ottawa