1906–07 Ottawa Hockey Club season

Ice hockey team season of play March 2026 Ottawa Hockey Club 1906–07 2nd 7–3–0 ECAHA 1906 Percy LeSueur (5.4) Dey's Arena Harry Smith (21) Harvey Pulford Alf Smith The 1906–07 Ottawa Hockey Club season lasted from January 3 until March 10. Ottawa placed second to the Montreal Wanderers who went through the season undefeated. Off-season Frank McGee of Ottawa retired to pursue his government career. Tommy Smith moved to Pittsburgh to play as a professional. Percy LeSueur returned after playing the final 1906 playoff game and became the starting goaltender. Billy Hague would play with the Ottawa Victorias. Regular season Highlights A major battle took place for the game between the Senators and Wanderers on January 12. Stick work was the order of the day as Charles Spittal of Ottawa knocked Cecil Blachford in the head, Alf Smith hit Hod Stuart in the head and Harry Smith broke Ernie Johnson's nose. The Wanderers would still win, 4–2. Blachford, Johnson and Stuart all required hospitalization. After the game, a special league meeting was called to hand out discipline, with Victorias and Wanderers wanting Spittal and Alf Smith suspended for the season. The players were not suspended, leading the league president Mr. McRobie to resign, leaving D'arcy McGee to take over as president. Ottawa had threatened to leave the league, and, under an agreement between the two teams, the Wanderers would have left the league also. On the next visit of the Ottawa team to Montreal, to play the Victorias, the three Ottawa players were arrested by Montreal police. Eventually Alf Smith and Spittal were fined $20 for their actions and Harry Smith was found not guilty. Final standings Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against Montreal Wanderers 10 10 0 0 105 39 Ottawa Hockey Club 10 7 3 0 76 54 Montreal Victorias 10 6 4 0 101 70 Montreal Hockey Club 10 3 7 0 58 83 Quebec Hockey Club 10 2 8 0 62 88 Montreal Shamrocks 10 2 8 0 52 120 Exhibitions Prior to the season, Ottawa travelled to Winnipeg for a series of exhibition games against Manitoba league teams including the Kenora Thistles, who then came east to play a challenge in Montreal.The Globe January 1, 1907 Kenora Didn't Stay 11 On December 31, the Ottawas defeated Kenora 10–5. On January 1, the Ottawas were defeated by the Winnipeg Strathconas 9–6. After the Kenora Thistles defeated the Wanderers for the Stanley Cup, they played an exhibition game against Ottawa in Ottawa on January 23. Kenora, without defenseman Art Ross, lost to Ottawa 8–3.The Globe January 24, 1907 World's Champions Beaten 11 Harry Smith scored four goals and Harry Westwick scored three for Ottawa.Ottawa Journal January 24, 1907 2 Ottawas Won From Thistles In the game Billy McGimsie suffered a career-ending shoulder injury. At the time, it was not described as serious, only a "badly bruised and slightly dislocated shoulder". He played in the Thistles' next exhibition in Toronto on January 25.Ottawa Journal January 26, 1907 2 Cup Holders Won The Ottawa Victorias' Charlie Ross joined Ottawa for the game.Ottawa Citizen January 24, 1907 8 Kenora and Ottawa In Brilliant Battle https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YVouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3tgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6397%2C1630535 After the season, Harry Westwick and Alf Smith joined the Thistles for the last few games of the MHL season, and the Thistles' unsuccessful Stanley Cup challenge against the Wanderers. + January 23, 1907 Kenora Thistles 3 at Ottawa Hockey Club 8 Eddie Giroux G Percy LeSueur Russell Phillips P Charlie Ross Si Griffis CP Harvey Pulford Tom Hooper 1 RO Harry Westwick 3 Billy McGimsie C Harry Smith 4 Roxy Beaudro RW Alf Smith 1 Tommy Phillips, Capt. 2 LW Hamby Shore Referee: Weldy Young Umpires: R. Pringle & J. Kelvin Source: Ottawa Journal Schedule and results Month Day Visitor Score Home Score Jan. 5 Quebec 1 Ottawa 6 12 Ottawa 2 Wanderers 4 19 Shamrocks 2 Ottawa 6 26 Ottawa 12 Victorias 10 Feb. 2 Montreal 2 Ottawa 5 9 Ottawa 5 Quebec 4 (2' overtime) 16 Victorias 7 Ottawa 16 23 Ottawa 12 Shamrocks 6 Mar. 2 Wanderers 10 Ottawa 6 9 Ottawa 6 Montreal 8 Player statistics Goaltending averages Name GP GA SO Avg.Percy LeSueur 10 54 5.4 Leading scorers Name Club GP GSmith, HarryOttawa 9 21Smith, AlfOttawa 9 17Shore, HambyOttawa 10 17 See also 1907 ECAHA season References Coleman, Charles L. The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. 1966 NHL Podnieks, Andrew: Lord Stanley Cup, Fenn Publishing Company, 2004 Shea Kevin Wilson, John Jason Lord Stanley: The Man Behind the Cup 2006 Fenn Publishing Company, Ltd. 1-55168-281-8 Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons Ottawa Category:1900s in Ottawa