1884 Ottawa Hockey Club season

Season of play of ice hockey club March 2026 1884 1884 Independent 2-2-0 2-2-0 Royal Rink Ottawa Senators (original)Ottawa Hockey Club None 1885 The 1884 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's first season of play. The club had formed the previous March and now was playing a season against other clubs. They played in red and black striped sweaters. The team played in the 1884 Montreal Winter Carnival tournament, placing second. Team business The president of the club is recorded as Mr. M. M. Pyke.Ottawa Daily Citizen February 9, 1884 Our Hockey Boys 1 Season thumb|200px|First photo of Ottawa Hockey Club, 1883–84 (L to R).Back row: Green, Gallagher, Porter.Middle row: Kirby, Kerr, Jenkins.Front row: Young, Low, Taylor|alt=Men wearing hockey sweaters assembled in three rows in front of a painting of a forest scene. Several are holding hockey sticks The club played in the Montreal Winter Carnival Tournament.Kitchen 2008 24–27 The team players were impressed with the cheering by the McGill students during their games against the Victorias.Ottawa Daily Citizen As It Should Be February 12, 1884 4 After the tournament, the team was feted by team president Pyke.Ottawa Daily Citizen To Be Entertained February 12, 1884 4 # Date Series Opponent Score Decision Record 1 February 7, 1884 Carnival McGill College 0–1 L 0–1–0 2 February 8, 1884 Carnival Montreal Victorias 9–1 W 1–1–0 3 February 10, 1884 Carnival McGill College 3–0 W 2–1–0 4 February 11, 1884 Carnival Montreal Victorias 0–1 L 2–2–0 Championship final The final game against the Victorias was tied after regulation play. The Ottawas wanted to claim the championship as they had beaten the Victorias in the first game, and had now tied in the other. The organizers instead ordered another 30 minutes of play to decide the championship. In overtime, the Victorias' Myers scored on a "splendidly directed shot" to score the game-winner.Kitchen 2008 26Ottawa Daily Citizen The Hockey Tournament February 12, 1884 1 Roster Thomas D. Green, Thomas Gallagher, F.M.S. (Frank) Jenkins, Jack Kerr, Halder Kirby, Albert Peter Low, Nelson Porter, Ernest Taylor, George YoungThe Ottawa Citizen March 2, 2008 D4 When hockey came to the capital; 125 years ago this week, the Ottawa Hockey Club – the team that became the original Senators – took to the ice for the first time. A new book tells their fascinating story Fischer Doug References Sources The Globe February 9, 1884 13 Hockey Match The Globe February 11, 1884 2 The Montreal Carnival The Ottawa Citizen March 2, 2008 D4 When hockey came to the capital; 125 years ago this week, the Ottawa Hockey Club – the team that became the original Senators – took to the ice for the first time. A new book tells their fascinating story Fischer Doug Montreal Gazette, Feb. 8, 1884 Kitchen Paul Win, Tie or Wrangle 2008 Penumbra Press Manotick, Ontario 978-1-897323-46-5 Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons Otta Category:1880s in Ottawa