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1928–29 Ottawa Senators season

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1928–29 Ottawa Senators
Division4th Canadian
1928–29 record14–17–13
Home record7–6–9
Road record7–11–4
Goals for54
Goals against67
Team information
General managerDave Gill
CoachDave Gill
CaptainKing Clancy
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsFrank Finnigan (15)
AssistsHec Kilrea & Alex Smith (7)
PointsFrank Finnigan (19)
Penalty minutesAlex Smith (96)
WinsAlec Connell (14)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (1.43)

The 1928–29 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 12th season in the NHL, 44th overall. The Senators' financial troubles continued, as the team sold Punch Broadbent to the New York Americans. There were numerous rumours that the team was going to be sold to a group from Chicago: Senators owner Frank Ahearn denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder. Once again, for the second straight year, the Senators would play two "home" games in Detroit due to poor fan support when US-based teams would play games in Ottawa.

Team business

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The team was sold in February 1929 to the Ottawa Auditorium for CA$125,000 (equivalent to $2,134,511 in 2023). Ahearn had had offers rumoured to be as high as $250,000, but chose to keep the ownership local. As well, Ahearn was a shareholder in the Auditorium which stood to lose its prime tenant.[1] The shareholders of the Auditorium financed the purchase with $125,000 of preferred shares in the Auditorium.[1] NHL president Frank Calder addressed an Ottawa Rotary Club meeting that February, and told the attendees: "The team cannot live on tradition and sentiment. In the last analysis, it depends on the people of Ottawa whether the team remains or not."[1]

Regular season

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On the ice, the Senators struggled to score goals, scoring only 54, the fourth fewest in the league. Frank Finnigan scored 15 of them to lead the team, and finish with a club high of 19 points. New captain King Clancy scored 13 goals to lead the defense. Midway through the season, the Sens traded longtime player Buck Boucher to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for youngster Joe Lamb.

Alec Connell was steady in the Senators' net, winning 14 games, and having a GAA of 1.43, along with seven shutouts.

The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1925, as they finished in fourth place in the five-team Canadian Division.

Final standings

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Montreal Canadiens 44 22 7 15 71 43 465 59
New York Americans 44 19 13 12 53 53 486 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 21 18 5 85 69 541 47
Ottawa Senators 44 14 17 13 54 67 461 41
Montreal Maroons 44 15 20 9 67 65 638 39

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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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1928–29 Ottawa Senators (14–17–13)

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

Transactions

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The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1928–29 season.[4]

Trades

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October 15, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Cash
To New York Americans
Punch Broadbent
October 25, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Bill Touhey
To Montreal Maroons
Cash
October 25, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Cash
To Boston Bruins
Cy Denneny
November 13, 1928 To Ottawa Senators
Loan of Fred Elliott
To Montreal Maroons
Cash
February 4, 1929 To Ottawa Senators
Joe Lamb
To Montreal Maroons
Buck Boucher

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Frank Finnigan RW 44 15 4 19 71
King Clancy D 44 13 2 15 89
Bill Touhey LW 44 9 3 12 28
Hec Kilrea LW 38 5 7 12 36
Alex Smith D 44 1 7 8 96
Len Grosvenor C/RW 42 3 2 5 16
Frank Nighbor C 30 1 4 5 22
Georges Boucher D 29 3 1 4 60
Sam Godin RW 23 2 1 3 21
Fred Elliott RW 43 2 0 2 6
Al Shields D 42 0 1 1 10
Alec Connell G 44 0 0 0 0
Milt Halliday LW 16 0 0 0 0
Joe Lamb RW 6 0 0 0 8
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 2820 44 14 17 13 67 1.43 7
Team: 2820 44 14 17 13 67 1.43 7

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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;

Playoffs

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The Senators did not qualify for the playoffs.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ross 2015, p. 179.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
  5. ^ "1928-29 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

Sources

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  • Ross, J. Andrew (2015). Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815633839.
  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007