Cy Denneny

Cyril Joseph "Cy" Denneny (born December 23, 1891 in Farran's Point, Ontario – died September 9, 1970) was a Canadian forward who played for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association.

Cy Denneny's professional playing career began prior to the formation of the NHL with the Toronto Blueshirts of the NHA. He traditionally played left wing. Cy Denneny was one of the top scorers in the NHL from 1917 through 1925. Denneny led the league in scoring during the 1923-24 NHL season, he did so by recording 22 goals and one assist for a total of 23 points, the lowest winning total in NHL history. His brother Corbett Denneny also played in the NHL. He led the Senators to Stanley Cup victories four times 1920-21-23-27 and was the playing-coach with Boston Bruins in their first Stanley Cup win in 1929.

He later coached the Ottawa Senators in 1932-33.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959. In 1998, he was ranked number 62 on list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Records and Achievements

 * Retired as the NHL all time leading goals scorer- 248


 * Retired as the NHL all time leading points scorer- 333


 * He was the 1st and remains the fastest player in NHL history to score 200 career goals- He reached the mark on March 4th, 1925 in his 181st career game.