The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7 team league.
Prior to the season, Tommy Gorman and Ted Dey sold their interests in the team to T. Franklin Ahearn , who then hired Dave Gill to be the GM, and former Senators player Alex Currie as head coach.
Regular season
Ottawa, who missed the playoffs the previous season, would go on to finish with a league best 24–8–4 record, and earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, however, they were upset by the Montreal Maroons in the Prince of Wales Trophy finals, losing the 2 game total goal series 2–1. Cy Denneny would once again lead the club offensively, scoring 24 goals and 36 points, while Frank Nighbor would win the Lady Byng Trophy for the 2nd straight season.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
November 28, 1925
3–2
Montreal Maroons (1925–26 )
1–0–0
2
W
December 3, 1925
2–0
Boston Bruins (1925–26 )
2–0–0
3
W
December 5, 1925
1–0
Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26 )
3–0–0
4
W
December 10, 1925
3–0
New York Americans (1925–26 )
4–0–0
5
L
December 12, 1925
2–5
@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26 )
4–1–0
6
W
December 15, 1925
2–1
@ Boston Bruins (1925–26 )
5–1–0
7
W
December 17, 1925
3–0
Montreal Canadiens (1925–26 )
6–1–0
8
W
December 23, 1925
4–2
Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26 )
7–1–0
9
W
December 26, 1925
3–0
@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26 )
8–1–0
10
W
December 30, 1925
5–0
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26 )
9–1–0
11
L
January 1, 1926
0–3
@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26 )
9–2–0
12
W
January 5, 1926
4–0
Montreal Maroons (1925–26 )
10–2–0
13
T
January 7, 1926
1–1 OT
@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26 )
10–2–1
14
W
January 11, 1926
1–0 OT
@ New York Americans (1925–26 )
11–2–1
15
W
January 13, 1926
1–0
Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26 )
12–2–1
16
W
January 19, 1926
2–1
@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26 )
13–2–1
17
W
January 21, 1926
3–2
New York Americans (1925–26 )
14–2–1
18
W
January 26, 1926
8–2
@ Boston Bruins (1925–26 )
15–2–1
19
W
January 28, 1926
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (1925–26 )
16–2–1
20
W
January 30, 1926
1–0
@ New York Americans (1925–26 )
17–2–1
21
L
February 2, 1926
0–1
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26 )
17–3–1
22
L
February 4, 1926
2–3
Boston Bruins (1925–26 )
17–4–1
23
L
February 6, 1926
1–4
@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26 )
17–5–1
24
W
February 11, 1926
2–1
Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26 )
18–5–1
25
W
February 16, 1926
1–0
@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26 )
19–5–1
26
W
February 18, 1926
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (1925–26 )
20–5–1
27
T
February 20, 1926
0–0 OT
Montreal Maroons (1925–26 )
20–5–2
28
T
February 23, 1926
1–1 OT
@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26 )
20–5–3
29
W
February 27, 1926
3–2
Boston Bruins (1925–26 )
21–5–3
30
L
March 2, 1926
1–3
New York Americans (1925–26 )
21–6–3
31
W
March 4, 1926
1–0
@ New York Americans (1925–26 )
22–6–3
32
L
March 6, 1926
0–1
@ Boston Bruins (1925–26 )
22–7–3
33
W
March 8, 1926
3–0
Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26 )
23–7–3
34
T
March 13, 1926
1–1 OT
@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26 )
23–7–4
35
L
March 15, 1926
0–2
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26 )
23–8–4
36
W
March 17, 1926
4–0
Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26 )
24–8–4
Playoffs
Montreal Maroons 2, Ottawa Senators 1
Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Denneny, Cy Cy Denneny
LW
36
24
12
36
18
Smith, Hooley Hooley Smith
C/RW
28
16
9
25
53
Nighbor, Frank Frank Nighbor
C
35
12
13
25
40
Boucher, Georges Georges Boucher
D
36
8
4
12
64
Clancy, King King Clancy
D
35
8
4
12
80
Kilrea, Hec Hec Kilrea
LW
35
5
0
5
12
Gorman, Ed Ed Gorman
D
23
2
1
3
12
Finnigan, Frank Frank Finnigan
RW
36
2
0
2
24
Connell, Alec Alec Connell
G
36
0
0
0
0
Duggan, John John Duggan
LW
27
0
0
0
0
Graham, Leth Leth Graham
LW
1
0
0
0
0
Smith, Alex Alex Smith
D
36
0
0
0
36
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Connell, Alec Alec Connell
2251
36
24
8
4
42
1.12
15
Team:
2251
36
24
8
4
42
1.12
15
Playoffs
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Clancy, King King Clancy
D
2
1
0
1
4
Boucher, Georges Georges Boucher
D
2
0
0
0
10
Connell, Alec Alec Connell
G
2
0
0
0
0
Denneny, Cy Cy Denneny
LW
2
0
0
0
4
Duggan, John John Duggan
LW
2
0
0
0
0
Finnigan, Frank Frank Finnigan
RW
2
0
0
0
0
Gorman, Ed Ed Gorman
D
2
0
0
0
2
Kilrea, Hec Hec Kilrea
LW
2
0
0
0
0
Nighbor, Frank Frank Nighbor
C
2
0
0
0
2
Smith, Alex Alex Smith
D
2
0
0
0
0
Smith, Hooley Hooley Smith
C/RW
2
0
0
0
14
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Connell, Alec Alec Connell
120
2
0
1
2
1.00
0
Team:
120
2
0
1
2
1.00
0
[1]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Boucher, Georges (D)
Clancy, King (D)
Connell, Alec (G)
Denneny, Cy (L)
Duggan, John (L)
Finnigan, Frank (R)
Gorman, Ed (D)
Graham, Leth (L)
Kilrea, Hec (L)
Nighbor, Frank (C)
Smith, Alex (D)
Smith, Hooley (C)
Source: NHL.com[2]
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