Cy Denneny

Cy Denneny
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Nickname(s)	Cy
Height Weight	5 ft 07 in (1.70 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Teams	Toronto Shamrocks Toronto Blueshirts Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins
Nationality	Canadian
Born	December 23, 1891, Farran's Point, ON, CAN
Died	September 9, 1970 (Age 78),
Pro Career	1914 – 1929
Hall of Fame, 1959

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.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1917–18	Ottawa Senators	NHL		20	36	10	46	80		--	--	--	--	--
1918–19	Ottawa Senators	NHL		18	18	6	24	55		7	5	3	8	9
1919–20	Ottawa Senators	NHL		24	16	6	22	31		5	0	2	2	3
1920–21	Ottawa Senators	NHL		24	34	5	39	10		7	4	2	6	15
1921–22	Ottawa Senators	NHL		22	27	12	39	20		2	2	0	2	4
1922–23	Ottawa Senators	NHL		24	21	10	31	20		8	3	1	4	6
1923–24	Ottawa Senators	NHL		21	22	1	23	10		2	2	0	2	10
1924–25	Ottawa Senators	NHL		28	27	15	42	16		--	--	--	--	--
1925–26	Ottawa Senators	NHL		36	24	12	36	18		2	0	0	0	4
1926–27	Ottawa Senators	NHL		42	17	6	23	16		6	5	0	5	0
1927–28	Ottawa Senators	NHL		44	3	0	3	12		2	0	0	0	0
1928–29	Boston Bruins	NHL		23	1	2	3	2		2	0	0	0	0
NHL Totals				326	246	85	331	290		43	21	8	29	51

Preceded by Babe Dye	NHL Scoring Champion 1924	Succeeded by Babe Dye
Preceded by Newsy Lalonde	Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators (Original Era) 1932–1933	Succeeded by George Boucher
Preceded by Eddie Gerard	Ottawa Senators captains (Original Era) 1923-26	Succeeded by George Boucher