1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club season

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1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club
League2nd AHAC
1896–97 record5–3–0
Team information
CaptainFred Chittick
ArenaDey's Skating Rink
Team leaders
GoalsAlf Smith (12)
Goals against averageFred Chittick (2.3)

The 1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 12th season of play. Ottawa placed second in the league.

Team business

Directors
  • P. D. Ross – Honorary president
  • A. Z. Palmer – Honorary vice-president
  • S. M. Rogers – President
  • C. Kirby – Vice-president
  • J. P. Dickson – Secretary
  • G. P. Murphy – Treasurer
  • F. C. Chittick – Captain
  • W. A. Cox, H. Westwick, Fred White – Executive committee

Source: "Sports of all sorts". The Globe. November 14, 1896. p. 26.

Season

Highlights

Fred Chittick was the league's leading goaltender, only allowing 2.3 goals per game. Former captains Chauncy Kirby and Bert Russel retired from the team.

The Ottawa club moved to the new Dey's Skating Rink. In the first game in the new rink, it was inaugurated with the Governor General, the Earl of Aberdeen and his wife, the Countess of Aberdeen in attendance.[1]

Final standing

Team Games Played Wins Losses Ties Goals For Goals Against
Montreal Victorias
8
7
1
0
48
26
Ottawa
8
5
3
0
25
18
Montreal
8
5
3
0
31
26
Quebec
8
2
6
0
22
46
Montreal Shamrocks
8
1
7
0
27
37

Schedule and results

Day Visitor Score Home Score Record
January
9 Shamrocks 1 Ottawa 4 1–0
16 Quebec 1 Ottawa 4 2–0
30† Ottawa 0 Montreal 1 2–1†
February
6 Victorias 4 Ottawa 2 2–1
13 Ottawa 3 Victorias 1 3–1
17‡ Ottawa 4 Montreal 0 4–1
20 Montreal 4 Ottawa 3 4–2
27 Ottawa 1 Quebec 4 4–3
March
6 Ottawa 4 Shamrocks 3 5–3

† Protested by Ottawa who scored the tying goal in last few seconds but the goal was disallowed by the referee. The protest was upheld and the game replayed.

‡ Replay of January 30 protested game.

Goaltending averages

Name GP GA SO Avg.
Fred Chittick 8 18 1 2.3

Scoring Leaders

Name GP G
Smith, Alf 8 12
Westwick, Harry 8 6
Charlie Spittal 7 3
Alf Living 2 2
Daniel "Moxie" Smith 5 2

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shamrocks v. Ottawa". The Ottawa Citizen. January 9, 1987. p. 5.
  • Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. pp. 35–38.
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