1930–31 Ottawa Senators season

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1930–31 Ottawa Senators
Division5th Canadian
1930–31 record10–30–4
Home record6–14–2
Road record4–16–2
Goals for91
Goals against142
Team information
General managerDave Gill
CoachNewsy Lalonde & Dave Gill
CaptainFrank Finnigan
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsArt Gagne (19)
AssistsBill Touhey (15)
PointsArt Gagne & Bill Touhey (30)
Penalty minutesJoe Lamb (91)
WinsAlec Connell (10)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (3.01)

The 1930–31 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 14th season in the NHL, 46th overall. The club failed to make the playoffs, attendance continued to fall, and the team was losing money.

Off-season[]

Prior to the season beginning, the Senators sent future Hall of Fame defenceman King Clancy to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for $35,000($526,923 in 2020 dollars)[1] and two players.

Regular season[]

Art Gagne led the team offensively, scoring a team high 19 goals, while tying with Bill Touhey for the lead in points at 30.

Alec Connell would get the majority of action in the Senators net, winning all ten games the Senators won and posting a 3.01 GAA. Bill Beveridge would also get some time in goal, however he finished 0–8–0 with a GAA of 3.69.

The Senators would finish in last place for the first time in team history, and with the Great Depression taking its toll on the team, the NHL allowed the Senators and the Philadelphia Quakers to suspend operations for the 1931–32 NHL season, renting the players for $25,000.

Final standings[]

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 44 26 10 8 129 89 60
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 22 13 9 118 99 53
Montreal Maroons 44 20 18 6 105 106 46
New York Americans 44 18 16 10 76 74 46
Ottawa Senators 44 10 30 4 91 142 24

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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.

Season standings[]

American Division
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 44 28 10 6 143 90 62
Chicago Black Hawks 44 24 17 3 108 78 51
New York Rangers 44 19 16 9 106 87 47
Detroit Falcons 44 16 21 7 102 105 39
Philadelphia Quakers 44 4 36 4 76 184 12

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Record vs. opponents[]

1930-31 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PHI TOR
Boston — 2–4 4–1–1 1–2–1 3–1 2–2 4–0–2 4–0 5–0–1 2–1–1
Chicago 4–2 — 2–3–1 0–3–1 0–4 3–1 4–1–1 4–0 6–0 0–4
Detroit 1–4–1 3–2–1 — 2–2 0–3–1 0–2–2 2–3–1 2–2 4–2 2–1–1
M. Canadiens 2–1–1 3–0–1 2–2 — 3–1–2 5–0–1 2–2 5–0–1 3–0–1 3–2–1
M. Maroons 1–3 4–0 3–0–1 1–3–2 — 1–5 1–2–1 4–1–1 3–1 2–3–1
N.Y. Americans 2–2 1–3 2–0–2 0–5–1 5–1 — 0–1–3 4–2 3–0–1 1–2–3
N.Y. Rangers 0–4–2 1–4–1 3–2–1 2–2 2–1–1 1–0–3 — 3–1 6–0 1–2–1
Ottawa 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–5–1 1–4–1 2–4 1–3 — 3–0–1 1–4–1
Philadelphia 0–5–1 0–6 2–4 0–3–1 1–3 0–3–1 0–6 0–3–1 — 1–3
Toronto 1–2–1 4–0 1–2–1 2–3–1 3–2–1 2–1–3 2–1–1 4–1–1 3–1 —

Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 11, 1930 2–0 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 1–0–0
2 L November 15, 1930 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 1–1–0
3 T November 18, 1930 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 1–1–1
4 W November 20, 1930 1–0 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 2–1–1
5 L November 22, 1930 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 2–2–1
6 W November 25, 1930 1–0 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 3–2–1
7 L November 27, 1930 1–2 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 3–3–1
8 L November 29, 1930 0–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 3–4–1
9 W December 4, 1930 5–2 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 4–4–1
10 L December 6, 1930 0–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 4–5–1
11 L December 9, 1930 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 4–6–1
12 L December 11, 1930 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 4–7–1
13 L December 16, 1930 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 4–8–1
14 L December 18, 1930 0–3 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 4–9–1
15 L December 25, 1930 1–4 New York Rangers (1930–31) 4–10–1
16 L December 27, 1930 5–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 4–11–1
17 L December 30, 1930 3–7 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 4–12–1
18 L January 1, 1931 2–3 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 4–13–1
19 W January 3, 1931 5–4 OT @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 5–13–1
20 T January 6, 1931 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 5–13–2
21 L January 8, 1931 1–3 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 5–14–2
22 L January 15, 1931 1–2 New York Americans (1930–31) 5–15–2
23 L January 17, 1931 2–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 5–16–2
24 L January 20, 1931 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 5–17–2
25 L January 22, 1931 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 5–18–2
26 L January 24, 1931 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 5–19–2
27 L January 29, 1931 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 5–20–2
28 L February 1, 1931 2–4 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 5–21–2
29 L February 3, 1931 2–4 New York Americans (1930–31) 5–22–2
30 W February 5, 1931 5–4 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 6–22–2
31 L February 8, 1931 0–2 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 6–23–2
32 L February 12, 1931 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 6–24–2
33 W February 17, 1931 5–4 @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 7–24–2
34 W February 19, 1931 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 8–24–2
35 T February 21, 1931 3–3 OT Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 8–24–3
36 W February 26, 1931 4–2 New York Americans (1930–31) 9–24–3
37 L March 1, 1931 0–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 9–25–3
38 L March 3, 1931 0–1 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 9–26–3
39 L March 7, 1931 2–6 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 9–27–3
40 W March 10, 1931 5–3 OT Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 10–27–3
41 L March 12, 1931 0–2 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 10–28–3
42 T March 14, 1931 3–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 10–28–4
43 L March 17, 1931 1–3 New York Rangers (1930–31) 10–29–4
44 L March 21, 1931 6–9 Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 10–30–4

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Art Gagne RW 44 19 11 30 50
Bill Touhey LW 44 15 15 30 8
Joe Lamb RW 44 11 14 25 91
Hec Kilrea LW 44 14 8 22 44
Danny Cox LW 44 9 12 21 12
Frank Finnigan RW 44 9 8 17 40
Alex Smith D 37 5 6 11 73
Len Grosvenor C/RW 33 5 4 9 25
Art Smith D 43 2 4 6 61
Leo Bourgeault D 28 0 4 4 28
Harold Starr D 35 2 1 3 48
Bill Beveridge G 9 0 0 0 0
Alec Connell G 36 0 0 0 0
Harry Connor LW 11 0 0 0 4
Ray Kinsella LW 14 0 0 0 0
Eric Pettinger LW/C 13 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 2190 36 10 22 4 110 3.01 3
Bill Beveridge 520 9 0 8 0 32 3.69 0
Team: 2710 44 10 30 4 142 3.14 3

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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[]

The Senators did not qualify for the playoffs

Transactions[]

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1930–31 season. [5]

Trades[]

September 1, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Cash 		To Philadelphia Quakers
Loan of Wally Kilrea
October 10, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Art Smith
Eric Pettinger
$35,000 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jack Duggan
King Clancy
October 16, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Harry Connor 		To Boston Bruins
Bill Hutton
October 24, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Cash 		To London Tecumsehs (IHL
Len Grosvenor
November 6, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
$35,000 		To Philadelphia Quakers
Loan of Syd Howe
Wally Kilrea
Al Shields
December 1, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Len Grosvenor 		To London Tecumsehs (IHL
Harry Connor
December 7, 1930 To Ottawa Senators
Leo Bourgeault 		To New York Rangers
Cash

Free agents signed[]

February 3, 1931 From (OCHL)
Ray Kinsella

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "1930-31 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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