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1926–27 Ottawa Senators Season
The 1926–27 Ottawa Senators season was the club's tenth season of play in the NHL, 42nd overall. The Senators would win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years, and eleventh overall including the pre-NHL years. Pre-season Prior to the start of the season, the Senators relieved head coach Alex Currie from his duties. General Manager Dave Gill would step behind the bench and become the head coach. Buck Boucher would take over the team captaincy from Cy Denneny. Regular season The league would expand by three teams, as the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars (NHL), Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers would all join the league to make it a ten-team league. The NHL also would divide the ten teams into two divisions, and the Senators were placed in the Canadian Division. This was also the first season that the Stanley Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHL. The Senators would win 30 games and earn 64 points, both the highest in the NHL and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Gill
David Norman Gill (November 24, 1887 – March 30, 1959) was head coach of the original Ottawa Senators from 1926 to 1931 and a prominent Ottawa sportsman. He won the Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ... in the 1926–27 season. Gill was a member of the War Canoe Club of New Edinburgh as a manager, ''Ottawa Citizen''. Dec. 26, 1912 (pg. 8). and played rugby and hockey for that club as well as paddling. He played football for the Ottawa Rough Riders between 1912 and 1923. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |