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1908–09 Ottawa Hockey Club Season
The 1908–09 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 24th season, third in the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association. Ottawa won the league championship and took over the Stanley Cup from the Montreal Wanderers. Team business This was the first season that the Club played as professionals as the amateur clubs dropped out of the league. There was turnover in Ottawa as Harvey Pulford and Alf Smith (ice hockey), Alf Smith retired and Tom Phillips (ice hockey), Tom Phillips left. Ottawa would replace these players with Edgar Dey, Billy Gilmour (ice hockey), Billy Gilmour and Albert Kerr, Albert 'Dubby' Kerr from Toronto Professional Hockey Club, Toronto Professionals. Alf Smith would organize the Ottawa Senators (FHL), Ottawa Senators of the Federal Amateur Hockey League, Federal Hockey League. Ottawa played an exhibition game prior to the season with the Toronto Professionals on January 2 in Toronto. Ottawa lost to Toronto 5–4. Dubby Kerr played for Toronto, and signed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Green (ice Hockey)
Peter Green or Greene (March 13, 1868 – September 22, 1934) was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and trainer with the Ottawa Hockey Club/Ottawa Senators. Green won ten Stanley Cup titles in his time with Ottawa, four as a trainer, and six as a coach. Green also was a trainer with the Ottawa Football Club and in lacrosse. Career Peter Green began his athletic career with the Ottawa Capitals field lacrosse team as a player in 1890. He would later become their trainer and coach. He coached the Ottawa Rough Riders football team from 1900 to 1903, during which they won two Canadian championships. In 1905, Green was hired by the Ottawa Hockey Club or "Silver Seven" as a trainer. In 1908, he was promoted to head coach to replace Alf Smith, who left to join the Kenora Thistles. Under his tenure, Ottawa won the Stanley Cup three times. The 1908–09 team went 10–2 to win the Eastern Canada Hockey Association (ECHA_ title and the Cup for the first time in three years as ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
