The Ottawa Senators were a professional

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team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The team only existed for the final 1909 season of the

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(FHL). The team was composed mainly of ex- Ottawa "Silver Seven/Senators" Hockey Club players—a team that played in the competing Eastern Canada Hockey Association (ECHA) that same season. The club was formed to help boost the rivalry between the FHL and the ECHA so as to foster a Stanley Cup challenge. However, both the FHL and the ECHA folded after the season, leading to the eventual formation of the

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(NHA).

History

The club was organized on December 23, 1908. Led by Alf Smith, the club featured

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in goal,

Rat Westwick Harry "Rat" Westwick (April 23, 1876 – April 3, 1957) was a Canadian athlete in ice hockey and lacrosse. Westwick – nicknamed the ''Rat'' for his small size – is most noted for his play with the Ottawa Hockey Club, nicknamed the ''Silver ...

at rover, and Arthur Moore on defense, all former ''Silver Seven'' players. Alf Smith's younger brother Billy Smith was also on the team. The team played against three other Ontario-based teams:

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. The team compiled a 3–3 record to place second to Renfrew. While the team drew crowds in the thousands for their first matches against

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and Renfrew, attendance declined to the point where only a few hundred attended the final game against Cornwall.Quote from Ottawa Citizen in

Roster

– goal * Arthur Moore – defence (played goal for one game) * Bob O'Leary – defence *

– rover * Billy Smith – forward *

Joe Dennison Joseph Charles Dennison (February 2, 1888 – September 21, 1958) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Dennison played his first professional season of 1908–09 mostly with the Duquesne Athletic Club of the Wes ...

– centre (would later play for the NHA Senators) * Bob Harrison – centre * Alf Smith – right wing * Alfred Young – left wing * Ed Roberts – left wing ;Source: The Globe, Ottawa Citizen, December 1908-February 1909.

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History

Roster

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