# 1930–31 Ottawa Senators season

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($604,231 in 2023 dollars) 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 |
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.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

1930–31 Ottawa Senators (10–30–4) :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## 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 |
    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;

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| September 1, 1930 | To Ottawa SenatorsCash | To Philadelphia QuakersLoan of Wally Kilrea |
| October 10, 1930 | To Ottawa SenatorsArt Smith Eric Pettinger $35,000 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJack Duggan King Clancy |
| October 16, 1930 | To Ottawa SenatorsHarry Connor | To Boston BruinsBill Hutton |
| October 24, 1930 | To Ottawa SenatorsCash | To London Tecumsehs (IHLLen Grosvenor |
| November 6, 1930 | To Ottawa Senators$35,000 | To Philadelphia QuakersLoan of Syd Howe Wally Kilrea Al Shields |
| December 1, 1930 | To Ottawa SenatorsLen Grosvenor | To London Tecumsehs (IHLHarry Connor |
| December 7, 1930 | To Ottawa SenatorsLeo Bourgeault | To New York RangersCash |

### Free agents signed

| February 3, 1931 | From Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL)Ray Kinsella |