1928–29 Ottawa Senators season

The 1928–29 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 12th season in the NHL, 44th over-all. The Senators financial troubles would continue, as the team sold Punch Broadbent to the New York Americans. There were numerous rumours that the team was going to be sold to a group from Chicago, however Senators owner Frank Ahearn denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder. Once again, for the second straight year, the Senators would play two "home" games in Detroit due to poor fan support when US-based teams would play games in Ottawa.
==Regular Season==
On the ice, the Senators struggled to score goals, scoring only 54, the fourth fewest in the league. Frank Finnigan would score 15 of them to lead the team, and finish with a club high 19 points. New captain King Clancy would score 13 goals to lead the defense. Midway through the season, the Sens traded long time player Buck Boucher to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for youngster Joe Lamb.
Alec Connell would be steady in the Senators net, winning 14 games, and have a GAA of 1.43, along with seven shutouts.
The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1925, as they finished in fourth place in the five-team Canadian Division.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T 	November 15, 1928 	0–0 OT 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	0–0–1
2 	T 	November 17, 1928 	2–2 OT 	Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	0–0–2
3 	W 	November 20, 1928 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	1–0–2
4 	W 	November 22, 1928 	1–0 	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	2–0–2
5 	T 	November 24, 1928 	1–1 OT 	Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	2–0–3
6 	L 	November 27, 1928 	0–1 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	2–1–3
7 	L 	December 1, 1928 	0–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	2–2–3
8 	W 	December 6, 1928 	2–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 	3–2–3
9 	W 	December 8, 1928 	2–1 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	4–2–3
10 	L 	December 11, 1928 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	4–3–3
11 	T 	December 13, 1928 	1–1 OT 	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	4–3–4
12 	T 	December 15, 1928 	0–0 OT 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	4–3–5
13 	L 	December 18, 1928 	1–2 	Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	4–4–5
14 	L 	December 20, 1928 	0–1 	@ New York Rangers (1928–29) 	4–5–5
15 	L 	December 22, 1928 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	4–6–5
16 	T 	December 29, 1928 	2–2 OT 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	4–6–6
17 	L 	January 1, 1929 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	4–7–6
18 	T 	January 3, 1929 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	4–7–7
19 	L 	January 5, 1929 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	4–8–7
20 	T 	January 8, 1929 	1–1 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	4–8–8
21 	L 	January 10, 1929 	3–9 	New York Rangers (1928–29) 	4–9–8
22 	W 	January 12, 1929 	2–1 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	5–9–8
23 	T 	January 15, 1929 	1–1 OT 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	5–9–9
24 	T 	January 19, 1929 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	5–9–10
25 	T 	January 22, 1929 	1–1 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) 	5–9–11
26 	L 	January 26, 1929 	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	5–10–11
27 	W 	January 29, 1929 	4–2 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	6–10–11
28 	L 	February 2, 1929 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	6–11–11
29 	W 	February 7, 1929 	2–1 	New York Rangers (1928–29) 	7–11–11
30 	L 	February 9, 1929 	0–2 	Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	7–12–11
31 	W 	February 12, 1929 	2–1 	Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	8–12–11
32 	L 	February 14, 1929 	0–4 	@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) 	8–13–11
33 	W 	February 16, 1929 	2–1 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	9–13–11
34 	W 	February 19, 1929 	2–1 	@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) 	10–13–11
35D 	W 	February 21, 1929 	3–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)	11–13–11
36 	W 	February 23, 1929 	3–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) 	12–13–11
37 	L 	February 26, 1929 	0–2 	@ New York Rangers (1928–29) 	12–14–11
38 	L 	February 28, 1929 	0–4 	Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	12–15–11
39 	T 	March 2, 1929 	1–1 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)	12–15–12
40 	T 	March 5, 1929 	1–1 OT 	New York Americans (1928–29) 	12–15–13
41 	L 	March 7, 1929 	0–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) 	12–16–13
42 	W 	March 9, 1929 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1928–29) 	13–16–13
43 	L 	March 12, 1929 	1–2 	@ New York Americans (1928–29) 	13–17–13
44 	W 	March 16, 1929 	2–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) 	14–17–13
D - played in Detroit.
==Playoffs==
*The Senators did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
8 	 	RW 	44	15	4	19 	71
9 	 	D 	44	13	2	15 	89
7 	 	LW 	44	9 	3	12 	28
10	 	LW 	38	5 	7	12 	36
4 	 	D 	44	1 	7	8 	96
11	 	C/RW	42	3 	2	5 	16
6 	 	C 	30	1 	4	5 	22
3 	 	D 	29	3 	1	4 	60
5 	 	RW 	23	2 	1	3 	21
12	 	RW 	43	2 	0	2 	6
2 	 	D 	42	0 	1	1 	10
3 	 	RW 	6 	0 	0	0 	8
5 	 	LW 	16	0 	0	0 	0
1 	 	G 	44	0 	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2820	44	14	17	13	67	1.43	7
Team: 	2820	44	14	17	13	67	1.43	7
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The Senators did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
*Sell Cy Denneny to the Boston Bruins on October 25, 1928.
*Loan Fred Elliott to the Montreal Maroons on November 13, 1928.
*Trade George Boucher to the Maroons for Joe Lamb on February 14, 1929.
==Gallery==
1929OttSenStocks.jpg|Stock offering by the Ottawa Auditorium to finance the purchase of the Senators.
28-29NHLOttawaGameAd.jpg|Opening Game.
28-29NHLOttawaSeasonTickets.jpg|Season Tickets.
==See Also==
* 1928–29 NHL season
==References==
* SHRP Sports
* The Internet Hockey Database
* National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons
Category:1928–29 in ice hockey
Category:1928–29 in Canadian ice hockey by team