1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club season

The 1896–97 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 12th season of play. Ottawa placed second in the league.
==Team business==
;Directors:
* P. D. Ross - Honorary president
* A. Z. Palmer - Honorary vice-president
* S. M. Rogers - President
* C. Kirby - Vice-president
* J. P. Dickson - Secretary
* G. P. Murphy - Treasurer
* F. C. Chittick - Captain
* W. A. Cox, H. Westwick, Fred White - Executive committee
Source: 
==Season==
===Highlights===
Fred Chittick was the league's leading goaltender, only allowing 2.3 goals per game. Former captains Chauncy Kirby and Herbert Russell retired from the team.
The Ottawa club moved to the new Dey's Skating Rink. In the first game in the new rink, it was inaugurated with the Governor General, the Earl of Aberdeen and his wife, the Countess of Aberdeen in attendance.
===Final Standing===
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Victorias	8 	7 	1 	0 	48 	26
Ottawa 	8 	5 	3 	0 	25 	18
Montreal 	8 	5 	3 	0 	31 	26
Quebec 	8 	2 	6 	0 	22 	46
Montreal Shamrocks	8 	1 	7 	0 	27 	37
===Game log===
Day 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Score 	Record
January 	January 	January 	January 	January 	January
9 	Shamrocks	1 	Ottawa 	4 	1–0
16 	Quebec 	1 	Ottawa 	4 	2–0
30† 	Ottawa 	0 	Montreal 	1 	2–1†
February	February 	February	February 	February	February
6 	Victorias	4 	Ottawa 	2 	2–1
13 	Ottawa 	3 	Victorias	1 	3–1
17‡ 	Ottawa 	4 	Montreal 	0 	4–1
20 	Montreal 	4 	Ottawa 	3 	4–2
27 	Ottawa 	1 	Quebec 	4 	4–3
March 	March 	March 	March 	March 	March
6 	Ottawa 	4 	Shamrocks	3 	5–3
† Protested by Ottawa who scored the tying goal in last few seconds but the goal was disallowed by the referee. The protest was upheld and the game replayed.
‡ Replay of January 30 protested game.
===Goalkeeper Averages===
Name 	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Fred Chittick	8 	18	1 	2.3
===Scoring Leaders===
Name 	GP	G
Smith, Alf 	8 	12
Westwick, Harry	8 	6
Charlie Spittal	7 	3
A. Living 	2 	2
M. Smith 	5 	2
==Awards and records==
==Transactions==
==Roster==
* Fred Chittick - goal
* W. Dey
* H. Hutchison
* A. Living
* Harvey Pulford
* Alf Smith
* D. Smith
* M. Smith
* Charlie Spittal
* Harry Westwick
* Weldy Young
==See also==
*1897 AHAC season
==References==
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Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons
Category:1896–97 in ice hockey
Category:1896–97 in Canadian ice hockey by team