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.
==Regular 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 and some players.
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 10 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===
===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 	W 	November 11, 1930 	2–0 	Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 	1–0–0
2 	L 	November 15, 1930 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 	1–1–0
3 	T 	November 18, 1930 	2–2 OT 	@ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)	1–1–1
4 	W 	November 20, 1930 	1–0 	Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 	2–1–1
5 	L 	November 22, 1930 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 	2–2–1
6 	W 	November 25, 1930 	1–0 	@ New York Americans (1930–31) 	3–2–1
7 	L 	November 27, 1930 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1930–31) 	3–3–1
8 	L 	November 29, 1930 	0–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 	3–4–1
9 	W 	December 4, 1930 	5–2 	Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 	4–4–1
10 	L 	December 6, 1930 	0–1 	@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 	4–5–1
11 	L 	December 9, 1930 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1930–31) 	4–6–1
12 	L 	December 11, 1930 	4–5 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 	4–7–1
13 	L 	December 16, 1930 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 	4–8–1
14 	L 	December 18, 1930 	0–3 	@ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 	4–9–1
15 	L 	December 25, 1930 	1–4 	New York Rangers (1930–31) 	4–10–1
16 	L 	December 27, 1930 	5–8 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 	4–11–1
17 	L 	December 30, 1930 	3–7 	@ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 	4–12–1
18 	L 	January 1, 1931 	2–3 	Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 	4–13–1
19 	W 	January 3, 1931 	5–4 OT 	@ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)	5–13–1
20 	T 	January 6, 1931 	2–2 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 	5–13–2
21 	L 	January 8, 1931 	1–3 	Boston Bruins (1930–31) 	5–14–2
22 	L 	January 15, 1931 	1–2 	New York Americans (1930–31) 	5–15–2
23 	L 	January 17, 1931 	2–3 	@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 	5–16–2
24 	L 	January 20, 1931 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 	5–17–2
25 	L 	January 22, 1931 	0–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 	5–18–2
26 	L 	January 24, 1931 	2–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 	5–19–2
27 	L 	January 29, 1931 	2–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 	5–20–2
28 	L 	February 1, 1931 	2–4 	@ New York Americans (1930–31) 	5–21–2
29 	L 	February 3, 1931 	2–4 	New York Americans (1930–31) 	5–22–2
30 	W 	February 5, 1931 	5–4 	Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 	6–22–2
31 	L 	February 8, 1931 	0–2 	@ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 	6–23–2
32 	L 	February 12, 1931 	2–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 	6–24–2
33 	W 	February 17, 1931 	5–4 	@ New York Rangers (1930–31) 	7–24–2
34 	W 	February 19, 1931 	2–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 	8–24–2
35 	T 	February 21, 1931 	3–3 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 	8–24–3
36 	W 	February 26, 1931 	4–2 	New York Americans (1930–31) 	9–24–3
37 	L 	March 1, 1931 	0–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 	9–25–3
38 	L 	March 3, 1931 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 	9–26–3
39 	L 	March 7, 1931 	2–6 	@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 	9–27–3
40 	W 	March 10, 1931 	5–3 OT 	Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 	10–27–3
41 	L 	March 12, 1931 	0–2 	@ New York Americans (1930–31) 	10–28–3
42 	T 	March 14, 1931 	3–3 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 	10–28–4
43 	L 	March 17, 1931 	1–3 	New York Rangers (1930–31) 	10–29–4
44 	L 	March 21, 1931 	6–9 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 	10–30–4
==Playoffs==
*The Senators did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	44	19	11	30 	50
 	LW 	44	15	15	30 	8
 	RW 	44	11	14	25 	91
 	LW 	44	14	8 	22 	44
 	LW 	44	9 	12	21 	12
 	RW 	44	9 	8 	17 	40
 	D 	37	5 	6 	11 	73
 	C/RW	33	5 	4 	9 	25
 	D 	43	2 	4 	6 	61
 	D 	28	0 	4 	4 	28
 	D 	35	2 	1 	3 	48
 	LW 	11	0 	0 	0 	4
 	LW/C	13	0 	0 	0 	2
 	LW 	14	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	36	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2190	36	10	22	4	110	3.01	3
 	520 	9 	0 	8 	0	32 	3.69	0
Team: 	2710	44	10	30	4	142	3.14	3
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==
===Trades===
September 1, 1930	To Philadelphia QuakersWally Kilrea (loan) 	To Ottawa Senators
October 10, 1930 	To Toronto Maple LeafsFrank Clancy 	To Ottawa SenatorsArt Smith,Eric Pettinger,$35,000
October 16, 1930 	To Boston BruinsBill Hutton 	To Ottawa SenatorsHarry Connor
October 24, 1930 	To London (IHL)Len Grosvenor 	To Ottawa Senatorscash
November 6, 1930 	To Philadelphia Quakersloan of:Syd Howe,Wally Kilrea,Al Shields	To Ottawa Senators$35,000
December 1, 1930 	To London (IHL)Harry Connor 	To Ottawa SenatorsLen Grosvenor
December 7, 1930 	To New York Rangerscash 	To Ottawa SenatorsLeo Bourgeault (rights)
Source: 
==Game Ads==
30-31NHLOttawaGameAd.jpg
==See Also==
* 1930–31 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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Category:1930–31 in ice hockey
Category:1930–31 in Canadian ice hockey by team