1925–26 Ottawa Senators season

The 1925–26 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 41st season of play and 9th season in the NHL. The Senators finished 1st in the league and lost in the NHL Championship to the Montreal Maroons 2 goals to 1.
==Off-season==
Prior to the season, Tommy Gorman and Ted Dey sold their interests in the team to T. Franklin Ahearn, who then hired Dave Gill to be the GM, and former Senators player Alex Currie as head coach.
The NHL would see the Hamilton Tigers franchise fold, and their players would be purchased by the New York Americans expansion team, while the Pittsburgh Pirates would also join the NHL, making it a 7 team league.
==Regular Season==
Ottawa, who missed the playoffs the previous season, would go on to finish with a league best 24–8–4 record, and earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, however, they were upset by the Montreal Maroons in the Prince of Wales Trophy finals, losing the 2 game total goal series 2–1. Cy Denneny would once again lead the club offensively, scoring 24 goals and 36 points, while Frank Nighbor would win the Lady Byng Trophy for the 2nd straight season.
===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 28, 1925 	3–2 	Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	December 3, 1925 	2–0 	Boston Bruins (1925–26) 	2–0–0
3 	W 	December 5, 1925 	1–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 	3–0–0
4 	W 	December 10, 1925 	3–0 	New York Americans (1925–26) 	4–0–0
5 	L 	December 12, 1925 	2–5 	@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 	4–1–0
6 	W 	December 15, 1925 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 	5–1–0
7 	W 	December 17, 1925 	3–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 	6–1–0
8 	W 	December 23, 1925 	4–2 	Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 	7–1–0
9 	W 	December 26, 1925 	3–0 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 	8–1–0
10 	W 	December 30, 1925 	5–0 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 	9–1–0
11 	L 	January 1, 1926 	0–3 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)	9–2–0
12 	W 	January 5, 1926 	4–0 	Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 	10–2–0
13 	T 	January 7, 1926 	1–1 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 	10–2–1
14 	W 	January 11, 1926 	1–0 OT 	@ New York Americans (1925–26) 	11–2–1
15 	W 	January 13, 1926 	1–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 	12–2–1
16 	W 	January 19, 1926 	2–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 	13–2–1
17 	W 	January 21, 1926 	3–2 	New York Americans (1925–26) 	14–2–1
18 	W 	January 26, 1926 	8–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 	15–2–1
19 	W 	January 28, 1926 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 	16–2–1
20 	W 	January 30, 1926 	1–0 	@ New York Americans (1925–26) 	17–2–1
21 	L 	February 2, 1926 	0–1 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 	17–3–1
22 	L 	February 4, 1926 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1925–26) 	17–4–1
23 	L 	February 6, 1926 	1–4 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)	17–5–1
24 	W 	February 11, 1926 	2–1 	Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 	18–5–1
25 	W 	February 16, 1926 	1–0 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 	19–5–1
26 	W 	February 18, 1926 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1925–26) 	20–5–1
27 	T 	February 20, 1926 	0–0 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 	20–5–2
28 	T 	February 23, 1926 	1–1 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1925–26) 	20–5–3
29 	W 	February 27, 1926 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1925–26) 	21–5–3
30 	L 	March 2, 1926 	1–3 	New York Americans (1925–26) 	21–6–3
31 	W 	March 4, 1926 	1–0 	@ New York Americans (1925–26) 	22–6–3
32 	L 	March 6, 1926 	0–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1925–26) 	22–7–3
33 	W 	March 8, 1926 	3–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 	23–7–3
34 	T 	March 13, 1926 	1–1 OT 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26)	23–7–4
35 	L 	March 15, 1926 	0–2 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26) 	23–8–4
36 	W 	March 17, 1926 	4–0 	Toronto St. Patricks (1925–26) 	24–8–4
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Maroons 2 Goals, Ottawa Senators 1 Goal===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 25	Ottawa Senators 	1–1 	Montreal Maroons	0–0–1
2	March 27	Montreal Maroons	1–0 	Ottawa Senators 	0–1–1
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	LW 	36	24	12	36 	18
 	C/RW	28	16	9 	25 	53
 	C 	35	12	13	25 	40
 	D 	35	8 	4 	12 	80
 	D 	36	8 	4 	12 	64
 	LW 	35	5 	0 	5 	12
 	D 	23	2 	1 	3 	12
 	RW 	36	2 	0 	2 	24
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	27	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	36	0 	0 	0 	36
 	G 	36	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	T	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2251	36	24	8	4	42	1.12	15
Team: 	2251	36	24	8	4	42	1.12	15
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	D 	2 	1	0	1 	4
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	10
 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	4
 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	2
 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	2
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	C/RW	2 	0	0	0 	14
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	120	2 	0	1	2 	1.00	0
Team: 	120	2 	0	1	2 	1.00	0
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==
*Lady Byng Trophy: Frank Nighbor
==Transactions==
==Roster==
*Boucher, Georges (D)
*Clancy, King (D)
*Connell, Alec (G)
*Denneny, Cy (L)
*Duggan, John (L)
*Finnigan, Frank (R)
*Gorman, Ed (D)
*Graham, Leth (L)
*Kilrea, Hec (L)
*Nighbor, Frank (C)
*Smith, Alex (D)
*Smith, Hooley (C)
Source: NHL.com
==Game Ads==
25-26OttawaExh.jpg|Pre-season vs. Victoria Cougars
25-26NHLOttawaGameAd.jpg|Regular season
==See Also==
*1925–26 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons
Category:1925–26 in ice hockey
Category:1925–26 in Canadian ice hockey by team