1927–28 Ottawa Senators season

The 1927–28 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 11th season in the NHL, 43rd overall. Ottawa finished 3rd in the Canadian Division and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Montreal Maroons 3 goals to 1.
==Regular Season==
The Senators were playing in by far the smallest market in the league, and were having problems financially due to escalating expenses. Part of the problem for the Senators was they had problems drawing fans against the expansion US teams, and as a result, they would play two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts.
The Senators would be led offensively by Frank Finnigan, who scored 20 goals and 25 points, both team highs, while 20 year old Hec Kilrea would have a 23 point season. King Clancy would be the anchor of the Ottawa defense, and put up 15 points, along with 73 PIM. Cy Denneny would struggle all year long though, collecting only three goals, while the return of Punch Broadbent proved to be disastrous, as he only collected five points.
In goal, Alec Connell would have another strong season, earning 20 wins, having an NHL best 15 shutouts, and a 1.24 GAA. Connell would set an NHL record for longest shutout streak, as he did not allow a goal in 464 minutes and 29 seconds, recording six shutouts during the streak.
==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 	L 	November 15, 1927 	1–2 	Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	0–1–0
2 	L 	November 17, 1927 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1927–28) 	0–2–0
3 	W 	November 19, 1927 	3–1 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	1–2–0
4 	W 	November 22, 1927 	2–1 	@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	2–2–0
5 	W 	November 23, 1927 	2–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	3–2–0
6 	L 	November 26, 1927 	0–1 	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	3–3–0
7 	L 	November 29, 1927 	1–2 	New York Rangers (1927–28) 	3–4–0
8 	W 	December 3, 1927 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	4–4–0
9 	T 	December 6, 1927 	0–0 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 	4–4–1
10 	T 	December 10, 1927 	0–0 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	4–4–2
11 	L 	December 13, 1927 	1–2 OT 	@ New York Americans (1927–28) 	4–5–2
12 	W 	December 15, 1927 	4–1 	New York Americans (1927–28) 	5–5–2
13 	W 	December 17, 1927 	1–0 	Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	6–5–2
14 	L 	December 20, 1927 	0–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	6–6–2
15 	T 	December 24, 1927 	1–1 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 	6–6–3
16 	T 	December 27, 1927 	0–0 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 	6–6–4
17 	W 	December 31, 1927 	6–2 	Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	7–6–4
18 	W 	January 7, 1928 	4–1 	New York Americans (1927–28) 	8–6–4
19 	L 	January 10, 1928 	0–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 	8–7–4
20 	L 	January 14, 1928 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	8–8–4
21 	T 	January 17, 1928 	1–1 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	8–8–5
22 	L 	January 19, 1928 	1–3 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	8–9–5
23 	L 	January 21, 1928 	1–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	8–10–5
24 	W 	January 24, 1928 	2–0 	@ New York Americans (1927–28) 	9–10–5
25 	W 	January 26, 1928 	9–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 	10–10–5
26 	W 	January 28, 1928 	2–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 	11–10–5
27 	W 	January 31, 1928 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 	12–10–5
28 	W 	February 2, 1928 	1–0 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	13–10–5
29 	T 	February 7, 1928 	0–0 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1927–28) 	13–10–6
30 	T 	February 9, 1928 	0–0 OT 	New York Rangers (1927–28) 	13–10–7
31 	T 	February 16, 1928 	0–0 OT 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	13–10–8
32 	W 	February 18, 1928 	1–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 	14–10–8
33 	W 	February 22, 1928 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	15–10–8
34 	T 	February 23, 1928 	0–0 OT 	@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	15–10–9
35 	W 	February 25, 1928 	2–0 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	16–10–9
36 	L 	February 28, 1928 	0–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 	16–11–9
37 	W 	March 3, 1928 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 	17–11–9
38 	L 	March 6, 1928 	0–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	17–12–9
39 	W 	March 10, 1928 	3–1 	Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	18–12–9
40 	T 	March 13, 1928 	1–1 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	18–12–10
41 	W 	March 15, 1928 	5–2 	@ New York Americans (1927–28) 	19–12–10
42 	L 	March 17, 1928 	1–3 	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	19–13–10
43 	W 	March 22, 1928 	5–0 	New York Americans (1927–28) 	20–13–10
44 	L 	March 24, 1928 	0–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 	20–14–10
==Playoffs==
====Montreal Maroons 3 Goals, Ottawa Senators 1 Goal====
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 27	Montreal Maroons	1–0 	Ottawa Senators 	0–1
2	March 29	Ottawa Senators 	1–2 	Montreal Maroons	0–2
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	38	20	5	25 	34
 	LW 	43	19	4	23 	66
 	D 	39	8 	7	15 	73
 	D 	44	9 	4	13 	90
 	C 	42	8 	5	13 	46
 	D 	43	7 	5	12 	78
 	RW 	43	3 	2	5 	62
 	LW 	44	3 	0	3 	12
 	C/RW	43	1 	2	3 	18
 	D 	7 	0 	1	1 	2
 	D 	8 	0 	0	0 	0
 	LW 	13	0 	0	0 	2
 	RW 	24	0 	0	0 	0
 	G 	44	0 	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2760	44	20	14	10	57	1.24	15
Team: 	2760	44	20	14	10	57	1.24	15
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	LW 	2 	1	0	1 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	1	1 	6
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	4
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	6
 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	C/RW	2 	0	0	0 	2
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	2
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	4
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	120	2 	0	2	3 	1.50	0
Team: 	120	2 	0	2	3 	1.50	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==
*The Senators did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
Prior to the season, the Sens would trade Hooley Smith to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for former Senators player Punch Broadbent and $22,500, and would sell defenceman Edwin Gorman to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
==Roster==
Player 	Position	Birth Date 	Place of Birth
Boucher, Georges	D 	Aug 19, 1896		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Broadbent, Punch	RW 	Jul 13, 1892		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Chouinard, Gene 	D 	Jan 5, 1902 		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Clancy, King 	D 	Feb 25, 1903		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Connell, Alec 	G 	Feb 8, 1902 		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Denneny, Cy 	LW 	Dec 23, 1891		Farrow's Point, ON, CAN
Finnigan, Frank 	RW 	Jul 9, 1903 		Shawville, QC, CAN
Godin, Sam 	RW 	Sep 20, 1909		Rockland, ON, CAN
Grosvenor, Len 	C 	Jul 21, 1905		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Halliday, Milt 	LW 	Sep 21, 1906		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Kilrea, Hec 	LW 	Jun 11, 1907		Blackburn, ON, CAN
Nighbor, Frank 	C 	Jan 26, 1893		Pembroke, ON, CAN
Shields, Al 	D 	May 10, 1907		Ottawa, ON, CAN
Smith, Alex 	D 	Apr 2, 1902 		Liverpool, GBR
Source: 
==Gallery==
27Ottprog.jpg|thumb|Program from game of Dec 24.
27-28NHLOttawaGameAd.jpg|Regular season game ad.
27-28NHLPOOttawaGameAd.jpg|Playoff game ad.
==See Also==
* 1927–28 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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Category:1927–28 in ice hockey
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