1897–98 Ottawa Hockey Club season

The 1897–98 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 13th season of play. Ottawa placed fifth in the league.
==Team business==
;Directors:
* Governor General The Earl of Minto - Patron
* Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier - Vice-patron
* David Maclaren - Honorary president
* A. Z. Palmer - Honorary vice-president
* S. Maynard Rogers - President
* Col. Charles E. Turner - Vice-president
* George P. Spittal - Honorary Secretary
* W. C. Sparks - Honorary Treasurer
* Harvey Pulford - Captain
* George P. Murphy, L. M. Bates, S. Ogilve - Executive committee
Source: 
After not coming to satisfactory terms with the Dey brothers over the Dey Rink, the Ottawas returned to their first home, the Rideau Skating Rink for the season.
==Season==
Ottawa lost several players from the previous season to the rival intermediate Ottawa Capitals, including Alf Smith. The Capitals would win the AHAC championship with the Ottawa players and apply to join AHAC seniors in 1898.
===Highlights===
The game of February 12, 1898 between Ottawa and the Victorias was notable because Fred Chittick, the regular goal-keeper of Ottawa staged a one-man strike because he had not received his share of complimentary tickets. Ottawa played A. Cope instead and lost 9–5. The fans in attendance heckled the defence pair of Harvey Pulford and Weldy Young, and in response Mr. Young went into the crowd to attack a spectator.Coleman, p. 40
===Final Standing===
Team 	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Victorias	8 	8 	0 	0 	53 	33
Montreal 	8 	5 	3 	0 	34 	21
Montreal Shamrocks	8 	3 	5 	0 	25 	36
Quebec 	8 	2 	6 	0 	29 	35
Ottawa 	8 	2 	6 	0 	28 	44
===Game log===
Day 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Score 	Record
January 	January 	January 	January 	January 	January
4 	Ottawa 	1 	Shamrocks	2 	0–1
15 	Ottawa 	4 	Quebec 	3 	1–1
29 	Montreal 	4 	Ottawa 	3 	1–2
February	February 	February	February 	February	February
5 	Ottawa 	4 	Victorias	12 	1–3
12 	Victorias	3 	Ottawa 	5 	2–3
19 	Ottawa 	4 	Montreal 	6 	2–4
26 	Quebec 	7 	Ottawa 	6 	2–5
March 	March 	March 	March 	March 	March
5 	Shamrocks	3 	Ottawa 	1 	2–6
===Goalkeeper Averages===
Name 	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Chittick, Fred	4 	21	 	5.3
Cope, A. 	4 	23	 	5.8
===Scoring Leaders===
Name 	GP	G
Hutchison, H. 	8 	8
White, F. 	6 	7
Spittal, Charles	7 	5
Living, Alf 	5 	3
Young, Weldy 	8 	2
==Awards and records==
==Transactions==
==Roster==
* Fred Chittick - goal
* Patrick Baskerville
* Dave Gilmour
* H. Hutchison
* A. Living
* Harvey Pulford
* H. Rosenthal
* Charlie Spittal
* Harry Westwick
* Fred White
* Weldy Young
==See also==
*1898 AHAC season
==References==
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Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons
Category:1897–98 in ice hockey
Category:1897–98 in Canadian ice hockey by team