1890–91 Ottawa Hockey Club season
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Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934...
season was the club's sixth season of play. The club would have an outstanding record, winning 13 and losing 1. The club would play in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in the OHA's first season and would win its championship, the Colby Cup, against Amateur Hockey Association of Canada(AHAC) teams and against other Ottawa teams.
Team Business
The club met on November 19, 1890 and elected their officers:- F. M. S. JenkinsFrank Maurice Stinson JenkinsFrank Maurice Stinson Jenkins was an early amateur ice hockey player. He was a founder, and the first captain of the Ottawa Hockey Club of 1883...
, president - P. D. Ross, captain
- D. C. Scott, secretary-treasurer
The club also approved the idea of the forming of a city league in Ottawa composed of the Ottawa HC, Rideau Club, Ottawa College, Dey's Rink and Rebels clubs. This was the start of the Ottawa City Hockey League
Ottawa City Hockey League
The Ottawa City Hockey League was an amateur ice hockey league with junior, intermediate and senior level men's teams in Ottawa, Canada dating from 1890. It is considered the second ice hockey league to form in Canada. The senior league operated until 1945 and the junior league operated until 1957...
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The club nominated J. A. Baum to be their representative at the founding meeting of the Ontario Hockey Association
Ontario Hockey Association
The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. Other Ontario sanctioning bodies along with the...
. Frank Jenkins, it was announced, would not play this year due to "an accident to his leg."
In the team's financial statement for the season, the team recorded a $70.11 deficit on expenses of $121.11 and minus an OAAC grant of $30 and $21 from team member subscriptions.
Season
| # | Date | Series | Opponent | Score | Decision | Record |
| 1 | December 30, 1890 | City | Ottawa College Ottawa University Ottawa University is a private, non-profit, faith-based liberal arts college located in Ottawa, Kansas. It was founded in 1865 and is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA... |
11–1 | W | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | January 14, 1891 | City | Ottawa College | 3–1 | W | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | January 17, 1891 | AHAC(exhib) | McGill College McGill University Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university... |
3–2 | W | 3–0–0 |
| 4 | January 31, 1891 | AHAC(exhib) | Montreal Victorias Montreal Victorias The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating... |
1–0 | W | 4–0–0 |
| 5 | February 6, 1891 | City | Rideaus | 5–0 | W | 5–0–0 |
| 6 | February 9, 1891 | City | Rideaus | 4–0 | W | 6–0–0 |
| 7 | February 11, 18911 | City | Dey's Rink | 3–0 | W | 7–0–0 |
| 8 | February 21, 18912 | AHAC | Montreal Hockey Club Montreal Hockey Club The Montreal Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was a senior-level men's amateur ice hockey club, organized in 1884. They were affiliated with Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and used the MAAA 'winged wheel' logo. The team is notable for winning the first Stanley Cup in 1893, and in a... |
0–3 | L | 7–1–0 |
| 9 | February 26, 1891 | City | Ottawa College | 3–2 | W | 8–1–0 |
| 10 | February 28, 1891 | OHA | Queen's College Queen's Golden Gaels The Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus.... |
4–0 | W | 9–1–0 |
| 11 | March 7, 1891 3 | OHA | Toronto St. George's | 5–0 | W | 10–1–0 |
| 12 | March 14, 1891 | OHA (exhib) | Toronto St. George's | 4–0 | W | 11–1–0 |
| 13 | March 14, 1891 | OHA (exhib) | Toronto Osgoode Hall | 6–2 | W | 12–1–0 |
| 14 | March 20, 1891 | City (final) | Gladstones | 4–0 | W | 13–1–0 |
1 City championship
2 AHAC challenge
3 OHA championship
Sources:
Roster
- Albert MorelAlbert MorelAlbert Morel was a Canadian ice hockey player for the Ottawa Hockey Club from 1890 to 1894. He was a member of the Ontario championship squads of 1890 to 1893. He played goaltender for the club.-Playing career:...
- goal - R. Bradley,
- F. M. S. Jenkins - point,
- Jack Kerr - point,
- Weldy YoungWeldy YoungWeldon C. Young was a Canadian businessman and athlete. Young was an ice hockey player for the Ottawa Hockey Club, playing in its founding years in the 1880s and in the 1890s. Young later became a member of the Dawson City Nuggets which played against Ottawa in the 1905 Stanley Cup challenge...
- coverpoint, - P. D. Ross - forward,
- Halder Kirby - forward,
- Chauncey KirbyChauncy KirbyChauncey Kirby was a Canadian ice hockey player in the 1890s for the Ottawa Hockey Club of the Ontario Hockey Association and Amateur Hockey Association of Canada . He was a member of the three-time Ottawa champions from 1891 to 1893...
- forward, - Herbert RussellHerbert RussellHerbert Y. Russell was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Ottawa Hockey Club in the 1880s and 1890s. He was captain of the team that won three successive Ontario championships and held the Canadian championship in 1892.-Playing career:...
- forward, - J. Smith - forward