Ottawa Senators (senior hockey)
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The Ottawa Senators, also known as the Ottawa Commandos and Senior Senators, was an amateur, later semi-professional, senior-level men's ice hockey
team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
. In 1934, the Ottawa Auditorium, owners of the Ottawa Hockey Association decided it could no longer operate the Senators
of the National Hockey League
in Ottawa due to mounting financial losses. The Association split its hockey operations, relocating the NHL franchise to St. Louis, and continuing the Senators as an amateur club. The club operated from 1934 until 1955, winning the Allan Cup
Canadian men's senior ice hockey championship in 1943, 1948 and 1949. During the war years from 1942 until 1944, it operated as the Ottawa Commandos.
. At the same time, it was decided to continue the Senators as a senior men's amateur team in the Montreal Group of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA). Ottawa, being in a separate hockey grouping than Quebec, had to get the sanction of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
to join the QAHA. The application to join the QAHA was made by the manager of the Auditorium, Clare Brunton. The 'Senior Senators' took over the 'barber-pole' striped sweaters with the 'O' logo, and played in the same home arena, the Auditorium, but in an amateur league. After 1935, the NHL franchise was bought out and only the senior team was left to continue.
For the players, the team functioned as both a stepping stone to the NHL, and a place for former NHL players to play after leaving the NHL. In the 1934-35 season, Eddie Finnigan, Frank's
brother, played for both the senior Senators and the St. Louis Eagles
and returned to the Senators after his NHL days were over. Former NHL Senators Ray Kinsella
and Syd Howe
would return to Ottawa and play for the Senior Senators. Howard Riopelle
, after a few years with the Canadiens, joined the Senators in 1951 and would mix working for his local business with playing for the Senators.
During the World War II
years, the team operated as the Ottawa Commandos. During this time, NHL players who had enlisted in the Canadian armed forces, continued to play hockey in senior leagues. The Commandos had players such as goaltender Jim Henry
of the New York Rangers
, whose military posting was in Ottawa.
During its history the club's owners included James MacCaffrey, who was also its first manager, and who owned the football Ottawa Rough Riders
and Tommy Gorman
, who had had a partial ownership of the Senators previously from 1917 until 1925, and had gone on to be an NHL executive with the Chicago Black Hawks
, New York Americans
, Montreal Maroons
and Montreal Canadiens
. The team's first coach was Wes Richards and later coaches included Alex Smith and Georges Boucher.
, "Jr." Canadiens, Lafontaine, Royals, Verdun and Victorias
. McGill and Victorias did not play on Sundays and played only half the schedule, points in their games counting for double. The Senators made their QAHA debut on November 10, 1934 at home against the Victorias. After the season, the play off format was for the first-place team to play the fourth-place team, and the second-place play the third. The other teams did not qualify.
1934–35
Ottawa played an 18-game schedule from November 10, 1934 through February 10, 1935. Training camp began on October 17 with open tryouts at the Auditorium in conjunction with the Eagles' training camp. The team would place third in the seven-team group, and played McGill in the semi-finals. The Senators would defeat McGill to advance to the finals against the Montreal Royals. Ottawa would lose the best-of-five 1–3-1. The club averaged 4,000 fans per game for ten season games, with crowds of 7,000 and 8,000 for play-off games.
1935–36
The Senators made a coaching change for 1935-36. Dr. Wes Patrick was replaced by Vic Wagner. The team made the playoffs but lost the best-of-five to Montreal 3-1.
1936–37
Wes Patrick returned to coach the Senators. The Lafontaine team was replaced by Quebec Aces
. Ray Kinsella
returned from the pro ranks to play for the Senators. The Senators placed fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.
1937–38
Canadiens were replaced by Montreal Concordia Civics. Eddie Finnigan
and Bill Touhey
returned from the pros to play for the Senators. Ottawa placed third and met second-place Quebec in the playoffs. Quebec won the best-of-three series 3-2, all games won by the home team.
1938–39
Ottawa placed second and took on Concordia in the semi-finals, defeating them 4-3, 2-2, 3-1 (2-1) to advance to the finals. In the finals against the Montreal Royals, Ottawa lost three straight ( 2-3, 1-2(OT), 1-5) to lose the series.
1939–40
Former Ottawa Citizen sports editor Tommy Shields took over as coach this season. His first season as coach was unsuccessful as Ottawa finished out of the playoffs, placing fifth in the group. Cornwall Flyers were added to the group, which lost the Victorias and McGill clubs in the group, operating only six teams. The Victorias club had operated since 1881.
1940–41
The team bounced back this season to finish first in the group with new coach Gene Chouinard
. Canadiens returned to the group to increase it to a seven team league. Ottawa faced Cornwall Flyers in the semi-finals, and defeated them in a best-of-five 3-0-1 ( 5-0, 5-5, 1-0 and 3-2 ) to advance to the finals. The Senators faced the Royals again in the finals and lost their best-of-five 1-3 (6-2, 2-8, 5-11, 0-2).
(QSHL), including the Senators.
In 1942–43, the club was known as the Commandos and it won the league championship and the Allan Cup
.
In 1943–44, former NHL Senator Bill Beveridge
played for the club. The club could not defend its championship. The Commandos lost in the first round of the playoffs (6–3, 1–5, 3–13) to the Montreal Royals.
In 1947, the club was bought by Tommy Gorman
, who had returned to Ottawa and was promoting sports including boxing and horse racing in the capital. The club won the league championship three straight times from 1947–1949, and the 1949 club won the Allan Cup
championship, led by Larry Regan
, who would later coach the Los Angeles Kings
. In 1950, the league was classified as "major" and was no longer eligible for the Allan Cup.
In 1953, the league was renamed the Quebec Hockey League (QHL) and became professional. The QSHL league had been bought by the Montreal Canadiens
, primarily to get the services of Jean Beliveau
, who played for the Quebec Aces
and was content to stay in Quebec.
The team ceased operations on December 20, 1954 in the middle of the 1954-55 QHL season. Owner Gorman blamed television for a drop in attendance, as televised games of the Toronto Maple Leafs
had started in the previous season in Ottawa and Canadiens telecasts were available within 20 miles of Ottawa.m
hockey would be filled by the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens
, a junior farm team of the Montreal Canadiens
. A senior version of the team would play in 1957-58 and 1958-59 in the OHA
.
After the Quebec Hockey League folded in 1959, a new Eastern Professional Hockey League
would be formed which included a new version of the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens
. It lasted until 1963.
T. P. Gorman's son, Joe Gorman, would eventually participate in the 1989-1990 campaign to bring the NHL back to Ottawa, and gave his permission to use the Senators name.
Ice hockey
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team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In 1934, the Ottawa Auditorium, owners of the Ottawa Hockey Association decided it could no longer operate the Senators
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...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
in Ottawa due to mounting financial losses. The Association split its hockey operations, relocating the NHL franchise to St. Louis, and continuing the Senators as an amateur club. The club operated from 1934 until 1955, winning the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
Canadian men's senior ice hockey championship in 1943, 1948 and 1949. During the war years from 1942 until 1944, it operated as the Ottawa Commandos.
Club history
In April 1934, after two seasons of losses, the directors of the Ottawa Auditorium, owners of the Ottawa Hockey Association, owners of the Ottawa NHL franchise, decided to relocate the NHL franchise to St. LouisSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. At the same time, it was decided to continue the Senators as a senior men's amateur team in the Montreal Group of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association (QAHA). Ottawa, being in a separate hockey grouping than Quebec, had to get the sanction of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was the national governing body of amateur ice hockey play in Canada from 1914 until 1994 when it merged with the Canadian Hockey Association or Hockey Canada....
to join the QAHA. The application to join the QAHA was made by the manager of the Auditorium, Clare Brunton. The 'Senior Senators' took over the 'barber-pole' striped sweaters with the 'O' logo, and played in the same home arena, the Auditorium, but in an amateur league. After 1935, the NHL franchise was bought out and only the senior team was left to continue.
For the players, the team functioned as both a stepping stone to the NHL, and a place for former NHL players to play after leaving the NHL. In the 1934-35 season, Eddie Finnigan, Frank's
Frank Finnigan
Francis Arthur Clarence "The Shawville Express" Finnigan was a Canadian ice hockey professional forward who played in the National Hockey League from 1923 to 1937. During this time, he played for the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and St...
brother, played for both the senior Senators and the St. Louis Eagles
St. Louis Eagles
The St. Louis Eagles were a professional ice hockey team and a former member of the National Hockey League based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Eagles existed for only one year, playing in the 1934–35 NHL season....
and returned to the Senators after his NHL days were over. Former NHL Senators Ray Kinsella
Ray Kinsella
Raymond Thomas Kinsella was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League from 1930–1931. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.-Playing career:...
and Syd Howe
Syd Howe
Sydney Harris Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Quakers, Toronto Maple Leafs, St...
would return to Ottawa and play for the Senior Senators. Howard Riopelle
Howard Riopelle
Howard Joseph "Howie" Riopelle is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 169 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens.-External links:...
, after a few years with the Canadiens, joined the Senators in 1951 and would mix working for his local business with playing for the Senators.
During the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
years, the team operated as the Ottawa Commandos. During this time, NHL players who had enlisted in the Canadian armed forces, continued to play hockey in senior leagues. The Commandos had players such as goaltender Jim Henry
Jim Henry (ice hockey)
Samuel James "Sugar Jim" Henry , was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A goaltender, Henry played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks and the Boston Bruins....
of the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
, whose military posting was in Ottawa.
During its history the club's owners included James MacCaffrey, who was also its first manager, and who owned the football Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
and Tommy Gorman
Tommy Gorman
Thomas Patrick "T. P." Gorman was a founder of the National Hockey League , a winner of seven Stanley Cups as a general manager with four teams, and an Olympic gold medal-winning lacrosse player for Canada....
, who had had a partial ownership of the Senators previously from 1917 until 1925, and had gone on to be an NHL executive with the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
, New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...
, Montreal Maroons
Montreal Maroons
The Montreal Maroons was a professional men's ice hockey team in the National Hockey League . They played in the NHL from 1924 to 1938, winning the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1935...
and Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. The team's first coach was Wes Richards and later coaches included Alex Smith and Georges Boucher.
1934-41: QAHA Play
The Senators joined the 'Montreal Group' and played against six teams from the Montreal area: McGillMcGill 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...
, "Jr." Canadiens, Lafontaine, Royals, Verdun and 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...
. McGill and Victorias did not play on Sundays and played only half the schedule, points in their games counting for double. The Senators made their QAHA debut on November 10, 1934 at home against the Victorias. After the season, the play off format was for the first-place team to play the fourth-place team, and the second-place play the third. The other teams did not qualify.
1934–35
Ottawa played an 18-game schedule from November 10, 1934 through February 10, 1935. Training camp began on October 17 with open tryouts at the Auditorium in conjunction with the Eagles' training camp. The team would place third in the seven-team group, and played McGill in the semi-finals. The Senators would defeat McGill to advance to the finals against the Montreal Royals. Ottawa would lose the best-of-five 1–3-1. The club averaged 4,000 fans per game for ten season games, with crowds of 7,000 and 8,000 for play-off games.
1935–36
The Senators made a coaching change for 1935-36. Dr. Wes Patrick was replaced by Vic Wagner. The team made the playoffs but lost the best-of-five to Montreal 3-1.
1936–37
Wes Patrick returned to coach the Senators. The Lafontaine team was replaced by Quebec Aces
Quebec Aces
The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec. The Aces were founded in 1928, and played until 1971. The team played home games at the Quebec Coliseum from 1930 to 1971.The Aces were Allan Cup...
. Ray Kinsella
Ray Kinsella
Raymond Thomas Kinsella was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League from 1930–1931. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.-Playing career:...
returned from the pro ranks to play for the Senators. The Senators placed fifth and did not qualify for the playoffs.
1937–38
Canadiens were replaced by Montreal Concordia Civics. Eddie Finnigan
Eddie Finnigan
Edward David Finnigan - was a Professional ice hockey Left Winger who played two seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles and Boston Bruins. He had a distinguished amateur career, playing in one Memorial Cup final and four Allan Cup finals.Finnigan was born in Shawville, Quebec...
and Bill Touhey
Bill Touhey
William James Touhey was a professional ice hockey player who played 280 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Maroons, Ottawa Senators, and Boston Bruins.-Playing career:...
returned from the pros to play for the Senators. Ottawa placed third and met second-place Quebec in the playoffs. Quebec won the best-of-three series 3-2, all games won by the home team.
1938–39
Ottawa placed second and took on Concordia in the semi-finals, defeating them 4-3, 2-2, 3-1 (2-1) to advance to the finals. In the finals against the Montreal Royals, Ottawa lost three straight ( 2-3, 1-2(OT), 1-5) to lose the series.
1939–40
Former Ottawa Citizen sports editor Tommy Shields took over as coach this season. His first season as coach was unsuccessful as Ottawa finished out of the playoffs, placing fifth in the group. Cornwall Flyers were added to the group, which lost the Victorias and McGill clubs in the group, operating only six teams. The Victorias club had operated since 1881.
1940–41
The team bounced back this season to finish first in the group with new coach Gene Chouinard
Gene Chouinard
Gene Vincent "Blackie" Chouinard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators during the 1927–28 NHL season.-Playing career:...
. Canadiens returned to the group to increase it to a seven team league. Ottawa faced Cornwall Flyers in the semi-finals, and defeated them in a best-of-five 3-0-1 ( 5-0, 5-5, 1-0 and 3-2 ) to advance to the finals. The Senators faced the Royals again in the finals and lost their best-of-five 1-3 (6-2, 2-8, 5-11, 0-2).
1941-1954: Quebec Senior Hockey League
In 1941, the QAHA re-organized and put all of its senior teams in one league, the Quebec Senior Hockey LeagueQuebec Senior Hockey League
The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...
(QSHL), including the Senators.
In 1942–43, the club was known as the Commandos and it won the league championship and the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
.
In 1943–44, former NHL Senator Bill Beveridge
Bill Beveridge
William Stanley Beveridge was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Cougars, Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Eagles, Montreal Maroons and New York Rangers....
played for the club. The club could not defend its championship. The Commandos lost in the first round of the playoffs (6–3, 1–5, 3–13) to the Montreal Royals.
In 1947, the club was bought by Tommy Gorman
Tommy Gorman
Thomas Patrick "T. P." Gorman was a founder of the National Hockey League , a winner of seven Stanley Cups as a general manager with four teams, and an Olympic gold medal-winning lacrosse player for Canada....
, who had returned to Ottawa and was promoting sports including boxing and horse racing in the capital. The club won the league championship three straight times from 1947–1949, and the 1949 club won the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
championship, led by Larry Regan
Larry Regan
Lawrence Emmett Regan , was a retired Canadian National Hockey League professional ice hockey player and hockey executive. He played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs after a long senior-hockey career, winning the Allan Cup in 1948...
, who would later coach the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. In 1950, the league was classified as "major" and was no longer eligible for the Allan Cup.
In 1953, the league was renamed the Quebec Hockey League (QHL) and became professional. The QSHL league had been bought by the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, primarily to get the services of Jean Beliveau
Jean Béliveau
Jean Arthur "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau, is a former professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another seven championship teams, the most Stanley...
, who played for the Quebec Aces
Quebec Aces
The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec. The Aces were founded in 1928, and played until 1971. The team played home games at the Quebec Coliseum from 1930 to 1971.The Aces were Allan Cup...
and was content to stay in Quebec.
The team ceased operations on December 20, 1954 in the middle of the 1954-55 QHL season. Owner Gorman blamed television for a drop in attendance, as televised games of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
had started in the previous season in Ottawa and Canadiens telecasts were available within 20 miles of Ottawa.m
Aftermath
In 1956-57, the void in OttawaOttawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
hockey would be filled by the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens
The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens were a team in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior "A" league for 3 seasons from 1956-59. The team played an interlocking schedule in 1956-57 with the Quebec Senior Hockey League. The Canadiens then played in the Eastern Professional Hockey League from 1959-63...
, a junior farm team of the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. A senior version of the team would play in 1957-58 and 1958-59 in the OHA
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...
.
After the Quebec Hockey League folded in 1959, a new Eastern Professional Hockey League
Eastern Professional Hockey League
The Eastern Professional Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated primarily in Ontario and Quebec from 1959 to 1963....
would be formed which included a new version of the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens
The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens were a team in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior "A" league for 3 seasons from 1956-59. The team played an interlocking schedule in 1956-57 with the Quebec Senior Hockey League. The Canadiens then played in the Eastern Professional Hockey League from 1959-63...
. It lasted until 1963.
T. P. Gorman's son, Joe Gorman, would eventually participate in the 1989-1990 campaign to bring the NHL back to Ottawa, and gave his permission to use the Senators name.
Season statistics
| Year | League | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1934-35 | QAHA | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | - | - | - | 3rd | Defeated McGill 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... in semi-final lost to Montreal Royals in final (1–3–1) |
| 1935-36 | QAHA | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 89 | 84 | -- | 4th | Lost to Montreal Royals in semi-final |
| 1936-37 | QAHA | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 95 | 90 | -- | 5th | -- |
| 1937-38 | QAHA | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 81 | 79 | -- | 3rd | Lost to Quebec Aces Quebec Aces The Quebec Aces, also known in French as Les As de Québec, were an amateur and later a professional men's ice hockey team from Quebec City, Quebec. The Aces were founded in 1928, and played until 1971. The team played home games at the Quebec Coliseum from 1930 to 1971.The Aces were Allan Cup... in semi-final |
| 1938-39 | QAHA | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 105 | 65 | -- | 2nd | Defeated Concordia in semi-final; lost to Royals in final |
| 1939-40 | QAHA | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 116 | 131 | -- | 5th | -- |
| 1940-41 | QAHA | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 162 | 86 | -- | 1st | Defeated Cornwall in semi-final; lost to Royals in final |
| 1941-42 | QSHL | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 49 | 154 | 111 | -- | 1st | Defeated Canadiens in semi-final; lost to Quebec Aces in final |
| 1942-43 | QSHL | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 142 | 130 | -- | 4th | Allan Cup winners |
| 1943-44 | QSHL | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 71 | 90 | -- | 3rd | Lost to Montreal Royals in semi-final |
| 1944-45 | QSHL | -- | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | QSHL | 40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 50 | 211 | 158 | |||
| 2nd | -- | ||||||||||
| 1946-47 | QSHL | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 206 | 148 | |||
| 1st | -- | ||||||||||
| 1947-48 | QSHL | 48 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 72 | 271 | 139 | |||
| 1st | Allan Cup Winners | ||||||||||
| 1948-49 | QSHL | 60 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 89 | 341 | 207 | |||
| 1st | Allan Cup Winners | ||||||||||
| 1949-50 | QSHL | 60 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 66 | 251 | 240 | |||
| 3rd | -- | ||||||||||
| 1950-51 | QSHL | 60 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 66 | 214 | 189 | |||
| 3rd | -- | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | QSHL | 60 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 58 | 177 | 195 | 655 | 4th | -- |
| 1952-53 | QSHL | 60 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 61 | 171 | 191 | |||
| 4th | -- | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | QHL | 72 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 74 | 223 | 212 | |||
| 3rd | -- | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | QHL | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 63 | 90 | |||
| disbanded | -- | ||||||||||
- Sources: 1934-1941: Ottawa Citizen
- 1942–43: Ottawa Citizen
- 1943–44: Ottawa Citizen