1900–01 Ottawa Hockey Club season

The 1900–01 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the team's 16th season of play. The club won the 1901 Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) championship but did not challenge for the Stanley Cup.

1900–01 Ottawa Hockey Club
League1st CAHL
1900–01 record7–0–1
Home record3–0–1
Road record4–0–0
Team information
CoachAlf Smith
CaptainHarvey Pulford
ArenaDey's Skating Rink
Team leaders
GoalsHarold Henry (8)
Goals against averageFred Chittick (0.00)

Regular season

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The club went undefeated through the season, but because the Montreal Shamrocks lost a Stanley Cup challenge to the Winnipeg Victorias, Ottawa did not win the Cup as a result of league play. At first, Ottawa was intending to challenge Winnipeg for the Cup, but on February 27, 1901, announced that they would not do so that winter.[1] According to Coleman(1966), Ottawa did not issue a challenge due to the "lateness of the season."[2] The Ottawa Journal as reported in The Globe suggested that the Ottawa club was wise in their decision, as they were in "racked condition in which they are, as a result of the immensely hard exertions put forth by them in all their games this season".[3] The Ottawa Hockey Club did not challenge the following season, either.

 
The 1901 Championship club

Results

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Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 5 Quebec 4 Ottawa 5
12 Ottawa 4 Shamrocks 2
19 Victorias 2 Ottawa 2 (10' overtime)
26 Ottawa 9 Montreal 4
Feb. 2 Montreal 3 Ottawa 5
9 Ottawa 5 Victorias 4
16 Shamrocks 1 Ottawa 2 (30' overtime)
23 Ottawa 1 Quebec 0 (20' overtime)

Player statistics

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Leading scorers

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Name GP G
Harold Henry 8 8
Arthur Sixsmith 7 7
Harry Westwick 7 6
Jack Smith 4 6
Mac Roger 6 4

Goaltending averages

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Name GP GA SO Avg.
Hutton, John Bouse 8 20 0 2.50

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

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Source: Kitchen (2008), p. 342

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ottawa will not challenge", The Globe, p. 10, February 28, 1901
  2. ^ Coleman, Charles (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926, inc. p. 62.
  3. ^ "Sound reasons for waiting", The Globe, p. 25, March 2, 1901