1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
League | 1st CAHL |
1902–03 record | 6–2–0 |
Team Information | |
General Manager | Bob Shillington |
Coach | Alf Smith |
Captain | Harvey Pulford |
Arena | Dey's Arena |
Team Leaders | |
Goals | Frank McGee (14) |
Goals against average | Bouse Hutton (3.80) |
<1901–02 | 1903–04> |
The 1902-03 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 18th season of play. The club would win the CAHL championship in a playoff with the Montreal Victorias to win the Club's first Stanley Cup. For their win, the players would each be given a silver nugget. From that day forward, the club was nicknamed the Silver Seven.
Regular season[]
Highlights[]
This season was the first season for Frank McGee and Art Moore. McGee would place second in the league scoring race with 14 goals in six games.
The season would be a two team race between Montreal Victorias and Ottawa, splitting their matches between each other. The season ended in a tie, which necessitated a two-game playoff, won by Ottawa to win their first Stanley Cup.
Final standing[]
Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals For | Goals Against |
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Ottawa Hockey Club | ||||||
Montreal Victorias | ||||||
Montreal Hockey Club | ||||||
Quebec Hockey Club | ||||||
Montreal Shamrocks |
Game log[]
Month | Day | Visitor | Score | Home | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. | 3 | Victorias | 4 | Ottawa | 3 |
10 | Ottawa | 6 | Shamrocks | 1 | |
17 | Montreal | 1 | Ottawa | 7 | |
24 | Ottawa | 6 | Quebec | 8 | |
Feb. | 4 | Shamrocks | 2 | Ottawa | 5 |
7 | Ottawa | 9 | Victorias | 3 | |
14 | Quebec | 6 | Ottawa | 1 | |
21 | Ottawa | 4 | Montreal | 5 |
† Postponed and not played.
Goalkeeper Averages[]
Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hutton, John Bouse | Ottawa | 8 | 30 | 0 | 3.80 |
Scoring Leaders[]
Name | GP | G |
---|---|---|
McGee, Frank | 6 | 14 |
Gilmour, Billy | 7 | 10 |
Gilmour, Dave | 4 | 7 |
Gilmour, Suddy | 7 | 7 |
Playoffs[]
Ottawa and Victorias played a two-game total-goals series.
Ottawa | 1 | at | Victorias | 1 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Hutton | G | Archie Lockerby | |||
Harvey Pulford | P | Billy Strachan | |||
Arthur Moore | CP | George Fairbank | 1 | ||
Harry Westwick | R | Russell Bowie | |||
Frank McGee | C | Bert Strachan | 1 | ||
Billy Gilmour | RW | Charles Allan | |||
Suddy Gilmour | 1 | LW | Blair Russell | ||
Dave Gilmour | C-Sub | ||||
Referee - Harry Trihey |
Victorias | 0 | at | Ottawa | 8 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archie Lockerby | G | John Hutton | |||
Billy Strachan | P | Harvey Pulford | |||
George Fairbank | CP | Arthur Moore | |||
Bert Strachan | R | Frank McGee | 3 | ||
Russell Bowie | C | Dave Gilmour | 2 | ||
Blair Russell | LW | Billy Gilmour | 1 | ||
Charles Allan | 1 | RW | Suddy Gilmour | 2 | |
Referee - Percy Quinn |
Stanley Cup challenges[]
Rat Portage vs. Ottawa[]
Ottawa defeated the Rat Portage Thistles 6–2, 4–2 (10–4) in a two-game, total goals series in Ottawa, March 12–14, 1903.
As the new CAHL and Cup champions, the Ottawas accepted a challenge from the Rat Portage Thistles of the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association (MNWHA). Entering the best-of-three challenge series, the Thistles were younger and quicker than Ottawa; only one player on the Thistles was over the age of 20. However, poor soft ice conditions in Ottawa played a major factor as Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2.
Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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March 12, 1903 | Ottawa | 6 – 2 | Rat Portage Thistles | Dey's Arena |
March 14, 1903 | Ottawa | 4 – 2 | Rat Portage Thistles | |
Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0 |
Rat Portage | 2 | at | Ottawa | 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rutherford | G | John Hutton | |||
Mat Brown | P | Harvy Pulford | |||
Tom Hooper | CP | Arthur Moore | |||
Si Griffis | R | Dave Gilmour | 1 | ||
Billy McGimsie | 2 | C | Frank McGee | 2 | |
Bill Martin | LW | Billy Gilmour | 3 | ||
Roxy Beaudro | RW | Suddy Gilmour | |||
Referee- Harry Trihey |
Rat Portage | 2 | at | Ottawa | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rutherford | G | John Hutton | |||
Mat Brown | P | Harvey Pulford | |||
Tom Hooper | CP | Dave Gilmour | 1 | ||
Si Griffis | R | Frank McGee | 2 | ||
Billy McGimsie | 1 | C | Percy Sims | 1 | |
Bill Martin | RW | Billy Gilmour | |||
Roxy Beaudro | 1 | LW | Suddy Gilmour | ||
Referee- Chauncy Kirby |
For their win, the Ottawa players would each receive a silver nugget. From that point on the team would also be known as the Silver Seven.
Ottawa Hockey Club March 1903 Stanley Cup champions[]
Roster
- Forwards
- Hamilton Billy Gilmour
- Suddy Gilmour
- Harry Westwick (also played rover)
- Percy Sims
- Charles Spittal
- Jack Smith (did not play)
- Frank McGee(also played rover)
- Dave Gilmour(also played coverpoint)
- Defensemen
- Harvey Pulford (point-Captain)
- Arthur Fraser (point-coverpoint)
- Arthur Moore(coverpoint)
- Frank Wood (point-coverpoint)
- Goaltenders
- Non-players
- Placy Mituttler (President), Robert Shillington (Manager)
- Alf Smith (Coach), A. Mutchamor (Treasurer)
- W. Halton (Secretary), Halder Kirby (Club Doctor)
- Llewellyn Bates, Chauncy Kirby, Martin Rosenthal, Charles Sparks (Directors),
- Mac McGilton (Ass’t Trainer), Pete Green (Trainer)
- Alf Smith did not play for Ottawa in 1903. However he was playing-coach for Ottawa Silver Sevens next 3 Stanley Cup winning seasons.
See also[]
References[]
- Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc..
- Podnieks, Andrew (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-55168-261-3.
Preceded by Montreal Hockey Club 1902 |
Ottawa Hockey Club 1903 Stanley Cup Champions 1903 |
Succeeded by Ottawa Hockey Club 1904 |
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