1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season
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The 1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club
season was the club's seventh season of play. The Club would play in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, the Ontario Hockey Association
(OHA) and inter-city play. Ottawa would win their second straight OHA championship. Ottawa would also win the AHAC championship on January 10, and hold it until March 7.
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Rosters
Referee: E. Littlejohn, Umpires: V. Chadwick and C. A. Bogert
Attendance: 2,500
Source:
. Lord Kilcoursie, Stanley's aide made the announcement:
The second paragraph is a reference to the disappointment in the AHAC series. Ottawa had held the championship for most of the season, only to lose in the end. The AHAC would change its method of play from challenge to round-robin in the 1893 season.
Lord Kilcoursie composed a song for the occasion:
THE HOCKEY MEN
There is a game called hockey
There is no finer game
For though some call it 'knockey'
Yet we love it all the same.
This played in His Dominion
Well played both near and far
There's only one opinion
How 'tis played in Ottawa.
Then give three cheers for Russell
The captain of the boys.
However tough the tussle
His position he enjoys.
And then for all the others
Let's shout as loud we may
An O, a T, a T, an A
A W and A!
Now list' to me one minute
I'll tell you where they play
And why it is that eagerly
We welcome them today
They vanquished in their revel
Quebec and Montreal
The gallant club, the Rebels
and the Queen's and Osgoode Hall
Well, first there's Chauncy Kirby
He's worth his weight in gold
For though he is not very big
He's very very bold.
Supported by his brother
They make a wondrous pair
For either one or t'other
Is invariably there.
And on the left there's Bradley
And on the right there's Kerr
And when the centres pass it
There, on either side, they are.
And that's what won the battles
Their fine unselfish play
Cool heads that nothing rattles
In the thickest of the fray.
At coverpoint - important place
There's Young, a bulwark strong.
No dodging tricks or flying pace
Will baffle him for long.
At point we have the captain
And if he gets the puck
Will very near the goal he'll shoot
And get it too, with luck.
There's yet another member
Impregnable Morel.
He's had his share of work to do
And done it very well.
And there is also Jenkins
Who played in matches twain
So well that in Toronto
They don't wish for him again.
And now, my friends, forgive me
The moral of my song
I'll soon explain in twenty words
Nor keep you very long.
We've here eight bright examples
Of fine unselfish play
And that's the secret of success
And why they're here today.
Just one word to the audience
And every player too
(Forgive me, though a novice,
In dictating this to you).
Don't question a decision
However wrong it be.
And little boys, for manner's sake
Don't hoot the referee!
Ottawa Senators (original)
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season was the club's seventh season of play. The Club would play in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, 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...
(OHA) and inter-city play. Ottawa would win their second straight OHA championship. Ottawa would also win the AHAC championship on January 10, and hold it until March 7.
AHAC series
Play in the AHAC was by challenge. Ottawa won on January 10 to become champions. In all, Ottawa would win 6 challenges, but lose the final one to lose the AHAC championship.| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Decision | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 10, 1892 | Montreal (Crystal Rink) | 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... |
4–3(OT) | W | -- | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | January 15, 1892 | Ottawa (Rideau Rink Rideau Skating Rink The Rideau Skating Rink was an indoor skating and curling rink located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was one of the first indoor skating rinks in Canada, opened in January 1889... ) |
Montreal Shamrocks Montreal Shamrocks The Montreal Shamrocks were an amateur, later professional, men's ice hockey club in existence from 1886, merging with the Montreal Crystals club in 1896. They won the Stanley Cup ice hockey championship in 1899 and 1900... |
8–3 | W | -- | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | January 21, 1892 | Montreal Hockey Club | 10–2 | W | -- | 3–0–0 | |
| 4 | January 28, 1892 | Quebec Hockey Club | 4–3(OT) | W | -- | 4–0–0 | |
| 5 | February 11, 1892 | Montreal Hockey Club | 3–1 | W | -- | 5–0–0 | |
| 6 | February 18, 1892 | Quebec Hockey Club | 2–0 | W | -- | 6–0–0 | |
| 7 | March 7, 1892 | Montreal Hockey Club | 0–1 | L | 3,000 | 6–1–0 |
OHA series
To reach the final, Ottawa had to defeat Queen's UniversityQueen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
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| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20, 1892 | Ottawa HC | 5–0 | Queen's University Queen's University Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England... |
Ottawa (Rideau Rink) |
| March 2, 1892 | Ottawa HC | 10–4 | Toronto Osgoode Hall | Toronto (Granite Curling Club) |
Rosters
| Ottawa | G | P | Toronto | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morel | G | Smith | ||
| Jenkins | P | Swabey | ||
| Young | 1 | CP | Boys | |
| Russell | 1 | F | Senkler | 1 |
| C. Kirby | 3 | F | Kerr | 1 |
| H. Kirby | 4 | F | Smellie | 2 |
| Bradley | 1 | F | Mack |
Referee: E. Littlejohn, Umpires: V. Chadwick and C. A. Bogert
Attendance: 2,500
Source:
Celebration dinner
The Ottawa Hockey Club was feted at a party by the Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association at Ottawa's Russell House hotel on March 18, 1892. The dinner is notable as Lord Stanley, the Governor-General would announce his new trophy, the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup", today known as the Stanley CupStanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
. Lord Kilcoursie, Stanley's aide made the announcement:
“I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which would be held by the champion hockey team in the Dominion. There does not appear to be any such outward and visible sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which the matches now elicit, and in the importance of having the games played fairly and under rules generally recognized, I am willing to give a cup, which shall be held from year to year by the winning team.
I am not quite certain that the present regulations governing the arrangement of matches give entire satisfaction, and it would be worth considering whether they could not be arranged so that each team would play once at home and once at the play where their opponents hail from.”
The second paragraph is a reference to the disappointment in the AHAC series. Ottawa had held the championship for most of the season, only to lose in the end. The AHAC would change its method of play from challenge to round-robin in the 1893 season.
Lord Kilcoursie composed a song for the occasion:
THE HOCKEY MEN
There is a game called hockey
There is no finer game
For though some call it 'knockey'
Yet we love it all the same.
This played in His Dominion
Well played both near and far
There's only one opinion
How 'tis played in Ottawa.
Then give three cheers for Russell
The captain of the boys.
However tough the tussle
His position he enjoys.
And then for all the others
Let's shout as loud we may
An O, a T, a T, an A
A W and A!
Now list' to me one minute
I'll tell you where they play
And why it is that eagerly
We welcome them today
They vanquished in their revel
Quebec and Montreal
The gallant club, the Rebels
and the Queen's and Osgoode Hall
Well, first there's Chauncy Kirby
He's worth his weight in gold
For though he is not very big
He's very very bold.
Supported by his brother
They make a wondrous pair
For either one or t'other
Is invariably there.
And on the left there's Bradley
And on the right there's Kerr
And when the centres pass it
There, on either side, they are.
And that's what won the battles
Their fine unselfish play
Cool heads that nothing rattles
In the thickest of the fray.
At coverpoint - important place
There's Young, a bulwark strong.
No dodging tricks or flying pace
Will baffle him for long.
At point we have the captain
And if he gets the puck
Will very near the goal he'll shoot
And get it too, with luck.
There's yet another member
Impregnable Morel.
He's had his share of work to do
And done it very well.
And there is also Jenkins
Who played in matches twain
So well that in Toronto
They don't wish for him again.
And now, my friends, forgive me
The moral of my song
I'll soon explain in twenty words
Nor keep you very long.
We've here eight bright examples
Of fine unselfish play
And that's the secret of success
And why they're here today.
Just one word to the audience
And every player too
(Forgive me, though a novice,
In dictating this to you).
Don't question a decision
However wrong it be.
And little boys, for manner's sake
Don't hoot the referee!
Roster
- Reginald Bradley, William Dey, Frank 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...
, Jack KerrJack Kerr (ice hockey)Jack Kerr was a Canadian ice hockey player and athlete. He was one of the founders of the Ottawa Hockey Club for which he played from 1883 onwards. He was a member of the Ontario championship team in 1891, 1892, 1893 and the Canadian championship team of 1892...
, E.C. Grant, Chauncy Kirby, Halder Kirby, Albert Morel, Herbert Russell, 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...
See also
- Amateur Hockey Association of Canada
- Ice hockey in OttawaIce hockey in OttawaOttawa ice hockey clubs date back to the first decade of recorded organized ice hockey play. The men's senior-level Ottawa Hockey Club is known to have played in a Canadian championship in 1884...
- Rideau Hall RebelsRideau Hall RebelsThe Rideau Hall Rebels or, by its full name, the Vice-Regal and Parliamentary Hockey Club was one of the first ice hockey teams in Canada. The team was based out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and named after Rideau Hall, a Canadian governmental building, the residence of the Governor General...
- Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...