1930–31 Ottawa Senators season

1930–31 Ottawa Senators
Division	5th Canadian
1930–31 record	10–30–4
Home record	6–14–2
Road record	4–16–2
Goals for	91
Goals against	142
Team information
General Manager	Dave Gill
Coach	Newsy Lalonde & Dave Gill
Captain	Frank Finnigan
Arena	Ottawa Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Art Gagne (19)
Assists	Bill Touhey (15)
Points	Art Gagne & Bill Touhey (30)
Penalties in minutes	Joe Lamb (91)
Wins	Alec Connell (10)
Goals against average	Alec Connell (3.01)
<1929–30 1932–33 > The 1930–31 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 14th season in the NHL, 46th overall. The club failed to make the playoffs, attendance continued to fall, and the team was losing money. Off-season Prior to the season beginning, the Senators sent future Hall of Fame defenceman King Clancy to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for $35,000($490 thousand in 2016 dollars)[1] and two players. Regular season Art Gagne led the team offensively, scoring a team high 19 goals, while tying with Bill Touhey for the lead in points at 30. Alec Connell would get the majority of action in the Senators net, winning all ten games the Senators won and posting a 3.01 GAA. Bill Beveridge would also get some time in goal, however he finished 0–8–0 with a GAA of 3.69. The Senators would finish in last place for the first time in team history, and with the Great Depression taking its toll on the team, the NHL allowed the Senators and the Philadelphia Quakers to suspend operations for the 1931–32 NHL season, renting the players for $25,000. Final standings Canadian Division GP W L T GF GA Pts Montreal Canadiens 44 26 10 8 129 89 60 Toronto Maple Leafs 44 22 13 9 118 99 53 Montreal Maroons 44 20 18 6 105 106 46 New York Americans 44 18 16 10 76 74 46 Ottawa Senators 44 10 30 4 91 142 24 [2] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points        Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold. Schedule and results No. R Date Score Opponent Record 1 W November 11, 1930 2–0 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 1–0–0 2 L November 15, 1930 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 1–1–0 3 T November 18, 1930 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 1–1–1 4 W November 20, 1930 1–0 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 2–1–1 5 L November 22, 1930 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 2–2–1 6 W November 25, 1930 1–0 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 3–2–1 7 L November 27, 1930 1–2 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 3–3–1 8 L November 29, 1930 0–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 3–4–1 9 W December 4, 1930 5–2 Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 4–4–1 10 L December 6, 1930 0–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 4–5–1 11 L December 9, 1930 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 4–6–1 12 L December 11, 1930 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 4–7–1 13 L December 16, 1930 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 4–8–1 14 L December 18, 1930 0–3 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 4–9–1 15 L December 25, 1930 1–4 New York Rangers (1930–31) 4–10–1 16 L December 27, 1930 5–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 4–11–1 17 L December 30, 1930 3–7 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 4–12–1 18 L January 1, 1931 2–3 Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 4–13–1 19 W January 3, 1931 5–4 OT @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 5–13–1 20 T January 6, 1931 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 5–13–2 21 L January 8, 1931 1–3 Boston Bruins (1930–31) 5–14–2 22 L January 15, 1931 1–2 New York Americans (1930–31) 5–15–2 23 L January 17, 1931 2–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 5–16–2 24 L January 20, 1931 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) 5–17–2 25 L January 22, 1931 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 5–18–2 26 L January 24, 1931 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 5–19–2 27 L January 29, 1931 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 5–20–2 28 L February 1, 1931 2–4 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 5–21–2 29 L February 3, 1931 2–4 New York Americans (1930–31) 5–22–2 30 W February 5, 1931 5–4 Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 6–22–2 31 L February 8, 1931 0–2 @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) 6–23–2 32 L February 12, 1931 2–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 6–24–2 33 W February 17, 1931 5–4 @ New York Rangers (1930–31) 7–24–2 34 W February 19, 1931 2–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 8–24–2 35 T February 21, 1931 3–3 OT Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 8–24–3 36 W February 26, 1931 4–2 New York Americans (1930–31) 9–24–3 37 L March 1, 1931 0–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) 9–25–3 38 L March 3, 1931 0–1 Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 9–26–3 39 L March 7, 1931 2–6 @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) 9–27–3 40 W March 10, 1931 5–3 OT Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) 10–27–3 41 L March 12, 1931 0–2 @ New York Americans (1930–31) 10–28–3 42 T March 14, 1931 3–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) 10–28–4 43 L March 17, 1931 1–3 New York Rangers (1930–31) 10–29–4 44 L March 21, 1931 6–9 Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) 10–30–4 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Gagne, ArtArt Gagne RW 44 19 11 30 50 Touhey, BillBill Touhey LW 44 15 15 30 8 Lamb, JoeJoe Lamb RW 44 11 14 25 91 Kilrea, HecHec Kilrea LW 44 14 8 22 44 Cox, DannyDanny Cox LW 44 9 12 21 12 Finnigan, FrankFrank Finnigan RW 44 9 8 17 40 Smith, AlexAlex Smith D 37 5 6 11 73 Grosvenor, LenLen Grosvenor C/RW 33 5 4 9 25 Smith, ArtArt Smith D 43 2 4 6 61 Bourgeault, LeoLeo Bourgeault D 28 0 4 4 28 Starr, HaroldHarold Starr D 35 2 1 3 48 Beveridge, BillBill Beveridge G 9 0 0 0 0 Connell, AlecAlec Connell G 36 0 0 0 0 Connor, HarryHarry Connor LW 11 0 0 0 4 Kinsella, RayRay Kinsella LW 14 0 0 0 0 Pettinger, EricEric Pettinger LW/C 13 0 0 0 2 Goaltending Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO Connell, AlecAlec Connell 2190 36 10 22 4 110 3.01 3 Beveridge, BillBill Beveridge 520 9 0 8 0 32 3.69 0 Team: 2710 44 10 30 4 142 3.14 3 [3] Note: Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; Playoffs The Senators did not qualify for the playoffs Transactions Trades September 1, 1930 To Philadelphia Quakers Wally Kilrea (loan) To Ottawa Senators October 10, 1930 To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Clancy To Ottawa Senators Art Smith, Eric Pettinger, $35,000 October 16, 1930 To Boston Bruins Bill Hutton To Ottawa Senators Harry Connor October 24, 1930 To London (IHL) Len Grosvenor To Ottawa Senators cash November 6, 1930 To Philadelphia Quakers loan of: Syd Howe, Wally Kilrea, Al Shields To Ottawa Senators $35,000 December 1, 1930 To London (IHL) Harry Connor To Ottawa Senators Len Grosvenor December 7, 1930 To New York Rangers cash To Ottawa Senators Leo Bourgeault (rights) Source: "Hockey Transactions Search Results". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19. See also 1930–31 NHL season References Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada. "Consumer Price Index, historical summary". CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0021 and Catalogue nos. 62-001-X, 62-010-X and 62-557-X. And Consumer Price Index, by province (monthly) (Canada) Last modified 2015-09-08. Retrieved September 22, 2015 Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0. "1930-31 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28. SHRP Sports The Internet Hockey Database National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007