1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season

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.

1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club
Stanley Cup champions
League1st CAHL
1902–03 record6–2–0
Team information
General managerBob Shillington
CoachAlf Smith
CaptainHarvey Pulford
ArenaDey's Arena
Team leaders
GoalsFrank McGee (14)
Goals against averageBouse Hutton (3.80)

Off-season

Defenceman and former captain Peg Duval left the team to sign with the Pittsburgh Victorias as a professional in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League.

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
Ottawa Hockey Club
8
6
2
0
47
26
Montreal Victorias
8
6
2
0
48
33
Montreal Hockey Club
7
4
3
0
34
19
Quebec Hockey Club
7
3
4
0
30
46
Montreal Shamrocks
8
0
8
0
21
56

Schedule and results
Month Day Visitor Score Home Score
Jan. 3Victorias4Ottawa3
10Ottawa6Shamrocks1
17Montreal1Ottawa7
24Ottawa6Quebec8
Feb. 4Shamrocks2Ottawa5
7Ottawa9Victorias3
14Quebec6Ottawa1
21Ottawa4Montreal5

Goaltending averages
Name Club GP GA SO Avg.
Hutton, John Bouse Ottawa83003.80

Scoring Leaders
Name GP G
McGee, Frank 614
Gilmour, Billy 710
Gilmour, Dave 47
Gilmour, Suddy 77

Playoffs

Ottawa and Victorias played a two-game total-goals series.

Game one
March 7
Ottawa 1 at Victorias 1
John HuttonGArchie Lockerby
Harvey PulfordPBilly Strachan
Arthur MooreCPGeorge Fairbank
Harry WestwickRRussell Bowie
Frank McGeeCBert Strachan1
Billy GilmourRWCharles Allan
Suddy Gilmour1LWBlair Russell
Dave GilmourC-Sub
Referee – Harry Trihey
Game two
March 10
Victorias 0 at Ottawa 8
Archie LockerbyGJohn Hutton
Billy StrachanPHarvey Pulford
George FairbankCPArthur Moore
Bert StrachanCFrank McGee3
Russell BowieRDave Gilmour2
Blair RussellLWBilly Gilmour1
Charles AllanRWSuddy Gilmour2
Referee – Percy Quinn
Source: Ottawa Citizen[1]

The game was played at Dey's Arena on ice that was covered in water.

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. Any chance that those factors could have helped the team was negated by soft ice conditions. Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2.

Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
March 12, 1903Ottawa6–2Rat Portage ThistlesDey's Arena
March 14, 1903Ottawa4–2Rat Portage Thistles
Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2 games to 0
Game one
March 12
Rat Portage 2 at Ottawa 6
Fred DulmageGJohn Hutton
Mat BrownPHarvey Pulford
Tom HooperCPArthur Moore
Si GriffisRDave Gilmour1
Billy McGimsie2CFrank McGee2
Bill MartinLWBilly Gilmour3
Roxy BeaudroRWSuddy Gilmour
Referee- Harry Trihey

Source: Ottawa Citizen[2]

All of the goals were scored in the first half. Fred Westwick did not play due to his wife's illness.[2]

March 14
Rat Portage 2 at Ottawa 4
Fred DulmageGJohn Hutton
Mat BrownPHarvey Pulford
Tom HooperCPDave Gilmour1
Si GriffisRFrank McGee2
Billy McGimsie1CPercy Sims1
Bill MartinRWBilly Gilmour
Roxy Beaudro1LWSuddy Gilmour
Referee- Chauncy Kirby

Source: Ottawa Citizen[3]

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

Players
  Forwards
  Defencemen

Coaching and administrative staff

  • 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.
  1. "Champions Again Are The Ottawas". Ottawa Citizen. March 11, 1903. p. 6.
  2. "Thistles Defeated in the First Match". Ottawa Citizen. March 13, 1903. p. 6.
  3. "The Stanley Cup Remains In Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen. March 16, 1903. p. 6.
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