Ottawa Senators (original) facts for kids

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The Ottawa Senators were an amateur, and later, professional, ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Canada which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League (NHL) and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. The club, which was officially the Ottawa Hockey Club (Ottawa HC), was known by several nicknames, including the Generals in the 1890s, the Silver Seven from 1903 to 1907 and the Senators dating from 1908.

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  • Men wearing hockey sweaters assembled in three rows in front of a painting of a forest scene. Several are holding hockey sticks

    First photo of Ottawa Hockey Club, 1883–84.Back row: L to R: T.D. Green, T. Gallagher, N. Porter.Middle row, L to R: H. Kirby, J.Kerr, F. Jenkins.Front row: L to R: G. Young, A. Low, E. Taylor

  • One row of four men seated with three men standing behind. Several have hockey sticks

    Ottawa Hockey Club, 1885

  • A group of men wearing their team uniforms, some standing and some sitting, each with a hockey stick, in a studio. On an easel is an Ottawa championship banner. On a table is a trophy.

    The 1891 Ottawa Hockey Club, Ottawa and Ontario champions.Back Row, L to R: H. Kirby, Chauncy Kirby, Albert Morel, H.Y. Russell, F. Jenkins, W.C. Young, ?, ?Front Row, L to R: R. Bradley, J. KerrThe team is posed with the Cosby Cup.

  • Ten men, wearing white team uniforms, in two rows across the picture, each holding a hockey stick. Behind them are two men, team executives, standing in their suits, one wearing a bowler hat.

    The 1895 Ottawa Hockey Club and executive.Standing: P. D. Ross, G. P. Murphy, Chauncey Kirby, Don Watters.Seated: Jim Smellie, Alf Smith, Harvey Pulford, Weldy Young, Joe McDougall.Bottom row: Harry Westwick, Fred Chittick, H. Russell

  • A collage of photographs of the hockey club players, executives and trophies arranged around an illustration of a hockey player. Below the hockey player is the caption "Ottawa Hockey Club, Champions of Canada, 1901". Two trophies are shown, one a cup and the other, a shield.

    The 1901 club, CAHL (left trophy) and Ottawa (right shield) champions.The club wore the same 'O' logo as the Ottawa Football Club that season.

  • Seven men in hockey uniforms, four sitting in the front row, around the Stanley Cup trophy. Three stand in the back, with a man in a suit standing behind them.

    Group picture of the 1905 Ottawa "Silver Seven", Stanley Cup champions

  • Seven men in hockey uniforms are arranged in two rows in front of a large door, on which are the words "Dey's Rink" In the middle of the front row, is their manager, wearing a dark coat and bowler hat.

    Group picture of the Dawson City club, January 14, 1905, posed outside the Dey's Rink

  • A montage of photographs of the hockey players and team executives surrounding a photograph of the Stanley Cup trophy, with a caption below of "Ottawa Hockey Club, Champions and Stanley Cup holders 1909"

    The 1909 Ottawa Hockey Club Stanley Cup champion

  • Ottawa Hockey Team, NH Association World Champions and Stanley Cup Holders, 1911 (HS85-10-23753)

    Ottawa Hockey Team, NH Association World Champions and Stanley Cup Holders, 1911 (HS85-10-23753)

  • Thirteen men are assembled in three rows, two sitting on the floor in front, five sitting and six standing in back. Ten are hockey players in their uniforms with their hockey sticks and three are members of the team staff in suits.

    Group photograph of the 1914–15 Ottawa Senators.Some players' jerseys have a two flags logo for war-time.

  • Man wearing ice hockey goaltender equipment

    Clint Benedict was outstanding for Ottawa

  • A red shield-shaped cloth crest with the inscription "Worlds Champions 1922–23" sewn onto a gold red and white striped jersey

    The 1922–23 Stanley Cup championship patch worn on their 1923–24 jerseys

  • Man in suit with trophy

    Frank Nighbor with original Hart Trophy

  • Photograph of the front page of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper with the headline "No NHL Hockey Team for Ottawa Next Winter"

    The April 7, 1934, Ottawa Citizen headline

  • Red Triskelion logo

    The first logo of Ottawa Hockey Club. (based on logo of Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association)

  • A montage of individual photographs of hockey players, plus three team executives, with the inscription "Ottawa Hockey Club 1896-97"

    1896–1897 Ottawa Hockey Club.The team is in their 'barber-pole' jerseys.

  • Brown-haired man in jersey of vertical red, black and white stripes

    Bruce Stuart in 1909-10 jersey

  • A red, black and white horizontal striped jersey in a barber-pole pattern, with a large red-letter 'O' on the chest.

    Likeness of 1930s 'barber pole' jerseys with 'O' logo


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