1927 Stanley Cup Finals

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1927 Stanley Cup Finals
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Ottawa Senators 03132
Boston Bruins 01110
* indicates (10-minute) periods of overtime.
Teams played to two wins, ignoring ties.
Location(s) Boston: Boston Arena (1, 2)
Ottawa: Ottawa Auditorium (3, 4)
Formatbest-of-three
CoachesOttawa: Dave Gill
Boston: Art Ross
Captains Ottawa: George Boucher
Boston: Sprague Cleghorn
DatesApril 4–13, 1927
Series-winning goal Cy Denneny (7:30, second, G4)
Hall of Famers Senators:
Jack Adams (1959)
Georges Boucher (1960)
King Clancy (1958)
Alec Connell (1958)
Cy Denneny (1959)
Frank Nighbor (1947)
Hooley Smith (1972)
Bruins:
Sprague Cleghorn (1958)
Frank Fredrickson (1958)
Harry Oliver (1967)
Eddie Shore (1947)
Coaches:
Art Ross (1949, player)
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The 1927 Stanley Cup Finals was played by the Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins. It was the first time the Cup was solely contested by National Hockey League teams, owing to the demise of the Western Hockey League the previous year. It was won by the Ottawa Senators, coached by Dave Gill, over the Boston Bruins, coached by Art Ross. This was the Senators' fourth win since 1920, and eleventh overall, but it marked the end of the dynasty. The original Senators would not win another. [1]

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It would be the last time a team from Ottawa would play in the Finals until the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, and the first Stanley Cup Finals to have games played in both Canada and the United States.

Game summaries

The Stanley Cup Finals was originally intended to be a best-of-three series. After the first game was declared a draw, NHL president Frank Calder ruled that the series would go no more than five games, with overtimes limited to 20 minutes. If the teams were tied after five games, the teams would share the championship. [2] [3] In the end, the series went four games because of two ties. These were the last ties in Stanley Cup history, notwithstanding the unfinished 3–3 Stanley Cup Finals match between Edmonton and Boston on May 24, 1988. Ottawa's Frank Nighbor was playing in his sixth Stanley Cup series, while Boston's Sprague Cleghorn and Billy Coutu were playing in their fifth Stanley Cup series. [4]

Rough play marred the series: in the final game, Lionel Hitchman and George Boucher were ejected for a wild fight which Ottawa police had to break up. Hooley Smith butt-ended Boston's Harry Oliver, and Eddie Shore fought with Smith in retaliation; both Smith and Shore were ejected. After the game, Billy Coutu assaulted referee Jerry Laflamme, tackled referee Billy Bell and started a bench-clearing brawl. [5] Coutu was barred from the league for life, Smith was given a one-month suspension effective in the 1927–28 season, while Boucher, Hitchman and Jimmy Herbert were all fined. [6]

The April 13, 1927, game at the Ottawa Auditorium was the last Stanley Cup Finals game in Ottawa until the June 2, 2007, game played at Scotiabank Place between the current Senators and the Anaheim Ducks. It is known that one fan, Russell Williams, attended both games, 80 years apart, both games won by Ottawa. [7]

Game one

April 7Ottawa Senators0–0OTBoston Bruins Boston Arena  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime periodNo scoring
Alec Connell Goalie stats Hal Winkler

The first game ended in a scoreless draw after two ten-minute overtime periods. In the overtime, the condition of the ice became unplayable and NHL President Frank Calder called the game. There were two disallowed goals, one by each team, and both disallowed by off-sides. [8]

Before the next game, Calder decided that the series would play to five games if necessary. If after the five games, the teams were tied, that the teams would share the Stanley Cup honours. Calder also ruled that overtimes would be limited to 20 minutes. [2]

Game two

April 9Ottawa Senators3–1Boston Bruins Boston Arena  
No scoringFirst period King Clancy (1) - 6:37
Frank Finnigan (2) - 11:23
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
16:45 - Harry Oliver (3)Third period Cy Denneny (2) - 19:55
Alec Connell Goalie stats Hal Winkler

In the second game, the Senators changed their tactics, going on the offensive. King Clancy and Cy Denneny scored in the first period for Ottawa. The Senators played a defensive game in the second period. In the third period, Harry Oliver scored for the Bruins on a goal-mouth scramble to bring the Bruins within one. In the final minute, with the Bruins pressing, Denneny scored again to put the game beyond doubt. [9]

Game three

April 11Boston Bruins1–12OTOttawa Senators Ottawa Auditorium  
Jimmy Herberts (3) - 7:00First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period15:00 - Cy Denneny (3)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond overtime periodNo scoring
Hal Winkler Goalie stats Alec Connell

The series switched to Ottawa. The Bruins took the early lead. Jimmy "Sailor" Herbert broke in on a pass from Harry Oliver and beat Alex Connell in the Ottawa net at 7:14 of the first period. In the second, the Senators picked up the pace and Denneny scored at 15:15 on a pass from Clancy to tie the score. Neither team could break the tie in the third period or the two overtimes. The result meant that Ottawa could win the series with a win in game four, making game five unnecessary. [10]

Game four

April 13Boston Bruins1–3Ottawa Senators Ottawa Auditorium  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period5:00 - Frank Finnigan (3)
7:30 - Cy Denneny (4)
Harry Oliver (4) - 17:50Third period11:00 - Cy Denneny (5)
Hal Winkler Goalie stats Alec Connell

The Senators decided to start two players who had been substitutes in the previous games, Frank Finnigan and Hec Kilrea and the moves were a success. The Senators came out on the offensive and took a 2–0 lead in the first period on goals by Finnigan and Denneny. Denneny scored again in the third period to put the Senators ahead 3–0. The game degenerated after that. Lionel Hitchman and George Boucher fought, with Eddie Shore jumping in. Ottawa police jumped onto the ice to help the referees and Hitchman and Boucher were ejected. Oliver scored with six minutes to play. Ottawa's Hooley Smith butt-ended Oliver in the face with a minute to play. Shore jumped in to fight Smith and the two were ejected. After the game Coutu attacked referee Laflamme on his way to the dressing room. [5]

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1927 Stanley Cup was presented to Senators captain George Boucher by NHL President Frank Calder following the Senators 3–1 win over the Bruins in game four.

The following Senators players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

Team photograph. Trophies won: Stanley Cup, O'Brien Cup, Prince of Wales Trophy. Ottawa Hockey Club Champions 1927.jpg
Team photograph. Trophies won: Stanley Cup, O'Brien Cup, Prince of Wales Trophy.

With the win Hooley Smith became the fourth player to have won Olympic gold and the Stanley Cup. Smith had won the gold medal at the 1924 Olympics with the Toronto Granites. [11]

1926–27 Ottawa Senators

Players

   Centres
   Wingers
   Defencemen
   Goaltenders

Coaching and administrative staff

  • Frank Ahearn (President/Owner)
  • Major T. W. McDonald (Vice President)
  • Dave Gill (Manager-Coach/Secretary-Treasurer)
  • Ed Gleeson (Trainer), Don Hughes (Asst. Trainer)

Dave Gill was the third NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Major T. W. McDonald's first name is unknown.

See also

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References

Notes
  1. ↑ "Schedule | Apr 7, 1927 ET". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Senators and Bruins Ready for Second Game Tonight, Pres. Calder Issues Ruling". Ottawa Citizen.
  3. ↑ "Only Five Games In Any Event If Teams Are Tied". Ottawa Citizen . Ottawa, Ontario. Associated Press. April 8, 1927. p. 1.; "Only Five Games In Any Event If Teams Are Tied (Continued From Page One)". Ottawa Citizen . Ottawa, Ontario. Associated Press. April 8, 1927. p. 4.
  4. ↑ "Frank Nighbor is Veteran Of All Stanley Cup Players". Ottawa Citizen. April 9, 1927. p. 12.
  5. 1 2 "Wild Scenes When Ottawa Trounced Boston Bruins, 3–1". Montreal Gazette. April 14, 1927. p. 16.
  6. ↑ "Coutu is Expelled by NHL Head For Striking Referee". Montreal Gazette. April 15, 1927. p. 14.
  7. ↑ Cheadle, Bruce (June 2, 2007). "Ottawa man nostalgically recalls Sens' last cup win". ctv.ca. Retrieved December 27, 2007.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Burly Bruins Baffled By Solid Ottawa Defence". Ottawa Citizen. April 8, 1927. p. 10.
  9. ↑ "Scoring Twice in First P'd, Senators Beat Bostonians in Thrilling Contest by 3–1". Ottawa Citizen. April 11, 1927. p. 10.
  10. ↑ "Boston Battled Ottawa Squad To 1–1 Overtime Draw". Montreal Gazette. April 12, 1927. p. 16.
  11. ↑ Zweig 2012, p. 255.
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