1897–98 Ottawa Hockey Club season

1897–98 Ottawa Hockey Club
League	5th AHAC
1897–98 record	2–6–0
Team information
Captain	Harvey Pulford
Arena	Rideau Skating Rink
Team leaders
Goals	H. Hutchison (8)
Goals against average	Fred Chittick (5.3)
← 1896–97 1898–99 →

The 1897–98 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 13th season of play. Ottawa placed fifth in the league.

Team business

Directors

Governor General The Earl of Minto – Patron
Wilfrid Laurier – Vice-patron
David Maclaren – Honorary president
A. Z. Palmer – Honorary vice-president
S. Maynard Rogers – President
Col. Charles E. Turner – Vice-president
George P. Spittal – Honorary Secretary
W. C. Sparks – Honorary Treasurer
Harvey Pulford – Captain
George P. Murphy, L. M. Bates, S. Ogilve – Executive committee

Source: "Ottawa Club's Officers". The Globe. November 13, 1897. p. 22.

After not coming to satisfactory terms with the Dey brothers over the Dey Rink, the Ottawas returned to their first home, the Rideau Skating Rink for the season.

Season

Ottawa lost several players from the previous season to the rival intermediate Ottawa Capitals, including Alf Smith. The Capitals would win the AHAC championship with the Ottawa players and apply to join AHAC seniors in 1898.

Highlights

The game of February 12, 1898, between Ottawa and the Victorias was notable because Fred Chittick, the regular goalkeeper of Ottawa staged a one-man strike because he had not received his share of complimentary tickets. Ottawa played A. Cope instead and lost 9–5. The fans in attendance heckled the defence pair of Harvey Pulford and Weldy Young, and in response Mr. Young went into the crowd to attack a spectator.

Final standing

Team	Games Played	Wins	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against
Montreal Victorias	8	8	0	53	33
Montreal	8	5	3	34	21
Montreal Shamrocks	8	3	5	25	36
Quebec	8	2	6	29	35
Ottawa	8	2	6	28	44

Schedule and results

Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record
January
8	Ottawa	1	Shamrocks	2	0–1
15	Ottawa	4	Quebec	3	1–1
29	Montreal	4	Ottawa	3	1–2
February
5	Ottawa	6	Victorias	12	1–3
12	Victorias	9	Ottawa	5	1–4
19	Ottawa	2	Montreal	6	1–5
26	Quebec	5	Ottawa	6	2–5
March
5	Shamrocks	3	Ottawa	1	2–6

Goaltending averages

Name	GP	GA	SO	Avg.
Chittick, Fred	4	21		5.3
Cope, A.	4	23		5.8

Scoring Leaders

Name	GP	G
Hutchison, Howard	8	8
White, Fred	6	7
Spittal, Charles	7	5
Living, Alf	5	3
Young, Weldy	8	2

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

Fred Chittick – goal
Patrick Baskerville
Dave Gilmour
Howard Hutchison
Alf Living
Harvey Pulford
Harold Rosenthal
Charlie Spittal
Harry Westwick
Fred White
Weldy Young

References

Coleman, p. 40

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, Vol. 1, 1893–1926 inc. pp. 40–43.

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