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1895–96 Ottawa Hockey Club season

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League
  
3rd AHAC

Captain
  
Chauncy Kirby

Goals
  
Harry Westwick (8)

1895–96 record
  
6–2–0

Arena
  
Rideau Skating Rink

Goals against average
  
Fred Chittick (2.0)

The 1895–96 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 11th season of play. Ottawa placed second in the league.

Contents

Team business

At the team annual meeting, the following officers were elected:

  • Hon. T. M. Daly – Honorary president
  • P. D. Ross – Honorary vice-president
  • A. Z. Palmer – President
  • S. Maynard Rogers – Vice-president
  • D'Arcy Scott – Secretary
  • G. Patterson Murphy – Treasurer
  • C. T. Kirby – Captain
  • H. Y. Russell, H. Pulford, W. A. Cox – Executive committee
  • Source: "Sports of all sorts". The Globe. November 25, 1895. p. 6. 

    Highlights

    After playing both goal and forward in the previous season, Harry Westwick played forward only and he responded with 8 goals. Alf Smith was close behind with 7 goals. Fred Chittick played all eight games for Ottawa.

    Ottawa was the only team to defeat the Montreal Victorias, defeating them 3–2 in Montreal before 5000 fans. The Victorias won the return match in Ottawa by the same 3–2 score.

    Roster

  • Fred Chittick (goal)
  • Chauncy Kirby
  • Harvey Pulford
  • Herbert Russell
  • Alf Smith
  • Harry Westwick
  • Fred White
  • Weldy Young
  • Source: Kitchen(2008), p. 341

    References

    1895–96 Ottawa Hockey Club season Wikipedia