Stanley Cup Dynasty (1903–1927)

Lore & Background

Generally acknowledged by hockey historians as one of the greatest teams of the early days of the sport, the club won numerous championships, starting with the 1891 to 1893 Ontario championships. Ottawa HC first won the Stanley Cup in 1903, holding the championship until 1906 (the Silver Seven years). The club repeated its success in the 1920s, winning the Stanley Cup in 1920, 1921, 1923 and 1927 (the Super Six years). In 1950, Canadian sports editors selected the Ottawa HC/Senators as Canada's greatest team in the first half of the 20th century.

Reader's Guide

The club was one of the first organized clubs in the early days of ice hockey, playing in the Montreal Winter Carnival ice hockey tournaments in the early 1880s and founding the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada and the Ontario Hockey Association. The club changed to a professional team and were founding members of the National Hockey Association (NHA) and its successor, the National Hockey League. The NHL franchise relocated to St. Louis to become the St. Louis Eagles after the 1933–34 season. The organization continued the Senators as an amateur, and later semi-professional, team in Quebec senior men's leagues until 1954, winning two Allan Cup titles: in 1943 and 1949.

Did You Know?

• The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, founded in 1883.
• When the current Ottawa Senators debuted in 1992, they adopted the original team's black, red and white color scheme and nickname.