1926–27 Ottawa Senators season
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Stanley Cup champions
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Prince of Wales Trophy winners
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O'Brien Trophy winners
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Canadian Division champions
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| Division | 1st Canadian |
| 1926–27 record | 30–10–4 |
| Home record | 16–5–1 |
| Road record | 14–5–3 |
| Goals for | 86 |
| Goals against | 69 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Dave Gill |
| Coach | Dave Gill |
| Captain | Buck Boucher |
| Arena | Ottawa Auditorium |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Cy Denneny (17) |
| Assists | King Clancy (10) |
| Points | Cy Denneny (23) |
| Penalties in minutes | Hooley Smith (125) |
| Wins | Alec Connell (30) |
| Goals against average | Alec Connell (1.49) |
The 1926–27 Ottawa Senators season was the club's tenth season of play in the NHL, 42nd overall. The Senators would win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years, and eleventh overall including the pre-NHL years.
Prior to the start of the season, the Senators relieved head coach Alex Currie from his duties. General Manager Dave Gill would step behind the bench and become the head coach. Buck Boucher would take over the team captaincy from Cy Denneny.
The league would expand by three teams, as the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers would all join the league to make it a ten-team league. The NHL also would divide the ten teams into two divisions, and the Senators found themselves in the Canadian Division. This was also the first season that the Stanley Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHL.
The Senators would win 30 games and earn 64 points, both the highest in the NHL and capture the Prince of Wales Trophy, win the Canadian Division title, and earn a bye in the opening round of the playoffs. Also,
Denneny would go on to lead the club once again offensively, scoring 17 goals and 23 points, while Hooley Smith would have a team record 125 penalty minutes. Alec Connell would lead the NHL in wins (30) and be among the league leaders in GAA (1.49) and shutouts (13).
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
The Montreal Canadiens would defeat their cross town rivals, the Montreal Maroons and face the Senators in a two-game total-goal series, and Ottawa would win it by a score of 5–1, and match up against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.
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