The 1910–11 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 26th season, second in the National Hockey Association. Ottawa won the league championship for the O'Brien Cup and took over the Stanley Cup from the Montreal Wanderers.
Regular season The team opened the season with ten consecutive wins, not losing until February in Renfrew. This matched the club record of ten consecutive wins set in 1909–10. Marty Walsh and "Dubbie" Kerr led the league in goals with 37 and 32.
Final standings
Schedule and results No. Date Visitor Score Home Score Record December1 31 Ottawa 5 Canadiens 3 1–0 January 2 7 Wanderers 5 Ottawa 10 2–03 10 Ottawa 5 Renfrew 4 3–04 14 Quebec 5 Ottawa 13 4–05 21 Canadiens 4 Ottawa 5 (overtime) 5–06 24 Renfrew 5 Ottawa 19 6–07 28 Ottawa 8 Wanderers 2 7–0 February8 4 Ottawa 6 Quebec 4 8–09 11 Wanderers 4 Ottawa 9 9–010 18 Ottawa 7 Quebec 2 10–011 24 Ottawa 7 Renfrew 8 10–112 28 Quebec 2 Ottawa 6 11–1 March13 2 Ottawa 7 Wanderers 11 11–214 4 Renfrew 7 Ottawa 6 11–315 8 Ottawa 4 Canadiens 3 12–316 10 Canadiens 0 Ottawa 5 13–3
Player statistics
Goaltending averages Name Club GP GA SO Avg.Percy LeSueurOttawa 16 69 1 4.3
Leading scorers Name ClubGP GMarty Walsh Ottawa 16 37"Dubbie" Kerr Ottawa 16 32Bruce Ridpath Ottawa 16 22Jack Darragh Ottawa 16 18
Stanley Cup challenges
Ottawa played two challenges after the season at The Arena in Ottawa.
Galt vs. Ottawa Five members of the Galt team were from the Ottawa area or had played for Ottawa: Hague, Baird, Murphy, Smith and Berlinguette. Odds given before the game had Ottawa as 3–1 favourites. Bruce Ridpath who had been knocked out in the final game of the season played in the challenge game. Only 2,500 attended the game, which was described as a 'poor exhibition' with 'water covering the ice in several places.' Ottawa led 5–0 before Galt scored two. The teams traded goals to the finish to make the final 7–4.
+ March 13, 1911Galt 4 at Ottawa 7Billy Hague G Percy LeSueur Billy Baird P Fred Lake 1Mike Murphy CP Hamby Shore Tommy Smith 1 F Jack Darragh Ken Mallen F Marty Walsh 3 Louis Berlinguette 2 F Bruce Ridpath 2 Fred "Doc" Doherty 1 F "Dubbie" Kerr 1
Referee: Russell Bowie Umpire: Duncan Campbell
Port Arthur vs. Ottawa
Marty Walsh was a "one-man wrecking crew", scoring ten goals against Port Arthur.
+ March 16, 1911Port Arthur 4 at Ottawa13Herman Zeigler G Percy LeSueur Paddy McDonough P Fred Lake Eddie Carpenter 1 CP Hamby Shore Jack Walker 1 F Jack Darragh Mickey O'Leary F Marty Walsh 10 Willard McGregor 1 F Bruce Ridpath 2 Wes Wellington 1 F "Dubbie" Kerr 1
See also 1910–11 NHA season 1910 in sports 1911 in sports List of Stanley Cup champions
References Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. .