The Inside Story of the Old Ottawa Senators, 1883-1935
Adapted from Chapter 8 Over their three-year reign as Stanley Cup champions (1903-1905), the Ottawas, or Silver Seven as they were sometimes nicknamed, attracted a large following among sports-page readers from Halifax to Vancouver. While they rolled to twenty wins against two losses in league play, it was their Stanley Cup prowess that took them…
Adapted from Chapter 4 Thomas Ahearn and Warren Soper were local entrepreneurs who made their mark installing electric street lighting throughout Ottawa, and by extension to Ottawa’s hockey rinks, in 1885. By 1891, they were on to something new; a plan to bring spectators to hockey games. The two entrepreneurs had introduced the Ottawa Electric…
Adapted from Chapter 10 Half a world away from the hockey rinks of the capital, the 1st Canadian Division was preparing for battle. Ypres was the last remaining Belgian soil under allied control and the Canadians were about to enter the trenches in front of the town. Soon after the awful events of April 22,…