The Ottawa Senators visited the New York Rangers on this date in 1930.
Founded in 1926, the Rangers won the Stanley Cup in their second year and were finalists in their third, losing to Boston. Their general manger Lester Patrick had been co-owner of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He enabled the NHL’s 1920s expansion into the US by selling the entire Portland and Victoria rosters to Chicago and Detroit.
The 1930-31 Rangers had fifteen Canadians on their roster, plus two Americans, a guy born in Scotland and another born in Poland. The two Americans were Cecil Dillon from Toledo and Frank Peters from Rouses Point on the New York/Quebec border. Like the Senators, Quakers and Montreal Maroons, most of the Rangers came from Ontario.
1930-31 Rangers who had previously played in the PCHA or the Western Canadian Hockey League were: Bill and Bun Cook of the Saskatoon Crescents; Frank Boucher of the Vancouver Maroons; and Ernie Kenny of the Edmonton Eskimos.
Frank Boucher was a former Senator and had played for Ottawa Munitions and New Edinburgh in the Ottawa City League. Frank Finnigan was the only Senator (apart from the QSHL ones) who lived to see the 1993 Senators play.
First period: goals by Bill Cook (Rangers) and Frank Finnigan (Senators).
Second period: goal by Art Gagne (Ottawa).
Third period: goals by Bun Cook (Rangers) and Frank Boucher (Rangers).
Final Score: Rangers 3 – 2 Senators.
Montreal Senior Group:
Game 5, November 24: Canadiens 2 – 1 Victorias
Game 6, November 24: Columbus 1 – 2 McGill
Game 7, November 27: AAA 0 – 1 McGill
Game 8, November 27: Columbus 0 – 1 Victorias
Game 9, December 1: Columbus 1 – 2 AAA
Game 10, December 1: Canadiens 1 – 2 McGill
Game 11, December 8: McGill 0 – 2 Columbus
Game 12, December 8: Victorias 0 – 0 Canadiens
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