Ottawa visited Boston at the Boston Garden on this date in 1931. At this point in the season Boston were first in the American Division with 35 points, Ottawa last in the Canadian with 12.
The Bruins were the NHL’s first US club, joining in 1924. They won the Stanley Cup in 1929.
The 1930-31 Bruins included five future Hockey Hall of Fame members: Marty Barry, Dit Clapper, Harry Oliver, Eddie Shore and Tiny Thompson.
Dit Clapper, who joined the Bruins in 1927, went on to play twenty seasons with the club. Johnny Bucyk and Ray Bourque each played 21 years.
None of the Bruins played junior hockey in Boston. Dit Clapper and Paul Runge played for the minor Can-Am League Boston Cubs and/or Boston Tigers. George Owen came up through the college ranks and had four seasons with Harvard Crimson hockey, baseball and football. But as a rule the Bruins came from elsewhere.
Several Bruins were connected to Ottawa. Lionel Hitchman played for New Edinburgh in the OCHL and was three seasons a Senator. Bill Hutton was a Senator in 1929-30. Harold Darragh grew up in Ottawa and played for the OCHL Gunners and New Edinburgh, but was never a Senator. Cooney Weiland, Dutch Gainor and Percy Galbraith were future Senators.
The Senators’ Art Gagne, Harry Connor and Eric Pettinger had been Boston Bruins. Bill Touhey, Joe Lamb and Alex Smith would become Bruins in future years.
Previous results:
1930/11/27 Boston 2 – 1 Ottawa
1931/1/8 Boston 3 – 1 Ottawa
First period: goals by Shore (Boston), Touhey (Ottawa) and Weiland (Boston).
Second period: goals by Finnigan (Ottawa) and Darragh (Boston).
Third period: goal by Weiland.
Final score: Boston 4, Ottawa 2.
Montreal Senior Group:
Game 21, January 12: Canadiens 1 – 2 Victorias
Game 22, January 12: Montreal AAA 1 – 1 McGill
Game 23, January 19: Victorias 1 – 3 Montreal AAA
Game 24, January 19: Columbus 1 – 1 McGill
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