Canada’s national capital was home to the original Senators, birthed in 1883 as an amateur club, as well as a founding member of the professional NHL in 1917. Officially named the Ottawa Hockey Club, the franchise was also referred to as the Generals in the 1890s and the Silver Seven during the early 1900s. They were dubbed the Senators in 1908. Overall, the franchise won 11 Stanley Cup championships, the last in 1927.
As the Great Depression took its toll in the early 1930s, Ottawa’s financial losses and small-market size forced a move to St.