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Canadian ice hockey coach and executive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Norman Gill[1][2] (November 24, 1887 – March 30, 1959) was head coach of the original Ottawa Senators from 1926 to 1931 and a prominent Ottawa sportsman. He won the Stanley Cup in the 1926–27 season. Gill was a member of the War Canoe Club of New Edinburgh as a manager,[3] and played rugby and hockey for that club as well as paddling. He played football for the Ottawa Rough Riders between 1912 and 1923.
Dave Gill | |
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![]() Gill c. 1912 | |
Born | Grenville, Quebec, Canada | November 24, 1887
Died | March 30, 1959 71) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | (aged
Occupation(s) | Ice hockey coach and executive |
Known for | |
Awards | Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame |
He helped organize the Ottawa and District Amateur Hockey Association in 1920 and in 1925 joined the Ottawa Senators as manager, taking over as coach the following year, winning a Stanley Cup in 1927. Financial trouble necessitated the team selling off players to pay its debts and when Ottawa left the National Hockey League in 1931 for one year, he did not return to the Senators.
Gill was president of the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1954 to 1955.[4]
He died of heart problems on March 30, 1959.
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
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G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
Ottawa Senators | 1926-27 | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 1st in Canadian | Won division finals (5-1 vs. MTL) Won Stanley Cup (2-0-2 vs. BOS) |
Ottawa Senators | 1927-28 | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 3rd in Canadian | Lost division semi-finals (1-3 vs. MTM) |
Ottawa Senators | 1928-29 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 41 | 4th in Canadian | Did not qualify |
NHL totals | 132 | 64 | 41 | 27 | 155 | 1 division title | 4-2-2 (0.625) |
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