Cy Denneny
Inducted:
1959
Player Stats
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Born:
December 23, 1891
Farran's Point, Ontario, Canada
Died:
September 10, 1970
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Position:
Left wing
College:
NA
Cyril Joseph "Cy" Denneny was the first great sniper of the NHL era and the cornerstone of the Ottawa Senators dynasty of the 1920s. He was the first player in NHL history to reach the 200-goal milestone and held the record for most career points and goals for several years during the league's first decade.
Denneny was a winner at every level, capturing five Stanley Cups (four as a player, one as a player-coach). Denneny’s combination of skill, consistency, and sportsmanship earned him respect from teammates and opponents alike. A pioneer of the "left-wing lock" before it was a formal system, he was a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959.
Denneny's Awards and Record:
- NHL Scoring Leader (1923–24)
- 5x Stanley Cup Champion (1920, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1929)
- NHL Record: First player to score 200 career goals
- NHL Record: First player to record four 20-goal seasons
- Consistently among Ottawa’s top point scorers throughout his career
- Known for speed, accuracy, and leadership during the NHL’s formative years
NHL Teams
Ottawa Senators (1917-1928)
Boston Bruins (1928-1929)
Number Worn:
13
NHL Stats
Season Played:
12 (1917-1929)
Games Played:
329
Goals:
247
Assists:
85
Points:
333
Penalty Minutes:
301
Playoffs Games:
25
Playoff Points:
18 (16 G, 2 A)
Game Managed(as coach):
92
Win/Lose:
37-40