Edwin Peter Dey was a boat-builder, ice arena owner, and hockey team owner. He was an owner of the Ottawa Senators men's ice hockey club from 1917 until 1923. He and his brothers Frank Edgar Dey and William Ernest Dey built the various Dey's Arenas where the Senators played until 1922–23.
Ted Dey, circa 1900
Ottawa Senators (original)
The Ottawa Senators were an ice hockey team based in Ottawa, which existed from 1883 to 1954. The club was the first hockey club in Ontario, a founding member of the National Hockey League (NHL) and played in the NHL from 1917 until 1934. The club, which was officially the Ottawa Hockey Club, was known by several nicknames, including the Generals in the 1890s, the Silver Seven from 1903 to 1907 and the Senators dating from 1908.
First photo of Ottawa Hockey Club, 1883–84. Back row: L to R: T.D. Green, T. Gallagher, N. Porter. Middle row, L to R: H. Kirby, J.Kerr, F. Jenkins. Front row: L to R: G. Young, A. Low, E. Taylor
Ottawa Hockey Club, 1885
The 1891 Ottawa Hockey Club, Ottawa and Ontario champions. Back Row, L to R: H. Kirby, Chauncey Kirby, Albert Morel, H.Y. Russel, F. Jenkins, W.C. Young, ?, ? Front Row, L to R: R. Bradley, J. Kerr The team is posed with the Cosby Cup.
The 1895 Ottawa Hockey Club and executive. Standing: P. D. Ross, G. P. Murphy, Chauncey Kirby, Don Watters. Seated: Jim Smellie, Alf Smith, Harvey Pulford, Weldy Young, Joe McDougal. Bottom row: Harry Westwick, Fred Chittick, H. Russell
