The Ottawa Cliffsides were a senior ice hockey team that played in the Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union from 1908 to 1911. Prior to that, from 1905 to 1908, they competed in the Ottawa City Senior League.

Ottawa Cliffsides
CityOttawa, Ontario
 Canada
LeagueOCSHL (1905–1908)
IPAHU (1908–1911)
OCSHL (1919–20)
ColoursLight Blue, White
   
Head coachAlf Smith (1909)
Ottawa Cliffsides in 1909.
Billy Smith (a younger brother of Alf, Harry and Tommy Smith) with the 1910–11 Ottawa Cliffsides.

They were the first winner of the Allan Cup in 1909 when the cup was given to the winner of the Inter-Provincial Hockey League. Alf Smith coached the Ottawa Cliffsides to win the first Allan Cup in March 1909, only to lose it to Queen's University in a challenge.

The Cliffsides played for only three seasons in the Inter-Provincial league. They then reappeared in the Ottawa City Senior League in 1919–20 before disappearing for good.

Season-by-season results

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Inter-Provincial Amateur Hockey Union

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Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Playoffs
1908–09 6 5 1 0 10 56 43 Awarded Allan Cup, Lost Allan Cup Final
1909–10 6 4 2 0 8 59 43 Lost Final
1910–11 6 5 1 0 10 50 24 Lost Final

Ottawa City Senior League

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Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Playoffs
1919–20 7 4 3 0 8 10 8 Missed playoffs

Notable players

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Capt. Norman Scott home from France" Ottawa Citizen. Feb. 3, 1919 (pg. 9). Retrieved 2021-12-05.