The LA Kings have named D.J. Smith as an assistant coach, joining assistant coaches Trent Yawney and Derik Johnson, goaltending coach Mike Buckley and video coordinator Samson Lee on interim head coach Jim Hiller’s staff.
At the conclusion of last season, Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stützle went to bat for their head coach when Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion didn’t immediately announce that D.J. Smith was returning for the 2023-24 campaign.
Amid a six-year playoff drought, head coach D.J. Smith believes the Ottawa Senators are ready to take a step forward this season in the competitive Eastern Conference.
André Tourigny to serve as head coach; D.J. Smith, Alex Tanguay, Troy Ryan named assistants.
“We want to be competitive and in the first 20 games we know where we have to be.”
“There’s still some development to go, but in saying that, it’s more about winning.”
Earlier this week, we shared a moment of appreciation for the Ottawa Senators’ Thomas Chabot, one of the most under-rated star defencemen in the NHL.
D.J. Smith is getting ready to pack his bags and head back to his Ottawa home this weekend.
The Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate its 40th anniversary in a big way.
The Ottawa Senators announced today that the team has extended head coach D.J. Smith’s contract for two seasons.
“I couldn’t be more excited to be the head coach of this group. We’re getting better as a group, myself included.”
D.J. Smith knows what the data suggests. NHL players strapping on their gear for a morning skate seven or eight hours before a game probably isn’t the best use of energy.
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