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.
Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion today announced additions to the team’s hockey operations department.
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.
Saturday’s All in 4 ALS: Jonesy’s Game at the WFCU Centre showed just how much the game can bring people together with the charity event supporting former Windsor Spitfires’ head coach Bob Jones and his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
No one has worked more closely with rookie defenceman Jake Sanderson than the Senators’ defensive coach Jack Capuano.
‘I sat them down, had a beer, and I told them,’ Jones says of telling other coaches.
“A devoted member of our family, Bob Jones, has been diagnosed with ALS,” said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion.
“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.
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