SENATORS NAME MACLEAN NEW HEAD COACH
Paul MacLean is the Ottawa Senators’ next head coach, becoming the team’s ninth head coach since they re-joined the NHL in 1993.
MacLean, who spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach with the Red Wings, Detroit to a Stanley Cup in 2008 and was also part of Mike Bab*****’s coaching staff with the Anaheim Ducks from 2002 to 2004, helping the team to a Cup Final appearance.
MacLean’s playing career lasted 11 years, playing 719 games with stops in Detroit, Winnipeg and St. Louis. He amassed 324 goals and 349 assists as a player.
“Paul brings a weath of experience as both a coach and teacher of the game,” general manager Bryan Murray said at a Tuesday news conference. “He has been a winner during his coaching career and comes to Ottawa from an organization that has a history of both success on the ice and in developing players.
“He is a competitive person and we expect that our teams will display that same trait night-in and night-out.”
MacLean is filling the void left by former Senators head coach Cory Clouston. He was relieved of his duties on April 9 by Ottawa general manager Bryan Murray. MacLean does have a working history with Bryan Murray, as he served as Anaheim’s general manager during MacLean’s coaching tenure with the team.