<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn January 1996, Jacques Martin was named head coach. He successfully elevated the team\u2019s competitiveness, becoming one of the Senators\u2019 most celebrated coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the 1996\u201397 season, Martin led the Senators to the playoffs. Though they lost a decisive match against Martin Brodeur\u2019s New Jersey Devils, the team secured seven wins, a notable improvement. Under Martin\u2019s guidance, the Senators were a top NHL contender by the late 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 1998\u201399 season was the team\u2019s best yet, and Martin received the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year. The following season, the team won the Presidents’ Trophy for the league\u2019s best record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite his success, Martin was dismissed in 2004 after a playoff loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Bryan Murray<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nBryan Murray\u2019s 2005\u201306 debut season as head coach was historic, with the team earning 113 points and 52 wins. Unfortunately, injuries, including to Dominik Hasek, derailed their playoff hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Murray became the first inductee into the Senators\u2019 Ring of Honour. Under his leadership, the team reached the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2006\u201307 season. Promoted to general manager in 2007, Murray remained influential in shaping the team. He passed away in 2017 after battling cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>John Paddock<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nJohn Paddock took over in 2007, leading the Senators to win 15 of their first 17 games. However, after 64 games and a poor stretch of results, he was dismissed. Bryan Murray returned as head coach before further changes in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Craig Hartsburg<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nHartsburg\u2019s brief tenure in the 2008\u201309 season ended after 48 games, as the team failed to meet expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Cory Clouston<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nClouston succeeded Hartsburg and coached through the end of the 2008\u201309 season. While he implemented a new system, injuries and inconsistency plagued the team, leading to missed playoff opportunities. Clouston was dismissed after the 2010\u201311 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPaul MacLean revitalized the Senators, earning a playoff berth and being named NHL Coach of the Year in 2013. However, the team struggled in subsequent seasons, and MacLean was dismissed in December 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Dave Cameron<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nCameron replaced MacLean in 2014, sparking initial optimism. Despite some success, the 2015\u201316 season ended in disappointment, and Cameron was let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Guy Boucher<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAppointed in 2016, Guy Boucher\u2019s first season showed promise, with the team reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. However, subsequent seasons saw declines, leading to his replacement in 2019 by interim coach Marc Crawford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>D.J. Smith<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nD.J. Smith was hired as head coach to rebuild the team. Despite challenges, Smith demonstrated strong leadership, earning recognition as “Coach of the Year” for achieving record improvements over his first three seasons. His ability to foster teamwork and growth has been a key asset for the Senators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On average, the Ottawa Senators change coaches every two seasons. While stability has been a challenge, the team has achieved significant successes under some of its head coaches, leaving an indelible mark on Ottawa and the NHL.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Ottawa Senators is a well-known name in Canadian professional hockey. Established in 1992, the team competes in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Its name reflects Ottawa\u2019s status as the seat of Canada\u2019s national government, and it also honours a former local team (1903\u20131927) with the same name. Since the team\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":526,"featured_media":12709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4820],"tags":[8056,8053,8064,8060,8052,8055,8069,8057,8054,8058,8065,8071,8067,8059,8070,8061,8051,8063,8062],"moimportance":[501,1042,656,31,32,35],"motype":[4825],"moformat":[85],"class_list":["post-14835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sporty","tag-brian-murray","tag-corey-clauston","tag-craig-hartsburg","tag-dave-allison","tag-dave-cameron","tag-dj-smith","tag-first-coach-of-the-hockey-club","tag-guy-boucher","tag-jack-adams-award-best-coach","tag-jacques-martin","tag-john-paddock","tag-ottawa-senators-head-coaches","tag-ottawa-senators-hockey-club","tag-ottawa-senators-in-the-nhl","tag-outstanding-coaches-of-the-ottawa-senators-hockey-club","tag-paul-mclean","tag-rick-bowness","tag-senators-coaches","tag-sports","moimportance-recommended","moimportance-stories","moimportance-trending","moimportance-aktualna-bilshe-roku","moimportance-golovna-novyna","moimportance-retranslyacziya-v-agregatory","motype-eternal","moformat-list-short"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/526"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14854,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14835\/revisions\/14854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14835"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=14835"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=14835"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iottawa.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=14835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}