Bruce Garrioch: Daniel Alfredsson won’t be a head coaching candidate for the Ottawa Senators. If he wants to remain as an assistant coach, it’s up to him.
Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios announced in his year-end press conference on Friday that Daniel Alfredsson, who went behind the bench in an interim assistant coaching role, will not be a head coaching candidate for the 2024-25 season.
At the time of writing, Daniel Alfredsson finds himself behind the bench of the Ottawa Senators in the role of assistant to 71-year-old veteran coach Jacques Martin.
Over the past few days, David Reinbacher has arrived in Quebec. He began training with the Laval Rocket, and it quickly became clear (via Georges Laraque) that he would make his debut in Friday’s game.
Lorsque Jacques Martin et Daniel Alfredsson furent nommés entraîneur-chef et assistant-entraîneur, le mot intérim se rattachait à leur titre. La majorité des partisans ont vu cette nouvelle comme le début d’une nouvelle saison pour l’équipe.
Lors de son passage à La Brigade en avril dernier, Jacques Martin nous avait partagé ses moments les plus marquants dans l’organisation des Sénateurs d’Ottawa, de la rivalité Ottawa-Toronto et des séries éliminatoires qui ont laissé plus d’une cicatrice.
The Ottawa Senators lost 4-3 to the Arizona Coyotes under the new Jacques Martin and Daniel Alfredsson coaching duo in a comeback win at Mullett Arena.
Mired in a four-game losing streak and quickly falling out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, the Ottawa Senators have made a change behind their bench.
The Ottawa Senators announced on Monday, Dec. 18 that they have fired head coach D.J. Smith, replacing him with interim head coach Jacques Martin. The announcement follows the fourth straight loss for the team and the seventh in the last 10 games, leaving them in last place in the Eastern Conference.
According to reports, and confirmed by the Ottawa Senators organization, the team has has fired head coach D.J. Smith. Jacques Martin has been named the Senators interim head coach.
In a move undertaken just over a month ago when Steve Staios became the Ottawa Senators’ new president of hockey operations, Daniel Alfredsson returned to the Senators in a working capacity.
Daniel Alfredsson received a rousing standing ovation during his role as an assistant for the Ottawa Senators in their game in Sweden on Thursday, marking a symbolic moment in his evolving relationship with the team.
Judging by the ovation Daniel Alfredsson got at the Ottawa Senators’ home opener on Oct. 14, some fans could be forgiven for wondering whether he could one day be selected to replace Ottawa’s current head coach D.J.
The Ottawa Senators have hired Daniel Alfredsson for a role in the organization that doesn’t quite have a title yet.
Hall of Fame forward Daniel Alfredsson rejoined the Ottawa Senators in a coaching and player development role. Team president Steve Staios announced the news Friday involving Alfredsson, who was out on the ice for the morning skate.
When Michael Andlauer officially purchased the Ottawa Senators, many wondered if Daniel Alfredsson, former captain and widely considered the greatest player in franchise history, would return to the fold.
Daniel Alfredsson has returned to the Ottawa Senators organization, this time in a key development and coaching role, per the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch. Alfredsson took the ice with the Senators during their Friday morning practice – fans’ first look at Alfredsson in his new role.
Many Ottawa Senators fans expect to see Daniel Alfredsson return to the club in a front office role once Michael Andlauer and his partners formally take over ownership of the team this month.
It will be a “Beautiful Day” Monday when Daniel Alfredsson finally gets his due as an honourary member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in his fifth year of eligibility.
Alfredsson is set to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame this fall, while Jagr and Lundqvist are locks to join him in the near future.
The Hockey Hall of Fame added six new members Monday.
Daniel Alfredsson was in Sweden when he received the call, he thought he was never going to get. In typical Alfredsson fashion, he joked he thought it may have been his insurance company contacting him.
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