By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter
May 7, 2024
The long-awaited search for the next head coach of the Ottawa Senators has officially come to an end.
Steve Staios, GM and President of Hockey Operations
Canucks former Head Coach Travis Green has been named the next Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators, it was announced by the NHL Senators today.
Staios added that Travis Green has been signed to a 3-year contract through the end of the 2027-28 NHL season.
“After speaking to several highly qualified candidates, it became clear that Travis is the right fit to lead our group,” said Staios.
As we’ve routinely stated, developing a winning culture is paramount to our aspiration of achieving sustained success.
Travis has a burning desire to win, is passionate about teaching, and holds his players to a very high standard. We’re excited to welcome he and his family to the Ottawa-Gatineau community.”
According to the article, ‘Garrioch: Travis Green emerges as top choice for next coach for the Ottawa Senators’:
“A big part of my coaching is building relationships,” Green told media in New Jersey at the end of this season.
“When you talk about accountability, that’s really being there for each other every day and being dependable that you’re going to do the right thing to win.
“As a coach, to have accountability in your room, I believe you have to have open dialogue, open communication, trust, and build a relationship. Not only do the players then accept accountability; they want it, and they understand it when players are held accountable.”
In the above article, Green admits to learning from Lindy Ruff with the New Jersey Devils as assistant coach:
“Just being around Lindy made me a better coach,” Green said.
“I study the game a lot, I study different systems a lot, and I analyze what works for some teams and also doesn’t work for other teams. I have changed some of my ideas, and that’s just evolving as a coach.
“The game evolves, and coaches have to evolve as well.”
Travis Green 411
In the 2013 off-season, Green was hired as the head coach of the American Hockey League‘s (AHL) Utica Comets, the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League‘s (NHL) Vancouver Canucks.In the 2014–15 season, he led them to the Calder Cup finals where they lost in five games to the Manchester Monarchs.
On April 26, 2017, he was named head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.On December 5, 2021, Green was fired as the head coach of the Canucks along with general manager Jim Benning after leading the team to an 8–15–2 record.
On June 22, 2023, the New Jersey Devils hired Green as associate coach in head coach Lindy Ruff‘s staff. He was named the team’s interim head coach after Ruff was fired on March 4, 2024.
Source: Wikipedia
Sources: nhl.com, Ottawa Citizen