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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.

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Sources: nhl.com, Ottawa Citizen

By Sens Communications @Media_Sens / Ottawa Senators

June 13, 2023

OTTAWA – The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment announced today that an entity controlled by Michael Andlauer has entered into an agreement to purchase 90 per cent and operational control of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. Anna and Olivia Melnyk, through the Melnyk Estate, will retain a 10 per cent interest in the club. Subject to approval by both the National Hockey League and finalization of the sale process, Andlauer will assume control of the organization’s operations.

Michael Andlauer has a long history in hockey and love of the game, having been involved with the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Hamilton Bulldogs since 2003, first as a co-owner, then as majority owner in 2004. In 2007, the Hamilton Bulldogs were Calder Cup Champions. In March of 2015, when he sold the AHL Bulldogs to the Montreal Canadiens; he purchased the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Belleville Bulls and relocated the team to Hamilton, where they won both the 2018 and 2022 OHL Championship.

In 2009, Andlauer purchased a share of the Montreal Canadiens, the Bell Centre and Gillett Entertainment Group (now evenko) as part of a group headed by Geoff Molson. Andlauer has served as alternate governor for the Canadiens since the purchase.

Andlauer has more than 35 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc., a TSX-listed leading supply chain management company offering third party logistics and specialized transportation solutions for the healthcare sector. He is also the founder of Bulldog Capital Partners Inc., a Toronto-based merchant bank focused on private equity investments and advisory services.

Statement from Michael Andlauer:

“My family and I are very excited to be a part of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. I believe that the Senators’ fanbase is one of the most passionate in the league and I’m excited to take the franchise’s success both on and off the ice to the next level.

The short and long-term future of the team is incredibly bright, and I look forward to getting to know the team, the fanbase and the community.

First and foremost, thank you to my wife and family for their support. Thank you to both the NHL and the Melnyk family for providing me with the opportunity to make this dream a reality. Thank you also to my equity partners on the transaction, who like me are committed to bringing success to the National Capital Region. I would also like to thank my financial advisors at Bulldog Capital Partners.”

Statement from Sheldon Plener, Chairman and Governor of the Ottawa Senators:

“We are very pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement to sell controlling interest of the Senators to Michael Andlauer. Michael represents everything we could have hoped to find coming into this process – a passionate owner who is committed to Ottawa.

I want to thank Anna and Olivia Melnyk for their dedication and support to the board of directors and executors of the estate during this process. We would also like to recognize the ongoing efforts of the National Hockey League and the outstanding work of Galatioto Sports Partners.

We believe it is a momentous day for the National Capital Region.”

About the Ottawa Senators

One of seven NHL franchises based in Canada, the Ottawa Senators returned to the league in 1992 following a 58-year absence. Ottawa won 11 Stanley Cups during its original reign from 1903 to 1934. The modern-day Senators have captured four titles in the Northeast Division and a Presidents’ Trophy in 2002-03. Since 1992, the Senators together with its foundation, alumni, partners and fans have contributed more than $100 million to community initiatives in the National Capital Region.

Source: nhl.com