OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today the hiring of Jack Capuano as the team's associate coach. Capuano joins D.J. Smith's coaching staff after signing a three-year contract with the Senators, effective for the 2019-20 NHL season.
"Jack brings a wealth of coaching experience in the National Hockey League and is a great fit with our staff," said Senators head coach D.J. Smith. "Our goal was to bring in someone who has been an NHL head coach - Jack has that experience and much more. He's played defence, run a defence and run a penalty kill. He is a detailed, hard-working guy who players enjoy working with. We are happy to have Jack here in Ottawa to help with the growth and development of this team."
Capuano, aged 52, comes to Ottawa after spending the last two seasons as associate coach with the Florida Panthers. Before his time in Florida, he spent more than a decade coaching in the New York Islanders organization, highlighted by parts of seven seasons as the team's head coach between 2010 and 2017.
