Paul MacLean Fired by Senators: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

The Ottawa Senators dismissed head coach Paul MacLean from his position on Monday, according to the team’s official Twitter account:

According to Mike Kelly of the NHL Network, a replacement head coach has already been named:

Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen also revealed some contract information on the fired MacLean and his reaction to the move:

MacLean had spent three-plus seasons as the Ottawa head coach, amassing a career 114-90-35 record. The Senators made the postseason in the first two years of MacLean’s tenure, going 8-9 and never advancing past the second round.

After missing the playoffs last season, Ottawa has fallen to 11-11-5 so far in 2014-15 and has struggled in the offensive zone, ranking 20th in goals per game and 15th in power-play percentage.

Cameron has no head coaching experience in the NHL but is a highly touted junior hockey head coach, spending 15 years coaching at that level. Making the transition to the NHL is a much different experience, but his time as an assistant under MacLean should have him prepared.

The hope from the Senators is that the team sees this firing as a wake-up call and starts to bring the effort needed to win games every night.

*Stats via NHL.com.