Dave Cameron, Senators Agree on New Contract: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced Thursday that the organization signed head coach Dave Cameron to a two-year contract extension, according to a release on the team's website.  

Cameron has been with the Senators since 2011, initially serving as an assistant coach. He was promoted to head coach in December, however, and promptly led the team to a 32-15-8 record, making the postseason on the final day of the campaign after miraculously erasing a 14-point deficit for the final playoff spot.

A former NHL player, Cameron also has a long resume, spending time as the head coach for the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Canada’s national junior team, the American Hockey League's Binghamton Senators and the OHL's Toronto St. Michael’s Majors.

It's hardly surprising the team locked up Cameron for the next two years. The Senators were an energized team under the coach, and his prior experience suggests he can handle the ups and downs of running a team going forward. 

The hope in Ottawa will be that Cameron and the Senators can pick up where they left off in the 2014-15 season and won't need another miraculous run down the stretch to reach the postseason.