The Ottawa Senators fired coach D.J. Smith on Monday, one day after the team’s fourth consecutive loss. His firing comes just 26 games into the 2023-24 season.

Session ID: 2025-07-03:75f51edc3bd427493f9b84e3 Player Element ID: ede0d4d7-f3e6-4aa5-a1bf-21106d6938ea Ottawa Senators fire Head Coach D.J Smith ...

In the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season, Ottawa’s brilliant finish was completely mitigated by a 1-8-1 start to the campaign. In 2021-22, Ottawa managed to win only once in 13 games in November.

The Kings officially hired D.J. Smith as their newest assistant coach on Tuesday, the team confirmed in a statement. It’s something of an unusual move for Smith, who was fired as the head coach ...

D.J. Smith, seen serving as the Ottawa Senators’ head coach last season, was hired by the Kings as an assistant coach on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File) By Andrew Knoll ...

The Kings officially hired D.J. Smith as their newest assistant coach on Tuesday, the team confirmed in a statement. It’s something of an unusual move for Smith, who was fired as the head coach of the ...