Ottawa Senators Coach Paul MacLean: A Proven Winner

March 6th, 2012 by David Kolb Leave a reply »
In his first season as coach of the Ottawa Senators, Paul MacLean has proven that several NHL teams wrongly overlooked him as a top mentor. With his club sitting in seventh-place in the Eastern Conference, the rookie coach is a viable candidate for the Jack Adams Award.

After spending nine seasons as an assistant under Mike Babcock in Anaheim and Detroit, MacLean has a habit of winning wherever he goes.

We caught up and spoke with MacLean on the following issues:


* WAITING FOR AN NHL HEAD COACHING JOB:

There are only 30 head coaching jobs and I’ve been patient in waiting for my opportunity. At this point in time, I’m ready to coach at the NHL level.

If I would have gotten this opportunity earlier in my career, I might not have hung on to it.

Now I feel comfortable with what’s going on. Anyone who aspires to do this job must remember that there are only 30 of them, making it difficult to qualify.




* LEARNING AS AN ASSISTANT COACH:

I spent nine years with Mike Babcock between Anaheim and Detroit. We spent a lot of time together and I’ve learned so much from Mi ...

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