In a surprise move, the Ottawa Senators announced that they had fired Troy Mann from his position as Head Coach of the Belleville Senators:
News Release: The #Sens have announced changes to the Belleville Senators coaching staff: https://t.co/bhnBt9APeZ pic.twitter.com/ze2wQcfifb
— Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) February 3, 2023
The announcement caught many off-guard, as Mann has previously been rumoured to be a candidate for a future NHL job — perhaps even in Ottawa. Ryan Bowness, the GM for Belleville, had this to say in the press release:
“A change like this is a difficult decision, but we are aligned internally and feel this is necessary for the short and long-term growth of the players in our organization as well as the cohesion in systematic play between Ottawa and Belleville”
Certainly it would seem that management felt as if there was a disconnect between how Belleville and Ottawa were playing.