John Paddock to join Ottawa Staff as Assistant Coach
Published on July 9, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release
BINGHAMTON, NY â John Paddock will be leaving the Binghamton Senators to become an assistant coach with the B-Sens' NHL affiliate, the Ottawa Senators. The announcement was made this morning by Ottawa head coach Bryan Murray and general manager John Muckler.
Paddock spent 2 seasons behind the B-Sens bench as head coach, compiling a record of 77 wins, 65 losses and 18 ties. He leaves the American Hockey League only 5 wins from 500 for his AHL coaching career. With 495 AHL wins, he ranks third all-time in AHL victories.
"John is an experienced hockey man who has worked with, and developed, a number of our talented younger players," said Murray. "He's someone I know I can work well with and he brings a great deal to our organization."
During his 12 seasons as an AHL head coach, Paddock won a Calder Cup trophy with 3 separate teams. He won his first with Maine in 1983, second in Hershey in 1988 and third with Hartford in 2000.
Coach Paddock is no stranger to Binghamton as he spent the 1990-1991 season as head coach of the Binghamton Rangers. In his first season with the Binghamton Senators, he took the team to the conference final before falling to Hamilton in 5 games.
"The addition of John to the Coaching staff is a great move on Ottawa's part," says Binghamton Senator's Vice President â Operations, Tom Mitchell. "His work ethic, familiarity with many of the players, and keen hockey insight will be a great asset to Head Coach Bryan Murray. The move will only serve to strengthen the relationship between our two organizations."
In 1991, Paddock was named head coach of the Winnipeg Jets and remained in the position with that franchise through the 1995 season. He also served as the franchise's general manager from 1994 to 1996.
"I'm excited in coming to Ottawa and to an organization and coaching staff of a team that has aspirations to win the Stanley Cup," said Paddock. "That's the most appealing part of the job."
The Ottawa Senators will assign a head coach to the Binghamton Senators at a date yet to be determined.
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