Ottawa Senators Bolster Belleville Front Office, Add Former NHLer Sam Gagner

Ottawa Senators bolster Belleville front office, add former NHLer Sam Gagner

The Ottawa Senators made some front office additions to their organization in both the NHL and AHL.

Five Thoughts for Friday: Front Office Adds, The Next Step, Giroux Rumours, and more!

Here are some scattered thoughts for Friday:Front Office ChangesAfter AGM Ryan Bowness was let go, we knew that the Senators would be making moves with the front office. It was announced yesterday that they hired former Brantford Bulldogs GM (and Staios' former coworker) Matt Turek to be the Belleville Senators General Manager. It's interesting that Turek is only the GM of Belleville and not an AGM of Ottawa like Bowness was, so I'm curious to s…

Senators name Turek GM in Belleville

The Ottawa Senators have named Matt Turek to the role of general manager of the American Hockey League’s Belleville Senators. Turek, 52, previously served as GM of the Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton/Brantford Bulldogs from 2022 to 2025. He originally joined the organization in 2015 as a scout and later served as director of player personnel. Turek played a key role in the Bulldogs’ 2018 and 2022 league championship teams. Turek played professio

After 1,000 Plus NHL Games Sam Gagner Calls it a Career

After 17 seasons in the NHL, Sam Gagner has announced his retirement from professional hockey. The former sixth-overall pick of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft called it a career after racking up 197 goals and 332 assists, good for 529 points, for seven different NHL franchises. Although Gagner didn’t have an NHL send-off, playing for the AHL Belleville Senators for his final year, he still had a decent NHL career. Here is a retrospective on Gagner’s t…

NHL Veteran Sam Gagner Launches Next Chapter With Ottawa Senators In Player Development Role

The Ottawa Senators brought on veteran NHL center Sam Gagner for the next phase of his hockey career.

Senators hire Sam Gagner as director of player development

The Ottawa Senators have hired Sam Gagner as director of player develo...