Craig Anderson will have a familiar face to work with next season.
And, Pierre Groulx couldn’t be happier to be home.
The Senators confirmed Friday morning they’ve hired Groulx, a 40-year-old Ottawa native, who previously worked with Anderson from 2005 to 2009 in Florida Panthers organization when he established himself as a No. 1 netminder, to replace Rick Wamsley as the goalie coach on Guy Boucher’s staff next season.
“It’s great. It’s my home town and getting back with the Ottawa organization (and) it’s a real treat working with Anderson again and Andrew Hammond is going to be fun to work with,” Groulx, who started his NHL career as a video coach on Jacques Martin’s staff in 2000, said on a conference call from Detroit.