Senators fire head coach Dave Cameron

In the wake of missing the playoffs for the second time in three seasons, newly appointed Senators general manager Pierre Dorion made his first personnel decision, firing head coach Dave Cameron, the club announced Tuesday.

Cameron became the 11th head coach in franchise history - and fourth since 2008 - in December 2014.

He was an assistant in Ottawa for three seasons before taking over for Paul MacLean, and guided the Senators to one of the most unlikely playoff berths in NHL history.

This season, however, Ottawa regressed.

Thanks to poor defensive play, the Senators finished the campaign with a minus-11 goal differential, and missed the playoffs by 11 points.

The team also announced assistant coaches Andre Tourigny and Rick Wamsley have been relieved of their duties.

Cameron coached Ottawa to a record of 70-50-17 during his tenure in the nation's capital.