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Former Senators assistant Bob Jones dies after battle with ALS
OTTAWA — Former Ottawa Senators assistant coach Bob Jones has died, the team announced Friday.
He was 54.
The team didn’t provide a cause of death, but the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., product revealed in January 2023 he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Jones was hired by the Senators in July 2019 as a member of former head coach D.J. Smith’s staff.