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Eugene Melnyk will be taking a hands-on approach as his tries to get the Ottawa Senators back on track.

As this newspaper reported Friday, the Senators’ owner confirmed in an email Saturday morning that he would taking on the title of chief executive officer.

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“Yes,” Melnyk wrote. “Lots of work to do and making it fun! Great people in our organization.”

This has not been a fun season for the Senators either on or off the ice.

The National Hockey League club has taken a huge step backwards after making it to the Eastern Conference playoff final against the Pittsburgh Penguins last spring, and the organization confirmed Feb. 9 that president and CEO Tom Anselmi was leaving after only 12 months on the job.

It’s believed the parting with Anselmi was by mutual agreement.

Though Melnyk is studying the possibility of appointing a chief operating officer down the road, he’ll spend more time in team offices at Canadian Tire Centre in the coming days to try to help the corporate side with ticket sales and sponsorships.