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D.J. Smith and Pierre Dorion shared a cart as they participated in the annual Senators’ Alumni charity golf tournament at The Marshes Friday .

It can’t be all work and no play for the Senators’ newly-hired head coach and the club’s general manager, but make no mistake their phones were fully charged and there was no shortage of business taking place as they teed off for 18 holes with the other participants in the tourney played under rainy skies at the Kanata course.

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Since being hired by the Senators on May 23, the 42-year-old Smith has had plenty of work to do and there’s more ahead. While the club announced the hiring of associate coach Jack Capuano last week, Smith needs to assemble the rest of his staff. As well, he’s working with Dorion and hockey department to help shape the roster for next season.

He’s been reaching out to players on the club’s roster to try to get to know them and get a feel for what they’re thinking going into next season. And, if that’s not enough, Smith and his wife Christie Bezaire purchased a home in the area that they’ll move into Aug. 15 when the final preparations for camp in September are in full gear.