Todd McLellan is the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
General manager Peter Chiarelli announced the team’s hiring of the former bench boss of the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday afternoon.
McLellan, 47, coached the Sharks to a 311-163-66 record over seven seasons before he mutually parted ways with them following this past regular season.
His “level of energy, thinking” played a major factor in deciding on hiring him, said Chiarelli.
“He’d taken a team with a number of young players … close to a (Stanley) Cup on a number of occasions, seen what he’d done with those young players,” Chiarelli said during a news conference at the Hotel Macdonald.