It was a great experience, and I think any time I’ve done any of those teams and a chance to work with other players, other coaches, you always come back a better coach for it.
The current Sharks head coach will reunite with the former head coach as part of Team North America at next September’s World Cup of Hockey.
On Friday, the NHL and its player’s association announced that Pete DeBoer would serve as an assistant under Oilers coach Todd McLellan. Also on the staff are Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett, and former Sharks and current Oilers assistant coach Jay Woodcroft.