Despite a win against the Seattle Kraken, Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft was fired by the team and replaced by Hartford Wolfpack coach Kris Knoblauch. It appears that Oilers’ legend Paul Coffey will be joining Knoblauch, who will be a head coach in the NHL for the first time, as an assistant coach.
It’s the second big move the Oilers have made over the last year that has a direct connection with Connor McDavid, the team’s best player. Over the summer they hired his agent, Jeff Jackson, to be the CEO of Hockey Operations. Knoblauch was the head coach of the Erie Otters, the junior team that McDavid played for prior to being drafted.