Category: Daryl Katz
Oilers hire Jackson, McDavid's former agent, as CEO of hockey operations
Edmonton OilersEDMONTON -- Jeff Jackson, the former agent of Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, was hired as CEO of hockey operations for the Oilers on Thursday. Jackson will report directly to Edmonton owner Daryl Katz and serve as an alternate governor on the NHL Board of Governors. Jackson will oversee all...
Read moreClaims against Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz withdrawn
Edmonton OilersClaims owner Daryl Katz had an inappropriate relationship with a former ballerina were withdrawn because she was not a minor during her alleged interaction with him. In Nevada District Court on Wednesday, Marc Randazza – the attorney representing Mitchell Taylor Button and Dusty Button, who are def...
Read moreOvernight Hockey Thoughts
Jaroslav Halakfrom Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, - Elsewhere, I think Edmonton’s looking harder at acquiring a goalie. Remember: Jaroslav Halak has control in Vancouver and doesn’t seem inclined to move. The Oilers are changing course on this issue because missing the playoffs is not an option and the...
Read moreThe Pressure Is On In Edmonton
Daryl Katzfrom David Staples of the Edmonton Journal, Is Dave Tippett putting the heat on his Edmonton Oilers players? Or is the heat on him? Only owner Daryl Katz and GM Ken Holland know the answer to that second question. For all my efforts, I cannot read the mind of either man. But it’s eviden...
Read moreThey Know
Daryl Katzfrom Ken Dryden at the National Post, Head hits. Whether intentional, careless or completely accidental, that distinction matters only to the hitter, not to the player hit. Nor even much to the rest of us now. The back stories — it’s the sort of thing he would do, or wouldn’t do — who cares? It...
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