Category: Jim Playfair
Oilers Sign Ex-NHL Defenseman As Assistant Coach
Dave MansonThe Edmonton Oilers brought in ex-NHL defenseman Mark Stuart as an assistant coach. It's not clear exactly what role he will be taking on as an assistant, but given he played many years in the NHL as a shutdown defensive defenseman, it is fair to assume it will be helping out the back-end.The Oiler...
Read moreOilers win Woodcroft debut, defeat Islanders after firing Tippett
New York IslandersEDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers won their first game under coach Jay Woodcroft, 3-1 against the New York Islanders at Rogers Place on Friday.
Read moreOilers win Woodcroft debut, defeat Islanders after firing Tippett
Chicago BlackhawksEDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers won their first game under coach Jay Woodcroft, 3-1 against the New York Islanders at Rogers Place on Friday.I thought our players really played hard for each other.I thought we got better as the game went on tonight, and what I really liked to see, when the game was...
Read moreFantasy hockey news and notes: Edmonton, Montreal, Boston roundup
Jim PlayfairVictoria Matiash breaks down the fantasy hockey impact of recent NHL news.
Read moreTippett fired as coach of Oilers, replaced by Woodcroft
Jim PlayfairDave Tippett was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Read moreTippett fired as coach of Oilers, replaced by Woodcroft
Jay WoodcroftDave Tippett was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Read moreOilers GM Ken Holland: 'Gut feel that I needed to make a change'
Ken HollandEdmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland said, in an address to the media on Thursday, that he made the coaching change because time is running out for his team to make a charge for the playoffs.
Read moreTippett fired as coach of Oilers, replaced by Woodcroft
Edmonton Oilers"I think it's a gut feel," Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland said."I've been around the National Hockey League, around teams, a long time and I just felt I needed to make (a decision).I felt I needed to make a decision and told 'Tip' and Jim this morning and made a decision to hire Jay Woo...
Read moreEdmonton Oilers Fire Dave Tippett
TSNThe Edmonton Oilers have had enough, and Ken Holland has finally fired a coach. Dave Tippett is out, according to Darren Dreger of TSN, after another embarrassing loss last night. The Oilers managed 41 shots but fell 4-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks, allowing early powerplay goals in both the first and...
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