The Edmonton Oilers did not take long finding a replacement for former head coach Jay Woodcroft. Woodcroft was fired after a terrible start by the team this season.
Woodcroft's replacement has now been announced. Kris Knoblauch will take over as head coach without an interim tag.
Knoblauch was McDavid's head coach with the Erie Otters before he came to the NHL. Along with this change assistant coach Dave Manson was also fired. He will be replaced by Senior Advisor Paul Coffey who will move behind the bench.
With the relationship between Knoblauch and McDavid, one has to wonder how much influence Connor McDavid had on this decision. Hopefully, for the Oilers, the duo can cook up some of the magic they used to in Erie.
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12 NOVEMBRE | 443 ANSWERS BREAKING: Edmonton Oilers Choose Their Next Head Coach Is Kris Knoblauch the right replacement? | ||
Yes | 137 | 30.9 % |
No | 306 | 69.1 % |
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