A few minutes ago, it was reported that the Oilers had relieved Jay Woodcroft from his duties as head coach. His replacement has been announced. <h2>Oilers Fire Woodcroft, Steal Coach From Rangers' AHL Affiliate</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/337313.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> According to Frank Seravalli, Kris Knoblauch the current coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Rangers' affiliate in the AHL. <q>Hearing Kris Knoblauch is incoming as next #Oilers coach.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1723754293344207045'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>I'm hearing that Hartford Wolf Pack coach Kris Knoblauch is the new coach of the Edmonton Oilers. McDavid former coach in junior.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ryanwhitney6/status/1723753787557634215'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>Senior advisor Paul Coffey is also stepping behind the bench as assistant coach, according to the Oilers. Dave Manson was fired along with Jay Woodcroft.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1723755385402638721'> </a></blockquote></div> Details and updates will follow.
