6 keys to Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft’s playoff success
Jay Woodcroft is having great success as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
Coaches must plan to disrupt timing of Oilers power play in playoffs
Housley breaks down Golden Knights’ challenge against record-setting man-advantage in 2nd Round.
Woodcroft doesn’t need me to motivate the Oilers heading into the playoffs. But if he did …
I’m thinking back to floor hockey in the 1970s during Glenrose Hospital noon hours where, on my hands and knees, I played goal.
Oilers’ second half spike owes much to Jay Woodcroft’s innovation
Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft and his coaching staff (Glen Gulutzan, Dave Manson, Mark Stuart, Dustin Schwartz, Jeremy Coupal) have authored several innovations since arriving in the NHL in February 2022.
Woodcroft, Manson mark one year behind the Oilers bench
The head coach and assistant took over behind the Oilers bench on Feb. 10, 2022 and have guided the Oilers to a Conference Final and 55-27-8 record.
Is Edmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft saving another season?
On Feb. 10, 2022, the Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Dave Tippett. After a strong start (16-5-0), the team lost 16 of 23 (three in extra time) and held a 23-18-3 record on the day of the coaching change.
Oilers separate forwards and defence for skills day
“It was their turn to invest in their own personal corporation, work at their own game.” – Head Coach Jay Woodcroft
A summer day with Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft, who never stops or settles
The wind whirls past Jay Woodcroft’s head as he grabs the brim of his grey ballcap. He smiles and advises his co-pilot to do the same.
Jay Woodcroft and Nick Nurse exchange coaching ideas
Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft took the opportunity to swap notes with Nick Nurse of the Toronto Raptors as the NBA team came through town Sunday.
How Jay Woodcroft’s Oilers training camp differs from previous coaches
Pat Quinn’s training camp in Edmonton is the stuff of legends.
What will Oilers’ new assistant Mark Stuart bring to the coaching staff?
When Oilers bench boss Jay Woodcroft started connecting with his hockey contacts in his search to fill an assistant coaching vacancy on his staff, naturally one of his calls was to his brother, Todd.
Jay Woodcroft, no longer interim head coach, prepares to lead Oilers to ‘something special’
Jay Woodcroft is the father of eight-year-old twin daughters who are embarking on life as the kids of the local hockey team’s head coach, never an easy spot in a Canadian market. He’s had the conversation with them.
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