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.
Stuart a fit for Woodcroft’s evolving assistant profile
Head Coach Jay Woodcroft said on Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer on Monday that new assistant coach Mark Stuart fit the profile of a position vacancy that took shape over the hiring process.
Jay Woodcroft is the right man at the right time in Edmonton
By Allan Mitchell (The Athletic) On the day Edmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft flew to California to introduce himself as head coach of the AHL Bakersfield Condors, the minor league system had some issues. The organization had few bona fide prospects landing in...
Mark Stuart ready to share his experience behind the Oilers bench
The newest Oilers assistant coach has 12 years in the NHL to lean on as he begins his professional coaching journey.
Oilers add Mark Stuart to coaching staff
Defenceman played 673 NHL games with Boston, Atlanta and Winnipeg before coaching at the University of Vermont and Colorado College.
Oilers announce assistants Manson, Gulutzan will return to Woodcroft’s coaching staff
The Edmonton Oilers say assistant coaches Dave Manson and Glen Gulutzan will return next season as the NHL team shored up its hockey operations staff on Thursday.
Head coach Woodcroft unafraid of hard miles on long road to Edmonton Oilers
After 10 years spent building his reputation as a solid NHL assistant coach, there were more comfortable options for Jay Woodcroft in the fall of 2018 than riding buses around the American Hockey League.
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