Woodcroft to remain coach of Oilers next season
Contract extended through 2024-25, was 26-9-3 after replacing Tippett on Feb. 10.
Contract extended through 2024-25, was 26-9-3 after replacing Tippett on Feb. 10.
Minutes after the Oilers beat the Flames in Calgary on Thursday night, Jay Woodcroft stood at a podium before an assembly of journalists.
Thursday just happened to be the fifth anniversary of The Comeback on Katella, the playoff game wedged in the hearts of Anaheim Ducks fans and the game still capable of generating nightmares for Edmonton Oilers fans.
Jay Woodcroft is a trailblazer.
It’s one coach who saw something in a younger guy and gave him his shot almost 15 years ago
Head Coach Jay Woodcroft’s change to 11 forwards and seven defencemen opens up some opportunities on the Oilers
Jay Woodcroft is off to a great start as an NHL head coach. The Edmonton Oilers are 17-7-2 in Woodcroft’s 26 games as an NHL head coach.
But Woodcroft, 45, with 23 NHL games as the Oilers head coach and McLellan, who has run the show for 1,000, are as close as their teams in the standings in the Pacific Division.
As long as Woodcroft keeps them positioned for playoffs, you have to figure he’s got the full-time job
It was at a modest house in the Toronto suburb of Don Mills where Jay Woodcroft first dreamed of a future in the NHL, and ideally with the Oilers.
In an organization that has spit out vintage names like Tom Renney, Todd McLellan, Dave Tippett and Ken Hitchcock, Jay Woodcroft arrives as Bakersfield beaujolais. A fresh new tannin for a tired, thirsty palate.
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