Oilers Fans Wrong to Accuse McDavid of Getting Woodcroft Fired Jesse Courville-Lynch | November 21, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers underwent some massive changes last week as they decided to move on from head coach Jay Woodcroft and assistant coach Dave Manson to hire Kris Knoblauch as…
Oilers Can’t Win Stanley Cup If They Keep Changing Coaches Brian Swane | November 15, 2023 On Sunday (Nov. 12) the Edmonton Oilers relieved head coach Jay Woodcroft and assistant coach Dave Manson of their duties, replacing them with Kris Knoblauch and Paul Coffey, respectively. The…
Oilers Make Coaching Changes, Woodcroft Out, Knoblauch In Jim Parsons | November 12, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers have opted for a coaching shake-up, relieving Jay Woodcroft of his duties as Head Coach. Dave Manson is also out as an assistant. In a subsequent set…
Rangers Should Aim to Avoid Coaching Retreads Brendan Azoff | May 12, 2023 After the mutual decision to part ways with head coach Gerard Gallant, the New York Rangers have another vacancy behind the bench. General manager Chris Drury, senior advisor Glen Sather, and (maybe) owner James…
Rangers Should Consider Kris Knoblauch To Be Next Head Coach Matt Grazel | May 11, 2023 New York Rangers President/general manager (GM) Chris Drury is undergoing a thorough process to find the club’s next head coach. Former head coach Gerard Gallant and the organization agreed to…
Five Options to Replace Oilers’ McLellan Shane Sander | March 15, 2018 It’s no secret that Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan is on the hot seat and could be one of several coaches fired after the season. USA Today’s Kevin Allen…
Should the Oilers Fire Chiarelli & McLellan? Shane Sander | March 5, 2018 With the 2017-18 season coming to a close shortly, the Edmonton Oilers are faced with some tough decisions on where to go from here. The team flat-out stumbled and regressed…
Otters’ Road Woes Raise Questions Hali Hetz | November 17, 2017 The Erie Otters have had some near-inexplicable trouble on the road this season. They are 7-3-1-0 at home, yet have only won a single road game this year—their very first…
10 Questions With Erie Otters Head Coach Chris Hartsburg Mark Scheig | September 9, 2017 Welcome to 10 Questions, our new feature for the 2017-18 season. We will bring you interviews with players, coaches and management from the NHL, AHL and OHL. Today, Erie Otters…
The Hockey Fans Guide to the Offseason Desert: Erie Otters Edition Hali Hetz | July 30, 2017 Every hockey team, no matter the league, is always in some state of perpetual flux from season to season. For fans, the offseason seems like the inevitable desert that one…
What Does Knoblauch Bring to Flyers? Brandon Murphy | June 9, 2017 Yesterday morning, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Philadelphia Flyers were looking at OHL head coach Kris Knoblauch to come in as an assistant coach. Knoblauch coached the Erie Otters to four…
Erie Otters Punch Ticket to OHL Finals Mark Scheig | April 30, 2017 The Erie Otters are going to the Ontario Hockey League Finals. They punched their ticket to the big dance by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 7-2 in Game 6 of…