Officially Official: Jay Woodcroft No Longer 'Interim' Head Coach in Edmonton
The Edmonton Oilers have officially agreed to a three-year deal with Head Coach Jay Woodcroft, removing the 'interim' title he sported this season:
The Oilers were 26-9-3 under Woodcroft & reached the Western Conference Final where they were swept by the freight train Colorado Avalanche, who are now two wins away from Lord Stanley's Cup. Edmonton is in a decent spot going into the offseason, but they need to sort out their goaltending & defense. Although, Woodcroft's time has proven to be fruitful.
The Oilers played a faster, more fluid style under Woodcroft, as opposed the rigid, more cerebral approach taken by Dale Tippett. This yielded positive results, forcing opponents to slow down McDavid, Draisaitl, Kane, & Hyman every night, which is easier said than done. It also exposed, however, the flaws on their blue line & in net, so it will be interesting to see what moves Ken Holland makes this summer.
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 4, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||