Oilers New Head Coach: 3 Options That Fit the Bill

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Who will be the Edmonton Oilers new head coach? Jay Woodcroft? Craig Berube? Bruce Cassidy? Jessica Campbell?

The Oilers did what everyone expected and fired head coach Kris Knoblauch. Additionally, they relieved Mark Stuart of his coaching duties. Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman released a statement earlier on May 14th, making the move official.

“Following a thorough review of this past season, we believe these changes are needed,” Bowman wrote. “We are grateful for the contributions both Kris and Mark have made to our organization, and we wish them the best moving forward.”

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Bob Stauffer Teases Profile of Oilers New Head Coach

Now that Knoblauch is out of the way, who will coach the Oilers? Oilers Now host (and team employee) Bob Stauffer offered fans a profile of who will be the Oilers’ new head coach when they eventually announce one.

“My belief is that the Edmonton Oilers will target an Experienced Head Coach,” Stauffer wrote in a social media post. “With Gravitas, who has had a history of having structure and process in his team’s game…and has won before!”

It’s not surprising that this could potentially be the direction that the Oilers management team is leaning. But who fits the bill?

Craig Berube, Peter Laviolette, and Cassidy all fit the bill for this profile. Here is a brief summary of the three best candidates that fit Stauffer’s profile.