Dave Tippett has been fired as Edmonton Oilers' head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. More ➡️
It hasn't been enough, and there's a real chance Edmonton could miss the postseason. The Oilers are currently sixth in the Pacific Division, five points back of a wild-card spot in the Western Conference. That would be a damaging blow for the Oilers, who were swept in the playoffs last season by Winnipeg.
Tippett is now the fourth Oilers coach to come and go since McDavid was drafted first overall in 2015, and Woodcroft will be Edmonton's eighth coach to step in since 2010. Holland had said he doesn't want to move Edmonton's first-round pick before the NHL's March 21 trade deadline just to bring in a rental player, and the Oilers already have two of the league's best scorers in McDavid and Draisaitl. Woodcroft will bring fresh eyes, and a fresh voice, to a reeling organization.
Woodcroft, 45, was previously an assistant coach under Todd McLellan with San Jose in 2008, and then rejoined him again as an assistant on Edmonton's staff in 2015. He has been in Bakersfield since 2018, and is now poised to take on his first NHL head-coaching gig.
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