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Pat Quinn, Tom Renney to Coach Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers have made a major splash in their efforts to make it back to the playoffs.Three non-playoff years have followed Edmonton's magical run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, and that was enough to cost longtime coach Craig MacTavish his job. Tuesday afternoon, the Oilers turned to a couple of familiar names to...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Zetterberg Leads Detroit Over San Jose

Red Wings 4, Sharks 1: In the fourth -- and final -- regular season installment of Western Conference Finals Preview '09, Detroit picked up a 4-1 win over San Jose on Wednesday night. Henrik Zetterberg scored a pair of goals in the win, including a shorthanded marker early in the second period to give the Wings a...

Can Tortorella Do What Renney Couldn't?

Typically in the sports world, coaches get too much credit when things are going well, and too much blame when they aren't. When a team isn't meeting expectations, the easy thing to do is fire the coach and bring someone in who will "change the message" or something like that.On it's surface, the coaching change made...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Evgeni Nabokov Shuts Out Stars

Sharks 1, Stars 0: The only game on the schedule Monday night was a goaltending battle as San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov turned aside all 29 shots he faced to lead the Sharks to a 1-0 win in Dallas. Devin Setoguchi scored the game's only goal at the 7:55 mark of the third period, giving San Jose its fourth straight win.Marty...

John Tortorella to Take Over as Rangers' Head Coach

UPDATE (8:30 PM): The Rangers have confirmed that John Tortorella is officially in as coach. Only a few hours after the firing of Rangers' coach Tom Renney, TSN's Bob McKenzie went live with a story about whom the successor could be. According to McKenzie, the Rangers and former Lightning coach John Tortorella already...

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05/30/12 Sutter yet to speak to Oilers Source: Canada.com - Canada Brent Sutter has not been asked to coach the Edmonton Oilers.
05/23/12 Above the 49: New Oilers coach in better spot to... Source: ABC - KTVX 4 - Salt Lake City UT There is no guarantee that whoever the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers is will enjoy more success than his predecessor, but what's certain is he will be put in a much better position to be successful.
05/21/12 Tom Renney out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers Source: NHL Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
05/19/12 News from the North: David Booth bear baiting trip... Source: The Desert Sun - Palm Springs CA Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura once said bear baiting doesn't qualify as a sport.
05/18/12 Let the bench-boss search begin Source: Edmonton Journal - Edmonton - AB - Canada NHL coaches generally have the same shelf life as Kardashian husbands, but since gaining entry to the NHL club in 1979, the Edmonton Oilers have only had 10 different coaches Ã¢ Glen Sather three times Ã¢ which makes them a considerably more stable franchise than others.