Jay Woodcroft (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/3e431d7b-d933-4664-a7f3-097fd0603c8d.jpeg] Jay Woodcroft (Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) EDMONTON – The offseason is in full swing. The Edmonton Oilers [https://www.nhl.com/oilers/] are making hay while the sun is shining…or something. Bookmark The Hockey News Edmonton Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/] team site to never miss the latest news [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news], game-day [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/game-day] coverage, and more [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/players]. They have cleared some cap space, in the form of trading Evander Kane [https://x.com/evanderkane/status/1937888629533381102] to the Vancouver Canucks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks]. They also have to figure out Evan Bouchard [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/oilers-best-defender-is-a-unique-talent] and Connor McDavid [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/connor-mcdavids-wife-lauren-makes-big-announcement]'s contract extensions. TRENDING OILERS STORIES EXCLUSIVE: Mark Messier On Oilers, Budweiser, His Future & More [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/70223dd6-3696-4cbf-9146-f69a7f6c0daa.jpeg] EXCLUSIVE: Mark Messier On Oilers, Budweiser, His Future & More EDMONTON – Mark Messier loves Edmonton. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/exclusive-mark-messier-on-oilers-budweiser-his-future-more] Oilers' Stuart Skinner: 5 Potential Trade Destinations [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/oilers-stuart-skinner-5-potential-trade-destinations] One Interesting Oilers Trade Proposal Could Be Simple Solution [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/one-interesting-oilers-trade-proposal-could-be-simple-solution] 3 Oilers Goalie Targets Better Than John Gibson [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/players/3-oilers-goalie-targets-better-than-john-gibson] Oilers' Power Forward Attends Trump Inauguration [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/oilers-power-forward-attends-trump-inauguration] Every Oilers Contract They Must Now Make Decisions On [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/622b188b-0330-4a02-bed6-3c22d24dbb31.webp] Every Oilers Contract They Must Now Make Decisions On EDMONTON – Not everyone is coming back. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/every-oilers-contract-they-must-now-make-decisions-on] Elsewhere around the league, other teams are making moves. JJ Peterka was traded from the Buffalo Sabres [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres] to the Utah Mammoth for Josh Doan and Michael Kesselring [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/ken-hollands-worst-oilers-trade-no-one-talks-about] (a former Oilers defender). But there is another team that is reportedly making more moves. The Anaheim Ducks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/anaheim-ducks] hired Joel Quenneville [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/oilers-bowman-made-quennevilles-big-return-possible] to be their new head coach earlier in the year. Now, it appears that a former Oilers head coach will be joining his staff. According to a report from Frank Seravalli, Jay Woodcroft [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/report-ex-oilers-jay-woodcroft-surprising-favorite-for-new-coaching-gig] will be joining the Ducks as an assistant coach. This will be his first job in the NHL since being relieved of his duties as Oilers’ head coach back in November 2023. Woodcroft was rumored to be interviewed for various head coaching vacancies across the NHL. If this comes to fruition, Woodcroft will learn from one of the most successful coaches in history. What an offseason. Add us to your Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwn-DfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] favourites, and never miss a story.
