McLellan out as Edmonton Oilers coach
Posted Nov 20, 2018 10:25:58 AM.
Last Updated Nov 20, 2018 11:08:31 AM.
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EDMONTON -The Edmonton Oilers have fired head coach Todd McLellan and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock.
Edmonton was languishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 9-10-1 record entering its game Tuesday night in San Jose
against the Sharks.
McLellan was in his fourth season behind the Oilers’ bench.
The team missed the playoffs in two of his previous three seasons despite having superstar Connor McDavid on its roster.
Hitchcock announced his retirement in April after a 22-year coaching career, which included a Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars
in 1999.
McLellan is the fourth coach to be fired this year, following John Stevens in Los Angeles, Joel Quenneville in Chicago and Mike Yeo in St. Louis.