The Edmonton Oilers fired general manager Steve Tambellini and replaced him with former Oilers player and head coach Craig MacTavish on Monday. The Oilers made the announcement at a news conference Rexall Place in Edmonton. “We are not where we want to be right now, or where we should be. We feel strongly we make [...]

President of Hockey Operations Kevin Lowe announced today the Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms on a new contract for General Manager Steve Tambellini. Kevin Lowe says, “Three years ago we asked Steve to begin a rebuild which we all know hasn’t been easy. However, Oilers fans can take some consolation in the fact that [...]

Brent Sutter appears to be the frontrunner to become the next coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers didn’t renew Tom Renney’s contract after he went 55-85-22 in two seasons. Sutter was let go by the Calgary Flames in mid-April after a year in which he went 37-29-16, missing the playoffs for the third straight [...]

Jack Johnson scored his second goal of the game 1:47 into overtime to give the United States a 5-4 victory over Canada on Saturday in the hockey world championships. Other quick hits from around the league: Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch wonders if Guy Boucher, Alain Vigneault, Joel Quenneville and Todd McLellan will return to their respective [...]

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal chatted with Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini and he indicated there’s no rush in deciding whether to offer Tom Renney a new contract as head coach, or go in a different direction. “We’ll get it done,” Tambellini said. “I’m going to our meetings, then to the worlds. Sometime in there, hopefully.” The [...]

One guy who won’t be in the running to be the next Montreal Canadiens General Manager is Edmonton Oilers president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe. He tells the Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson, “He wouldn’t be interested,  I would never leave Edmonton and the commitment of Daryl Katz.” Another guy who might be out of the running is Canadiens adviser Serge Savard, who is actually [...]

Hockey Canada introduced the Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman as executive director for Team Canada the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, which will take place in Sochi, Russia. Joining Yzerman’s management group are St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong, General Manager Ken Holland of the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe,  Bruins General Manager [...]