List of Edmonton Oilers head coaches
The list of Edmonton Oilers head coaches includes all men who served as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, both as a franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972β79 and as a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) since 1979.
The Oilers had six different head coaches during the seven seasons that they played in the WHA,[1] including three terms by Bill Hunter, who was the team's owner and general manager at the time. Glen Sather became a player-coach during the 1976β77 season, but retired as a player at the end of the year. He coached the team for two more seasons in the WHA, and maintained the position when the Oilers were admitted as an expansion franchise into the NHL.
Since joining the NHL for the 1979β80 season, the Oilers have had twelve different head coaches. Glen Sather has the most games coached and most wins as head coach.[2] He stepped down before the 1980β81 season, but after the Oilers started the season with only four wins in their first eighteen games, he returned to the bench. He remained head coach for the remainder of that season plus eight more seasons, during which time the team won four Stanley Cups, in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988. For the 1985β86 NHL season, he won the Jack Adams Award for the NHL coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success".[3] Sather stepped down as coach a second time after the 1988β89 season, and John Muckler coached the 1990 championship team. Sather would have one more stint as head coach, relieving Ted Green after the team posted just three victories in the first 24 games of the 1993β94 season. Sather was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997 in the builder category.
Former[4] Oilers head coach, Craig MacTavish, played for the team from 1985β94. He was a member of the 1987, 1988, and 1990 Stanley Cup winning teams, and he was team captain from 1992β1994. As of the 2013β14 season, he ranks second in the number of Oilers games coached.
Key
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Win % and Pts %
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WHA head coaches
β | Name | Seasons | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||
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GC | W | L | T | Win % | GC | W | L | Win % | |||
1 | Ray Kinasewich | 1972β73 | 45 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 0.467 | β | β | β | β |
2 | Bill Hunter | 1972β73 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0.558 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
3 | Brian Shaw | 1973β74 to 1974β75 | 137 | 68 | 63 | 6 | 0.518 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 |
β | Bill Hunter | 1974β75 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0.342 | β | β | β | β |
4 | Clare Drake | 1975β76 | 48 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0.396 | β | β | β | β |
β | Bill Hunter | 1975β76 | 33 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0.318 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
5 | Bep Guidolin | 1976β77 | 63 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 0.413 | β | β | β | β |
6 | Glen Sather | 1976β77 to 1978β79 | 178 | 95 | 76 | 7 | 0.553 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0.348 |
NHL head coaches
β | Name | Seasons | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||
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GC | W | L | T | OT | Pts % | GC | W | L | Win % | |||
1 | Glen Sather[5][6] | 1979β80 | 80 | 28 | 39 | 13 | β | 0.431 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
2 | Bryan Watson[7][8] | 1980β81[A] | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | β | 0.361 | β | β | β | β |
β | Glen Sather | 1980β81 to 1988β89 | 702 | 414 | 202 | 86 | β | 0.651 | 123 | 89 | 34 | 0.724 |
3 | John Muckler[9][10] | 1989β90 to 1990β91 | 160 | 75 | 65 | 20 | β | 0.531 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0.625 |
4 | Ted Green[11][12] | 1991β92 to 1993β94[B] | 188 | 65 | 102 | 21 | β | 0.402 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0.500 |
β | Glen Sather | 1993β94 | 60 | 22 | 27 | 11 | β | 0.458 | β | β | β | β |
5 | George Burnett[13][14] | 1994β95[C] | 35 | 12 | 20 | 3 | β | 0.386 | β | β | β | β |
6 | Ron Low[15][16] | 1994β95 to 1998β99 | 341 | 139 | 162 | 40 | β | 0.466 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.357 |
7 | Kevin Lowe[17][18] | 1999β2000 | 82 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 0.537[D] | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 |
8 | Craig MacTavish[19][20] | 2000β01 to 2008β09 | 656 | 301 | 252 | 47 | 56 | 0.537[E] | 36 | 19 | 17 | 0.528 |
9 | Pat Quinn[21][22] | 2009β10 | 82 | 27 | 47 | β | 8 | 0.378 | β | β | β | β |
10 | Tom Renney[23][24] | 2010β11 to 2011β12 | 164 | 57 | 85 | β | 22 | 0.415 | β | β | β | β |
11 | Ralph Krueger[25][26] | 2012β13 | 48 | 19 | 22 | β | 7 | 0.469 | β | β | β | β |
12 | Dallas Eakins[27][28] | 2013β14 to 2014β15[F] | 113 | 36 | 63 | β | 14 | 0.381 | β | β | β | β |
13 | Todd Nelson[29][30] | 2014β15 | 51 | 17 | 25 | β | 9 | 0.422 | β | β | β | β |
14 | Todd McLellan[31][32] | 2015β16 to 2016β17 | 164 | 78 | 69 | β | 17 | 0.527 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.538 |
Notes
- ^ Watson coached the first 18 games of the 1980β81 season and was replaced by Sather.
- ^ Green coached the first 24 games of the 1993β94 season and was replaced by Sather.
- ^ Burnett coached the first 35 games of the 1994β95 season and was replaced by Low.
- ^ Lowe's win/loss/tie record is 32β34β16 for a winning percentage of 0.488.
- ^ MacTavish's win/loss/tie record is 301β273β82 for a winning percentage of 0.521.
- ^ Eakins coached the first 31 games of the 2014β15 season and was replaced by Nelson.
References
- β "WHA Oilers Page - Coaches". "The Home of the Oilers". Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Glen "Slats" SatherβFoundation of the Dynasty". Edmonton Oilers Heritage. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Trophies - Jack Adams Award". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Oilers relieve MacTavish of head coaching duties". edmontonoilers.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- β "Glen Sather's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Glen Sather Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Bryan Watson's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Bryan Watson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "John Muckler's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "John Muckler Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Ted Green's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Ted Green Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "George Burnett's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "George Burnett Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Ron Low's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Ron Low Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Kevin Lowe's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Kevin Lowe Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Craig MacTavish's profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Craig MacTavish Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- β "Pat Quinn hockey statistics & profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- β "Pat Quinn NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- β "Tom Renney hockey statistics & profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- β "Tom Renney Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- β "Ralph Krueger hockey statistics & profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- β "Ralph Krueger Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- β "Dallas Eakins hockey statistics & profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- β "Dallas Eakins Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- β "Todd Nelson hockey statistics & profile". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- β "Todd Nelson Coaching Record". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- β "Todd McLellan named coach of Edmonton Oilers". NHL.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- β "Todd McLellan NHL & WHA Hockey Coaching Record | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
Sources
- "Edmonton Oilers Legacy - Coaches". Edmonton Oilers Heritage. Retrieved 2008-05-22.