Schwa. Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 The Canadian PressEDMONTON - Pat Quinn is returning to the NHL bench. The 66-year-old has been named the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.Quinn has been out of the league since being fired as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs following the 2005-06 season.He led the Canadian national team to gold at the world junior championship in Ottawa this year.The Oilers have also named former Rangers coach Tom Renney and former longtime Oiler Kelly Buchberger to the coaching staff.The Oilers will be the fifth NHL team coached by Quinn, who succeeds the fired Craig MacTavish. Quinn has 657 career wins in 1,318 games behind the bench with Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto.General manager Steve Tambellini said the team needed a fresh start behind the bench when he fired MacTavish on April 15.The Oilers finished 11th in the Western Conference with a record of 38-35-9 for 85 points. It was the fifth time in the last seven seasons that they failed to reach the post-season. The notable exception was in 2006 when the Oilers lost to Carolina in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Quinn's been accused of being a veterans-only coach, but I like that he coached two different levels of world junior teams between gigs. Good coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Yeah, I agree with Jaimoe. Good move by the Oil. Tom Renney too.I gotta find out what the following refers to. Please elaborate.Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Kelly Buchberger. Another great NHL name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Yeah, I agree with Jaimoe. Good move by the Oil. Tom Renney too.I gotta find out what the following refers to. Please elaborate.Very interesting.It's going to be very interesting to follow the Oilers next year.I guess I should have just said cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Hahahahaha, ok. I have my "conspiracy" hat on so I was guessing your answer may have something to do with Eugene Melnyck or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 ...in association with the reverse vampires.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rubberdinghy Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Sweet boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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