The Edmonton Oilers decided to go internal instead of external in deciding who their next head coach would be.
On Wednesday, the Oilers appointed associate head coach Ralph Krueger as the new bench boss.
Previously the long time head coach of the Swiss National Team (1997-2010), Krueger was Switzerland’s head coach when they shocked Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy.
A native of Winnipeg, Krueger spent seven seasons playing in Germany and his son Justin is presently on the German National Team.
Krueger also has NHL experience as a scout with the Carolina Hurricanes.
In deciding Krueger, the Oilers named the associate coach the head coach for a second consecutive time. Tom Renney previously replaced Pat Quinn when he was the associate head coach.
Many expected that Brent Sutter would be the next Oilers head coach. But I feel he was out of the running when Canada failed to win a medal at the recent World Hockey Championships in Finland.
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