Ken Hitchcock in as Oilers head coach - a podcast by Edmonton Journal

Todd McLellan is out, Ken Hitchcock is in as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.

The move comes after the team lost six of its last seven games heading into a road trip to California, sitting a game below .500 and sitting outside the NHL playoff picture.Host Craig Ellingson talks to hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest about the coaching change, why it happens now and what we might expect from Hitchcock, an Edmonton native and one of the winningest head coaches in NHL history.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Further episodes of Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers

Further podcasts by Edmonton Journal

Website of Edmonton Journal