Edmonton Oilers part ways with head coach Knoblauch after disappointing season

[p]The club’s management announced the coach’s dismissal on Thursday, with assistant Mark Stuart also leaving the team. It is not yet clear who will replace Knoblauch on the bench.[/p][p]Knoblauch had a successful start to his tenure in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Edmonton[/a]. Taking over the team in November 2023 after Jay Woodcroft was let go, he led the Oilers to the playoffs three consecutive times.[/p][embed guid="960e953c-34f5-442e-bf81-472d1da86fdb" url="https://x.com/EdmontonOilers/status/2054932274005893320" social-type="twitter" /][p]Out of 286 games as the Oilers’ coach, he celebrated 166 wins, but this year the team suffered a surprising early exit in the opening round against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Anaheim Ducks[/a].[/p][p]Knoblauch was set to begin a new three-year contract this fall, which he had signed before the season. Instead, he has become the sixth coach to lose his job this season.[/p]