{"id":129907,"date":"2022-06-21T12:07:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T16:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=129907"},"modified":"2022-06-21T12:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T16:07:06","slug":"jay-woodcroft-extended-edmonton-oilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/06\/21\/jay-woodcroft-extended-edmonton-oilers\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Jay Woodcroft Extended by Edmonton Oilers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Woodcroft, the interim coach who stepped in for the fired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tippeda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Tippett<\/a> in February, has lost the &#8220;interim&#8221; tag. He and the Edmonton Oilers have agreed to a three-year deal, according to Sportsnet&#8217;s Nick Kypreos.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Continued contract talks have lead Jay Woodcroft agreeing to a 3 yr contract today with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EdmontonOilers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Donedeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Donedeal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FAN590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FAN590<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FAN590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FAN590<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Sportsnet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NHL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKyper\/status\/1539269323289673728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Jay Woodcroft is Official<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise that the Edmonton Oilers decided to give Woodcroft&#8217;s job official status. The rookie NHL coach took over when the team was mired in a five-game losing streak. More than that, though, the Oilers stumbled badly after opening the season 16-5-0. From December 3rd to February 9th &#8211; the last game Dave Tippett coached &#8211; they endured six- and seven-game losing streaks. In total, they went 7-13-3. After two seasons of playoff misery with Tippett, fans were ready for a change.<\/p>\n<p>It came quickly, too, with him taking up the head coaching position one day after Tippett&#8217;s firing. It took Woodcroft&#8217;s first five games to get a five-game win streak going. The coaching change revitalized the team, and Edmonton finished the season going 26-9-3, securing second place in the Pacific Division. That success continued into the playoffs, where Edmonton went to the conference final for the first time since 2005-06.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Getting asked about Jay Woodcroft a lot lately.<\/p>\n<p>Fully expect Woodcroft (and Dave Manson) to receive multi-year extensions before the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EdmontonOilers<\/a> went 26-9-3 (.724) under that tandem in the regular season after they came up from Bakersfield. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kY1f0nsPZ6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/kY1f0nsPZ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Stauffer (@Bob_Stauffer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bob_Stauffer\/status\/1537464011939143680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>From Then to Now<\/h3>\n<p>Jay Woodcroft had a brief playing career in lower-level leagues in North America and a season in Europe. In 2005, he decided to try his hand at off-ice work, becoming the video coach for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/redwings\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>. He followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mclelto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Todd McLellan<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/sharks\/\" target=\"_self\">San Jose<\/a> when McLellan was hired to be their head coach in 2008. Woodcroft later came to Edmonton with McLellan again after the Sharks cleaned house in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>After the 2017-18 season, the Oilers had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/edmonton-oilers-nhl-hockey-1.4638834\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">purge of assistant coaches<\/a>, firing two and moving Woodcroft to head coach of Edmonton&#8217;s AHL team. He was successful there, winning a Pacific Division title and making the playoffs twice. That was enough to win him &#8211; and defence coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mansoda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Manson<\/a> &#8211; promotion to the NHL club again with Tippett&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p>The real clincher for keeping Woodcroft behind the bench is what happened in May. A seven-game series win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/kings\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> and then five-game domination of the hated <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a> made their loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/avalanche\/\" target=\"_self\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a> moot. Next season &#8211; and likely all of three more &#8211; Jay Woodcroft is the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Woodcroft, the interim coach who stepped in for the fired Dave Tippett in February, has lost the &#8220;interim&#8221; tag. He and the Edmonton Oilers have agreed to a three-year deal, according to Sportsnet&#8217;s Nick Kypreos. 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