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Coffey Returns to Oilers Coaching Staff
Paul Coffey rejoining Oilers aims to improve defensive performance after struggles, with the team allowing 3.29 goals per game, ranking 25th in the NHL, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Edmonton Oilers announced Paul Coffey will return to the coaching staff and is expected on the ice Friday, with bench duties starting Feb. 25.
- Coffey initially joined the Oilers' coaching staff on November 13, 2023 and led the defensive group that helped Edmonton reach two straight Stanley Cup Final appearances.
- Coach-first: Head Coach Kris Knoblauch said, 'I have been in regular contact with Paul since last summer and I believe we will benefit both as a team and as a staff from his return at this time,' as Edmonton ranks 25th with 3.29 goals against per game and entered the Olympic break on a three-game losing streak.
- He will join head coach Kris Knoblauch and assistant coaches Brad Stuart and Paul McFarland; from his prior stint, the Oilers allowed 2.78 goals per game, the fifth-best NHL mark.
- With 24 games left, the 64-year-old Coffey, who never left the organization after leaving the bench, returned to a special-adviser role to ownership and hockey operations in July.
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Hall of Fame defenceman Paul Coffey to make return to Oilers bench
EDMONTON — Paul Coffey is back behind the Edmonton Oilers bench. The former Oilers defenceman and Hall of Famer returns to the coaching staff after a previous two-year stint leading the club’s defensive corps.
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