Edmonton Oilers hire Stan Bowman as new general manager

The Edmonton Oilers person hired Stan Bowman arsenic nan caller wide head and executive vice president of lucky operations.

The Oilers confirmed nan move connected Wednesday morning. The squad is expected to clasp a media readiness astatine 10:30 a.m.

Bowman, 51, resigned arsenic nan GM of nan Chicago Blackhawks successful October 2021 pursuing nan merchandise of nan findings of an investigation into allegations that an adjunct coach pinch nan squad sexually assaulted a subordinate successful 2010.

Bowman was banned by nan NHL, on pinch coach Joel Quenneville and executive Al MacIsaac.

Former Blackhawks subordinate Kyle Beach alleged he was assaulted by nan club’s video coach during nan team’s Stanley Cup title play and nan squad mishandled nan case.

An investigation commissioned by nan Blackhawks concluded their inadequate consequence to nan allegations. Quenneville later resigned arsenic Florida Panthers coach, while Bowman and MacIsaac near their positions pinch Chicago.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman reinstated nan 3 connected July 1.

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The Oilers’ hunt for a caller GM came aft nan squad announced successful precocious June it would not widen nan statement of erstwhile GM Ken Holland.

Holland had been successful nan domiciled since May 2019.

Bowman is nan team’s 11th wide manager. He spent 20 seasons pinch nan Blackhawks, including 12 successful nan GM role.

Bowman won 3 Stanley Cups pinch nan Blackhawks.

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— pinch files from The Canadian Press.