Oilers Hire New Head Coach

Kristylee Varley

am800-sports-dave-tippett-arizona-edmonton-nhl-getty-1.9285756 GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 21: Head coach Dave Tippett of the Arizona Coyotes watches from the bench during the third period of the NHL game against the Edmonton Oilers at Gila River Arena on December 21, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. The Oilers defeated the Coyotes 3-2. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) (Head coach Dave Tippett of the Arizona Coyotes watches from the bench during the third period of the NHL game against the Edmonton Oilers at Gila River Arena on December 21, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images))

The Oilers have missed the playoffs 12 of the past 13 seasons and have reached the postseason

The Edmonton Oilers have a new head coach.

The NHL club has hired veteran bench boss marking the first big move for new general manager and former Detroit Red Wings general manager, Ken Holland.

Tippett has been working as a senior adviser to Seattle's new NHL team since June 2018 and now becomes the Oilers' ninth coach in the past 11 years.

The former NHL Coach of the Year in 2010 spent eight seasons as the head coach of the Coyotes, missing the playoffs in his final five seasons there.

The Oilers have missed the playoffs 12 of the past 13 seasons and have reached the post-season just once in the four-year career of major star Connor McDavid.

— With files from The Canadian Press