Paul McFarland joins the Oilers as an assistant coach after leading the WHL's Calgary Hitmen as head coach last season.
The Edmonton Oilers announced Monday they have added Paul McFarland, Peter Aubry and Conor Allen to their coaching staff.
The team announced Paul Coffey will return to his role as a special advisor to ownership and hockey operations, while a contract extension was not offered to goaltending coach Dustin Schwartz.
McFarland joins the Oilers as an assistant coach after leading the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen as head coach last season.
The Richmond Hill, Ontario native previously worked as an assistant for the Seattle Kraken for three seasons from 2021-24.
Aubry enters his first season as the Oilers goaltending coach after two years as an associate coach with Nebraska-Omaha in the NCAA.
Hailing from Windsor, Ontario, he also makes his return to the NHL after spending eight seasons from 2015-24 as the Chicago Blackhawks developmental goaltending coach as well as the goaltending coach for the team’s AHL affiliate in Rockford.
Allen begins his first NHL season with the Oilers as the team’s skills coach.
The Chicago native and UMass graduate spent last season with USA Hockey’s national under-17 team and has also recently worked in a skill development role with the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) along with Prodigy Prospects.
The Oilers also announced they have signed contract extensions for assistant coach Mark Stuart and video coach Noah Segall.
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