Oilers fire asst. coach, ex-Raider Manson in Sunday morning shakeup
The Edmonton Oilers announced on Sunday that they have relieved assistant coach and former Prince Albert Raider Dave Manson of his coaching duties after the team’s slow start to the season.
Also getting the boot on Sunday was Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft, who is set to be replaced by Hartford Wolf Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch while replacing Manson will be Paul Coffey.
Manson, who hails from Prince Albert, spent a total of five seasons as an assistant coach with the Oilers organization, three with the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL and two in Edmonton. Prior to that, he was behind the bench for the Prince Albert Raiders as an assistant coach in two separate stints, from 2002-2009 and 2011-2018. Between that gap, he was an assistant coach for the Prince Albert Mintos.