Oilers add three coaches, move Paul Coffey from bench to advisory role

The Edmonton Oilers are shaking up their coaching staff.

Hall of Fame defenceman Paul Coffey is leaving the bench to return to a role a special advisor to ownership and hockey operations, while three new coaches have come aboard, the team announced Monday.

Paul McFarland, 39, joins the team as an assistant after one season as head coach of the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen.

Peter Aubry, 48, will take over as goaltending coach after Dustin Schwartz was let go. Aubry held the same title for the Chicago Blackhawks from 2016 to 2024 before taking last season off.

Conor Allen, 35, comes to the Oilers as a skills coach after working with the American under-17 team.

Meanwhile, assistant coach Mark Stuart and video coach Noah Segall agreed to contract extensions.