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KEVIN LOWE
President, Hockey Operations
After serving as General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers for eight seasons, Kevin Lowe was promoted to the position of President of Hockey Operations on July 31, 2008. Lowe’s promotion was part of a restructuring of the team’s Hockey Operations department by Daryl A. Katz, the organization’s owner.  ...more

CRAIG MACTAVISH
General Manager
Craig MacTavish was named the fifth General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers on April 15, 2013 after spending the last year as Sr. Vice President of Hockey Operations. ...more

SCOTT HOWSON
Sr. Vice President, Hockey Operations
Scott Howson rejoined the Oilers organization on March 12, 2013 as a Pro Scout, after five and a half seasons as General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets (2007-2013). ...more

RICKY OLCZYK
Assistant GM/ Director of Hockey Operations & Legal Affairs
Ricky Olczyk enters his sixth season with the Oilers and fifth as the team’s Assistant General Manager & Director of Hockey Operations/Legal Affairs.  The 42-year-old native of Chicago, Illinois, was promoted to the new position on August 8, 2008, after serving as the Oilers’ Director of Hockey Administration and Legal Affairs during the 2007-08 season.  ...more

RICK CARRIERE
 Sr. Director of Player Development
Rick Carriere was named the new Senior Director of Player Development as he takes over Billy Moores’ responsibilities.

Carriere, 53, previously served as General Manager of the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers from 2000 to 2004 and then scouted for the Tigers until 2012. ...more

MIKE SILLINGER
Director of Player Development
Mike Sillinger begins his fourth season as the Oilers’ Director of Player Development after a lengthy career in the National Hockey League. Sillinger will work with Edmonton’s prospects in both the AHL and ECHL and with Oilers draft picks in the junior and college ranks. ...more

RALPH KRUEGER
  Head Coach
Ralph Krueger was named the 11th Head Coach of the Edmonton Oilers when Steve Tambellini announced his promotion on June 27, 2012. He spent the past two years as the Associate Coach of the Oilers. ...more

KELLY BUCHBERGER
Assistant Coach
Ten seasons after playing his last game in the copper and blue, Kelly Buchberger returned to the Edmonton Oilers as a member of the team’s coaching staff for the 2008-09 season. Buchberger, 45, is an assistant coach with Steve Smith under new Head Coach Ralph Krueger for the 2012-13 season. ...more

STEVE SMITH
Assistant Coach
Steve Smith was appointed as Assistant Coach on July 15, 2010 and serves alongside Kelly Buchberger under the direction of new Head Coach Ralph Krueger. Smith, who spent the past two years as a scout with the Chicago Blackhawks, re-joined the team that drafted him back in 1981. ...more

FREDERIC CHABOT
Goaltending Consultant
Frederic Chabot enters his fourth season with the Edmonton Oilers where the 44-year-old will work with both the Oilers goaltenders as well as the developing netminders in the system. ...more

MYLES FEE
Video Coach
Myles is entering his fourth season with the club as the Video Coordinator. Fee, 31-years-old, comes from the New York Rangers Hockey Club, where he started in Team Services and moved his way up to Video Analyst working directly under the Video Coach and team management. ...more

STEVE SERDACHNY
Skating and Skills Coach
Steve Serdachny brings an extensive background of skating and power skating to the Oilers’ organization in his role as Edmonton’s Skating and Skills Coach. Now in his seventh season with the Oilers, he works at improving the skating and hockey skill sets of players at all levels of the organization, working closely with the players during training camp and throughout the season. Prior to his current position, he worked at several Oilers training camps and rookie development camps. ...more