EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Dallas Eakins has been fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers, who have lost 15 of 16 games and are well on the way to missing the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
According to reports, general manager Craig MacTavish will coach the team for the rest of the year. MacTavish is scheduled to speak with the media Monday.
Edmonton has 19 points through 31 games, last in the Western Conference. The Oilers went 36-63-14 under Eakins in parts of two seasons, including 7-19-5 this year.
Hired in the summer of 2012 to help the Oilers be ”in the mix every year to win,” Eakins missed the playoffs in his only full season behind the bench.
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