Man if this is to announce a new coach. They kept it tight lipped. Not even a sniff of who it could be, 1hr30 mins left. You think someone would of seen someone around the city. Here's hoping its not marc crawford

The time has come!

@ baggedmilk: Just say the line... :P

@ bingofuel:

And so have I?

And for the next 9 to 24 months the new most overated man in Edmonton will be:

It will be Quinn as Head coach, that's my opinion but Dreger is saying it will be Quinn as HC with Renny as asistant,

Damn I read it's going to be ......As the CROW flies, where are you Brownlee?

My sources indicate Robin was rite. PAT QUINN, TOM RENNEY AND BUCKY. We'll see.

swany wrote:

It will be Quinn as Head coach, that’s my opinion but Dreger is saying it will be Quinn as HC with Renny as asistant,

Renney as associate

@ baggedmilk: I thought everyone would know to gank Towel Boy's line... But we should probably let him say it.

Check this space over the next half hour for updates. And comment your brains out, please!

And my source comes from a player. So unless he's jerkin me...

@ bingofuel:

I'm on it buddy, I will praise the Nation for the rest of my life when Brownlee or Gregor breaks it first.

i think brownlee was right, as he said a few week ago, a HC with an associate.... how did you do it robin? , it looks like your still well connected ( if its all true) P.S where's Stauffer?

So it looks like Wayne-O wasn't in the running after all. Kudos to Tambellini for getting real coaches, if the posting is accurate.

I could really dig Quinn as head coach here. Really really.

tsn is reporting the same as Gregor. Color me disappointed.

Quinn good. Renney good. Tambie good work!

Heard Gregor on air...he had it before TSN...and credited Brownlee with the Associate coach idea..You guys killed it...I love this site even more now...Funny and credible..

Gregor you rock...Brownlee great insight.

freeze wrote:

tsn is reporting the same as Gregor. Color me disappointed.

Look at Quinn's record as a coach, man. All the guy has ever done is win.

baggedmilk wrote:

@ bingofuel: And so have I?

HAHAHAH Awesome!

I could handle Quinn and Renney

as the song goes...."and I jizzed in my pants!"

Brownlee & Gregor rock. Tell you right now, Edmonton has some of the best writers in the game. We are very fortunate to have guys like the afformentioned. Good work gents. This site rocks. So does The Team1260!!!

Sportsnet is saying it's a 'major announcement'. Maybe it'll consist of Bob Stauffer holding up his cellphone with the following text message from Katz:

kLO job iz safe 4 reelz ;)

...or not.

Librarian Mike wrote:

Sportsnet is saying it’s a ‘major announcement’. Maybe it’ll consist of Bob Stauffer holding up his cellphone with the following text message from Katz: kLO job iz safe 4 reelz …or not.

I would lean towards.

"I drank 6 litres of donair sauce"

Librarian Mike wrote:

Sportsnet is saying it’s a ‘major announcement’. Maybe it’ll consist of Bob Stauffer holding up his cellphone with the following text message from Katz: kLO job iz safe 4 reelz …or not.

I would lean towards.

"Stauff I can't believe to drank 6 litres of donair sauce"

This sounds good to me. Now that the Oilers have Rusty's blessing, go ahead and announce this thing!

My guess is they rehire MacTavish. This time he has a moustache. Sneaky...

@ mazola:

Hahaha. Welcome aboard, Greg MacRadish!

I like the approach of head coach and associate coach, if it is Quinn and Renney we are getting two highly qualified people.

PRESSDAY!!!

*sends Smokin' Ray NNC a special rusty quarter*

great, Quinn knows so much about 90's style hockey... let's face it, until the Oilers make some major moves he's not going to be able to do much better with this team than Mac T - prepare for another mediocre season before an exciting joust for 8th place.

Librarian Mike wrote:

Sportsnet is saying it’s a ‘major announcement’. Maybe it’ll consist of Bob Stauffer holding up his cellphone with the following text message from Katz: kLO job iz safe 4 reelz …or not.

LMFAO!

I like it

Mark wrote:

great, Quinn knows so much about 90’s style hockey… let’s face it, until the Oilers make some major moves he’s not going to be able to do much better with this team than Mac T - prepare for another mediocre season before an exciting joust for 8th place.

....easy does it brother. Batman has given Robin the go ahead to persue a bonafied star. With Pat Quinn and Tom Renney coming that may be enuf to entice some star quality for the first line!

Mark wrote:

great, Quinn knows so much about 90’s style hockey… let’s face it, until the Oilers make some major moves he’s not going to be able to do much better with this team than Mac T - prepare for another mediocre season before an exciting joust for 8th place.

LET THE PESSIMISM BEGIN!

"My guess is they rehire MacTavish. This time he has a moustache. Sneaky.." OMG LOL

Would be shocked if Jagr isn't an Oiler this season.

Maybe Crawford will also be brought onboard as another assistant coach?

A grand ol' Canucks coaching reunion.

I like it, Who ever said Quinn knows so much about 90's style hockey... what ever. Quinn is a good coach, he knows what needs to change to get the team competitive in todays game. Old dogs can learn new tricks. Besides he did very well with the young guns at the world juniors. I think he'll do well with our team, demand respect from the old vets and impress the new young guys. Lets hope with a big name coach we can get a big name player or two...just hoping.

Greg MC wrote:

Would be shocked if Jagr isn’t an Oiler this season.

Agreed. Anyone know if it's within the rules to buy out Jagr's contract in the KHL to get him to sign as a free agent here?

baggedmilk wrote:

Mark wrote: great, Quinn knows so much about 90’s style hockey… let’s face it, until the Oilers make some major moves he’s not going to be able to do much better with this team than Mac T - prepare for another mediocre season before an exciting joust for 8th place. LET THE PESSIMISM BEGIN!

I concur......Edmonton Fans are great but aren't happy unless they have something to Biatch about. Todays news is good. All I heard this past season is WE NEED CHANGE! And so it begins......YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH!!!!!

17 wrote:

Greg MC wrote: Would be shocked if Jagr isn’t an Oiler this season. Agreed. Anyone know if it’s within the rules to buy out Jagr’s contract in the KHL to get him to sign as a free agent here?

I can be done without a doubt. Up to Jagr.

nboilerfan wrote:

Maybe Crawford will also be brought onboard as another assistant coach? A grand ol’ Canucks coaching reunion.

Somewhere Crawford is crying into his giant cauldron of hair product.

Mark wrote:

great, Quinn knows so much about 90’s style hockey… let’s face it, until the Oilers make some major moves he’s not going to be able to do much better with this team than Mac T - prepare for another mediocre season before an exciting joust for 8th place.

Wow. Your glass might even be three-quarters empty. And the other quarter might be urine.

*wishes he had more urine for that random drug test*

Its a good hire, Quinn can coach the young kids and get through to the vets. Renney is capable, I wonder how this hiring fits into the Jagr equation? Hmmm.. All I know is next year is going to be a interesting one for Oiler fans.

Kudos to Robin. Don't know if it was a hunch, an educated guess, a lucky guess (lol ya right) or what but once again you were bang on. Your concept wasn't all that unheard of (need only look at the Flames the last couple years, although the oilers duo looks much, much better). Good stuff.

Just watch Tambo out Boys On The Bus Lowe and announce a Lee Fogolin-Pat Hughes Co-Coach combo. Semenko on Special Teams. Joey and Sparky will switch roles. Jason Bonsignore as new Head of Scouting. Andrei Kovalenko? Travel Planner.

And a new Oilers mandate that EVERYONE has a moustache!

jayoilfan wrote:

I like it, Who ever said Quinn knows so much about 90’s style hockey… what ever. Quinn is a good coach, he knows what needs to change to get the team competitive in todays game. Old dogs can learn new tricks. Besides he did very well with the young guns at the world juniors. I think he’ll do well with our team, demand respect from the old vets and impress the new young guys. Lets hope with a big name coach we can get a big name player or two…just hoping.

I always love the "he did good with the young guns at the worlds"

Big deal, he took the mid 80's Oiler junior hockey equivalent and barely won a tourney they are supposed to win.

The Pestival wrote:

as the song goes….”and I jizzed in my pants!”

Best coaching tandem in the league...? most encouraging day to be an oiler fan since October 18th when the oil started the season 4-0.

Now we just need the team to perform...

Love the 2 for 1. What are the odds that Renney will be the next coach after Quinn.