The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with head coach Kris Knoblauch, TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports.
Knoblauch was previously set to enter the season on an expiring contract.
Hearing the Oilers and Head Coach Kris Knoblauch have agreed on a multi year extension.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) October 3, 2025
The 47-year-old Knoblauch has found plenty of success in Edmonton since taking over for former Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft on Nov. 12, 2023.
Knoblauch led the Oilers to a 46-18-5 record over the last 69 games of the 2023-24 season before guiding the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final where they fell to the Florida Panthers in seven games.
In his first full season as Edmonton’s bench boss, Knoblauch and the Oilers finished third in the Pacific Division last year with a 48-29-5 record. Once they again Edmonton marched to the Stanley Cup Final before dropping the championship series to the Panthers in six games.
Knoblauch, who previously held head coaching jobs in the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and American Hockey League, owns a 94-47-10 regular season record and a 29-19 playoff record over two seasons with the Oilers.
Edmonton is Knoblauch’s first head coaching stint in the NHL.
More details to follow.