Oilers fire head coach Jay Woodcroft after dismal start

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The Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Jay Woodcroft and assistant coach Dave Manson on Sunday.

Kris Knoblauch, formerly the head coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League, was named to replace Woodcroft. Knoblauch, 45, was in his fifth season coaching Hartford, a New York Rangers affiliate, and will guide an NHL team for the first time in his career.