Ken Hitchcock will not return as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, reports TSN's Darren Dreger. There's a "decent possibility" the 67-year-old stays with the organization as an advisor, Dreger added.
Hitchcock replaced Todd McLellan behind the bench following Edmonton's 9-10-1 start to the 2018-19 season. He appeared to turn things around with a 9-2-2 record in his first 13 games with the Oilers, but the team went 17-26-6 the rest of the way.
An Edmonton native, Hitchcock is third on the NHL's all-time wins list.
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