Edmonton Oilers Hire Mike Babcock After NHL Clears Veteran Coach Following an Investigation

TAIT: What a quiet moment after the Mike Babcock press conference taught me about respect

Thirty minutes after the press conference ended, Mike Babcock walks down the north stairs and made his way through a quiet corner of Rogers Place.

Babcock says players ‘all in’ as Oilers hire him as new coach

Mike Babcock says he wouldn’t have accepted the offer to become the next head coach of the Edmonton Oilers unless the players were OK with him coming aboard.

Ex-NHLer Jay Rosehill raises red flag after Mike Babcock's first Oilers press conference - "Could end up going south in a hurry"

Mike Babcock's first press conference as Edmonton Oilers head coach raised plenty of eyebrows. Among those left questioning the veteran coach was former NHL enforcer Jay Rosehill.

Babcock to coach Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers named Mike Babcock as the 19th head coach in club history on Tuesday.

Mike Babcock avoids past controversies in Edmonton Oilers intro

The Edmonton Oilers hired Mike Babcock, but he avoided addressing his controversial past during his intro.

Edmonton Oilers name Mike Babcock as new head coach

The Edmonton Oilers have named Mike Babcock as the team's new head coach. The hire comes after the NHL cleared Babcock to coach again after past concerns about how the veteran bench boss managed and interacted with players. Babcock says he met with the Oilers' stars, and the players '100 per cent' behind him.