Edmonton Oilers: Three most successful coaches in franchise history
By Jim Lynch
2. Craig MacTavish
Number two on this list has to be Craig MacTavish. MacTavish coached the Oilers from 2001 to 2009. He is responsible for getting the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final in 2005-06. While he does rank second on the Oilers for all-time wins, he only made the playoffs three out of eight seasons behind the bench.
MacTavish would also go on to serve as general manager of the Oilers for a few seasons and a few other roles with the team. He also ranks third all-time in playoff wins with the franchise.
1. Glen Sather
Glen Sather was with the Edmonton Oilers for a long time. He was a part of all five championships, four as the head coach, and ranks first in all categories for the team, playoff wins, and regular-season wins.
No coach in franchise history is going to be able to beat his four championships, record of 464-268-110, and 11 seasons behind the bench. Sather was the leader of the Oilers when they entered the league, and he stayed with the team till about 2000 when their play started to fall off.
Hopefully in the next few seasons, we will be able to talk about another coach who led this team to a championship, the only question is whether or not it will be Dave Tippett.