The Edmonton Oilers have fired head coach Todd McLellan, and named Ken Hitchcock as his replacement.
The team confirmed the move in a tweet Tuesday morning.
The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Oilers</a> have named Edmonton native Ken Hitchcock as their new Head Coach after relieving Todd McLellan of his duties earlier this morning. <a href=”https://t.co/joNXTLMXol”>pic.twitter.com/joNXTLMXol</a>
—@EdmontonOilers