The Edmonton Oilers have employed Stan Bowman because the staff’s new basic supervisor, the staff introduced on Wednesday. Bowman will substitute former Oilers basic supervisor Ken Holland, who wasn’t supplied a contract extension by the staff following the 2023-24 season.
“I’m excited and happy to be welcoming Stan to the Edmonton Oilers,” Oilers CEO of hockey operations Jeff Jackson stated in a press launch. “I imagine his huge expertise and confirmed success on this function, along with the vital work he has accomplished in his time away from the sport, matches our objective of being finest at school in relation to all aspects of our group. By way of our many conversations, we share a standard imaginative and prescient of the place we’re as a staff and what’s required to attain one other Stanley Cup title.”
Bowman beforehand served because the Chicago Blackhawks basic supervisor and was not too long ago reinstated by the NHL together with head coach Joel Quenneville and government Al MacIsaac. The three had been banned from holding government positions because of their roles in a sexual abuse scandal and had been reinstated by the league on July 1.
In 2021, an impartial investigation unearthed that the staff mishandled sexual assault allegations that had been reported by former participant Kyle Seashore. Seashore was sexually assaulted by Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010.
The Blackhawks had been additionally fined $2 million by the NHL, and Seashore acquired a settlement in December 2021.
In response to Sportsnet, former NHL participant Sheldon Kennedy, who’s the co-founder of the Respect Group, revealed that he has labored intently with Bowman lately. Kennedy said that he thinks that Bowman “can be a priceless asset to a company because of his acknowledgment of previous errors and his relentless efforts to make the locker room/recreation safer for everybody.”
The Respect Group is a initiative that trains Canadians on their obligations in relation to stopping bullying, harassment, and abuse.
Bowman served as a basic supervisor and president of hockey operations throughout his time with the Blackhawks from 2009 till 2021. The Blackhawks gained three Stanley Cups throughout Bowman’s time within the franchise’s entrance workplace.
