Kris Knoblauch

Kris Knoblauch
Born (1978-09-24) September 24, 1978 (age 46)
Imperial, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Winger
Shot Left
Played for Asheville Smoke
Austin Ice Bats
Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne
Current NHL coach Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft 166th overall, 1997
New York Islanders
Playing career 1999–2006
Coaching career 2006–present

Kris Knoblauch (born September 24, 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He had previously been the head coach of the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).[1][2]

He had a total of 13 seasons of coaching experience before joining Hartford,[3] including two seasons as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and seven years as a head coach in the Canadian junior leagues. He compiled a record of 298–130–16–13 during that time.[1][2] Knoblauch coached the Oilers to an appearance in the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals.

  1. ^ a b Stephenson, Colin (July 29, 2019). "Rangers hire Kris Knoblauch to coach their AHL team in Hartford". Newsday. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (July 29, 2019). "New York Rangers hire Kris Knoblauch as head coach for AHL Hartford". The Journal News. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kris Knoblauch Named Head Coach of the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack". National Hockey League. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.