Edmonton Oilers announce three new executive hires
Breaking news in Oil Country as the organization have announce three new executive hires to bolster their hockey ops.
According to Preston Hodgkinson from the Daily Hive, the hires include Tobias Salmelainen, who will handle player acquisition and development in Europe, Andreas Karlsson as a player development coach, and Vincent Malts as a mental performance and player development coach.
It appears that Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson is putting an emphasis on the team's ability to recruit players outside of North America, as well as bolstering the organization's player development program, which has seen its fair share of struggles over the past decade.
Among the most noteworthy of the new additions is Andreas Karlsson, who brings ample of expertise through his years playing in the NHL.
The measures taken by Jeff Jackson are aimed to improve internal affairs within the Oilers system, while simultaneously upping their efforts to seek out and develop elite talent overseas.
Jeff Jackson is also being praised for hiring Vincent Malts, who will be the new mental performance coach. There has been tons of emphasis regarding raising mental health awareness in the NHL, including goaltender Stuart Skinner being the biggest advocate for it.
Jeff Jackson continues to impress with his outstanding offseason work. These new hires will serve as key additions to the Oilers success moving forward.
source: Daily Hive
Oilers bolster hockey ops team with trio of new hires
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