Jay Woodcroft

Jay Woodcroft is a Canadian coach who is an assistant with the Anaheim Ducks and the former head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. Woodcroft came up as a video coach in Detroit and an assistant in San Jose and Edmonton, then won two Pacific Division titles as head coach of the AHL's Bakersfield Condors before taking over the Oilers in February 2022. Edmonton fired Woodcroft in November 2023, and Anaheim added Woodcroft to Joel Quenneville's staff in July 2025.

Kris Knoblauch in tears, cracks voice in introductory press conference; receives wholesome surprise after first win

What a wholesome moments

The Oilers respond to rumor about Connor McDavid and fired Jay Woodcroft, but it just had fans even angrier

They just had fans even angrier

Role now	Assistant coach, Anaheim Ducks
Born	11 August 1976, Toronto, Ontario
Playing career	Forward at Alabama-Huntsville, then minor-pro in North America and a season in Germany
Coaching career	Detroit video coach 2005-08, San Jose assistant 2008-15, Edmonton assistant 2015-18, Bakersfield head coach 2018-22, Edmonton head coach 2022-23, Anaheim assistant from 2025
NHL record	79-41-13 as a head coach in 133 regular-season games, all with Edmonton, plus 14-14 in the playoffs, through 2025-26
Honours	Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008 as video coach; two AHL Pacific Division titles with Bakersfield
Known for	Coaching the McDavid and Draisaitl Oilers to the 2022 Western Conference Final, and the record power play Edmonton ran in 2022-23

Jay Woodcroft gets tossed from game after the Oilers’ breakdown, fans are all saying the same thing about it

The Oilers in complete meltdown

Oilers coach praises Edmonton’s medical staff after Kane’s injury, says he’s ‘in a good spot’ because of them

Everyone at Amalie Arena held their breath as Evander Kane rushed to the Oilers bench with his right hand pushing tight against his left wrist. Just seconds earlier, he fell to the ground close to ...