(Edmonton) The Edmonton Oilers have indicated that general manager Ken Holland will not return to the team.
The Alberta team announced its decision in a press release on Thursday, and indicated that it was a “mutual” decision between the team and him.
Holland was the Oilers’ general manager for five seasons, and he built a team that appeared in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals before losing to the Florida Panthers.
The 68-year-old, who hails from Vernon, British Columbia, spent 22 seasons as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings before joining the Oilers.
The Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in 1998, 2002 and 2008 under his leadership.
“Over the past five seasons as general manager, Ken has not only built the Edmonton Oilers into one of the best teams in the NHL, but he has also established a winning culture that will continue into the future,” said declared Jeff Jackson, executive director of hockey operations for the Oilers, in a press release.
“Thanks in large part to Ken’s exceptional work, Edmonton has become a destination for National Hockey League players,” he added.
The Oilers now have a major role to fill in their hockey operations, heading into the summer season, as they attempt to take the final step separating them from the sixth Stanley Cup conquest in their history, and their first since 1990.