Edmonton Oilers promote Rychel, hire Kassian in hockey operations moves

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers person promoted Warren Rychel to pro scouting manager and added erstwhile Oiler guardant Zack Kassian to the pro scouting staff.

The Oilers, who mislaid the Stanley Cup last successful 7 games to the Florida Panthers, unfastened their pre-season Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets.

Aaron Nagy was appointed amateur scout, Erik Elenz was hired arsenic video and analytics coaching co-ordinator, Dominik Zrim joined the enactment arsenic manager of hockey strategy and David Evanochko was hired arsenic pb solutions architect, the Oilers announced Saturday successful a statement.

Rychel, who played 406 NHL games implicit 8 seasons with Los Angeles, Toronto, Anaheim, Chicago and Colorado, volition commencement his 3rd play with the Oilers.

Kassian played 7 of his 13 NHL seasons for the Oilers earlier retiring successful 2023. The 33-year-old from Windsor, Ont., amassed 92 goals, 111 assists and 913 punishment minutes successful 661 vocation games.

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Nagy was antecedently president of the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Georgetown Raiders and a subordinate cause with Newport Sports.

Elenz came from the Seattle Kraken’s AHL affiliate aft 2 seasons arsenic video manager for the Coachella Valley Firebirds.

Zrim antecedently worked for the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks.

Evanochko was formerly vice president of bundle improvement astatine Conexus Credit Union successful Regina.