Overview

• Edmonton added Paul McFarland as assistant coach, Peter Aubry as new goaltending coach and Conor Allen as skills coach in a comprehensive bench reshuffle announced July 14.
• Paul Coffey has moved from assistant coach to special adviser to ownership and hockey operations, while assistant coach Mark Stuart and video coach Noah Segall received contract extensions.
• Head coach Kris Knoblauch, entering the final year of his deal, said extension talks remain under organizational review and previewed a revised penalty-kill system for 2025–26.
• Goaltending coach Dustin Schwartz’s decade-long tenure ended on June 30, after which Peter Aubry was appointed and the club publicly explored forming a dedicated goaltending department.
• General manager Stan Bowman declared re-signing captain Connor McDavid as the franchise’s foremost priority ahead of his unrestricted free agency in 2026.