Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, There was a changing of the guard over the summer, with 50-year-old Steve Tambellini stepping into Kevin Lowe’s shoes as the Edmonton Oilers general manager.... Q: Your last NHL playing days were in Vancouver. How did you get into management? A: At the time, I was going back and forth between playing in Europe and if I was quitting, I thought...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland says that team vice president Steve Yzerman is the ideal candidate to be the executive director of the 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team and that coach Mike Babcock will be one of the leading candidates to coach the squad.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... defenseman and he landed dynamic from Columbus for . Then Lowe moved to the president's chair, and Steve Tambellini was named general manager, leaving the hockey world to debate exactly who is in charge of what in Edmonton. Goalie: Three reasons to like the Oilers: 1. With Visnovky and on the points, the Oilers' power play should improve from its 21st-place standing of last season....
MSNBC.com: NHL (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... added. Candidates to manage the team include Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe and Oilers GM Steve Tambellini. They were Gretzky’s assistant and director of player personnel in 2002 and 2006. Ken Holland of the Detroit Red Wings and Bob Gainey of the Montreal Canadiens also are possibilities. Former Red Wings forward Steve Yzerman could be involved. He’s been general manager...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... added.Candidates to manage the team include Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe and Oilers GM Steve Tambellini. They were Gretzky's assistant and director of player personnel in 2002 and 2006. Ken Holland of the Detroit Red Wings and Bob Gainey of the Montreal Canadiens also are possibilities.Former Red Wings forward Steve Yzerman could be involved. He's been general manager...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
... the next Olympic men's hockey team include Edmonton Oilers president Kevin Lowe or Oilers GM Steve Tambellini, who were Gretzky's assistant and director of player personnel, respectively, in both 2002 and '06, as well as Ken Holland of the Detroit Red Wings and Bob Gainey of the Montreal Canadiens.Former Wings forward Steve Yzerman is a possibility to be involved in some capacity....
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... to a pool of managerial talent that will be drawn from the NHL ranks.Gretzky, Kevin Lowe and Steve Tambellini were the key front-office elements of the last two Canadian Olympic teams. Lowe and Tambellini now work together in the Edmonton Oilers' hockey operations department and would certainly be a part of the mix if Gretzky took the top job.If not Gretzky and that current/ex-Oilers...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... to a pool of managerial talent that will be drawn from the NHL ranks.Gretzky, Kevin Lowe and Steve Tambellini were the key front-office elements of the last two Canadian Olympic teams. Lowe and Tambellini now work together in the Edmonton Oilers' hockey operations department and would certainly be a part of the mix if Gretzky took the top job.If not Gretzky and that current/ex-Oilers...
