Tone Deaf; that, apparently is what Jeff Jackson is. Throw in, a poor judge of character. For 'not being able to read the room', Jeff has just shown that he is NOT the man to lead the Oilers, and the heat must now be put on Katz to fire JJ and end this clown show. Yes, I am serious. Not only must Stan be shown the door, but so must Jeff Jackson. This is an egregious error. Stan should be given a second chance...in life, but NOT in hockey. My anger over this is not going away any time soon.

everyone gets a second chance but you do not bring that mess to an already prime top three in the league team!!!

Bowman! As an Oilers fan this breaks my heart. We have the best fans in the world, as a reward we are stuck with this heartless monster that covered up and protected a sexual predator, allowing them to offend again and again. Until this man is fired, my wallet and support are shut off to this organization. I'm not watching a single game, buying a single jersey, or supporting them publicly in any way. Some principles cannot be compromised, and I will never support those that allow young men to be assaulted by protecting the predator. any one that stands up for Bowman is a clown and should be treated like a clown. disgusting on so many levels. shake you head Seravalli Jeff Jackson Kats or any one that supports this guy should never be in pro sports own a team or speak on a media platform ever again, and if any one think he deserves a second chance, then there also a clown.

I disagree. Stan has a championship resume, and a winning record. He's made mistakes in the past, but people deserve second chances.

A Very Inappropriate Hire..Cannot stress this word Enough..So Inappropriate .

Calgary gon have the larger fanbase in berta this year

I mean, he was the boss of the team. But it's not like he was the assaulter. Is there any way to be able to get past it? Is he just supposed to never work again?

Oilers management must be on crack if they think Bowman is even a bad general manager: he's much worse. Im done with this stupid stupid team.

karma always gets paid. How many years was McTavish the murderer who drank and drove and killed an innocent woman? The oilers have 15 years of pain when he is in the organization. Now finally after getting rid of the bad karma, (Mac T) the teams gets good and have an amazing July first and get better, now you hire this look the other way, pro se x ual abuse weirdo to be the boss. Karmic debt always gets paid. first-round exit and more years of pain for Edmonton.

I don't know how to message u so I am commenting here. I watch locked on oilers it would be cool if u took over so they have someone that knows more about what is going on with oilers

As a person who played hockey , and I met Theo Fleury, I had to testify about a SA as a teen, something I never have forgotten about. Stan Bowman should never have been allowed back in , he only got in because of his family’s legacy. Iam a huge Canucks fan. the Canucks even cut ties with Jake Virtanen.

No Hiding League... 'they' PROTECT their own .. FACT ! .... they bend over backwards for one another ...sheep will be sheep ... FACT ! ...

I’m all for 2nd chances but not like this. Such a unnecessary hire. It communicates we don’t care you’ll pay anyways

I feel for you. How can the franchise claim they have any integrity?

Forgiveness is what we all should have in our hearts, for those deserving.

I feel for Oilers fans. This announcement is as exciting as when the Oilers hired Peter Chiarelli as GM in 2015; Godspeed!

Oh man this isn’t good. What’s going to happen to Leon? I have a bad feeling

To everyone bitching about this hire, ask your selves a question. How will you feel next year at the end of June when the Oilers hoist the cup? Seriously think this through. No it won't be because Bowman whipped the team into shape. Yes Bowman has an easy job this year, but thats not the point. If EDM can lock up a top 4 RHD, sign the RFA's & get Drais extension done this year then go on to win a Cup or three, no one will care about any of this. That the funny thing, all of these snowflakes will melt as soon as the Oil win. Or at least they will stop bitching about something that honestly, all they really know is the narrative. Typical Snowflakes

The main thing that Jeff Jackson gets involved with transactions trades and that Stan Bowman doesn’t get the better of himself and for if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!”

It's a very bad PR move. But people will forget when they win the cup within the next 2 years.

This hire shows that Jeff Jackson is ok with what Stan Bowman did 😡😡😡

I don't like this hire, but it's not for the glaringly obvious reason that everyone else has. Whatever he did in the past is in the past at this point. It's been years. He has been working on himself over the years. It is what it is. What I'm looking at is his track record and it's not very good. He won a couple cups with a team that was handed to him on a golden platter encrusted with diamonds. Then he turned the team into a steaming pile of poop in the years that followed. Regardless of the type of person he is or may have been, he's NOT a good GM.

I quit the Oilers, Rexall Drugs, concerts at Rogers, and will vocally encourage others to do the same. And screw u Jackson u degenerate, and Katz for letting this happen, and to the team leadership group too.

Jeff Jackson give yer head a shake !

WTF !

WTF....I repeat WTF...you people up north are so fucking stupid as a fan base right now. Only in EDMONTON. WOW. I love this move. It made my day. LMAO,

What an own goal by Jackson. Anything to perpetuate this old boys' network, I guess. As if Bowman was deserving of this plum job... yeah, I get that he's "repented", but that doesn't make him the right guy to steer THIS ship. The Oilers don't need him. There are plenty of other qualified candidates. It was a Blackhawks scandal, nothing to do with the Oilers, so why drag it here?

Yeah! What if some players just won't want to play under Stan Bowman. They could demand to want out or boycott and...awwwww man, if they don't rethink this and get someone else, this could sink the Oilers FAST.

I can't see this lasting, the players, fans and employees of the Oilers will petition for a different G.M., if all those people stay vocal on social media about this they'll have to get rid of him cause some players and staff will want out asap. This sucks.

Well there was Craig McTavish, I’m not supporting Bowman ( don’t want him ) but Craig did kill someone Drunk Driving went to prison came out and they gave him a fresh start in Edmonton.

Let's pretend Bowman has learned from his mistake. It's certainly possible. Now you have to re-sign Leon Draisaitl. Good luck.

Craig Mactavish literally killed someone, it's going to be okay

There more GM's that are better then BowMan the fucked the dog on that Congrats guys.. I dont know why they didnt go for Brad Holland or Mark Hunter, can they switch another GM or are they stuck with him?

why do you even *THINK* OF HIRING A GUY WHY COVERED UP R*PE?

You are a great KZfaqr

I even made a parody about this

Oilers lost me

Flames fan here. This is too gross to take the rip out of you guys for it. And I'll be honest I was cheering for Florida, but this just makes me angry as a person more than as a fan. I hope they Babcock him

I really don't understand why they would make this decision. They just had the best season in DECADES, why would they give their fanbase any reason to lose faith in the motivations of oilers as an organization? Even if they fire him because of the backlash, that would tell us that they didn't care about it until they realized they are gonna lose money... He was the scapegoat for the Blackhawks for the scandal, which is shitty, the responsibility is on wayy more people than Bowman, but that doesn't mean he has any business working in the NHL ever again. Really disappointed.

oh man... oh man this is the drama i needed end of july :D

Why didnt they just hire the guy who's been killing it all offseason?

Bowman won 3 cups end of story. He's worked hard to come back. Let it fucking go

First of all this was not the best off season the Oilers have ever had. I saw some pretty good off seasons in the 80s and 1990. Secondly I read the section on front office staff of the report. Stan was told by higher ups that it was going to be taken care of and that he was to focus on the team in the playoffs. As far as he knew it was being handled appropriately. He’s had communication with the victim and has worked with him since. I hear ya on why did they have to hire him, but it’s not as bad as it first appears. We should all have all the facts before we think this is a stain on the Oilers organization.

Gretzky are the greatest easyly. Gretzky are the GOAT of all team sport in the world. Never an athlete dominate is own sport like him. Connor still young and he have to prove to be good for long time to start to be in the discussion to be top 10 greatest of all time.

McDavid! Hands down… it’s harder to play the game now then 25-30 yrs ago. What he does in todays game is leaps and bounds harder and his skill is top shelf…

If Kane has a problem with life then he needs to get it under control and get back to being the good player he can be???

If he doesn’t want to be in Edmonton he should go??

At 100 percent he’s a big asset???

I just started watching your Chanel two weeks ago and you’re already one of my favourite KZfaqrs. Keep up the great content!

MCDAVID IN 4th!!!!!!😡😡😡🫣