Former Edmonton Oilers coach helping Prince George Cougars

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Former NHL bench boss from Fort St. James spent past three seasons as Edmonton Oilers associate coach

Outside of Prince George Cougars circles, it’s a little-known fact who they’ve had as their guest coach for practice sessions this season at CN Centre.

Now that he’s in between jobs after three years as an associate coach with the Oilers, Playfair was asked by Cougars coach and general manager Mark Lamb to come out to practice whenever he can to pass on his hockey knowledge to the Cougars. They got to know each other in 2016-17, when Lamb was head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners in the AHL and Playfair was an associate coach with the parent Arizona Coyotes.

“This isn’t really anything new, when I first took the job here , he was at our training camp watching stuff with me during it and we kept in contact,” said Lamb. “When he got let go last year I reached out. There’s so many things a guy can learn from hockey people and especially a coach with that much experience that I have a good relationship with.”

 

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