Coaches & Management

Over his time as GM with the Red Wings, Holland guided the team to more combined regular-season and post-season wins (1,098) than any other NHL franchise. The Red Wings reached the playoffs for his first 19 seasons as general manager, giving the organization 25 consecutive seasons in the NHL post-season (1990-2016) - the third-longest streak in NHL history. For his efforts, he was named the NHL's GM of the Decade (2000-09) by Sports Illustrated.

Prior to taking over as GM of the Red Wings in 1997, Holland served in a number of different roles within the organization, including as Assistant General Manager (1994-97), GM of the Red Wings' American Hockey League affiliate (1994-97), Amateur Scouting Director (1989-94) and western Canada scout (1985-89).

Internationally, Holland has served on several management staffs for Hockey Canada, helping Canada win gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games and at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Holland was also GM with Canada at the 2006 World Hockey Championship in Latvia, where Canada finished fourth overall and Assistant GM at the 2005 World Hockey Championship in Austria, helping Canada win a silver medal.

As a goaltender, he was drafted by Toronto in the 12th round, 188th overall, in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, reaching the NHL for four games with Hartford and Detroit. Holland retired as a player after the 1984-85 season, transitioning soon afterwards into scouting.

Holland played junior hockey for the WHL's Medicine Hat Tigers from 1973-75. Holland twice signed with NHL teams as a free agent - in 1980 with Hartford and 1983 with Detroit. He spent most of his pro career in the AHL with Binghamton, Springfield and Adirondack. Holland was named to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1982 and the NAHL Second All-Star Team in 1977. He made his NHL debut in 1980-81, playing one game with Hartford followed by three games for Detroit in 1983-84.

The native of Brantford, Ont., served as the Director of Amateur Scouting for Boston in 2015-16 prior to joining the Oilers. Gretzky also served as an Amateur Scout with Boston for three years and spent time with the Arizona Coyotes scouting staff prior to joining the Bruins.

Gretzky joined the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes as an amateur scout in 2001 and after five years in that position, he was named the club's Director of Amateur Scouting. He served from 2006-2011 in that capacity, overseeing all of the team's amateur scouting and running their NHL Draft.

As a player, Gretzky was selected in the third round, 56th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1985 NHL Draft. He played six pro seasons in the AHL, IHL, ECHL and in Europe, after his junior career in the Ontario Hockey League. He retired as a player after the 1992-93 season and spent five seasons (1995-2000) coaching in Bakersfield (WCHL) and Asheville (UHL).

Scott works closely with Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Ken Holland and he also as Governor for the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors (AHL).

As a member of the Oilers hockey nanagement team, Scott's responsibilities include player and staff contract negotiations, scheduling, salary arbitration, salary cap management and all day to day administrative duties. He is also the club's liaison to the NHL regarding matters pertaining to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.     

Scott served as the Director of Hockey Operations with the American Hockey League for four seasons. His duties included creation of league schedule, assisting in determining player fines and suspensions, supervising regular season and playoff games, and interpreting by-laws as well as the Collective Bargaining Agreement for member teams.

Scott graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. At school, he worked for the men's hockey team which went to the NCAA Frozen Four tournament in 2001 and served as the ECHL's Manager of Hockey Operations for three seasons.

A former first-round draft selection of the Edmonton Oilers, 12th overall in 1991, Wright was selected by Columbus in the 2000 expansion draft and played 309 games as a Blue Jacket, registering 57 goals and 51 assists for 108 points with 436 penalty minutes. He also served as an alternate captain during the 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2003-04 seasons. His best campaign was the Jackets' inaugural 2000-01 season, when he posted a career-high 16 goals and 16 assists with a team-leading 140 penalty minutes. He was traded to Anaheim for former Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov in Nov. 2005.

The Kamsack, Sask., native appeared in 613 games in 13 NHL seasons, accumulating 149 points (79G, 70A) and 854 penalty minutes with the Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers.

Internationally, Wright represented Canada at the 1992 and 1993 World Junior Championship, winning gold in 1993, and also played for Canada at the 2002 World Hockey Championship.

Prior to joining the Oilers in 2014, Green served as the General Manager of the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for six seasons and was honoured as the WHL's Executive of the Year in 2011-12 and 2012-13; in both seasons, Green guided the Oil Kings to the WHL Final.

In 2011-12, the Oil Kings posted the best record in the WHL with a mark of 50-15-3-4 for 107 points, capturing the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy. The Oil Kings went on to capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup, marking their first WHL championship in modern franchise history, as well as earning them a trip to the Memorial Cup.

Green has also spent time throughout his career serving as the Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel for the Medicine Hat Tigers, where he oversaw the Tigers scouting program and WHL Bantam Draft for seven seasons after starting with Medicine Hat in 1993.

Prior to taking the bench reins in Bakersfield, Woodcroft, was an Assistant Coach with the Oilers for three seasons, preceded by seven seasons with the same title on the San Jose Sharks staff. Woodcroft won a Stanley Cup in 2008 as Video Coach of the Detroit Red Wings and helped guide the Sharks to back-to-back Western Conference Final appearances in 2010 and 2011.

Prior to joining the Flames, Gulutzan was an Assistant Coach with the Vancouver Canucks in 2013-14 and served as the Head Coach of the Dallas Stars from 2011-2013. Gulutzan also coached the American Hockey League's (AHL) Texas Stars from 2009-2011 and led the Stars to the Calder Cup Final in 2009-10. Gulutzan also coached the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers for six seasons, receiving ECHL Coach of the Year honours in 2005-06.

The Hudson Bay, Sask., native played seven seasons of professional hockey in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) for the Fresno Falcons as a player/assistant coach, winning the championship in 2002. He also spent one season playing for Vassan Sport in Finland. Gulutzan played junior hockey for the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Moose Jaw Warriors, Brandon Wheat Kings and Saskatoon Blades from 1987-1992 and two seasons with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.

Manson played 1,103 career NHL regular season games and 112 career playoff games, including three seasons as a defenceman with the Oilers from 1991 to 1994. He was selected 11th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1985 NHL Draft and played three Western Hockey League seasons with the Prince Albert Raiders. Upon the conclusion of his playing career, the Prince Albert native joined the Raiders as an Assistant Coach and spent 12 seasons with the team prior to joining the Condors.

On August 10, 2017, the Stettler, Alta., native was named as the WHL's Goaltending Consultant. He was responsible for the WHL Goaltending Advisory Committee, which consists of representatives from the four Western Canada provincial hockey associations and goaltending coaches from WHL clubs in the Western provinces.

Schwartz served as the Goaltending Coach for Team Canada in its gold medal performance at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka U-18 Championship and was also a staff member at Vimy Ridge Academy in Edmonton, creating and developing the goaltending development model and curriculum.

Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Schwartz played five seasons for the University of Alberta Golden Bears, winning a CIS University Cup. He also spent four seasons in the WHL with the Medicine Hat Tigers and the Red Deer Rebels.

Prior to joining the Nashville Predators, the Montreal, Que., native served as a volunteer Assistant Coach for Bemidji State University (video coordinator and goaltending coach) in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) for the 2012-13 season.

Coupal graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 2012 with a degree in Industrial and Management Engineering. Coupal was a goaltender for the RPI NCAA Division I team and the first president and founding member of the RPI men's club hockey team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

The Sayabec, Que., native has been inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and was a recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy in 2001, awarded to outstanding Canadian athletes.

Since retiring from professional figure skating, Pelletier has worked as a power skating coach with several professional and junior athletes as well as members of the Canadian national women's hockey team.