Paul McFarland

Assistant Coach

Paul McFarland joins the Oilers as an assistant coach after leading the WHL's Calgary Hitmen as head coach in 2024-25. The Richmond Hill, Ontario native makes his return to the NHL after working as an assistant for the Seattle Kraken for three seasons (2021-24).

He began his NHL coaching career as an assistant with the Florida Panthers (2017-19) before moving to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2019-20 campaign. McFarland returned to his OHL coaching roots for one season as the GM and head coach of the Kingston Frontenacs in 2020-21 prior to joining the Kraken for their inaugural year.