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Following weeks of speculation and an NHL<\/a> investigation, Mike Babcock<\/a> is officially back in the league as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. Three years after resigning from his last coaching stop with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Babcock is now tasked with getting the Oilers over the hump.\u00a0<\/p>\n And while his hiring comes with plenty of warranted criticism, the Oilers deciding to turn to an accomplished, albeit also controversial, coach like Babcock actually makes sense, especially since the move reportedly was green lit by team leaders Connor McDavid<\/a>, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman.<\/p>\n As the sixth different head coach of the McDavid era, Babcock, replacing the recently fired and much younger Kris Knoblauch,\u00a0<\/span>has many of the qualities a hungry veteran group is looking for in a leader.<\/p>\n Babcock is a proven winner. He has a 700-418-19 overall record from 17 years as an NHL head coach. He also has 164 playoff wins, having led three teams to the Stanley Cup Final, losing twice in seven games and winning with the Detroit Red Wings<\/a> in 2008. Babcock even led the Toronto Maple Leafs to the playoffs three times in five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n Earning him some extra brownie points among a Canadian fanbase, Babcock is even the only coaching member of hockey’s Triple Gold Club with a Stanley Cup title, Olympic Gold Medal (twice in 2010 and 2014) and a IIHF World Championship Gold Medal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMike Babcock represents a desperate desire to win by the Oilers\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n