Oil Kings to announce new head coach Thursday
The Edmonton Oil Kings will announce their sixth head coach in team history on Thursday.
The Western Hockey League team will hold a news conference at Rogers Place at 10:30 a.m.
The new head coach and team president and general manager Kirt Hill will be in attendance.
The Oil Kings announced in April they would not renew Luke Pierce as head coach.
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