Keith McCambridge – Assistant Coach

McCambridge, 52, enters his fifth season behind the bench in 2026-27 and third as associate coach. Working primarily with the defensive group, McCambridge oversaw the league’s second-best home penalty kill at 88.5% and third best penalty kill in the Pacific Division at 81.9%. Under his tutelage, defensive prospects Atro Leppanen finished t-7th in goals by an AHL d-man with 11, Damien Carfagna was t-7th among rookies with 7 goals and his +18 was fourth, and 2nd round pick Beau Akey was even or better in 36 of 42 games this season.

In addition, the Thomson, Manitoba native also helped develop current and former Oilers defensive prospects in Michael Kesselring, Vincent Desharnais, Markus Niemelainen, Philip Broberg, Cam Dineen, and Alec Regula. His previous coaching experience includes seven seasons as an AHL head coach with St. John’s, Manitoba and Hartford, two seasons as an ECHL head coach with Alaska, and seven seasons as an assistant coach with Hartford, Manitoba, and Alaska.