Source: Oilers set to announce Chiarelli hiring

Peter Chiarelli is in Edmonton to meet about a job with the Oilers, something Doug MacLean says the former Bruins GM should take without a doubt.

Jeff Simmons April 23, 2015, 9:12 PM

It appears that former Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli has found his next job.

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Oilers are expected to announce the hiring of Chiarelli at a media conference on Friday.

Patrick Laforge is no longer President of the Edmonton Oilers. Staff has been told. All changes to be announced at a press conf at noon MT.

— John Shannon (@JShannonhl) April 24, 2015

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/591403760368414720

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Chiarelli met with the Oilers’ brass earlier in the week, according to a report from Friedman and Sportsnet’s Mark Spector. The team is in the midst of reshuffling its hockey operations department, appointing Bob Nicholson to CEO earlier this month.

https://twitter.com/SportsnetSpec/status/591603462070140929

What remains to be see with #oilers on the verge of hiring Peter Chiarelli is if #bruins will receive a draft pick as compensation.

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 24, 2015

To clarify, even fired GMs still being paid (ie. Chiarelli) warrant a draft pick in compensation if hired elsewhere, per the NHL.

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 24, 2015

Chiarelli became available after he was fired by the Bruins on Apr. 15. He left Boston with a record of 386-233-85, leading the Bruins to a Stanley Cup championship in 2011.

https://twitter.com/SportsnetSpec/status/591424517915836416

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