Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini in Toronto, Ont. November 9, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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2012-06-06 13:56:00
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers and general manager Steve Tambellini have agreed on a contract extension.
Tambellini has been GM of the team since 2008.
He's currently looking for a new head coach. Tom Renney's contract wasn't renewed after the season.
The Oilers haven't made the playoffs since reaching the Stanley Cup final in 2006.
Edmonton has the first overall pick in the NHL draft later this month for the third straight year.
They made Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall the No. 1 selection in the previous two drafts.
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"If we do pick first, we're leaning more toward one of those three forwards."
- Colorado's executive vice president of hockey operations, Joe Sakic, on what the Avalanche plan to do with the first overall pick at the June 30 entry draft. Many were expecting Colorado to take defenseman Seth Jones.