Following an investigation into his brief tenure with the Blue Jackets in 2023, the NHL has cleared Mike Babcock to coach again amid the Oilers' interest in hiring him.
The Edmonton Oilers are closing in on a contract that would make Mike Babcock, 63, who won a Stanley Cup in 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings and is 12th all time in NHL career victories, their next head coach, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday.
