Ex-Oilers GM Holland joins NHL as hockey operations consultant

Former Edmonton Oilers general manager and president of hockey operations Ken Holland joined the NHL as a hockey operations consultant, the league announced Tuesday.

Holland mutually parted ways with the Oilers in June after Edmonton lost in the Stanley Cup Final. He had been with the team for five seasons.

"We are delighted to welcome Ken to NHL hockey operations, where he will provide invaluable insight from his decades in the game as a player, scout, and executive," NHL senior executive vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell said in a statement. "He offers unmatched expertise in a wide range of areas."

The 69-year-old has 27 years of experience as an NHL general manager, 22 of which came with the Detroit Red Wings. He won four Stanley Cups with the Red Wings - three as the team's GM - and captured Olympic gold medals in 2010 and 2014 as part of Canada's management team.

Holland was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2020 as a builder.