Oilers notebook: Babcock and Quenneville reunite; Gauthier on hat-trick heater

Babcock fully admits that Quenneville was a coaching mentor, starting over two decades ago…

By Jim Matheson · Edmonton Journal

Published: Thursday, 5 November 2026 at 10:07 PM

Key Things to Know

Edmonton Oilers coach Mike Babcock and Anaheim Ducks coach Joel Quenneville reunite ahead of Thursday's game.
Anaheim forward Cutter Gauthier enters the matchup after scoring back-to-back hat-tricks.
Babcock fully considers Quenneville to be a coaching mentor dating back more than two decades.

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Long-time coaching peers Mike Babcock of the Edmonton Oilers and Joel Quenneville of the Anaheim Ducks prepare to face off ahead of Thursday's matchup. While Quenneville was an early mentor to Babcock over two decades ago, both coaches bring contrasting setups into the game as Anaheim relies on high scoring against Edmonton's increasingly disciplined structure.

Anaheim enters the contest featuring forward Cutter Gauthier, who comes off back-to-back hat-tricks, alongside young talents Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson. However, Quenneville's Ducks are adjusting to a young defense following the departures of veteran blueliners John Carlson, Jacob Trouba, and Radko Gudas.

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