Stan Bowman returns to NHL as Oilers GM

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The Edmonton Oilers named Stan Bowman their general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations on Wednesday, nearly three years after he resigned from the Chicago Blackhawks amid scandal.

Bowman, 51, spent 20 seasons (2000-21) in Chicago -- the final 12 as GM -- and won three Stanley Cup titles (2010, 2013 and 2015).

But Bowman resigned in October 2021 after