Oilers hire Keith Gretzky as assistant GM

Peter Chiarelli has boosted his staff with a familiar face.

The Edmonton Oilers have hired Keith Gretzky as the club's new assistant general manager.

Gretzky has been working as the director of amateur scouting for the Boston Bruins since 2013, for whom Chiarelli served as GM prior to being hired in the same capacity by the Oilers in 2015.

Before working with the Bruins, Gretzky was a scout in the Arizona Coyotes organization from 2001-06, and then served as that team's director of amateur scouting until 2011.

Bill Scott, who previously held the position, will transition into a new role as the director of salary cap management and assistant to the president of hockey operations.