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Oilers name Keith Gretzky assistant general manager

Keith Gretzky was named the Edmonton Oilers' assistant general manager Tuesday.

Gretzky, the younger brother of Hall of Famer and Oilers icon Wayne Gretzky, spent the past five years with the Boston Bruins. Tuesday's move reunites him with Peter Chiarelli, who was general manager in Boston before being fired in 2015 and subsequently hired as the Oilers' GM.

Keith Gretzky joined the Bruins in 2011 as an amateur scout and was promoted to director of amateur scouting in 2013. He previously was a scout for the Arizona Coyotes.

Former Oilers assistant GM Bill Scott will become director of salary-cap management and assistant to the president of hockey operations.