Coach carbon copy? Alberta pastor a dead ringer for Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch [Video]

Matt Ziprick said his life changed about 18 months ago, when Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch was hired.

The pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sherwood Park said he is often mistaken for the bench boss — and sometimes, doesn’t have the heart to correct fans.

“I pulled into a gas station and the attendant said, ‘Oh, man, I thought you were the Oilers guy,’” Ziprick told Global News.

“Even though he knew I wasn’t, he still gave me his phone and said can you please talk to my brother, and he said, ‘Holy man, you like the coach.’”

During playoffs, Ziprick said these encounters are more common, noting one time when he was in Costco and a table he bought slid out of the cart.

“A stranger came over and helped me reload them, and as he looked up and caught my eye he said, ‘Oh, cool, Kris Knoblauch,’” he said.

“I kind of chuckled because the …