The Canucks won’t decide up head coach Rick Tocchet’s membership possibility regardless of failing to return to phrases on an extension, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet studies. Vancouver will now start the seek for a brand new bench boss.
President of hockey operations Jim Rutherford
confirmed last week that the Canucks wouldn’t rope Tocchet into his membership possibility no matter whether or not they agreed on a brand new deal, so Tuesday’s information isn’t fully out of the blue. Both the Canucks or Tocchet are anticipated to launch an announcement along with his reasoning in opposition to extending his time in Vancouver later Tuesday, Friedman relays.
Whereas Vancouver expressed curiosity in protecting Tocchet and was keen to pay up to take action, it’s not stunning to see no less than one of many two sides determine {that a} break up was one of the best ways ahead. The Canucks had an extremely disappointing 2024-25 marketing campaign, falling to a 38-30-14 document and lacking the playoffs after recording a 50-win season and successful the Pacific Division in 2023-24. That marketing campaign earned Tocchet Coach of the Yr honors, however that hasn’t meant a ton for a coach’s long-term future with their membership as of late.
It’s too early to say who may succeed Tocchet in British Columbia. Inner choices might embody assistant coach Adam Foote or AHL head coach Manny Malhotra. As for Tocchet, the Flyers have had their eye on his situation ever since firing John Tortorella with weeks left within the marketing campaign. They’ll presumably be aggressive in bringing him again to the town wherein he spent 11 of his 18 seasons as a participant.
Tocchet ends his stint in Vancouver with a 108-65-27 (.608) document throughout two and a half seasons. He was initially introduced in halfway by means of the 2022-23 marketing campaign after the Canucks fired Bruce Boudreau. In 2024-25, main regression from the since-traded J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, together with accidents to 2024 Vezina finalist Thatcher Demko and top-pair defenseman Filip Hronek, had been merely an excessive amount of to deal with for Tocchet to maintain the membership afloat.
The Canucks at the moment are the eighth lively head coach emptiness, becoming a member of the Blackhawks, Bruins, Geese, Flyers, Kraken, Penguins and Rangers.
