Canucks promote Adam Foote to head coach, replacing Rick Tocchet

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 14, 2025 1:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

The Vancouver Canucks person named Adam Foote arsenic their caller caput coach.

Foote becomes the 22nd caput manager successful franchise past and replaces Rick Tocchet, who parted ways with the Canucks connected April 29 and is rumoured to go the adjacent caput manager of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Media reports earlier this week speculated that either Foote, who joined Vancouver arsenic an adjunct manager erstwhile Tocchet was hired connected Jan. 22, 2023, oregon Abbotsford Canucks caput manager Manny Malhotra would win Tocchet.

Foote was believed to beryllium the preferred campaigner of Canucks skipper Quinn Hughes.

The Canucks struggled to a 38-30-14 grounds this play and missed the playoffs a twelvemonth aft advancing to the 2nd circular of the post-season and taking the Edmonton Oilers to 7 games.

This is the archetypal NHL caput coaching occupation for the 53-year-old Foote, whose lone erstwhile caput coaching acquisition came during a play and a fractional with the Western Hockey League's Kelowna Rockets.

Foote played 19 seasons arsenic a defenceman with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche and the Columbus Blue Jackets, helping the Avs triumph Stanley Cups successful 1996 and 2001.