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The Vancouver Canucks announced today that Rick Tocchet has decided not to return as Head Coach for the upcoming season.

Rick Tocchet is leaving the Vancouver Canucks after two-plus seasons, and his name will feature prominently among the NHL's coaching openings. The Canucks didn't pick up the team option on Tocchet ...

Would the Massachusetts native consider the white-hot spotlight of a Canadian market for the first time in his career? Coach Rick Tocchet Explains Why He's Leaving The Vancouver Canucks Coach Rick ...

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Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet, center top, looks on from the team box in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Denver.

The Vancouver Canucks wanted Rick Tocchet to continue being their coach and reportedly offered the coach a deal that would've made him one of the highest paid coaches. He evidently turned it down.

"I'm choosing to move on from the Vancouver Canucks," Tocchet said in a statement released by the team. "Family is a priority, and with my contract lapsing, this becomes the opportune time.

Add Rick Tocchet to the list of available coaching options on the open market with the Vancouver Canucks announcing Tuesday that Tocchet left the team. There had been a belief that Tocchet's time ...

The Vancouver Canucks could have forced Rick Tocchet to return as head coach in the 2025-26 season by exercising their option on his contract. They chose not to do so. "We will not exercise the team ...

April 29 - Rick Tocchet stepped down on Tuesday as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, who declined to exercise the contract option for next season but said they had offered the veteran coach a ...