Canucks fire coach Adam Foote along with 3 assistants

Field Level Media
20 May 2026, 00:49 GMT+10

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The Vancouver Canucks cleaned house on Tuesday by firing head coach Adam Foote after one season on the job and also relieving three assistant coaches of their duties.

In addition to Foote, general manager Ryan Johnson announced the dismissal of assistants Scott Young, Kevin Dean and Brett McLean.

The Canucks were the worst team in the NHL this past season at 25-49-8 (58 points), while also posting a minus-100 goal differential. The next-closest team in the overall league standings was the Chicago Blackhawks (29-39-14, 72 points).

Foote was hired on May 14, 2025 to replace Rick Tocchet, who became the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.

An assistant coach with the Canucks since 2023, Foote was on a three-year contract as head coach.

Foote, 54, is a two-time Stanley Cup champion who played 19 seasons in the NHL, 17 of them with the Quebec Nordiques/Avalanche franchise (1991-2004; 2008-11). He also played three seasons for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The defenseman finished with a plus-99 rating for his career, recording 308 points (66 goals, 242 assists) and 1,534 penalty minutes in 1,154 games.

Foote was in his first NHL head coaching job. He coached the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League from October of 2018 until he was fired in February of 2020 with 14 games remaining in the season.

--Field Level Media

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