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Vancouver Canucks Reportedly Have Two Head Coaches Battling to Replace Rick Tocchet
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The NHL's top insider Elliotte Friedman just provided a major update on the Vancouver Canucks' plans when it comes to who they will be hiring as their next head coach amid the Rick Tocchet parting ways with the organization.
All season long, there was constant speculation that Jack Adams award winning coach Rick Tocchet was going to test the open market after just two season behind the bench for the Vancouver Canucks.
Rumors mainly began when Tocchet denied the attempts of general manager Patrik Allvin trying to re-sign him, stating that he had no interest in negotiating during the season.
Elliotte Friedman gives important update on the Vancouver Canucks' search for a new head coach
Obviously due to the extremely disappointing outcome of the season and all the highly publicized drama that overtook the team, Rick Tocchet ultimately made the decision that he would not be returning as the Canucks head coach.
Now with a vacant leader, the Canucks have been looking left, right and center for a fit that makes sense.
NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that the Canucks will narrow down their list of candidates to about 3-4 coaches this week, where some familiar names have been already made public.
It appears that the top contenders are Manny Malhotra, Marco Sturm and Jay Woodcroft, with some speculative names including John Tortorella and Gerard Gallant.
Elliotte Friedman on #Canucks coaching search : Expect the Canucks shortlist to be down to 3-4 guys this week, Marco Sturm is a legitimate candidate, he will be on shortlist along with Manny Maholtra.
As of right now, there is now update on who the front runner is, but Canucks fans can expect a decision made in the coming 2 weeks.
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