Patrik Allvin had been the Canucks’ general manager since January 2022. Jeff Vinnick / NHLI via Getty Images
The Vancouver Canucks relieved general manager Patrik Allvin of his duties on Friday, ending his run with the club after three and a half seasons. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet was first to report the news.
A career amateur scout and a longtime Jim Rutherford lieutenant dating back to their shared time with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Allvin’s role had seemed diminished throughout a catastrophic Canucks season during which the club sagged to the bottom of the NHL standings following a blockbuster trade that sent Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild for a bundle of young players and future assets.
It was notable that Allvin didn’t personally execute that trade. That file was managed directly by Rutherford, the Canucks’ president of hockey operations.
Allvin, 51, had a mixed tenure in Vancouver. While the Canucks had some notable early wins at the draft and when shopping in the bargain bin in unrestricted free agency, they endured a run of poor bets last summer — the Thatcher Demko, Conor Garland and Brock Boeser extensions and the Evander Kane trade among them — and came unglued entirely this season, one which opened with the club harbouring expectations of competing credibly for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Ultimately, evaluating Allvin’s work with the Canucks is complicated by the fact that he never really stepped out of Rutherford’s shadow. As the Canucks’ general manager, Allvin manned the phones in trade talks. In contrast to some of the other president and general manager setups around the league, however, Allvin’s role in Vancouver was widely viewed throughout the industry as being secondary to Rutherford’s within the Vancouver hockey operations pyramid.
Despite Vancouver’s decision to move on from Allvin, his work as a talent evaluator is highly regarded by many NHL teams. If he chooses to do so, Allvin will likely have a variety of options open to him to continue working as an assistant general manager with an amateur or general scouting portfolio.
Apr 17, 2026
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