VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks hired Adam Foote as their new coach on Wednesday, giving him the job after 2 1/2 years on the bench as an assistant to Rich Tocchet.

This is the first NHL head-coaching job for Foote, who played over 1,2000 games in the league as a defenseman. He won the Stanley Cup twice with Colorado, in 1996 and 2001, spending his entire playing career with the organization that started as the Quebec Nordiques before moving to Denver and becoming the Avalanche.

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