{"id":546652,"date":"2026-04-08T03:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546652\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:29:11","slug":"rick-dhaliwal-reveals-quinn-hughes-was-tired-of-canucks-treatment-of-their-coaching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546652\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Dhaliwal reveals Quinn Hughes was ‘tired of’ Canucks’ treatment of their coaching staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

NHL<\/a> analyst Rick Dhaliwal shed new light on why Quinn Hughes<\/a> walked away from the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>, revealing growing frustration inside the organization before his blockbuster trade.<\/p>\n

The Canucks traded Hughes to the Minnesota Wild<\/a> on Dec. 12, in a major move aimed at reshaping the roster. At the time, Vancouver sat near the bottom of the standings and faced uncertainty about Hughes\u2019 long-term future. Management believed moving him early would bring maximum return as part of a rebuild.<\/p>\n

Off the ice, tensions also played a role. Reports of locker room issues (the J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson controversy) and inconsistent performances created a difficult environment. Hughes tried to keep standards high, but the situation around him did not improve.<\/p>\n

MORE: Quinn Hughes faces backlash over remarks on ex-Canucks teammates<\/a><\/p>\n

Dhaliwal reported that Hughes grew \u2018tired of\u2019 how the franchise handled their important figures. He pointed to the treatment of former coach Bruce Boudreau, former coach Rick Tocchet, and goalie coach Ian Clark.<\/p>\n

So, Hughes closely observed these moments and became increasingly uneasy with the direction of the team.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Quinn Hughes] saw them treat Boudreau bad,\u201d Dhaliwal said. \u201cHe said that Rick Tocchet was his favorite coach. He watched Tocchet walk. He has seen the treatment of Ian Clark. He has seen the treatment of other people in the organization. He got tired of all that stuff. It was time to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the circumstances, Hughes maintained a composed stance after the move. In comments shared via The Athletic<\/a>, he said he felt at peace with how things ended. He stressed that he gave everything during his time in Vancouver, even through difficult seasons and off-ice distractions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m at peace with everything,\u201d Hughes said. \u201cI know I gave everything I had in Vancouver. Go look at the years prior, too, when there was all sorts of nonsense going on, and I know I was always doing everything I could to make sure my game was in a good place and elevating it for the team. <\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to do that again this year. I had a great summer, and it just didn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Wild defensemen Quinn Hughes (43) at Grand Casino Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

On the ice, Hughes continues to perform at an elite level in Minnesota. He scored 6 goals and has 68 assists for 74 points in 71 games. So, he is once again among the league\u2019s top defensemen. His impact has helped the Wild secure a playoff spot, while Vancouver has struggled beyond expectations and is placed last in the league.<\/p>\n

Dhaliwal\u2019s comments show a deeper issue within the Canucks setup. So, for Hughes, the decision to move on was not sudden, but the result of growing frustration over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NHL analyst Rick Dhaliwal shed new light on why Quinn Hughes walked away from the Vancouver Canucks, revealing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5128],"tags":[894,5,38,4,1496,893,27,5313],"class_list":{"0":"post-546652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vancouver-canucks","8":"tag-canucks","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-minnesota-wild","11":"tag-nhl","12":"tag-quinn-hughes","13":"tag-vancouver","14":"tag-vancouver-canucks","15":"tag-vancouvercanucks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116366971750170527","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}