{"id":555594,"date":"2026-04-18T22:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/555594\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T22:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:57:31","slug":"canucks-fire-general-manager-following-last-place-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/555594\/","title":{"rendered":"Canucks fire general manager following last-place finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vancouver Canucks have fired general manager Patrick Allvin following one of the worst seasons in the history of the franchise.<\/p>\n

Jim Rutherford, the president of hockey operations at the Vancouver Canucks says on Friday it is time to embrace the team\u2019s rebuild.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe felt it was time to make a change and give someone else the opportunity to sit in that chair,\u201d said the team\u2019s president.<\/p>\n

He adds that he offered Allvin the chance to stay within the organization in a separate role.<\/p>\n

While acknowledging that some of Allvin\u2019s management decisions led to his firing, Rutherford admits that the overall result of this season falls on his shoulders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take full responsibility for this season. I head up the hockey department, but I don\u2019t make decisions for other people, and Patrick had the opportunity to make his own decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a press conference, Rutherford says that the Canucks are already eyeing a replacement.<\/p>\n

One frontrunner is Ryan Johnson, the general manager at the Calder Cup-winning Abbotsford Canucks.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, he adds that every option is on the table, as they will start the interview process on Monday, and he was non-committal on his own future with the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy focus is on getting a general manager and getting through the draft, and when I do that, I\u2019ll think more seriously about what makes sense,\u201d Rutherford said.<\/p>\n

Before he spoke to reporters, the media heard from Canuck\u2019s players on team accountability, commitment to staying in Vancouver, and overall excitement for next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a lot of young energy in the room, I think that\u2019s really exciting,\u201d said goaltender Thatcher Demko, who was injured for the tail end of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been tough not being around and not being able to help with that come next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the players enter a long off-season, fans are still left with more questions than answers.<\/p>\n

Thomas Drance, senior writer for The Athletic and the New York Times sports journalism department, says that Rutherford\u2019s remarks left him with a lack of confidence in the rebuild process.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel as if this was a wider house cleaning, that is just being rolled out to us in stages, as the club looked to project stability in a moment that perhaps that stability is more of a mirage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The next date Canucks fans have circled on their calendars is the draft lottery in a few weeks, to see if the team will select first overall for the first time in the franchise\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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