Vancouver is off to a rough start this year, falling to last spot in the Pacific Division with a 8-15-2 record. The changes follow another dismal performance Saturday where the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Canucks 4-1 in Vancouver, eliciting boos and chants of “fire Benning!”īenning, 58, was known for some solid draft picks and questionable free-agent signings over his eight seasons as GM. I’m making these changes because we want to build a team that competes for championships and it’s time for new leadership to help take us there.” “As a result, I’m extremely disappointed in how the team has performed so far. “These are difficult decisions, but we believed we would have a competitive group this year,” Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini said in a statement. The team also made Bruce Boudreau head coach Sunday, and Scott Walker an assistant coach.īoudreau, former coach of the Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild, is the 20th head coach in Canucks history. The Canucks say the search for new hockey operations leadership “has begun.” The club confirmed the news in a statement late Sunday night, saying assistant manager Jim Weisbrod, head coach Travis Green and assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner have also been relieved of their duties.įormer head of player development Stan Smyl has been named general manager and Ryan Johnson, general manager of the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks, is interim assistant general manager with the NHL team. The beleaguered Vancouver Canucks have fired general manager Jim Benning.

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