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                                           So, You Want to Be a Coach…




                                              This  coaching  change  brought  organization. Jim Rutherford was  weeks  leading  up  to  his  firing
              By Brad Robertson             about  some  very  interesting  brought in to become president of  amongst the rumours of what was
                                            reactions.  While  coaching his  hockey operations and in turn he  happening. To a man they spoke
                                            last game in  Vancouver the fans  hired Patrik Alvin to become the  highly of him and supported him.
                                            saluted  Bruce  with  positive  clubs General Manager. Boudreau
                                                                                                                          Now the Canucks turn to Rick
                                            chants.  The writing was on the  wasn’t the new GMs hire and the            Tocchet.  His coaching  record  is
                                            wall by that time  and both fans  teams horrible start to the season
                                                                                                                        nothing special with only 125 wins
                                            and team players alike  seemed  was the ammunition that higher-             in  290  games  coached.  He  was
                                            sad to see this happen. Boudreau  ups  needed  to  remove  Boudreau         part of two Stanley Cup winning
                                            handled the questions leading  as  coach.  Bruce  Boudreau  has
                                                                                                                        teams  as an assistant  coach  to
                                            up to his release with class and  the 20th most coaching victories          Mike Sullivan in 2016 and 2017.
                                            dignity. He was overwhelmed by  in  the  NHL.  His last  win  in
                                                                                                                        He was a hard-nosed player in his
                                            the fan’s reaction  to his plight.  Vancouver was his 619th. He             NHL playing  career  who played
                                            This whole episode was bizarre to  has  coached  over  1000  games          with an edge, but also could score.
                                            say the least. Did Bruce Boudreau  and was successful  in several
           he old saying goes “coaches      deserve to be let go? My opinion  markets  (Anaheim,  Washington,           He tallied 440 goals in 1144 games
      Tare  hired  to  be  fired,”  and                                                                                 during an 18 year NHL Career.
                                            is no. The team isn’t talented or  Minnesota,  Vancouver),  but  his
      that  certainly  rang true recently   deep enough to succeed.  Their  regular  season success never               Can  he  be  the  man  that  turns
      in Vancouver where the Canucks        defence  core  isn’t up to  NHL  translated to post season success.         Vancouvers fortunes around? The
      relieved their coach that only came   standards and goaltending hasn’t  He was known as a players coach,          team seems to be headed towards
      in part way through last season       been strong enough.  Those two  very witty, and wasn’t identified as        a rebuild and many of their current
      and led the team to a respectable                                                                                 players  are  supposedly  available
                                            things aren’t all the responsibility  a tactical Xs’ and O’s type, but his
      second half after underperforming     of the coach.                         players respected and appreciated     in  trade,  other  than  defenceman
      for  the  first  part  of  the  2021/22                                     his style. That was evident in the    Quin Hughes and forwards Elias
      season.  The  worst-kept  secret  in    The problem was that Boudreau       various interviews conducted          Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko.
      hockey was revealed when Rick         was brought in by the ownership       with some of  Vancouvers key          Things will get interesting leading
      Tocchet was brought in to replace     group last season in the middle of    players  over the  last  several      up to the NHL trade deadline for
      the fired Bruce Boudreau.             managerial changes at the top of the                                        sure for the Canucks.
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