Malhotra spearheaded the Abby Canucks to the fifth-best regular season record in the AHL despite seeing many of his key players shuttled up to Vancouver throughout the campaign as call-ups. That included an incredible 13-game winning streak down the stretch when some of Malhotra’s top players were up with the big club.

Rick Tocchet is officially out as the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, and the search for a new head coach is already underway. After meetings last weekend with Canucks management, Tocchet informed president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford on Tuesday that he would not be returning.

The Vancouver Canucks will have a new coach behind the benches in the next season. Coach Rick Tocchet on Tuesday The post “Sell the team” – Fans react as Rick Tocchet STEPS DOWN as head coach of Vancouver Canucks after 3 seasons appeared first on FirstSportz.