The Vancouver Canucks are shifting on from head coach Adam Foote after just one season.
The Canucks fired Foote on Tuesday after a disappointing season by which they completed final within the NHL and entered a deep rebuild by buying and selling captain Quinn Hughes, sources confirmed to Sportsnet.
The choice was made by new co-presidents of hockey operations Daniel and Henrik Sedin and common supervisor Ryan Johnson, who have been employed final week.
Underneath Foote, the Canucks have been thirtieth in goals-per-game, thirty second in goals-against-per-game and thirty first on the penalty kill. That poor efficiency got here amidst of season of roster flux, as goaltender Thatcher Demko was restricted to solely 20 begins as a consequence of damage, veterans Kiefer Sherwood and Tyler Myers have been traded and younger gamers have been cycled by the lineup.
Earlier than turning into head coach of the Canucks, Foote was an assistant beneath former head coach Rick Tocchet for 3 seasons.