US EditionCanucks: New Trio of Assistants Named to Adam Foote's First Staff
- On June 5, the Vancouver Canucks announced that Adam Foote’s coaching team for the 2025-26 season will include three new assistant coaches, all former NHL players: a recent Chicago Blackhawks assistant, a former Comox player who began coaching in Iowa, and another experienced NHL veteran.
- Following an extensive search, the coaching staff saw changes with the departure of assistant Yogi Svejkovsky, defensive development lead Sergei Gonchar, and video coordinator Dylan Crawford.
- Dean brings NHL assistant experience with the Chicago Blackhawks and was on the U.S. 2025 World Championship gold medal staff, McLean coached the Iowa Wild after three years with Minnesota, and Young moved from director of player personnel to coaching.
- General manager Patrik Allvin emphasized that the team conducted an extensive search to identify the ideal candidate for the coaching position, commending Foote for building a diverse and skilled coaching staff.
- This new coaching group aims to support the Canucks after a 38-30-14 season, preparing the team with experienced guidance under first-year head coach Foote.
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Canucks announce their full coaching staff, including four former NHLers
The Vancouver Canucks unveiled their coaching staff for the upcoming season and it's loaded with NHL alumni. In fact, literally all four members of the Canucks' bench brass are former NHL players.Joining head coach Adam Foote are Kevin Dean, Brett McLean, and Scott Young.Besides the additions of Dean, McLean and Young, Coach Foote also announced Marko Torenius, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin and Jason Krog will return to the Canucks next season to r…
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