Malhotra surprises Canucks players by outracing them in bag skate

Canucks’ Malhotra opens first camp as head coach, gets in trenches with players

Coaching staff joined in on-ice conditioning with players

Malhotra surprises Canucks players by outracing them in bag skate

Near the end of the first day of Vancouver Canucks training camp, the players lined up at both ends of the rink for everyone’s least favourite camp activity: the bag skate. The players were caught off-guard, however, when head coach Manny Malhotra and the rest of the Canucks coaching staff lined up alongside them to take part in the bag skate themselves. “That might be a first for me,” said Luke Schenn, a veteran participating in the 19th NHL tr…

Canucks coach Manny Malhotra outskates team during bag skate

The Vancouver Canucks have a storied history of retired players outdoing active athletes in physical challenges. In the past, it’s usually been Henrik and Daniel Sedin, now co-presidents, beating prospects up Vancouver’s famed “Grouse Grind” trail up Grouse Mountain. On Thursday, though, new head coach Manny Malhotra kept up with his new team in bag skates as they opened 2026 Training Camp in Penticton, B.C., before looking ahead to preseason ga…

Canucks' Malhotra leads by example at energizing camp

We knew Manny Malhotra could yell and coach. We didn't know he could still fly. Iain MacIntyre has the story from Canucks opening day of training camp about how the new head coach is leading by example.