After one day of rest, the Vancouver Canucks are back in action at the 2025 IIHF World Championship. All four of the participating Canucks got the day off on May 13, while Canada, Latvia, Germany, and Hungary all won their games.

This is the first NHL head-coaching job for Foote, who played over 1,2000 games and won the Stanley Cup twice as a defenseman.

Adam Foote had been an assistant coach with the Canucks since January 2023, working with the team's defensemen, including Quinn Hughes.

Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the team has hired Adam Foote as the 22nd Head Coach in franchise history. “Adam is a strong leader, good teacher and person who knows what it takes to build a great culture and winning attitude,

Recently, reports claimed that the Vancouver Canucks were looking to hire a first-time head coach to replace the departed Rick Tocchet, and it seems those reports were indeed true. According to TSN's Darren Dreger,

Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin detailed his reasoning for picking Adam Foote to take over from Rick Tocchet.

The Vancouver Canucks have named Adam Foote as their new head coach, the team announced on Wednesday. Foote, 53, had served as an assistant coach under head coach Rick Tocchet for the last three seasons.

Adam Foote will reportedly be tasked with leading the Vancouver Canucks back into playoff contention after a tumultuous 2024-25 season.

Those additions, a new coach and, potentially, some roster adjustments have Garland confident the Canucks will trend back towards being a playoff team. The 29-year-old had 50 points (19 goals, 31 assists) in 81 games this season, his fourth with Vancouver.

The Vancouver Canucks enter the 2025 NHL Entry Draft with a pick in each round. Leading up to the draft day, we at The Hockey News will be profiling a different prospect who the Canucks could take with each of their picks.