The Vancouver Canucks have named Adam Foote as their new head coach. Foote becomes the 22nd head coach in franchise history and replaces Rick Tocchet, who parted ways with the Canucks on April 29 and is the Philadelphia Flyers' new bench boss.

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

Though he may be the most important player on the team, the Vancouver Canucks are insisting that Quinn Hughes wasn’t involved in helping pick a new head coach. At Adam Foote’s introductory press conference on Thursday,