Thomas Drance is a Senior Writer at The Athletic, where he covers the Vancouver Canucks. His work focuses on team sports, particularly in the realm of competitive sports and sports business. Thomas has been featured in BVM Sports, Everett Herald, The Athletic, RealGM, and The New York Times.
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By: Thomas Drance
Adam Foote coached the Canucks to a 32nd-place finish in 2025-26.
By: Thomas Drance
On Tuesday, the Canucks fired Foote and his assistant coaches, Scott Young, Brett McLean and Kevin Dean.
By: Thomas Drance
There may be some negotiating to do, but Malhotra should be named Vancouver's head coach in short order.
By: Thomas Drance
If the Canucks want to build back right, they could do far worse than taking their cue from the four conference finalists.
By: Thomas Drance
Swedish winger Ivar Stenberg is widely regarded as the most NHL-ready player in this draft class.
By: Thomas Drance
Malhotra is a massive riser in the draft class, which was driven by a material jump in production this season.
By: Thomas Drance
The 2026 draft could see as many as five or six defenders selected in the top 10, and some as early as the top three.
By: Thomas Drance, Corey Pronman
The Canucks have a top-three selection, an additional first-round pick and four total picks in the top 50.
By: Thomas Drance, Corey Pronman
The first NHL Draft for any incoming hockey operations regime is always extremely high stakes. When that draft is also the first of a nascent rebuild, and the franchise holds a top-three selection, an additional first-round pick from the trade of a franchise player and four picks in the top 50, well then it's something else entirely.
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