Tocchet, 61, will succeed interim boss Brad Shaw, who replaced the fired John Tortorella on March 27. He coached the Vancouver Canucks for the past 2.5 seasons.

Former Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet appears to be very close to finding a new coaching gig for the 2025-26 season.

Now that it’s expected Rick Tocchet will join the Philadelphia Flyers, attention turns to who will take his spot on the Vancouver Canucks’ bench.

Sidney Crosby had a close relationship with former Penguins coach Mike Sullivan, but a hiring of Rick Tocchet could mend the disappointment. .

Amid a dramatic head coaching search in the NHL following Rick Tocchet's exit, Elias Pettersson's Vancouver Canucks are reportedly down to two candidates to take over behind the bench.

Rick Tocchet is headed back to television for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Wednesday, the NHL on TNT announced that the former Vancouver Canucks head coach would be back on the network this weekend on Friday and Saturday.

Rick Tocchet recently dusted off his analyst chops after leaving his post as Vancouver Canucks head coach, but he may not be on TV for too much longer. About tw

Former Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet may not be unemployed for long. There are three teams interested in hiring Tocchet as head coach, per TSN. They are the Seattle Kraken, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. One of those teams may have the inside track on hiring the veteran coach.