Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned left wing Chris Higgins to the AHL Utica Comets. Higgins, 32, has appeared in 25 games for the Canucks this season where he has register...

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned defenceman Andrey Pedan to the AHL Utica Comets. Pedan, 22, has appeared in three games for the Canucks this season where he has registe...

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Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned goaltender Joe Cannata to the AHL Utica Comets. Cannata has posted a 9-5-2 record, 2.49 GAA and a 0.907 save percentage in 16 games with...

Vancouver, B.C. – The National Hockey League announced today that Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin has been named as one of six forwards to represent Team Pacific Division in the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game and Weekend, to be held at Bridge...

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has reassigned left wing Ronalds Kenins and right wing Alexandre Grenier to the AHL Utica Comets. Kenins, 24, has split the 2015.16 season between the ...

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has recalled right wing Alexandre Grenier from the AHL Utica Comets. Grenier, 24, has appeared in 33 games with Utica this season, ranking second on the...

Its official!

Willie Desjardins has been named Canucks 18th head coach in franchise history.

I am not sure that this is a surprise and rumours have been swirling for a few weeks now that the Canucks were very interested in Willie.

I have heard complaints from Canucks fans that an experienced NHL head coach wasn’t selected but Willie’s selection might not be poor choice.

Willie has won as a head coach at every level of hockey and that means a lot.

Looks like the Head Coach search is finally over for the Canucks. Willie Desjardins appears to be the front runner for the position.

Willie Desjardins, 58, led the AHL’s Texas Stars to Calder Cup win over the St. John’s IceCaps this past season.

Willie has served as the Texas Stars’ head coach for the past two seasons, following a three-year stint as an assistant coach with Dallas.

Desjardins, a native of Climax Saskatchewan, also won a WHL championship in 2004 as coach of the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Having a won a few championships in different leagues, Desjardins has demonstrated that he knows what it takes to take a team over the top.

Is he the right choice?

Time will tell, but at least the Canucks selected a good solid coach. One with the right pedigree.