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.

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 detailed his reasoning for picking Adam Foote to take over from Rick Tocchet.

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,

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

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 clearly won over his bosses to land the head coaching job with the Vancouver Canucks. That may turn out to be the easy part of the process. Now, the 53-year-old needs to win over a disgruntled fan base.

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.