Vancouver Canucks fire GM Patrik Allvin after ‘disappointing’ season, coming last in league | CBC News
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The Vancouver Canucks have fired their general manager, Patrik Allvin, after a rough season in which the team came in last in the league.
“I would like to thank Patrik for all his hard work over the past four seasons,” said the team’s president of hockey operations, Jim Rutherford, in a news release Friday morning.
“This season was disappointing for everyone in the organization, and we understand how frustrating it was for those who care about the team. Moving forward our goal will be to continue to bring in younger players who can grow together with our current group and form our next competitive core.”
Allvin was hired as GM in January 2022.
During his tenure, the Canucks made the playoffs once, in the 2023-24 season, when the team reached Game 7 of the second round.
But recent seasons have been marked by tension.
The Canucks traded centre J.T. Miller in 2025 after rumours of a rift between Miller and star centre Elias Pettersson.
Then, last December, the Canucks traded captain and Norris Trophy-winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild after learning Hughes could not be convinced to stay with the team in free agency.
Former head coach Rick Tocchet chose to leave the team at the end of the 2025 season.
Allvin’s previous role was as assistant manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he worked for 16 seasons and won three Stanley Cups.
He was the first Swedish GM in the NHL.
Rutherford will hold a news conference at noon on Friday.