Canucks name Ryan Johnson GM, Sedins co-presidents - ESPN

The Vancouver Canucks named Ryan Johnson as their new general manager while Daniel and Henrik Sedin were named co-presidents of hockey operations, the team announced Thursday.

Johnson, who has been with the organization since 2013-14 as a development coach, had served as the club's assistant GM over the past two seasons. He replaces Patrik Allvin, who was fired in April after four seasons with the Canucks owning the NHL's worst record.

The Sedins, who spent their entire NHL careers with the Canucks, joined the hockey operations department in June 2021. The identical twins will replace Jim Rutherford, who is stepping down from his role after the NHL draft in June. Rutherford, 77, will remain with the Canucks as an adviser and alternate governor.

Promoting Johnson along with the Sedins comes with the intent that their experience within the organization can help the Canucks forge a new path in what has been a challenging past 18 months for a franchise that has struggled with consistency for more than a decade.

It appeared the Canucks were making strides when they hired Rick Tocchet and were a win away from the Western Conference finals in his first full season in 2023-24.

Tocchet guiding a team featuring Thatcher Demko, Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller, and Elias Pettersson created the belief that the Canucks might be a perennial playoff team that could challenge for the Western Conference.

Instead, the 2024-25 season was curtailed by injuries and inconsistencies. In addition, the internal friction between Miller and Pettersson became public. Miller was eventually traded to the New York Rangers in January 2025 while Pettersson, who signed an eight-year contract worth $92.8 million in March 2024, remains with the club.

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