The Canucks will not exercise the contract option on Rick Tocchet for 2025-26 but hope to keep the veteran coach behind the bench in Vancouver. President of hockey operations Jim Rutherford said Monday that the organization offered Tocchet a new long-term deal.

The move comes after a turbulent 2024–25 season in which the Canucks missed the playoffs despite Tocchet’s prior success. Last season, Tocchet led the team to a 50-win, 109-point campaign and won the Coach of the Year trophy.

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet officially has a decision to make this offseason. On Monday, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford announced that Vancouver will not exercise the club option on Tocchet's contract for next season.