Rick Tocchet could find his way back to an NHL bench with a struggling Canadian franchise
Former NHLer Rick Tocchet hasn't been behind a bench in the National Hockey League since the 2020-21 season with the Arizona Coyotes. At the conclusion of that campaign, he was let go and shortly after, he joined TNT as an in-studio analyst.
The 58-year-old will likely be back to coaching at some point in the near future, whether that's during this season or next remains to be seen. Although one team that may be interested in his services is the Vancouver Canucks, who have struggled this season and are likely to make a coaching change before the end of the 2022-23 campaign.
During Tuesday's episode of 'Donnie and Dhali', Rick Dhaliwal said that one name he's hearing for the Canucks' coaching job, if and when Bruce Boudreau is fired, is Rick Tocchet.
Tocchet, a native of Scarborough (Ontario), has plenty of experience behind the bench, including six seasons as a head coach, two with Tampa Bay and four with Arizona.
Would Rick Tocchet be a good fit as the Canucks' next head coach? Let us know what you think in the poll below!
Is it possible Barry Trotz might end up in Vancouver at some point?@DhaliwalSports reacted to one of our is it just me submissions from earlier today.https://t.co/h4e2SKLzpb pic.twitter.com/3X6Lc6U3wi— Donnie & Dhali (@DonnieandDhali) January 10, 2023
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