With Rick Tocchet departing the organization, the Vancouver Canucks are in need of a new head coach. Over the next few weeks, there will be plenty of rumours surrounding the Canucks vacancy, as Vancouver looks four their fourth coach in the last four years.

Rick Tocchet is leaving the Vancouver Canucks after two-plus seasons, and his name will feature prominently among the NHL's coaching openings. The Canucks didn't pick up the team option on Tocchet's contract but instead offered him a new one.

Rick Tocchet isn't returning as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, making him a top candidate for several NHL vacancies.