{"id":325553,"date":"2026-04-28T02:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=325553"},"modified":"2026-04-28T02:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:43:30","slug":"the-vancouver-canucks-gm-list-about-to-get-a-little-smaller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/the-vancouver-canucks-gm-list-about-to-get-a-little-smaller\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vancouver Canucks GM List About to Get a Little Smaller"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The primary round of GM interviews is finished in Vancouver, a number of the candidates are\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thomas Drance<\/strong><\/a>: Have heard the Vancouver Canucks have finished their first round of interviews and can begin shortening their list in the subsequent 48 hours.<\/p>\n

Sportsnet<\/strong><\/a>: The Vancouver Canucks are taking a look at Maple Leafs assistant GM Shane Doan, former Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams, Canucks assistant GM Ryan Johnson, longtime NHLer Ray Whitney and Edmonton Oilers assistant GM Bill Scott.<\/p>\n

Friedman said that the Canucks are also considering five other candidates. Some have a B.C. connection, which is something they could take a look at.<\/p>\n

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Iain MacIntyre of Sportsnet<\/strong><\/a>: Current president Jim Rutherford and managing owner Francesco Aquilini are expected to interview as much as 15 candidates. Ryan Johnson is a top candidate for Rutherford\u2019s and he negotiated into Johnson contract that the Canucks have an exclusive window and he can\u2019t interview with other teams.<\/p>\n

Some candidates include Kevyn Adams, Marc Bergevin, Brad Treliving and Rob Blake. The Canucks asked the Maple Leafs to talk with Shane Doan. If someone like Adams or Bergevin, and with Rutherford leaving soon, that’s where Doan could are available in.<\/p>\n

Luke Fox of Sportsnet<\/strong><\/a>: The Maple Leafs, Shane Doan, had been bridging the gap between some younger players like Matthew Knies and Nick Robertson, and management.<\/p>\n

Sekeres and Price<\/strong><\/a>: Patrick Johnston says that the Vancouver Canucks GM position is an advanced work scenario.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel the query then becomes, in the event that they can\u2019t find someone to take the job, I don\u2019t need to be in Ryan Johnson\u2019s position in that case. Because you then\u2019re form of this, oh, this default guy.<\/p>\n

It’s an advanced to place it kindly, work scenario. So how does that influence those who have an interest? And I feel you\u2019re exactly right, Matt, like, Who\u2019s who wants to come back now?<\/p>\n

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I used to be joking around with another person, they usually were saying, \u2018Man, it seems like half the league\u2019s interest this job.\u2019 I\u2019m like, a certain level, in fact they’re, since it\u2019s considered one of 32 jobs, right? And also you come as much as the window and also you start talking, right? Like, people interview for jobs, after which they don\u2019t necessarily must take them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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