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.

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.

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.