The Vancouver Canucks have named former captain Trevor Linden as the teams new president of hockey operations and alternate governor.
http://www.officialpackersteamgears.com/david-bakhtiari-jersey/ . “Today is a real honour," Linden said. "I came to Vancouver 26 years ago and I
have never left. I love this city. It is my home and the Canucks have always
been part of my family." "Im passionate about the Canucks and I want to win –
just like the Canucks fans do," he added. "I believe Im ready for this
challenge. Im passionate about this team and I want to win." Francesco Aquilini,
chairman of Canucks Sports and Entertainment offered glowing praise of the
captain-turned-president. "We believe in Trevors leadership abilities," he said.
"His 20 years of NHL experience including seven as team captain, his role as
NHLPA President, community leader and businessman offers a very special skill
set; one that will positively shape the direction of this club in the future."
Speaking on the succession plan for replacing Mike Gillis, who was dismissed as
general manager on Tuesday, Linden said that he has a multitude of options to
explore and has already begun looking. "Thats a process that I have to
thoroughly evaluate," Linden said when asked about the GM search. "We will do a
general manager search from both within and outside our organization." With only
three games remaining in the regular season, the Canucks announced that Gillis
was fired after the team was officially eliminated from postseason contention.
The Canucks were also eliminated in the first round in each of the last two
seasons after falling one win short of a Stanley Cup in 2011. "I have a profile
of a general manager that I would like," Linden said Wednesday. "Now its about
putting a candidate list together. Thats a critical path." He would add that he
will operate with "full autonomy" as Canucks president and will make all
decisions on hockey operations. Linden also expressed his intention to have a
new general manager in place by the 2014 NHL Draft, scheduled for June 27-28 in
Philadelphia. Under first-year head coach John Tortorella, they sit 11th in the
Western Conference. And as for Tortorellas future with the Canucks, Linden said
theres no hurry to decide. "Any sort of coaching decision will be made in due
time, after a thorough evaluation," he said at Wednesdays introductory news
conference. Aquilini elaborated on the need for a new man at the top of the
Canucks hockey department. "We came from within one game of winning a Stanley
Cup [in 2011], and it was time for a change," he said. Aquilini added that he
would not stop short of pointing the finger at his recently-dismissed GM and his
current coach. ""Mike (Gillis) hired Tortorella and Im responsible for that and
thats why we have a change in direction today," he explained. Linden would not
offer up any theories as to what led to the Canucks failure to make the playoffs
this season, but pointed to the timing of the decision as beneficial to getting
answers. Linden said hed use this coming week to talk to coaches and players
and conduct a "thorough review" of the season. "Ill reserve comment until I have
more detail," Linden concluded. Gillis came to the organization in April of
2008, taking over for the fired Dave Nonis. He turned a club which had missed
out on the postseason in two of the previous three seasons and built them back
up into a contender, snagging five straight playoff berths, five Northwest
Division titles and two straight Presidents Trophies (2011, 2012). "On behalf of
my entire family, I would like to sincerely thank Mike Gillis for his hard work
and the many contributions he made on and off the ice during his tenure," said
Aquilini in a statement on Tuesday. "The Vancouver Canucks had success under
Mikes leadership, and we nearly reached our ultimate goal; but I believe we have
reached a point where a change in leadership and new voice is needed. "I also
want to thank our fans for their support for the Vancouver Canucks through a
difficult and frustrating season," continued Aquilini. "We havent met their
expectations or ours. We are committed to bringing the Stanley Cup to Vancouver
for our fans and we will continue to do everything possible to reach that goal."
Linden played 16 seasons with the Canucks and is the franchise leader in games
played. As team captain from 1991 to 1997, he helped lead the Canucks to their
second-ever appearance in the Stanley Cup final in 1994.
http://www.officialpackersteamgears.com/jason-spriggs-jersey/ . Off-Season Game Plan examines a team facing some challenging times as GM Bryan
Murray tries to put together a roster for next season. Perhaps the first
challenge facing Murray is that its expected he will be moving out Jason Spezza,
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deferral proposal came from players or management, but it never left the
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