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List of Vancouver Canucks general managers

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The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canucks are a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/teams.htm|title=Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps|publisher=National Hockey League|work=NHL.com|access-date=July 23, 2015}} The Canucks currently play home games at Rogers Arena. The Canucks joined the NHL in 1970 as an expansion team, along with the Buffalo Sabres. They have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals three times but were defeated by the New York Islanders in 1982, the New York Rangers in 1994, and the Boston Bruins in 2011. The franchise has had twelve general managers since its inception.

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scope="row" |No.

|Number of general managers{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

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|References

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|Does not apply

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|Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

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|+General managers of the Vancouver Canucks

! scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Name

! scope="col" | Tenure

! scope="col" | Accomplishments during this term

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| style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Bud Poile{{dagger}}

| February 25, 1970 – April 1973||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite news|title=Canucks Fire Crozier |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/42877536/ |newspaper=Ottawa Journal |date=February 26, 1970 |page=26 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date = July 23, 2015 }}{{cite news|title=Poile to quit Vancouver job |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/14691797/ |newspaper=Delaware County Daily Times |date=March 21, 1973 |page=21 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date = July 23, 2015 }}{{cite news|title=no title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/87995292/ |newspaper=Daily Independent Journal |date=March 21, 1973 |page=28 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date = July 23, 2015 }}

scope="row" |2

| Hal Laycoe

| April 1973 – January 31, 1974||

|{{cite news|title=Phil Maloney named GM of Canucks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/46451290/ |newspaper=Ottawa Journal |date=February 2, 1974 |page=20 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date = July 23, 2015 }}

scope="row" |3

| Phil Maloney

| January 31, 1974 – May 31, 1977||

  • 1 division title and 2 playoff appearances

|{{cite news|title=Milford replaces Maloney as Vancouver GM |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50098417/ |newspaper=Ottawa Journal |date=June 1, 1977 |page=26 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date = July 23, 2015 }}

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| style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Jake Milford{{dagger}}

| May 31, 1977 – June 1982||

  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1982)
  • 1 conference title and 4 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/05/23/Harry-Neale-has-officially-resigned-as-coach-and-general/9377485668800/ |title=Harry Neale has officially resigned as coach and general... |publisher=UPI |date=May 23, 1985 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}

scope="row" |5

| Harry Neale

| June 1982 – May 23, 1985||

  • 2 playoff appearances

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scope="row" |6

| Jack Gordon

| June 4, 1985 – June 1, 1987||

  • 1 playoff appearance

|{{cite news|title=Wednesday Briefs |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1985/06/05/page/42/article/wednesday-briefs |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=June 5, 1985 |access-date = July 23, 2015 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-01-15-sp-4554-story.html |title=Canucks Say They Still Want Quinn |work=The Los Angeles Times |first=Julie |last=Cart |date=January 15, 1987 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}

scope="row" |7

| style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Pat Quinn{{dagger}}

| June 1, 1987 – November 4, 1997||

  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1994)
  • 1 conference title, 2 division titles, and 7 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/05/sports/nhl-last-night-canucks-fire-quinn-then-lose.html |title=N.H.L.: LAST NIGHT; Canucks Fire Quinn, Then Lose |work=The New York Times |date=November 5, 1997 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}

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| Mike Keenan (acting)

| November 14, 1997 – June 22, 1998||

| {{ref?|date=April 2019}}

scope="row" |8

| Brian Burke

| June 22, 1998 – May 3, 2004||

  • 1 division title and 4 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/23/sports/plus-hockey-vancouver-burke-rejoins-canucks-as-gm.html |title=PLUS: HOCKEY -- VANCOUVER; Burke Rejoins Canucks as G.M. |work=The New York Times |date=June 23, 1998 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-04-sp-nhlrep4-story.html |title=Vancouver Won't Bring Back Burke |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=May 4, 2004 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}

scope="row" |9

| Dave Nonis

| May 6, 2004 – April 14, 2008||

  • 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/07/sports/transactions-510688.html |title=TRANSACTIONS |work=The New York Times |date=May 7, 2004 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452721 |title=Nonis relieved of General Manager and Senior Vice-President |publisher=Vancouver Canucks |date=April 14, 2008 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}

scope="row" |10

| Mike Gillis

| April 23, 2008 – April 8, 2014||

|{{cite web |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=452742 |title=Vancouver Canucks Name Mike Gillis General Manager |publisher=Vancouver Canucks |date=April 23, 2008 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=713441 |title=Mike Gillis relieved of president & GM duties |publisher=Vancouver Canucks |date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015}}

scope="row" |11

| Jim Benning

| May 21, 2014 – December 5, 2021||

  • 2 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |date=January 26, 2022 |title=Patrik Allvin Named Vancouver Canucks General Manager |url=http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=720229 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250326024138/https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/patrik-allvin-named-vancouver-canucks-general-manager-330204898 |archive-date=March 26, 2025 |access-date=March 25, 2025 |website=nhl.com |publisher=Vancouver Canucks}}

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| Stan Smyl (acting)

| December 5, 2021 – December 9, 2021||

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/canucks-make-significant-leadership--coaching-changes/c-328692382 |title=Canucks Make Significant Leadership & Coaching Changes |publisher=Vancouver Canucks |date=December 5, 2021 |access-date=December 6, 2021}}

scope="row" |–

| Jim Rutherford (acting)

| December 9, 2021 – January 26, 2022||

|{{cite web

|url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/jim-rutherford-named-president-hockey-operations/c-328820544 |title=Jim Rutherford Named President, Hockey Operations |publisher=Vancouver Canucks |date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2021}}

12

|Patrik Allvin

|January 26, 2022 – present

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|{{Cite web|title=Patrik Allvin Named Vancouver Canucks General Manager|url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/patrik-allvin-named-vancouver-canucks-general-manager/c-330204898|access-date=2022-01-26|website=NHL.com|date=26 January 2022 |language=en-US}}

See also

Notes

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

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