VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Patrik Allvin on Friday after missing the playoffs for a third time in four seasons with him in the position.
President of hockey operations Jim Rutherford is keeping his job. Rutherford acknowledged he has to shoulder some of the blame for how the Canucks tumbled to the bottom of the NHL standings.
Allvin made his own decisions as GM, Rutherford said.
鈥淗e was in charge of most of the things in hockey, making the trades, deciding who was getting called up and down and working with the coach and all those things,鈥� Rutherford said. 鈥淚 take full responsibility for the season. I head up the hockey department. But I don鈥檛 make decisions for other people. And Patrik had the opportunity to make his own decisions.鈥�
Allvin鈥檚 dismissal came a day after Vancouver ended its season with a 6-1 loss to the Oilers in Edmonton. The result punctuated a season where the Canucks finished last overall with a 25-49-8 record.
鈥淚t鈥檚 unfortunate. He鈥檚 a friend of mine. I think Patrik鈥檚 a great hockey guy,鈥� Rutherford said. 鈥淏ut we felt it was time to make a change and let someone else sit in that chair, that GM鈥檚 chair, and make the decisions going forward.鈥�
The Canucks will conduct a wide search for Allvin鈥檚 replacement, he added, and already have a 鈥渧ery good鈥� candidate in Ryan Johnson, currently general manager of the American Hockey League鈥檚 Abbotsford Canucks and an assistant GM with the NHL club.
Vancouver鈥檚 next general manager will have a lot of responsibility, Rutherford said, including making a decision on whether Adam Foote will stay on as the team鈥檚 coach.
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