VANCOUVER — Jim Rutherford suggests that there are important decisions for British Columbia. Vancouver CanucksHowever, the president of hockey operations for the team has completed one major task: he hired Patrick Allvin to be his general manager.
Allvin was named the 12th GM of franchise history on Wednesday. He was the assistant GM of the franchise. Pittsburgh PenguinsSince November 2020.
Allvin stated that it was a great honor to accept this opportunity. “I’m very excited, honored and proud to be a part of the Vancouver Canucks going ahead.”
Allvin, 47 years old, was with Penguins for 16 seasons. Before he was promoted, he was director of amateurscouting. Allvin is the first Swede to be promoted to general manager in the NHL.
Allvin and Rutherford will be reunited in Vancouver. Rutherford was the Pittsburgh GM between 2014-21. He also helped lead the team’s run to back Stanley Cups in 2016-17. Allvin was briefly the interim general manager after Rutherford resigned.
Rutherford stated, “I have known Patrik for a while and how he works. That’s why he was a legitimate candidate.” Rutherford was appointed the Canucks’ president after the club fired their coach. Travis GreenAfter a disappointing start to the season, Jim Benning, general manager, and other front-office staffers were able to regroup.
Allvin played professionally for nine years in North America and Europe, before he entered scouting. Montreal Canadiens2002. He explained that his scouting experiences taught him to be flexible because players and the game change constantly.
He stated, “I believe that in order to succeed you have to be able find players other than the first round of the NHL Entry Draft.” “You must complement the organization by college and European free agent and that’s something which I look forward too.”
Allvin stated that the Canucks must also work to develop players.
“I believe that’s the most important thing in today’s game. He said that he believes this is something we should emphasize in order to be successful moving forward.
Rutherford also hired former player agent Émilie Castonguay on Monday. She is the franchise’s first female assistant manager.