Waiting For Trotz

It’s official.  The Canucks have the worst record for secret keeping in recent history.  First it was rumoured that Trevor Linden was to be hired as President of Hockey Operations for the Vancouver Canucks weeks before it happened.  Voila.  Trevor Linden is now the President of Hockey Operations.  Check one.

For weeks now there’s been speculation that Jim Benning (former Assistant General Manager of the Boston Bruins) was going to be the next General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks.  Well.  Friday May 23^rd, 2014.  Jim Benning was announced officially as the eleventh General Manager of the Vancouver Canucks.  Check two.

Now media and other around Vancouver are speculating that Barry Trotz may be the next coach after the ill-fated John Tortorella of the Vancouver Canucks.  Well…considering that he has options in Washington and Pittsburgh; that may or may not come to pass.  But at this point, it is rumoured, that Barry Trotz is high on Jim Benning’s list as a potential head coaching candidate. 

It remains to be seen if the speculation will go three for three and get a hat-trick.  Until then, we’re “Waiting for Trotz”.  

Update: May 27, 2014 - Barry Trotz opted for the Washington Capitals head coaching job and was hired by the Capitals today.  So mark Trotz off the list of potential head coach candidates.

Update 2: June 23, 2014 - Willie Desjardins was offered the head coaching job of the Vancouver Canucks and Desjardins has accepted.