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Edmonton Journal
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Canucks set to sign Conor Garland to $36 million deal: report
Article content Count Conor Garland the latest person in Vancouver to say 'thank you Jim!' The crafty winger is set to sign a six-year, $36-million contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks — whose president of hockey operations is Jim Rutherford, of course — CHEK-TV's Rick Dhaliwal reported Thursday evening. Dhaliwal's connections with agents and team sources is well-known so it's a safe bet his information is accurate. Article content Article content Sounds like the Connor Garland extension in Vancouver could be 6 years and 36 million dollars. — Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) June 27, 2025 The Canucks won't be able to officially report the deal until free agency opens on July 1 because he still has one year to go on his current deal, which carries a cap hit of $4.95 million for next season. Garland's new deal will kick in for the 2026-27 season. It's really the second time, or even third, Garland has been able to thank a James in charge of the Canucks, after Jim Benning first traded for Garland in the summer of 2021 and then again not long after when Benning signed Garland to his current deal. Playing for the Canucks has proven to be an excellent experience for the Massachusetts native, who has tallied 197 points over his four seasons as a Canuck. His hustle and obvious desire to win night in night out has made him a fan favourite as well. A six-year deal will carry Garland until he's 36. He was set to be an unrestricted free agent after his current contract expired. Article content Latest National Stories
The Province
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The Province
Canucks set to sign Conor Garland to $36 million deal: report
CHEK-TV's Rick Dhaliwal reported Thursday the winger is close to signing an extension. Get the latest from Patrick Johnston straight to your inbox Vancouver Canucks right wing Conor Garland prepares for a face-off against the Dallas Stars in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Photo by AP Photo/LM Otero Count Conor Garland the latest person in Vancouver to say 'thank you Jim!' The crafty winger is set to sign a six-year, $36-million contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks — whose president of hockey operations is Jim Rutherford, of course — CHEK-TV's Rick Dhaliwal reported Thursday evening. Dhaliwal's connections with agents and team sources is well-known so it's a safe bet his information is accurate. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Sounds like the Connor Garland extension in Vancouver could be 6 years and 36 million dollars. — Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) June 27, 2025 The Canucks won't be able to officially report the deal until free agency opens on July 1 because he still has one year to go on his current deal, which carries a cap hit of $4.95 million for next season. Garland's new deal will kick in for the 2026-27 season. It's really the second time, or even third, Garland has been able to thank a James in charge of the Canucks, after Jim Benning first traded for Garland in the summer of 2021 and then again not long after when Benning signed Garland to his current deal. Playing for the Canucks has proven to be an excellent experience for the Massachusetts native, who has tallied 197 points over his four seasons as a Canuck. His hustle and obvious desire to win night in night out has made him a fan favourite as well. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A six-year deal will carry Garland until he's 36. He was set to be an unrestricted free agent after his current contract expired. 'Thank you Jim' was first voiced by former Sportsnet 650 host James Cybulski who tried to rally some support towards Benning early in the disastrous 2020-21 season, saying that while the Canucks under Benning had often struggled, his efforts hadn't been all bad. Benning was fired as Canucks GM in December 2021. It's since been deployed in many ways by Canucks fans, first sarcastically in reaction to Cybulski's upbeat efforts, more playfully in more recent years. pjohnston@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks NHL Vancouver Canucks Local News
Vancouver Sun
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Canucks: Why Rick Tocchet left remains unsaid
Is Rick Tocchet an idiot? After a few weeks' introspection, Tocchet says, the choice to leave was clearly the right one. He made the call at the end of April because it was time to evolve. It was time for a fresh start. But in speaking with Rick Dhaliwal and Don Taylor on Tuesday morning, he admitted that some might think he's an idiot for leaving a work situation he basically couldn't say a bad thing about. 'Sometimes in life, you have decisions you got to make. You hit the crossroads — you've got to go right or left. And sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you don't. You got to go with your conviction. It wasn't a quick thing. It was just something I felt for me to evolve, and just in my life, this was the right decision,' Tocchet told CHEK-TV's Donnie and Dhali show. Tocchet chatted last week with me about his former assistant Adam Foote taking on his old role as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks , but this was his first full-on interview with anyone in Vancouver since he departed the Canucks three weeks ago. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The Flyers gave him the same five-year term on his contract that the Canucks had offered. It is believed they offered a little more in salary per year — but it's clear the switch is about more than money. He made a point of thanking his old bosses, Patrik Allvin and Jim Rutherford, as well as the ownership. But he still intimated there were a few reasons why he left — he laughed, first of all, about the practice facility situation. The Canucks are now the only team without a permanent practice rink — the Calgary Flames will get their own facility as part of the construction of that city's new arena — and he admitted it was a small reason why he chose to move on. The University of B.C., where the Canucks practise when Rogers Arena isn't available, is a fine facility, he noted — but it's not the team's. 'And there's other things. Not going to dive into it. I just feel like this was the time,' he added, leaving one to wonder. But you can bet he looked at the management stability in Philadelphia compared to the situation in Vancouver and you have to believe that played a role. Rutherford's contract still runs for two more years, but his son will graduate from high school next year, so his family dynamic will change at that point. He has vowed to fix what went wrong last season, but what if this keeps going sideways a year from now? What if he has concerns about Quinn Hughes ' future? That was the other thing surely weighing on Tocchet. As exciting as it was to coach one of the NHL's best defencemen, Hughes leaving is a thing much-discussed inside the Canucks' offices. Rutherford himself openly talked about it with the media last month. Who would Tocchet be working for a year from now? Who would he be coaching two years from now? 'You want to be in a pressure cooker, because the rewards are there. If you can win in that town, the rewards are just, I mean, I picked Vancouver. Of all the 32 teams, I would say, the top three or four cities, the Canucks are in one of them. If you won the Stanley Cup, how they would react to the celebration. Just the aura, the, I can't even put it into words, because we went to the second round Game 7. I can't believe what I saw outside the city. So can you imagine a Stanley Cup there? I can't even imagine it.' So, we're left to ponder. He wanted the pressure of Vancouver. He enjoyed the passion of the fan base. He appreciated the media and the near-daily questioning. He admires Elias Pettersson and thinks, with a little more pace in his game, he can return to being the player the Canucks signed to a massive contract, to being a speak-softly-carry-a-big-stick leader for a group of teammates who are ready to be won back. So, is Tocchet an idiot? Or did he make the right call in going with his old team to work for a president he knows well, who will be there for a few seasons yet anyway, and for a GM who does have work to do, who needs to find some centres for Tocchet to work with? pjohnston@
