Vancouver Canucks extend head coach Travis Green’s contract
Posted May 21, 2021 9:30 am.
Last Updated May 21, 2021 11:01 am.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Vancouver Canucks confirmed Friday that head coach Travis Green has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension.
This comes after it was widely reported on Thursday the Canucks were working on a deal.
Green was named the Canucks’ 19th head coach in April 2017. Previously, the 50-year-old was the head coach of Vancouver’s AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets.
OFFICIAL: #Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that Head Coach Travis Green has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension.
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— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) May 21, 2021
“We are excited to have Travis Green continue to lead the Canucks as head coach and move forward from a challenging year to focus on future seasons,” said General Manager Jim Benning.
“Our plan has always been to draft and develop a young core and surround them with supporting players who can help us win. We have some of the best young players in the NHL and I believe Travis is the right coach to help us achieve team success and a return to the playoffs,” he added.
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Green started his coaching career as the assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Portland Winterhawks in 2009-10. During his time with the club, Green was named interim head coach in 2012-13. The WHL team earned a championship title and Memorial Cup Final berth that season.
Before becoming a coach, the Castlegar native was selected by the New York Islanders in the second round, 23rd overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He played 14 seasons in the NHL.