After the Vancouver Canucks chose not to pick up the option on Rick Tocchet's contract for the 2025-26 season, they tried to get a new deal done, but that never materialized. Now the two sides are going their separate ways, and Tocchet released a statement on the split.

The 57-year-old, who will coach the United States at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, might not be out of work in the NHL for long.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are about to embark on a coaching search for the first time in a decade. While the team is in transition — that’s the term Penguins president and general manager Kyle Dubas prefers,