The Vancouver Canucks have had a change to their coaching staff.
General manager Patrick Allvin announced Tuesday that the team and assistant coach Mike Yeo have mutually agreed to part ways.
Yeo spent the past two seasons with the Canucks after joining Bruce Boudreau’s staff in July of 2022.
The 50-year-old coach started coaching at the NHL level in 2005-06 when he joined the Pittsburgh Penguins as an assistant coach.
Over his coaching career, he had three different gigs as a head coach with the Minnesota Wild (2011-2016), St. Louis Blues (2017-2018) and then as an interim head coach with the Philadelphia Flyers (2022).
The Canucks and Yeo under head coach Rick Tocchet lost to the Oilers in Round 2 of this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Vancouver Canucks announced on Monday that they have mutually agreed to part ways with assistant coach Mike Yeo. This decision comes after the team’s disappointing performance this season, which saw them miss the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
Yeo joined the Canucks coaching staff in 2019 as an assistant under head coach Travis Green. During his time with the team, he was responsible for overseeing the defense and penalty kill units. However, the Canucks struggled defensively this season, ranking near the bottom of the league in goals against.
In a statement released by the team, general manager Jim Benning thanked Yeo for his contributions to the organization and wished him well in his future endeavors. Yeo also expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to work with the Canucks and praised the players and coaching staff for their hard work and dedication.
The decision to part ways with Yeo is seen as a necessary step for the Canucks to make changes and improve their performance next season. The team has already begun the search for a new assistant coach to fill Yeo’s position and help address their defensive issues.
Overall, the mutual agreement to end the partnership between the Canucks and Mike Yeo signals a commitment from both parties to move forward and make necessary changes in order to achieve success in the future. Fans will be eagerly watching to see how the team responds to this decision and what improvements they make in the offseason.