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• Updated Jun 20, 2026 at 5:09pm

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The decision to fire Adam Foote was a clear signal of organizational missteps by the Vancouver Canucks than practicality.

Absolutely nothing went right for the Vancouver Canucks in the recently completed 2025-26 NHL Season, as they finished with the worst record of any club in the Western Conference and didn’t come close to earning a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

What’s even more painful for Canucks fans was the trade of captain and Norris Trophy winning defenseman Quinn Hughes, the best blue liner in team history, to the Minnesota Wild in December by now-former GM Patrik Allvin, who was fired after the season.

Entering the fold was former Canucks forward Ryan Johnson, who took over the GM duties, while icons Henrik and Daniel Sedin re-joined the organization in executive leadership roles. One of Johnson’s first moves was to fire coach Adam Foote, who spent only one season on the job after being promoted to replace Rick Tocchet, who jumped ship last offseason to the Philadelphia Flyers.

However, it has not taken Foote long to land a new job in the NHL.

Former Vancouver Canucks Coach Adam Foote Has Already Found A New NHL Job

According to multiple reports, Foote is signing a contract to join the coaching staff of the Utah Mammoth, who are coming off an upstart season that resulted in them making the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since they were known as the Arizona Coyotes in 2020.

The news was first reported by Rick Dhaliwal on X, writing the following: “Former Canucks coach Adam Foote has signed in Utah as an assistant coach.”