Who will be held accountable for arguably the worst season in Vancouver Canucks history?
It doesn’t sound like it’ll be Jim Rutherford. Patrik Allvin and Adam Foote may also return, although reports have been mixed on those fronts.
Stay tuned there, but in the meantime, it sounds like big changes are coming to the team’s scouting staff. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman hinted at the possibility during Monday’s edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast.
“When there’s conversations about changes, that also may include the scouting staff,” Friedman said, regarding the Canucks. “Their scouting staff, I think almost everybody there is unsigned.”
“It’s led people to believe that there are changes coming. Not only to some of the bigger positions, potentially, but some of the ones that you don’t think of first.”
The Canucks have 13 amateur scouts listed on their website, led by Todd Harvey. Harvey has been with the organization since 2017 and was promoted to the role of director of amateur scouting in 2021, following Judd Bracket’s departure in 2020.
Ron Delorme is another notable name. The 70-year-old has been an amateur scout with the organization since 1986, serving as head amateur scout from 2000 to 2022.
On the pro scouting side of things, the Canucks have six scouts listed, led by director of professional scouting Brett Henning.
We’ll see what direction the team goes this offseason, though amateur scout changes usually come after the draft, which is scheduled for June 26 and 27 in Buffalo this year.
With the team now in a rebuild, the Canucks have stockpiled more draft picks than they’ve had in decades. Vancouver is armed with 10 picks in the upcoming draft, including two in the first round and another two in the second round. They have extra picks lined up for the 2027, 2028, and 2029 drafts as well.