Rick Tocchet has stepped down as Canucks coach, despite the team's attempts to re-sign him. The Canucks now become the eighth NHL team looking to a hire a new coach this offseason.

The Vancouver Canucks and Rick Tocchet are going to part ways. This was not a traditional firing, as the team originally declined his option to work on a long-term extension. But just days later, the two sides are parting ways.

The two-time Cup winner as an assistant for Mike Sullivan in Pittsburgh joins him, Joel Quenneville, and Peter Laviolette as a few of the top options available.