NHL coaching carousel 2025: Penguins part ways with Mike Sullivan, Rick Tocchet leaves Canucks

With Nhl Out of season, which was in full evolution for many teams, the coaching carousel continued to turn on Tuesday with the eighth inauguration.

After Vancouver’s Canucks chose not to pick up the Rick Tocchet contract option for the 2025-26 season, they tried to make a new agreement, but this never materialized. Now the two parties are going to their separate ways, and Tocchet published a statement in the division.

“I’m deciding to move from Vancouver’s Canucks,” said Tocchet. “The family is a priority and, with my contract, it becomes the right time. Although I do not know where I go, or exactly how this will be reproduced near the short term, I feel that this is the right time to explore other hockey opportunities and the surrounding area.”

In her two more years with the Canucks, Tocchet brought the team to a global record of 108-65-27. In 2023-24, Vancouver won the Pacific Division and reached the second round of the playoffs with Tocchet at the helm.

Perhaps in the highest coaching movement of the low season, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they separated with Mike Sullivan after ten seasons. The Penguins were qualified for the post-season in seven of these seasons, including the winner of Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017. However, Pittsburgh failed to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the last three seasons, which prompted the organization to make a change behind the bench.

“In the name of Fenway Sports Group and the Penguins organization, I would like to thank Mike Sullivan for their commitment and unmatched loyalty with the team and city of Pittsburgh for the last decade,” Penguins’s CEO, Kyle Dubas, said in a statement. “Mike is known for his preparation, focus and fierce competitiveness. I was lucky enough to have a front -row seat in his dedication to this franchise during the last two seasons.

“It will forever be a huge part of the history of the Penguins, not only for the stunning back cups, but also their impact on the nucleus of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Bryan Rust, but what is most important, for his love and loyalty to the organization.It was not a decision that was made slightly, but as we continue to brown during this period of transition, He felt the best course throughout the transitional period throughout the transition period, we felt that it was the best course throughout the transitional period, we felt that it was the best passage throughout the transitional period, which he felt that it was the best passage, which was the later one throughout the transitional period.

The Seattle Kraken, New York Rangers and Anaheim Ducks have also made coaching changes since the end of the regular season. There are also three teams with temporary coaches that make full search this season.

As equipment fills their vacancies, keep track of the entire training movement here in CBS Sports.