The Canucks have extended Alain Vigneault's contract to the end of the 2009-10 season.''This is a significant announcement for our hockey club,'' said Canucks' GM Mike Gillis. ''My first priority when taking over the job was to meet with Alain and ensure we shared the same philosophy about building an elite level team for now and for the future. Alain has done a very good job in his two years in Vancouver and I am confident that will continue.''Vigneault had this to say: ''I am pleased to be signing this extension to remain the Head Coach of such a great franchise. Mike and I have had meaningf... Go to original article ...
From Ben Kuzma at Canwest (via the Guardian):The coaching fate of the Vancouver Canucks' Alain Vigneault will be determined by the end of this week in the most ironic of locations the gambling heartland of Las Vegas.With Canucks management and sc...
There has been no reports of the status of Canucks' coach Alain Vigneault, who had met with Mike Gillis and Canucks management this past weekend in Las Vegas. I guess with all the hookers and gambling they never got around to talking business. OK, I ...
From TSN:Sources tell TSN that the Vancouver Canucks have terminated assistant coach Barry Smith and it iss believed that fellow assistant Mike Kelly has also been let go.Canucks' head coach Alain Vigneault delivered the news this afternoon, perhaps ...
