Canucks News N Notes 26-27

[BoS]

Or is he just a hit and run?

[Tciso]

Oh. Oh. Oh

[donlever]

Read Dhali saying the Kraks want Buium or Willander for Wright.

[Hockey Widow]

Read Dhali saying the Kraks want Buium or Willander for Wright.

Ya no way I do that.

[Tciso]

Read Dhali saying the Kraks want Buium or Willander for Wright.

Ya no way I do that.

Debrusk and a 4th. Wright looks like a reclamation project.

[donlever]

I was thinking I'd like Celebrini.

Maybe Wilander and DeBrusk the other way.

Am I doing this right Seattle?

[BoS]

I was thinking I'd like Celebrini.

Maybe Wilander and DeBrusk the other way.

Am I doing this right Seattle?

Looks Wright to me

[Cousin Strawberry]

Read Dhali saying the Kraks want Buium or Willander for Wright.

Lol they'd also like to be run like a pro hockey franchise but neither things are going to happen

[Cornuck]

The Canucks have named Ryan Mougenel, Jordan Smith (Abby), and Jason Krog (skills and skating?) Assistant Coaches, and Andrew Shaw (Abby) as Assistant to the Video Coach.

202 NHL games coaching experience - all from Krog.

[Meds]

I suppose Andrew Shaw will be changing his name to Dwight Schrute.


Seriously though.....WTF?

[BoS]

Mougenel was head coach of the Providence Bruins for the past 5 years, winning coach of the year last season.

Jordan Smith won the Calder Cup with Manny two years ago.

Plenty of pro coaching experience to go around, but limited NHL.

[Picker of Cherries]

Ryan Mougenel seems like a good hire for a team that isn’t expected to make the playoffs anytime soon. Here’ AIs take:

Ryan Mougenel comes to Vancouver fresh off an incredibly successful run. Over his five seasons as the head coach of the Providence Bruins (2021 to 2026), he compiled a stellar **217-103-40** record. His **.658 winning percentage** stands as the best mark in the entire American Hockey League over that five-year span.

His recent coaching tenure is highlighted by a historic final season in Providence:

2025–26 AHL Coach of the Year:
Mougenel won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach after guiding Providence to a spectacular **54-16-2** regular-season record.
Regular Season Champions:
His team racked up 110 standings points to capture the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy. Their .764 points percentage goes down as the fourth-highest in the history of the AHL.
Elite Two-Way Play:
Under his system, Providence finished 6th in league scoring (3.32 goals per game) and 2nd in defense (2.25 goals per game). Their plus-77 goal differential was the highest the franchise had seen in nearly three decades.
Prospect Development:
Beyond the wins, he has a strong reputation for graduating talent to the NHL. In his final year with the Bruins organization, he successfully oversaw the development of 11 players who earned call-ups to Boston.

While Mougenel built a dominant regular-season juggernaut in Providence, translating that success into deep playoff runs has been his primary roadblock. His Calder Cup playoff record as head coach tells a very different story from his league-leading winning percentage:
2021–22: Swept out in the first round (0-2) by Bridgeport.
2022–23: Despite finishing 1st in the Atlantic Division, Providence was upset in the opening round (1-3) by Hartford.
2023–24: Eliminated in the first round again (1-3), this time by Hartford.
2024–25: Broke through to the second round after a 4-4 run but went no further.

Even during his historic 54-16-2 regular season, his teams struggled to find that secondary, grinding gear required when the postseason whistle blows and open ice disappears.

It’s an interesting contrast to Manny Malhotra, who just handled the pressure of a full championship run in Abbotsford. The Canucks are banking on Malhotra’s championship pedigree blending with Mougenel’s elite structural eye to build a staff that can actually get it done when the games matter most.

[Meds]

Mougenel was head coach of the Providence Bruins for the past 5 years, winning coach of the year last season.

Jordan Smith won the Calder Cup with Manny two years ago.

Plenty of pro coaching experience to go around, but limited NHL.

Yes. Quite right. I read that too quickly.....just saw the 202 games NHL coaching experience (all from Krog) and processed that as all minor leaguers.

[BoS]

Manny has some NHL games too, no?

[Cornuck]

Manny has some NHL games too, no?

The "202 games NHL coaching experience" was just related to the new hires. Add Manny's 535 games as an assistant.

This doesn't really concern me too much - hopefully all of this AHL experience will help the kids, while Manny can manage the vets.