{"id":128633,"date":"2022-05-13T16:07:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T20:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=128633"},"modified":"2022-05-13T16:07:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T20:07:28","slug":"bruce-boudreau-returns-canucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/05\/13\/bruce-boudreau-returns-canucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Boudreau Returns To Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/05\/12\/defenceman-oliver-ekman-larsson-canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> have announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boudrbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Boudreau<\/a> is returning as the team&#8217;s head coach.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There it is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boudrbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Boudreau<\/a> will return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canucks<\/a> bench this coming season.<\/p>\n<p>DETAILS | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5v2PBuVNYa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5v2PBuVNYa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/89sI499mmx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/89sI499mmx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canucks\/status\/1525185008381530112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bruce Boudreau Returns To Canucks For At Least One More Year<\/h2>\n<p>After the dismissal of head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/greentr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Green<\/a>, Bruce Boudreau was brought in. The Canucks went 8-15-2 under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/greentr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Green<\/a> and management knew they had to make a change. Enter Bruce Boudreau. Boudreau brought in a system of heavy forechecking and creative offence. Per<a href=\"https:\/\/www.records.nhl.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NHL records<\/a>, Bruce stepped in for his first game behind the bench on December 6, 2021. In 57 games behind the bench, Boudreau finished with a record of 32-15-10. Unfortunately, the Vancouver Canucks missed the postseason, but the level of play was much better under Boudreau.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that Bruce Boudreau would be returning behind the bench for the 2022-2023 season. Allvin saw the improvement in the team under Boudreau and it was a no-brainer decision to keep him in the fold. The excitement led to Allvin saying,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased to see Bruce&#8217;s commitment to return to the Canucks next season,&#8221; said Allvin. &#8220;He has done a great job since arriving in Vancouver and we are eager to see the team continue to perform under his leadership as they did during the second half of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Facts<\/h3>\n<p>Bruce Boudreau is the perfect coach for the Canucks. An offensive-minded coach who has the offensive firepower at his disposal. Bruce Boudreau has the pedigree as well worthy of him getting the extension.<\/p>\n<p>Boudreau has coached a lot of hockey at the NHL level. The 67-year-old coached the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a> (2007-2011), <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/ducks\/\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a> (2011-2016), <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/wild\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> (2016-2020), and Vancouver Canucks (2021-present). Boudreau also won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/adamsja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Adams<\/a> award for being the best head coach in the league in the 2007-2008 season.<\/p>\n<p>A deserved opportunity has Bruce Boudreau excited to be back behind the bench. Per Canucks Communications, &#8220;my desire has always been to come back to coach this team,&#8221; said Boudreau. &#8220;I love the organization, city, fans, and the players. I&#8217;m also grateful for the opportunity provided to me by Jim and Patrik to continue building what we started.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Closing Notes<\/h3>\n<p>The Canucks were not a bad team under Boudreau. According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Stat Muse<\/a>, the Vancouver Canucks were 18th in goals per game averaging 3.00, 7th in goals-against per game averaging 2.82, and had the 9th best power play across the league averaging 23.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Just to illustrate the offensive elevation under Boudreau, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/millejt01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.T. Miller<\/a> (99), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hughequ01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quinn Hughes<\/a> (68), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/petteel01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elias Pettersson<\/a> (68), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/garlaco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conor Garland<\/a> (52) all had career year seasons under Boudreau.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"otl9USPVRjhvFkkxc0QD2w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1238824115\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'otl9USPVRjhvFkkxc0QD2w',sig:'oMvymb5VuMPD5ILQWj0h7MkxryQo8Q3VRqoeQBFaago=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1238824115',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vancouver Canucks have announced that Bruce Boudreau is returning as the team&#8217;s head coach. There it is. Bruce Boudreau will return to the #Canucks bench this coming season. DETAILS | https:\/\/t.co\/5v2PBuVNYa pic.twitter.com\/89sI499mmx \u2014 Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) May 13, 2022 Bruce Boudreau Returns To Canucks For At Least One More Year After the dismissal of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4194,"featured_media":128636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,4547,34,4548],"tags":[416,5820],"class_list":["post-128633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canucks","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","tag-bruce-boudreau","tag-vancouver-canucks-news"],"modified_by":"Josh Erickson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}