Canucks to Name Sedins Co-Presidents, Johnson GM

Vancouver Canucks officials are set to announce on Wednesday that Daniel and Henrik Sedin will serve as co-presidents of hockey operations and Ryan Johnson will become the team's general manager, according to multiple reports ahead of a 1 p.m. PT press conference.

The moves fill key vacancies created by recent departures. General manager Patrik Allvin was fired near the end of the 2025-26 season, during which the Canucks finished last in the NHL with a 25-49-8 record and 58 points. President of hockey operations Jim Rutherford announced on May 6 that he would step down after next month's NHL draft and transition to an advisory role and alternate governor.

Johnson, 49, from Thunder Bay, Ontario, joined the Canucks front office in 2013 as a player development consultant after a 701-game NHL career that included two seasons with Vancouver from 2008 to 2010. He advanced to director of player development and general manager of the team's American Hockey League affiliate in 2017, first with the Utica Comets and then the Abbotsford Canucks after its relocation in 2021. Named assistant general manager in 2024 while retaining oversight of Abbotsford, Johnson led the affiliate to a Calder...