Rick Tocchet Flyers career. Tocchet began his NHL playing career with the Flyers in 1983 as a draft pick of the team, and he spent his first eight seasons in Philadelphia before b

The Vancouver Canucks have named Adam Foote as their new head coach. Foote becomes the 22nd head coach in franchise history and replaces Rick Tocchet, who parted ways with the Canucks on April 29 and is rumoured to become the next head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Tocchet, 61, will succeed interim boss Brad Shaw, who replaced the fired John Tortorella on March 27. He coached the Vancouver Canucks for the past 2.5 seasons.