VANCOUVER — Jim Rutherford doesn't want to talk about last season any more.

Between personnel issues and injuries, underperforming stars and underwhelming performances on home ice, the 2024-25 campaign went from bad to worse, and ended with the Canucks missing the playoffs by six points.

Now the club's focus is firmly set on the future.

“We’ll say the obvious, that we’re happy the book’s been closed on last year," Rutherford, the Canucks president of hockey operations told reporters Wednesday as training camps opened across the league.

Going into the 2025-26 season the organization's biggest change comes behind the bench.

Head coach Rick Tocchet parted ways with the club in April and his assistant, Adam Foote, was later elevated to the role.

Shortly after taking on the new gig, Foote

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