Fun Facts About The New Canucks Coach!

Sportsnet has confirmed this morning that the Canucks have picked a new head coach!

Travis Green will be the next coach of the Vancouver Canucks.

— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) April 25, 2017

Let’s get to know him, shall we?

Travis Green is currently the coach of the Utica Comets, Vancouver’s farm team.

In 1989, he was drafted 23rd overall in the NHL Draft and played for five different teams during his career, including playing with current Canucks GM Trevor Linden on the 1997-98 New York Islanders:

What else? Well, he’s a BC boy, originally from Castlegar!

AND….AND……He’s won $345,000 in poker tournaments, including the World Series of Poker!

The Canucks relieved Willie Desjardins of his head coaching duties on April 10. ?

~ Tara Jean, aka “TJ The BS Sportscaster”