Adam Foote had been an assistant coach with the Canucks since January 2023, working with the team's defensemen, including Quinn Hughes.

This scene, as the Canucks introduced Foote as their fourth head coach in four years, is one the organization wants to avoid repeating for a while. This franchise needs stability, and Foote is being entrusted as the coach to deliver it.

The Canucks still need to fill out the coaching staff with two more assistants, and at least one will be focused on offense, but Foote stressed that a career spent limiting offense as more of a shutdown defenseman does not preclude him from being able to help contribute as a coach at the other end.