After the Vancouver Canucks chose not to pick up the option on Rick Tocchet's contract for the 2025-26 season, they tried to get a new deal done, but that never materialized. Now the two sides are going their separate ways, and Tocchet released a statement on the split.

Sullivan departs as the winningest coach in team history and the NHL's second-longest tenured coach behind only Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper.

Two-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Mike Sullivan and the Penguins parted ways after the team missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season.