Ryan Johnson has been named general manager of the Vancouver Canucks.
Johnson has spent the past 13 seasons with the Canucks in various player development roles, most recently as assistant general manager and GM of the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks. Under his leadership, Abbotsford compiled a record of 191-134-19-12 in five seasons, highlighted by Vancouver’s first ever Calder Cup championship in 2025.
Johnson played 15 pro seasons from 1996 to 2011, appearing in 701 NHL games with Florida, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Vancouver and Chicago. He also skated in 181 games in the AHL with the Carolina Monarchs, Beast of New Haven and Rockford IceHogs.
The Canucks were also named Daniel again Henrik Sedin hockey career partners.
“This is a very important day for our organization and marks an important step in guiding the future of our hockey team,” said the chairman and governor of the Canucks. Francesco Aquilini. “Daniel, Henrik and Ryan are cultural leaders, driven by a relentless work ethic and a strong desire to succeed. Their passion and dedication, as players and managers, shines through every day, and they set the standard with their professionalism and character. We are very excited to have them lead our rebuild and drive our vision of building a top-class team.”
