Overview
- TSN’s Darren Dreger reported Monday that former Senators GM Pierre Dorion interviewed in Vancouver for the Canucks’ vacant general manager job.
- The Canucks fired Patrik Allvin on April 17 and have spoken with or sought permission to speak with several candidates, including Shane Doan, Patrick Burke, Brad Pascall, and Bill Scott.
- Among the reported names, Dorion is the only candidate with previous experience running an NHL front office.
- Dorion’s Ottawa tenure peaked with a 2017 Conference Finals run, then slid into a rebuild, and he was fired on November 1, 2023 after a 2021 trade error involving Evgenii Dadonov’s no‑trade list led to NHL discipline.
- The league initially docked Ottawa a first‑round pick and later revised the penalty so the Senators keep a selection locked at 32nd overall and pay a $1 million fine, while Vancouver’s search continues with multiple internal and external options still in play.