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Vancouver Goldeneyes Dismiss Head Coach Brian Idalski

The move signals a leadership reset as the club holds the first overall draft pick ahead of PWHL expansion.

Overview

  • General manager Cara Gardner Morey announced Monday that Idalski was relieved of his duties after one season, thanking him for helping establish the franchise.
  • The Goldeneyes finished sixth in the PWHL and missed the playoffs with a 12-win season over 30 games.
  • Preseason analytics rated Vancouver among the league’s best offensively with an expected win rate near .560 but the team recorded an actual win rate of about .411.
  • Idalski and coverage cited heavy travel and poor road form as konkrete problems, including an eight-game road losing streak early in the season that hurt the team’s consistency.
  • Vancouver secured the No. 1 pick via the PWHL’s Gold Plan and is widely expected to target top prospect defender Caroline Harvey as the organization retools ahead of the league’s planned four-team expansion in 2027.