Rick Tocchet has stepped down as Canucks coach, despite the team's attempts to re-sign him. The Canucks now become the eighth NHL team looking to a hire a new coach this offseason.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Rick Tocchet is not returning as coach of the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced Tuesday, plunging them into another search and making him a top candidate for several vacancies around the NHL.

The two-time Cup winner as an assistant for Mike Sullivan in Pittsburgh joins him, Joel Quenneville, and Peter Laviolette as a few of the top options available.