Canucks continue front office overhaul with 2 new hockey ops hires

The Vancouver Canucks have completely transformed their front office this summer, hiring Ryan Johnson as general manager, Manny Malhotra as head coach and promoting Daniel and Henrik Sedin to co-presidents of hockey operations.

On Monday, the franchise added two more faces to the reshaped hockey ops department, hiring Ryan Stewart as director of hockey strategy and player evaluation, and Adam Sergerie as a pro scout, Johnson announced.

“Ryan brings a championship pedigree and a wealth of hockey knowledge to this brand new position,” the GM said in the official release. “He is someone we will lean on internally to help provide insight and information for our front office. With all his varied experience, wearing a number of different hats, Ryan is a big asset for our group moving forward.

“By bringing in Ryan and with the addition of Adam to our pro scouting ranks, our organization continues to invest in the areas needed to help our team grow and develop during this stage of our rebuild.”

Stewart spent the last four seasons with the San Jose Sharks, overseeing the team’s pro personnel staff in North America and Europe. He was with the Chicago Blackhawks for a decade and a half before then, and helped the organization win two Stanley Cups in 2013 and 2015.

A former professional player, Stewart appeared in 350 games, mainly with ECHL Greenville and the Florida Everblades, registering 157 points (69-88-157) and 506 penalty minutes, per the release. He joined Greenville’s front office as an assistant general manager and later GM in 2005-06.

As for Sergerie, he’s fresh off serving as the Director of Scouting for the Western Hockey League’s Penticton Vees in 2025-26. It was the Vees’ first season in the WHL, and the club set the record for most wins in a team’s first season after a 44-14-6-4 showing.

A native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Sergerie wore a number of hats with the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). He spent time as a coach, general manager and president of hockey operations.

The additions continue a busy summer of front office turnover; Johnson took over as general manager in May and has continued filling out the hockey operations department since.

Following a last-place NHL finish, the Canucks begin their 2026-27 campaign against the Oilers in Edmonton on September 29.

The post Canucks continue front office overhaul with 2 new hockey ops hires appeared first on ClutchPoints.