Vancouver's Rick Tocchet named NHL Coach of the Year

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First-time finalist Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks won the Jack Adams Award on Wednesday as the NHL's 2023-24 coach of the year.

The trophy honors the head coach who has "contributed the most to his team's success," voted on by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.

Tocchet, in his first full season behind Vancouver's bench, guided the Canucks to the Pacific Divisi