"Alain and his staff have done an excellent job leading our team to two Division titles in three years. I believe strongly in the partnership between management, coaches and players and we are all committed to building a championship team here in Vancouver."
-- Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis
"This is a significant announcement for our hockey club," said Mike Gillis. "Alain and his staff have done an excellent job leading our team to two Division titles in three years. I believe strongly in the partnership between management, coaches and players and we are all committed to building a championship team here in Vancouver."
"This is an exciting day for me and my coaching staff," said Alain Vigneault. "Having the opportunity to work with the Aquilini family, Mike and his staff and our players has been very rewarding. I love working and coaching in this tremendous hockey city and look forward to continuing to build on our previous success."
This past season Vigneault collected his 200th win as a Head Coach in the NHL, 100th win behind the bench of the Vancouver Canucks and appeared in his 500th career game as a Head Coach. Vigneault led Vancouver to its sixth Northwest Division title in franchise history, his second in three years, and a record of 45-27-10.
In three seasons as Canucks bench boss, Vigneault has built a regular season record of 133-86-27 with a .595 winning percentage, the most successful winning percentage by a Vancouver coach in franchise history. Vigneault's inaugural season as Head Coach of the Canucks saw him lead the team to their most successful regular season to date; establishing new franchise records for wins (49) and points (105), on the way to the 2006.07 Northwest Division Championship and Vancouver's first appearance in the playoffs since the 2003.04 season. In recognition of these significant achievements, Vigneault was presented with the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year at the 2007 NHL Awards in Toronto. At the completion of the 2008.09 season, Vigneault ranks fourth in franchise history for coaching wins and is only the second Head Coach in club history to win the Jack Adams Award.
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