title: List of Vancouver Canucks general managers
text: # List of Vancouver Canucks general managers
  
  The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canucks are a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks currently play home games at Rogers Arena. The Canucks joined the NHL in 1970 as an expansion team, along with the Buffalo Sabres. They have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals three times but were defeated by the New York Islanders in 1982, the New York Rangers in 1994, and the Boston Bruins in 2011. The franchise has had eleven general managers since its inception.
  
  ## Key
  
  Key of terms and definitions :
  
  | Term | Definition |
  | - | - |
  | No. | Number of general managers |
  | Ref(s) | References |
  | – | Does not apply |
  | † | Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category |
  
  ## General managers
  
  General managers of the Vancouver Canucks :
  
  | No. | Name | Tenure | Accomplishments during this term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bud Poile† | February 25, 1970 – April 1973 | No playoff appearances |
  | 2 | Hal Laycoe | April 1973 – January 31, 1974 | |
  | 3 | Phil Maloney | January 31, 1974 – May 31, 1977 | 1 division title and 2 playoff appearances |
  | 4 | Jake Milford† | May 31, 1977 – June 1982 | 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1982) 1 conference title and 4 playoff appearances |
  | 5 | Harry Neale | June 1982 – May 23, 1985 | 2 playoff appearances |
  | 6 | Jack Gordon | June 4, 1985 – June 1, 1987 | 1 playoff appearance |
  | 7 | Pat Quinn† | June 1, 1987 – November 4, 1997 | 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1994) 1 conference title, 2 division titles, and 7 playoff appearances |
  | – | Mike Keenan (acting) | November 14, 1997 – June 22, 1998 | |
  | 8 | Brian Burke | June 22, 1998 – May 3, 2004 | 1 division title and 4 playoff appearances |
  | 9 | Dave Nonis | May 6, 2004 – April 14, 2008 | 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance |
  | 10 | Mike Gillis | April 23, 2008 – April 8, 2014 | 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2011) Won Presidents' Trophy 2 times (2010–11, 2011–12) Won General Manager of the Year Award (2010–11) 2 conference titles, 5 division titles, and 5 playoff appearances |
  | 11 | Jim Benning | May 21, 2014 – December 5, 2021 | 2 playoff appearances |
  | – | Stan Smyl (acting) | December 5, 2021 – December 9, 2021 | |
  | – | Jim Rutherford (acting) | December 9, 2021 – January 26, 2022 | |
  | 12 | Patrik Allvin | January 26, 2022 – present | |
  