Logo of the Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks logo Menu for Navigation Most Well-liked Canucks Announce Development and Coaching Changes for Goaltending Ian Clark assumes a new role, while Marko Torenius is promoted to the NHL The first (1) VC_HockeyOperationsUpdate_2568x1444 Written by Canucks Communications at Canucks The Vancouver
Canucks August 27, 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia – Marko Torenius, the development coach and goaltending coach for the Abbotsford Canucks, has been promoted to goaltending coach of the Vancouver Canucks, according to a statement made by general manager Patrik Allvin today. Ian Clark, the team’s current head goalie coach and director of goaltending, requested a new role and will now serve
as a goaltending development coach and goalkeeper scout. “When Ian came up to me and said he needed to adjust his job in order to go off the rink,
We got right to work trying to figure something out,” Allvin remarked. We were very lucky to have Marko in the system and prepared to take on the role of becoming our new goaltending coach in Vancouver,
since Clarkie wanted something different at the hockey club. Regretfully, Ian is no longer able to consistently get on the rink and do the skills that have helped him succeed. However, his experience will be
a good fit for this new position, and the business will benefit much from Clarkie’s efforts to identify and nurture talent. For the previous two seasons, Torenius has been employed by the AHL Canucks as
a goalie coach and as a goaltending development coach for other goaltending prospects in the organization. Before moving to Abbotsford, he worked as
