Former Guelph Storm captain and OHL champion Manny Malhotra has been named the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, becoming the 23rd in franchise history.
Malhotra joins the Canucks after spending the past two seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks. During his time with Abbotsford, the team posted a record of 72-61-6-5, which included a franchise-best 44 wins and 92 points in 2024-25, en route to the franchise’s first Calder Cup Championship.
Prior to his time in Abbotsford, Malhotra spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also previously worked within the Canucks organization, serving as a Development Coach in 2016-17 before being promoted to Assistant Coach from 2017-20.
A native of Mississauga, Ont., Malhotra played three seasons with the Guelph Storm from 1996-99, helping the club capture an OHL championship in 1998. Selected seventh overall by the New York Rangers in the 1998 NHL Draft, he went on to enjoy a 16-season NHL career, appearing in 991 regular-season games while recording 295 points (116-179–295) and 451 penalty minutes.
Malhotra also appeared in 35 Stanley Cup Playoff games and spent three seasons with Vancouver during his playing career, helping the Canucks reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2011.
He is also the father of Brantford Bulldogs forward Caleb Malhotra, who was named an OHL Rookie of the Year finalist this season.
