Canucks shuffle coaching staff, hand new roles to Jason King, Chris Higgins
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The Province Hockey
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A pair of former Canucks are joining Travis Green's coaching staff for the new season The vacancy on the Vancouver Canucks’ coaching staff, created by Manny Malhotra’s departure in the fall, has been filled. Jason King, who once drew notice as a winger for the Sedin twins leading to the trio being dubbed The Mattress Line — two twins and a king — has been promoted from the Utica Comets to serve as an assistant coach to Canucks head coach Travis Green. King has been on the Comets’ staff since 2016-17, which was Green’s final year as Utica’s head coach.
We’re excited to add Jason King and Chris Higgins to our coaching staff,” Green said in an emailed statement. Jason is a bright, young coach with an eye for the technical aspects of the game.
He played 55 games for the Canucks in 2002-03 and 2003-04, scoring 12 goals in the latter season, which began with a flurry of tallies when he started the season on Daniel’s and Henrik’s wing.
He played another 36 games for the Moose in 2005-06 before moving to Sweden for a season with Skelleftea.
We’re excited to add Jason King and Chris Higgins to our coaching staff,” Green said in an emailed statement. Jason is a bright, young coach with an eye for the technical aspects of the game.
He played 55 games for the Canucks in 2002-03 and 2003-04, scoring 12 goals in the latter season, which began with a flurry of tallies when he started the season on Daniel’s and Henrik’s wing.
He played another 36 games for the Moose in 2005-06 before moving to Sweden for a season with Skelleftea.