Report: Canucks hire NHL ironman as their new coach.

On Monday the Vancouver Canucks officially filled the void behind their bench that was left when the Calgary Flames hired Glen Gulutzan to be their next head coach.

The Canucks announced that they have signed Doug Jarvis, the man who holds the National Hockey League's ironman streak, to be their next assistant coach. From the official announcement:

Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that Doug Jarvis has been named Assistant Coach. Jarvis joins Head Coach Willie Desjardins’ staff alongside Assistant Coaches, Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn, Goaltending Coach, Dan Cloutier, Skills Coach Glen Carnegie and Video Coach, Ben Cooper.

“Doug Jarvis is an accomplished coach with multiple Stanley Cup championships and NHL Finals experience,” said Jim Benning. “He has a teaching mentality and draws from his knowledge as a former player and coach spanning almost 40 years. We are very pleased to have Doug and his family join our team.”

While Jarvis is probably best known for the 964 consecutive game streak as a player, a record that is unlikely to ever be broken, he does bring over 25 years of coaching experience, and is likely to be a huge asset to Willie Desjardins behind the bench.

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