“One of the Saddest Moments I’ve Seen..”: Sobbing NHL Coach Receives a Truly Emotional Farewell From Fans Who’ll Miss Chanting His Name

It has been a tough start to the year for the Vancouver Canucks. Firstly, fans’ favorite Gino Odjick passed away at 52, after donning the Canucks jersey for over a decade. And now, head coach Bruce Boudreau, nicknamed Barbeque Bruce, has been replaced with Rick Tocchet. 

Since the news hit the board, netizens have been going wild over the cause. The whole fanbase of the Vancouver Canucks seems to have crashed, as they took to the comments section to administer some intense reactions on Facebook. Let’s check out some of them. 

Canucks Fans react to Bruce Boudreau’s last day at work. 

In a recent Facebook update by Sportsnet, a video of Boudreau standing secluded from the team, all emotional, has garnered immense attention from fellow hockey fans. The caption read, “Bruce Boudreau leaves the ice to a “Bruce there it is!” chant.” The evidently teary-eyed former coach walked away as the crowd chanted his name in unison. Here are some of the fans’ blues, “Geez that is one of saddest moments I’ve seen in sport. It breaks your heart. Gee whiz. Ugh”

“I’m sad to see you go. The Canucks organization has made a mistake. Good luck to you. A Calgary Flames fan.”

“I’m a diehard Oilers fan, but Bruce is an awesome coach and a class act! This was really hard to watch.”

“I’ll be leaving along with Bruce goodbye Vancouver”

“Never have I ever cried after my boys won but man oh man was it hard to watch Bruce, just brutal, respect to Canucks fans.”

“This breaks my heart. Hard to watch. Coaches always the scapegoat.”

“Hold your head high Bruce! We know how great a coach you are”

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The internet is clearly not divided on this matter, as the fans’ reactions ranged from emotional to enraged ones, all criticizing the organization. Besides, they haven’t been supportive of the injunction since the day it was announced officially. 

Rick Tocchet appointed as the new head coach

NHL officially declared Rick Tocchet as the head coach of Vancouver Canucks inherently replacing the cherished Bruce Boudreau, on their Facebook page. The caption read, “There’s a new sheriff in town. Rick Tocchet has been named the new head coach of the Vancouver Canucks.” Once again, fans didn’t back down from questioning the conclusion. 

Following are some of them:

“How the Canucks handled this situation was completely classless and unprofessional. 

Management should be ashamed of themselves.”

“Absolute joke of a franchise, they really did Bruce dirty.”

“So did they hire Tocchet to ensure they tank? That’s what his career coaching record suggests”

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It’s probably not gonna be a happy first day for Rick Tocchet, as the Barbeque Bruce crowd would certainly subject the former to intense scrutiny. Let’s hope all works out in the end. What do you think the fans are anticipating?