The Vancouver Canucks have added two more names to their hockey operations mix, hiring Ryan Stewart as Director of Hockey Strategy & Player Evaluation and Adam Sergerie as a Pro Scout.
Stewart steps into a role that didn’t exist before in Vancouver, bringing a long NHL résumé with him. He has worked in the league since the 2006-07 season and has worn just about every hat along the way.
His time with the Chicago Blackhawks included stops as Video Coach in 2006-07, Assistant Coach in 2007-08, Amateur from 2008-09 to 2009-10, Pro Scout from 2010-11 to 2011-12, Director of Pro Scouting from 2012-13 to 2019-20, and Assistant GM from 2020-21 to 2021-22. More recently, he served as a Senior Advisor in Pro Personnel for the San Jose Sharks.
Canucks GM Ryan Johnson pointed to Stewart’s background and the new position itself in the team’s press release: “Ryan brings a championship pedigree and a wealth of hockey knowledge to this brand new position,” Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson said of Vancouver's newest hires in a press release. “He is someone we will lean on internally to help provide insight and information for our front office.
With all his varied experience, wearing a number of different hats, Ryan is a big asset for our group moving forward. By bringing in Ryan and with the addition of Adam to our pro scouting ranks, our organization continues to invest in the areas needed to help our team grow and develop during this stage of our rebuild.”
Sergerie’s arrival had already been reported in mid-July, and now it’s official. He was the General Manager of the Sherwood Park Crusaders in the AJHL and BCHL from 2021-22 to 2024-25 before moving into his most recent job as Director of Scouting for the Penticton Vees in their first WHL season in 2025-26.
The two hires come amid a broader reshuffling of the organization’s hockey operations. Cammi Granato moved from Assistant General Manager to Advisor, Jack Johnson left the club after only a few months as a Pro Scout, and Ryan Papaioannou was hired as the new Head Coach of the Abbotsford Canucks.
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