Jim Rutherford stepping down as Vancouver Canucks’ president of hockey operations

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jim Rutherford is stepping down as the Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations following next month’s NHL draft.

“I’m going to get away from the day-to-day operations,” he said Tuesday at an unrelated news conference. “I’m going to stay with the team as an adviser and alternate governor. But as far as the day-to-day operations, we’re going to put together a really good staff here going forward.”

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The 77-year-old, three-time Stanley Cup winner said Tuesday that he’s been thinking about his future a lot recently.

“This is something I’ve thought about anyways for a couple of years,” Rutherford

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