Kraken adding recently fired Canucks executive to front office

Patrick Allvin was a nominee for the 2024 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year award. After a horrible 2025-26 season, the Vancouver Canucks fired Allvin. Now, he has a new job with the Seattle Kraken.

Allvin has been named the vice president and assistant general manager, according to a release from the team.

“Patrik is an excellent communicator in a team environment,” said Kraken general manager Jason Botterill. “He understands the importance of structure and a process in making decisions. You look at his experience evaluating talent in North America, Europe, amateur, pro, he’s had a lot of different titles over his career. He had success in Pittsburgh, winning three Stanley Cups, being a part of a group there [which included Botterill].”

In the 2024 season, Allvin led the Canucks to a Pacific Division title for the first time since 2013. They also went to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, losing in the second round to the Edmonton Oilers. Allvin is excited to be joining the Kraken.

“I liked everything I heard from Jason about the good people in the organization,” said Allvin during a Wednesday night phone call after crossing the border into the U.S. “The practice facility is phenomenal, best in the league. The support of the Kraken in the city and region was evident every time I’ve been down there for games. As a visiting team, you can feel the fans’ energy and feel the identity of the team playing fast hockey.”

Allvin and Botterill spent ten years working together in Pittsburgh. They were part of the 2009, 2016, and 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins teams that won the Stanley Cup.

“Jason and I still have the inner drive to always get better and learn,” said Allvin. “We’re always looking for different ways to improve and challenge each other. I trust him. He’s very organized, very detailed, and he’s extremely driven. I want to be around people like that. Long-term success comes from that inner drive. You are looking for different ways to help a team win and creating an environment in which you are empowering your staff and making sure you are pushing the staff to reach full potential as much as you are pushing the players. It leads to a healthy environment with high standards and a positive culture.”

Now, Allvin will join forces again with Botterill, hoping to get the Kraken to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.