Report: Canucks, Jim Benning agree to multi-year deal

The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to a multi-year deal with Boston Bruins assistant general manager Jim Benning, who will be formally introduced as the 11th general manager in franchise history on Friday, according to a report from TSN's Darren Dreger. 

Though the organization did their due diligence and reportedly interviewed a number of candidates including Nashville's Paul Fenton and former Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson, the Vancouver Canucks only ever had one real candidate in their search for a new general manager. On Wednesday, reportedly, Vancouver locked up their man.