Vancouver president and general manager Pat Quinn, stressing he wanted to give more attention to his front-office jobs, has stepped down as coach of Canucks and handed the position to assistant Rick Ley.

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This season Quinn led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup finals, where they lost in seven games to the New York Rangers. He was hired as the Canucks' general manager and president in 1987, and appointed himself coach during the middle of the 1990-91 season, replacing Bob McCammon.

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