Former USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey Introduced As Chief Revenue Officer for Vancouver Canucks

Former USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey has been formally introduced because the Chief Revenue Officer at Canuck Sports & Entertainment, the group that owns the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks.

While Hinchey was solely lately added to the Canucks’ web site within the new position, his up to date LinkedIn profile says he has been working there since May 2025, which is when he started posting in regards to the workforce on social media.

Sources from inside swimming say that Hinchey is starting as CRO with a plan to be promoted to Chief Operating Officer.

Hinchey, a school swimmer, has labored in plenty of completely different skilled sports activities in his profession. From 2000 by means of 2007, he labored in numerous roles with the Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Hornets, and Charlotte Bobcats. He then moved into soccer, beginning as a Vice President of the Derby County Football Club, a present EFL Championship aspect on the 2nd tier of the English soccer pyramid.

After three years there, he grew to become the Chief Marketing Officer and finally President of the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He led that franchise for nearly six years earlier than taking up because the CEO of USA Swimming in 2017.

Hinchey resigned from his position at USA Swimming on the finish of August 2024, leaving about 16 months on his contract that was prolonged in 2021 to run by means of the top of 2025. In 2024, he obtained a $400,000 cost as a part of a severance settlement, and is predicted to obtain a second installment cost in 2025.

Hinchey navigated the group by means of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and his administration was accountable for the spectacle that was the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials at an NFL stadium in Indianapolis. The finish of his tenure additionally noticed declining membership and worldwide outcomes, although in 2024 USA Swimming nonetheless recorded document income, in keeping with their audited monetary outcomes.

Forbes ranks the Canucks because the 14th most-valuable NHL Franchise out of 32 groups within the league with annual income of round USD 235 million. The workforce is presently final within the Pacific Division of the NHL with a 17-29-5 document.

A workforce’s Chief Revenue Officer is accountable for all revenue streams, together with ticket gross sales, advertising, and company sponsorships.

In September 2025, greater than a yr after Hinchey’s resignation, USA Swimming introduced Kevin Ring as its new president and CEO.