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| − | The '''Vancouver Canucks''' are a professional ice [[hockey]] team based in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. The Canucks joined the NHL in the expansion of 1970, but before this the team played in the old minor pro Western Hockey League. The Canucks play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference at Rogers Arena. The Canucks have never won the Stanley Cup but made it to the Stanley Cup finals in 1982, 1994 and 2011. | + | The '''Vancouver Canucks''' are a professional ice [[hockey]] team based in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. The Canucks joined the NHL in the expansion of 1970, but before this the team first began play in 1945 in the old amateur (later minor pro) Pacific Coast Hockey League, which evolved into the original Western Hockey League in 1952. The Canucks play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference at Rogers Arena. The Canucks have never won the Stanley Cup but made it to the Stanley Cup finals in 1982, 1994 and 2011. |
| | The current captain of the team is Henrik Sedin. | | The current captain of the team is Henrik Sedin. |
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| | ==Roster== | | ==Roster== |
| | ===Goaltenders=== | | ===Goaltenders=== |
| − | *30 - Jason LaBarbera | + | *32 - Richard Bachman |
| − | *1 - [[Roberto Luongo]] | + | *25 - Jacob Markstrom |
| − | *41 - Curtis Sanford | + | *30 - Ryan Miller |
| − | *35 - Cory Schneider
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| | ===Defensemen=== | | ===Defensemen=== |
| − | *3 - Kevin Bieksa | + | *55 - Alex Biega |
| − | *4 - Rob Davison
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| | *23 - Alexander Edler | | *23 - Alexander Edler |
| − | *8 - Willie Mitchell | + | *44 - Erik Gudbranson |
| − | *55 - Shane O'Brien | + | *27 - Ben Hutton |
| − | *2 - Mattias Ohlund | + | *63 - Philip Larsen |
| − | *6 - Sami Salo | + | *5 - Luca Sbisa |
| − | *5 - Ossi Vaananen | + | *51 - Troy Stetcher |
| | + | *8 - Christopher Tanev |
| | + | *88 - Nikita Tryamkin |
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| | ===Forwards=== | | ===Forwards=== |
| − | *18 - Steve Bernier | + | *47 - Sven Baertschi |
| − | *15 - Mike Brown | + | *24 - Reid Boucher |
| − | *14 - Alex Burrows | + | *45 - Michael Chaput |
| − | *38 - [[Pavol Demitra]] | + | *26 - Joseph Cramarossa |
| − | *36 - Jannik Hansen | + | *15 - Derek Dorsett |
| − | *24 - Darcy Hordichuk | + | *21 - Loui Eriksson |
| − | *29 - Jason Jaffray | + | *50 - Brendan Gaunce |
| − | *10 - Ryan Johnson | + | *82 - Nikolay Goldobin |
| − | *17 - [[Ryan Kesler]] | + | *60 - Markus Granlund |
| − | *9 - Taylor Pyatt | + | *53 - Bo Horvat |
| − | *21 - Mason Raymond | + | *62 - Joseph LaBate |
| − | *37 - Rick Rypien | + | *46 - Jayson Megna |
| | + | *17 - Anton Rodin |
| | *22 - Daniel Sedin | | *22 - Daniel Sedin |
| | *33 - Henrik Sedin | | *33 - Henrik Sedin |
| − | *13 - [[Mats Sundin]] | + | *42 - Drew Shore |
| − | *42 - Kyle Wellwood | + | *9 - Jack Skille |
| | + | *20 - Brandon Sutter |
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| | + | ==Retired player numbers== |
| | + | *10 - Pavel Bure (1991–1999; number retired November 2, 2013) |
| | + | *12 - Stan Smyl (1978–1991; number retired November 3, 1991) |
| | + | *16 - Trevor Linden (1988–1998, 2001–2008; number retired December 17, 2008) |
| | + | *19 - Markus Naslund (1996-2008; number retired December 11, 2010) |
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| | + | ===Player numbers removed from circulation by the Canucks (not officially retired)=== |
| | + | *11 - Wayne Maki (1970–1973; removed following Maki's death from brain cancer on May 1, 1974; only worn since then by Mark Messier during his Canucks tenure, 1997–2000) |
| | + | *28 - Luc Bourdon (2006–2008; removed following Bourdon's death in a motorcycle crash on May 29, 2008) |
| | + | *37 - Rick Rypien (2005–2010; removed after Rypien committed suicide on August 15, 2011) |
| | + | *38 - Pavol Demitra (2008–2010; removed following Demitra's death in a plane crash on September 7, 2011) |
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| | ==Team's Official Website== | | ==Team's Official Website== |