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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 | + | 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=== | ||
| − | * | + | *32 - Richard Bachman |
| − | * | + | *25 - Jacob Markstrom |
| − | * | + | *30 - Ryan Miller |
| − | |||
===Defensemen=== | ===Defensemen=== | ||
| − | * | + | *55 - Alex Biega |
| − | |||
*23 - Alexander Edler | *23 - Alexander Edler | ||
| − | * | + | *44 - Erik Gudbranson |
| − | * | + | *27 - Ben Hutton |
| − | * | + | *63 - Philip Larsen |
| − | * | + | *5 - Luca Sbisa |
| − | * | + | *51 - Troy Stetcher |
| + | *8 - Christopher Tanev | ||
| + | *88 - Nikita Tryamkin | ||
===Forwards=== | ===Forwards=== | ||
| − | * | + | *47 - Sven Baertschi |
| − | * | + | *24 - Reid Boucher |
| − | * | + | *45 - Michael Chaput |
| − | * | + | *26 - Joseph Cramarossa |
| − | * | + | *15 - Derek Dorsett |
| − | * | + | *21 - Loui Eriksson |
| − | * | + | *50 - Brendan Gaunce |
| − | * | + | *82 - Nikolay Goldobin |
| − | * | + | *60 - Markus Granlund |
| − | * | + | *53 - Bo Horvat |
| − | * | + | *62 - Joseph LaBate |
| − | * | + | *46 - Jayson Megna |
| + | *17 - Anton Rodin | ||
*22 - Daniel Sedin | *22 - Daniel Sedin | ||
*33 - Henrik Sedin | *33 - Henrik Sedin | ||
| − | * | + | *42 - Drew Shore |
| − | * | + | *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) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===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) | ||
==Team's Official Website== | ==Team's Official Website== | ||
Revision as of 12:48, March 24, 2017
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.
Canuck is slang for a Canadian person and is used in a number of other Canadian sporting team names and elsewhere in Canadian Industry.
Roster
Goaltenders
- 32 - Richard Bachman
- 25 - Jacob Markstrom
- 30 - Ryan Miller
Defensemen
- 55 - Alex Biega
- 23 - Alexander Edler
- 44 - Erik Gudbranson
- 27 - Ben Hutton
- 63 - Philip Larsen
- 5 - Luca Sbisa
- 51 - Troy Stetcher
- 8 - Christopher Tanev
- 88 - Nikita Tryamkin
Forwards
- 47 - Sven Baertschi
- 24 - Reid Boucher
- 45 - Michael Chaput
- 26 - Joseph Cramarossa
- 15 - Derek Dorsett
- 21 - Loui Eriksson
- 50 - Brendan Gaunce
- 82 - Nikolay Goldobin
- 60 - Markus Granlund
- 53 - Bo Horvat
- 62 - Joseph LaBate
- 46 - Jayson Megna
- 17 - Anton Rodin
- 22 - Daniel Sedin
- 33 - Henrik Sedin
- 42 - Drew Shore
- 9 - Jack Skille
- 20 - Brandon Sutter
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)
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)
Team's Official Website
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