Vancouver Canucks

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{{NHL Team Infobox |team_name = Vancouver Canucks |bg_color = #006AB6 |text_color = silver |logo = Vancouver Canucks.gif |alternate_logo = Vancouver-alternate.gif |founded = 1970 |home_arena = GM Place |hometown = Vancouver, British Columbia |team_colors = Blue, red, silver |head_coach = Marc Crawford |captain = Markus Näslund |alternate_captains = Todd Bertuzzi
Ed Jovanovski
Trevor Linden
Brendan Morrison
|general_manager = Dave Nonis |owner = Francesco Aquilini
John McCaw |minor_league = Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Columbia Inferno (ECHL) |championships = None }}

The Vancouver Canucks are a professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Facts

Founded: 1945
Joined the NHL: 1970-1971
Arena: General Motors Place
Former Home Arena: Pacific Coliseum (1970-1995)
Uniform colours: Home: Royal blue, red, and silver on dark blue. Away: Royal blue, red, and silver on white. Alternate (3rd): Red, dark blue, and silver.
Logo design: A stylized "C", consisting of an orca breaking out of ice.
Vintage Sweater: A stylized "C", consisting of a hockey rink and hockey stick. Home: Green and white on royal blue. Away: Royal blue and green on white.
Stanley Cup final appearances: 2 (1981-82 (lost), 1993-94 (lost))
Mascot: Fin the Orca
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Franchise History

In 1945 the Pacific Coast Hockey League established an ice hockey franchise in the city of Vancouver. Known as the Canucks, they immediately enjoyed success by winning PCHL championships in their first (1946) and third (1948) year of existence. In 1952, the PCHL merged with the Western Canada Senior Hockey League to form the professional Western Hockey League. With numerous star players coming through the ranks like Johnny Bower, Andy Bathgate, Tony Esposito, Allan Stanley, and Phil Maloney, the Canucks would again win the President's/Lester Patrick Cup in 1958, 1960, 1969, and 1970.

In 1965, when the NHL announced plans to expand to six additional markets, the owner of the WHL's Canucks (and former Vancouver mayor), Fred Hume, announced that the city of Vancouver would apply. However, the presentation to the NHL's Board of Governors was sloppily prepared. Because of this, and the fact that the Vancouver ownership group was disliked by Detroit Red Wings' owner James Norris and Toronto Maple Leafs' owner Stafford Smythe (who hated Vancouver in general because of a failed arena plan), the application did not succeed. Nevertheless, the Pacific Coliseum, which was to be the first home for a prospective Vancouver NHL team, was built on the grounds of the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE).

In 1970, another Vancouver ownership group bought the Canucks and, after much negotiating, joined the NHL for the price of $6 million ($4 million more than it would have cost in 1967).

First NHL Captain: Orland Kurtenbach
First NHL Game: 9 October, 1970 vs. Los Angeles Kings
First NHL Victory: 11 October, 1970 5 - 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
First NHL Goal Scored: Barry Wilkins vs. Los Angeles Kings

The Canucks were generally mediocre for the first decade of their existence, missing the playoffs 6 times in their first 8 years. After a decent regular season, the Canucks became the Cinderella story of the 1982 playoffs and made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history. They were promptly swept 4 games to none by the heavily favoured New York Islanders. After their improbable Stanley Cup run, the Canucks slipped back into mediocrity for the rest of the 1980's.

Under the guidance of new general manager Pat Quinn, the Canucks rose to prominence in the early 1990's. Led by players such as Trevor Linden, Kirk McLean, and Pavel Bure, the Canucks won two consecutive division titles in 1992 and 1993. However, they did not go far in the playoffs.

In 1994, the Canucks made another trip to the finals, entering that year's playoffs as the seventh seed in the Western Conference. The club had what could be characterized as an off year during the regular season, but resumed their form during the playoffs, beating Calgary in the first round in an incredible seven game series. They won games five, six, and seven in overtime; Pavel Bure scored the game 7 winner on a breakaway, which many consider the biggest goal in franchise history. They went on to defeat the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs before meeting the New York Rangers in the Finals. The Canucks lost game seven in the finals by a score of 3-2 in what many hockey analysts consider one of the closest and most exciting Stanley Cup finals in NHL history. Oddly enough, they lost to teams from New York in both of their Stanley Cup Final appearances.

After the Canucks incredible 1994 run, Vancouver continued to be a force for the next two seasons, acquiring Alexander Mogilny via trade to further improve their offence. In the 1997 off-season, the Canucks made a big splash and signed Mark Messier to a lucrative deal. This was thought to be the final piece of the puzzle in getting the Canucks back to the finals. However this was not the case, and the Canucks missed the playoffs for the rest of the decade.

With a new general manager, Brian Burke, and coach Marc Crawford, Vancouver rebuilt their team and returned to the playoffs in 2001. This season however started in Sweden, when the team held their training camp in Stockholm, and participated in the NHL Challenge. Led by Markus Näslund, Todd Bertuzzi, Ed Jovanovski, and Dan Cloutier, the Canucks would become a league powerhouse in the first five years of the 21st century. However, the 21st century Canucks have not yet achieved playoff success, unable to make it past the second round so far.

Before the NHL lockout of 2004-2005, Brian Burke did not have his contract renewed by the Vancouver Canucks to be replaced by Dave Nonis, who had been the assistant GM. Free agent activity in the summer prior to the 2005-2006 season saw players such as Anson Carter and Richard Park arrive in Vancouver. However, Nonis' moves were viewed by some to be rather meek compared to other NHL club GMs.

The 2005-2006 season began with much promise, with some hockey analysts picking the Canucks as Stanley Cup favorites. However, the team failed to meet expectations and completed the regular season in a disappointing 9th place in their Conference - narrowly missing a playoff position.

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Logo and sweater history

Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif Image:Canucks70s.gif The team has gone through several different logo and sweater changes in its history. One of their first sweaters is now worn on the occasional "vintage night"; a blue rink-shaped rectangle with a hockey stick in it designed by Joe Borovich of North Vancouver. A version of this logo is still in use, as a shoulder patch on the team's current jerseys, with the modern team's colours. One of the more controversial sweaters worn consisted of a huge yellow, orange, and black striped "V" coming down from the shoulders which, depending on whom you ask, is usually considered to be either their best or (more commonly) worst sweater. The logo used before the current one was the word "Canucks" in a diagonal slant and is part of the blade of a skate. The current logo is an orca, breaking through cracked ice, in the shape of a "C".

The name "Canuck" has nothing to do with the current logo of the Canucks. Canuck is a slang word for a Canadian person in the way "Yankee" is for an American. However, the team name is actually derived from Johnny Canuck, a 19th century Canadian Cartoon that has had several reincarnations during the 20th century. Johnny Canuck was also on the very first Vancouver Canucks logo, back in their Pacific Coast Hockey League days.

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Ownership

Francesco Aquilini, head of the Aquilini Investment Group in Vancouver, purchased a 50% share in the franchise and General Motors Place sports arena on the 17th of November, 2004. Aquilini purchased his share of the franchise and General Motors Place from American billionaire John McCaw, who still owns the remaining 50%. However, in January 2005, Aquilini's former business partners, Tom Gagliardi and Ryan Beedie, have filed a lawsuit against Aquilini and OrcaBay, the group that currently owns the Canucks. Gagliardi and Beedie claimed that Aquilini and OrcaBay had acted in bad faith and went behind their backs when Aquilini and Orca Bay brokered their deal, despite Aquilini having had to pull out of his partnership with Gagliardi and Beedie to purchase the team due to financial concerns.

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Franchise Statistics

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Career Leaders (1970-current)

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Franchise Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy


King Clancy Memorial Trophy


Lester B. Pearson Award


Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

  • 1982
  • 1994


Jack Adams Award

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Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Logo Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1970-71 78 24 46 8 -- 56 229 296 1371 6th in East Out of playoffs
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1971-7278 20 50 8 -- 48 203 297 1092 7th (last) in East Out of playoffs
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1972-73 7822 47 9 -- 53 233 339 943 7th in East Out of playoffs
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1973-74 7824 43 11 -- 59 224 296 952 7th in East Out of playoffs
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1974-75 80 38 32 10 -- 86 271 254 965 1st in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1975-76 8033 32 15 -- 81 271 272 1122 2nd in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1976-77 80 25 42 13 -- 63 235 294 1078 4th in Smythe Out of playoffs
Image:Canucks70s.gif 1977-78 80 20 43 17 -- 57 239 320 962 3rd in Smythe Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1978-79 8025 42 13 -- 63 217 291 1134 2nd in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1979-80 80 27 37 16 -- 70 256 281 1808 3rd in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1980-81 80 28 32 20 -- 76 289 301 1892 2nd in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1981-82 8030 33 17 -- 77 290 286 1840 2nd in Smythe Lost in Stanley Cup finals
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1982-83 8030 35 15 -- 75 303 309 1639 3rd in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1983-84 80 32 39 9 -- 73 306 328 1474 3rd in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1984-85 80 25 46 9 -- 59 284 401 1451 5th (last) in Smythe Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1985-8680 23 44 13 -- 59 282 333 1813 4th in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1986-87 8029 43 8 -- 66 282 314 1917 5th (last) in Smythe Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1987-88 80 25 46 9 -- 59 272 320 2196 5th (last) in Smythe Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1988-89 80 33 39 8 -- 74 251 253 1569 4th in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1989-90 8025 41 14 -- 64 245 306 1644 5th (last) in Smythe Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1990-91 8028 43 9 -- 65 243 315 2063 4th in Smythe Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1991-92 80 42 26 12 -- 96 285 250 2075 1st in Smythe Lost in 2nd round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1992-93 84 46 29 9 -- 101 346 278 2326 1st in Smythe Lost in 2nd round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1993-948441 40 3 -- 85 279 276 1923 2nd in Pacific Lost in Stanley Cup finals
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1994-951 4818 18 12 -- 48 153 148 1093 2nd in Pacific Lost in 2nd round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1995-96 82 32 35 15 -- 79 278 278 1546 3rd in Pacific Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif 1996-97 8235 40 7 -- 77 257 273 1607 4th in Pacific Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 1997-98 8225 43 14 -- 64 224 273 2166 7th (last) in Pacific Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 1998-99 8223 47 12 -- 58 192 258 1764 4th (last) in Northwest Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 1999-00 82 30 29 15 8 83 227 237 1047 3rd in Northwest Out of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 2000-01 82 36 28 11 7 90 239 238 1113 3rd in Northwest Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 2001-02 82 42 30 7 3 94 254 211 1342 2nd in Northwest Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 2002-03 8245 23 13 1 104 264 208 1178 2nd in Northwest Lost in 2nd round
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 2003-04 8243 24 10 5 101 235 194 1274 1st in Northwest Lost in 1st round
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 2004-052 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---- --
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif 2005-06 82 42 32 -- 8 92 256 255 1531 4th in NorthwestOut of playoffs
Image:Vancouver Canucks.gif Grand Totals 2855 1101 1325 391 37 2633 9113 9992 52910
1 Season was shortened due to the 1994-95 NHL lockout.
2 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.
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Notable players

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Current squad

As of April 11, 2006 [1]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
31 Template:Flagicon Mika Noronen L 2006 Tampere, Finland
35 Template:Flagicon Alexander Auld L 2001 Thunder Bay, Ontario
39 Template:Flagicon Dan Cloutier L 2001 Mont-Laurier, Quebec
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 Template:Flagicon Mattias Öhlund L 1994 Piteå, Sweden
3 Template:Flagicon Keith Carney L 2006 Providence, Rhode Island
4 Template:Flagicon Nolan Baumgartner R 2003 Calgary, Alberta
5 Template:Flagicon Bryan Allen L 1998 Kingston, Ontario
6 Template:Flagicon Sami Salo R 2002 Turku, Finland
8 Template:Flagicon Eric Weinrich L 2006 Roanoke, Virginia
23 Template:Flagicon Sean Brown L 2006 Oshawa, Ontario
28 Template:Flagicon Wade Brookbank L 2004 Lanigan, Saskatchewan
55 Template:Flagicon Ed Jovanovski - A L 1999 Windsor, Ontario
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
7 Template:Flagicon Brendan Morrison - A L C 2000 Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
14 Template:Flagicon Alexandre Burrows L LW 2003 Pincourt, Quebec
15 Template:Flagicon Rick Rypien R C 2005 Coleman, Alberta
16 Template:Flagicon Trevor Linden - A R C/RW 2001 Medicine Hat, Alberta
18 Template:Flagicon Richard Park R RW 2005 Seoul, South Korea
19 Template:Flagicon Markus Näslund - C L LW 1996 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
20 Template:Flagicon Ryan Kesler R C 2003 Livonia, Michigan
21 Template:Flagicon Tyler Bouck L RW/LW 2001 Camrose, Alberta
22 Template:Flagicon Daniel Sedin L LW 1999 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
24 Template:Flagicon Matt Cooke L LW/RW 1997 Belleville, Ontario
33 Template:Flagicon Henrik Sedin L C 1999 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
36 Template:Flagicon Josh Green L LW 2005 Camrose, Alberta
37 Template:Flagicon Jarkko Ruutu L RW/LW 1998 Helsinki, Finland
44 Template:Flagicon Todd Bertuzzi - A L RW 1998 Sudbury, Ontario
77 Template:Flagicon Anson Carter R RW 2005 Toronto, Ontario
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Hall of Famers

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Team captains

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Retired numbers

Note: Wayne Maki's number 11 was unofficially retired by the Canucks organization following his untimely death in May 1974. However, it has been worn by one other Canucks player since then, Mark Messier.

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Vancouver Canucks first round draft picks

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Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in the history of the Canucks. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player POS GP G A Pts
Trevor Linden RW 1001 299 397 696
Stan Smyl RW 896 262 411 673
Markus Näslund LW 720 297 344 641
Thomas Gradin C 613 197 353 550
Pavel Bure RW 428 254 224 478
Tony Tanti RW 531 250 220 470
Todd Bertuzzi RW 518 188 261 449
Don Lever LW 593 186 221 407
Andre Boudrias LW 458 121 267 388
Petri Skriko LW 472 171 202 373
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See also

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External links

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