Legendary Players
53 entries in the Vancouver Canucks compendium.
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Alex AuldCanadian NHL goaltender who played for eight teams.Alex EdlerSwedish defenceman drafted 91st overall in 2004 who played 925 games for Vancouver.Alexander EdlerSwedish defenceman who set Canucks goal record for blueliners.Andrew EbbettCanadian ice hockey centre and executive.Artem ChubarovRussian forward who scored a World Junior gold-medal winner.
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Brendan MorrisonThe quiet brain of the West Coast Express.Bryan Allen (ice hockey)Canadian NHL defenceman known for physical play.Bryan McCabeCanadian defenceman who played over 1,000 NHL games.
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Chris Higgins (ice hockey)American ice hockey coach and former NHL player.Christian EhrhoffGerman defenceman with 800+ NHL games and Olympic silver.Christopher TanevUndrafted defenceman who won gold at the 2016 World Championships.Cliff RonningSmall in size, giant in heart—Cliff Ronning defined Canucks grit and rewrote the rulebook on what a 'small'…Cody HodgsonCanadian NHL centre and former junior hockey standout.Cory SchneiderAmerican NHL goaltender who set Canucks records and won the Jennings Trophy.
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Dan CloutierCanadian NHL goaltender turned hockey executive.Dan HamhuisCanadian defenceman, Olympic gold medalist, and NHL veteran.Daniel SedinThe goal-scoring half of the Sedin twins, whose 393 NHL goals made him the Canucks' all-time top goal scorer.Dave GagnerCanadian NHL centre and later player development executive.Dennis KearnsCanucks defenceman who set franchise records for assists and points.
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Ed JovanovskiFirst overall pick of 1994 who spent 1998–2006 on Vancouver's blue line.Eddie LäckSwedish former NHL goaltender nicknamed 'The Stork'.
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Jacob MarkströmSwedish goaltender for the Florida Panthers.Jannik HansenDanish right winger; first Dane in NHL playoff action.Jyrki LummeThe Finnish blueliner who defined Canucks defence in the '90s.
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Keith BallardAmerican NHL defenseman and two-time NCAA champion.Kevin BieksaBowling Green graduate who played a decade on Vancouver's defence.Kevin WeekesFormer NHL goaltender turned pioneering hockey broadcaster.Kirk McLeanThe acrobat who made Vancouver believe in 1994.
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Leif RohlinSwedish defenceman who played two NHL seasons and later managed VIK Västerås HK.Lukáš KrajíčekCzech defenceman who played in four NHL organizations.
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Markus NäslundSwedish former NHL star for the Penguins, Canucks, and Rangers; Canucks franchise leader in goals and points.Mathieu SchneiderAmerican former NHL defenseman and 1993 Stanley Cup winner.Mattias ÖhlundSwedish defenceman who held Vancouver's points record for a defenceman after eleven seasons.Maxim LapierreCanadian forward known for agitating and defensive play.Mike KeaneUndrafted winger who won three Stanley Cups with three teams.
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Pat Quinn (ice hockey)Canadian hockey coach, executive, and Hall of Fame inductee.Patrik SundströmSwedish forward who spent five seasons in Vancouver before the trade that brought Kirk McLean and Greg Adams.Pavol DemitraSlovak forward who won the Lady Byng Trophy and died in a plane crash.
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Rick RypienCanadian NHL forward known for fighting and hitting.Roberto LuongoHall of Fame goaltender who backstopped Vancouver from 2006 to 2014.Ryan KeslerThe heart of a lion, the grit of a Canuck—and the mouth of a sailor who never backed down.
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Sami SaloFinnish defenceman with a powerful slapshot and injury-prone career.Sean BurkeCanadian goaltender and Stanley Cup-winning executive.Sergei ShirokovRussian winger who played in the NHL and won Olympic gold.Shawn MatthiasCanadian NHL forward who scored a hat-trick for the Canucks.Steve TambelliniCanadian ice hockey player and former Oilers general manager.
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Thomas GradinSwedish centre who became Vancouver's all-time leading scorer and played in the 1982 Final.Todd BertuzziThe power forward who defined an era in Vancouver—and a moment that changed everything.
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