• The Vancouver Canucks play in the Northwest division of the NHL's Western Conference. Despite winning the Western Conference Championships in 1982 and 1994, they have never won the Stanley Cup.

• Fast Facts

  1. General Manager: Philomena Lang
  2. Coach: Alain Vigneault
  3. Inaugural season: 1970
  4. Finals appearances: Two (last in 1994)
  5. Stanley Cups: 0
  6. Home: GM Place, Vancouver, Canada

• Early History

  The team was originally founded as part of the Pacific Coast Hockey League in 1945. They won the PCHL championship six times, including during their inaugural season. The Canucks attempted to join the NHL during the 1967 expansion that doubled the league from six to twelve teams, but were declined entry. The Canucks were finally granted entry into the NHL in 1970 after paying a reported $6 million franchise fee.

• Players and Alumni

  Below is a list of players who are either currently or formally on the team roster.

• Goalies

  • Roberto Luongo
  • Curtis Sanford
  • Cory Schneider
  • Jason LaBarbera

• Defensemen

  • Kevin Bieksa
  • Rob Davison
  • Alexander Edler
  • Willie Mitchell
  • Lawrence Nycholat
  • Shane O'Brien
  • Mattias Ohlund
  • Sami Salo

• Forwards

  • Steve Bernier
  • Mike Brown
  • Alexandre Burrows
  • Pavol Demitra
  • Jannik Hansen
  • Darcy Hordichuk
  • Jason Jaffray
  • Ryan Johnson
  • Ryan Kesler
  • Trevor Linden (88-98), (01-08)
  • Taylor Pyatt
  • Mason Raymond
  • Rick Rypien
  • Daniel Sedin
  • Henrik Sedin
  • Kyle Wellwood

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