Vancouver Canucks Hockey

The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference, of the National Hockey League (NHL). They play their home games at the 18,630 capacity General Motors Place.

The Canucks joined the league in 1970 as an expansion team along with the Buffalo Sabres. In its NHL history, the team has advanced twice to the Stanley Cup Finals, but was defeated both times by both New York teams: the Islanders in 1982, and the Rangers in 1994.

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The 2008 off-season has thus far seen several losses from the Canucks ranks. On May 29, 2008, the Vancouver Canucks tragically lost promising young prospect, Luc Bourdon, a defenseman picked 10th overall in the 2005 entry draft who died in a motorcycle crash near his hometown of Shippigan, New Brunswick. Long-time Canuck Trevor Linden officially retired on June 11, 2008. July 3, 2008, saw the loss of Canuck captain and all-time leading scorer Markus Naslund to the New York Rangers. July 7, 2008, saw the loss of another long-time Canuck, Brendan Morrison, who signed a deal with the Anaheim Ducks.

Despite the losses, on July 4, 2008, the Canucks traded for highly regarded young forward Steve Bernier from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for draft picks. The Canucks signed Bernier on July 8, 2008, for $2.5 million over 1 year after matching an offer sheet made by the St. Louis Blues. On July 10, 2008, the Canucks signed free agent Pavol Demitra to a 2 year contract worth $8 million. The Canucks have also added more grit players such as Darcy Hordichuk, Ryan Johnson and Shane O'Brien who was acquired in a trade involving Lukas Krajicek. Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kyle Wellwood was also added to the roster.

On September 30, 2008, Mike Gillis announced that Roberto Luongo will be the captain of the Vancouver Canucks. This is the first time since Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens in 1947 that a goaltender has been named the captain of their NHL team. Luongo quotes, "It really doesn't change anything for me. It's a matter of people knowing I'm captain. At the same time, I'm sure it involves a lot more stuff off the ice."

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