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Who are the top Vancouver Canucks of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:
10. Todd Bertuzzi: though perhaps best-remembered for the infamous Steve Moore incident, Bertuzzi was an elite offensive player in his prime – across seven-plus seasons in Vancouver, he racked up 188 goals and 449 points, highlighted by a 2002-2003 season with career-highs of 46 goals and 97 points.
9. Ryan Kesler: one of the best two-way forwards of his era, Kesler spent the first decade of his NHL career in Vancouver, tallying nearly 400 points and finishing top-five in Selke Trophy voting for four straight years, taking home the honors in 2010-2011.
8. Stan Smyl: spending his entire 13-year NHL career with the Canucks, Smyl was the team’s long-time captain and posted seven consecutive seasons with 60+ points in his prime, retiring as the franchise career leader in games played, goals, assists, and points (all since surpassed).
7. Kirk McLean: the longest-serving goalie in franchise history, McLean played over a decade in Vancouver and won 211 games; he placed top-five for the Vezina Trophy 2x (including a league-best 38 wins in 1991-1992) and posted four playoff shutouts in backstopping the Canucks to the 1993-1994 Stanley Cup Finals.
6. Markus Naslund: a bit of a late bloomer, Naslund gradually improved across his dozen seasons as a Canuck, reaching his apex in the early 2000s with five consecutive 30-goal seasons, including a 2002-2003 campaign where he tallied 104 points and won the Pearson Award while finishing as runner-up for the Hart Trophy.
5. Trevor Linden: drafted #2 overall in 1988, Linden spent more than 15 years in a Canucks uniform and was a fan favorite; moreover, the long-time team captain racked up over 700 points with the team, won the Clancy Trophy in 1996-1997, and helped guide the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993-1994.
4. Pavel Bure: though his career was shortened by injury, the speedy Bure was a scoring dynamo in his prime; across his first seven NHL seasons in Vancouver, he scored 254 goals, including consecutive 60-goal seasons in 1992-1993 and 1993-1994, as well as another 50+ goal season.
3. Roberto Luongo: the winningest goal in franchise history (252 wins), Luongo spent seven-plus seasons in his prime with the Canucks, tallying six straight seasons of 30+ wins (including 2x with 40+), winning the Jennings Trophy in 2010-2011, and finishing top-10 for the Vezina Trophy 5x.
2. Daniel Sedin: drafted back-to-back in 1999 with his twin brother Henrik (second and third overall), Daniel played his entire 17-year NHL career with the Canucks and is the franchise leader with 393 career goals; moreover, he won the Ross Trophy and Pearson Award in 2010-2011 and the Clancy Trophy in 2017-2018 while tallying 1,041 career points.
1. Henrik Sedin: drafted back-to-back in 1999 with his twin brother Daniel (second and third overall), Henrik played his entire 17-year NHL career with the Canucks and is the franchise leader with 1,070 career points; moreover, he won the Hart and Ross Trophies in 2009-2010 and was a 2x Clancy Trophy winner.
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Note: All statistics as of time of publication.
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