The Vancouver Canucks are a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks joined the league in 1970–71 season as an expansion team, along with the Buffalo Sabres.
In their history, the team has captured the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as Western Conference champions in 1982, 1994 and 2011, but lost in their three Stanley Cup appearances to the New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins, respectively. The Sedin twins have won a combined four awards. Markus Naslund has played in five NHL All-Star Games, the most in Canucks history.
Six players have had their numbers retired by the Canucks organization. Stan Smyl became the first Canuck to have his #12 retired in 1991, followed by Trevor Linden's #16 in 2008, Markus Naslund's #19 in 2010, Pavel Bure's #10 in 2013, Henrik Sedin's #33, and Daniel Sedin's #22 in 2020. Although they have been recognized for their accomplishments with different teams, Igor Larionov, Cam Neely, Mark Messier, Mats Sundin and Pavel Bure are several Hockey Hall of Famers who have played for the Canucks during their careers; former owner Frank Griffiths, coach Roger Neilson and general managers Bud Poile, Jake Milford and Pat Quinn have been inducted as builders. Twin brothers Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin, who played in Vancouver for their entire careers, as well as goaltender Roberto Luongo who was an integral part of the team for nearly a decade, were all inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2022.
The Canucks have seven internal team awards – the Molson Cup is awarded to the player who earns the most three-star selections throughout the season; the Cyclone Taylor Trophy is given to the team's most valuable player; Cyrus H. McLean Trophy recognizes the Canucks' leading scorer; the Walter "Babe" Pratt Trophy is given to the best Canucks defenceman; the Fred J. Hume Award is awarded to the Canucks' unsung hero, the Pavel Bure Most Exciting Player Award is awarded to the player judged to be the most exciting on the team, and the Daniel & Henrik Sedin Award is awarded to the player who has best demonstrated community leadership. Each of these awards are presented towards the end of the season.
League awards
Team trophies The Canucks have won the Western (previously the Campbell) Conference three times, in the 1982, 1994 and 2011 seasons. +Team trophies awarded to the Vancouver CanucksVancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 251AwardDescriptionTimes wonSeasonsReferencesClarence S. Campbell BowlWestern Conference playoff championship3, , Presidents' Trophy Most regular season points 2 ,
Individual awards In their first 21 years, Vancouver Canucks players and staff were not able to win a major individual NHL award until the 1991–92 NHL season. In that year, Pavel Bure won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's rookie of the year and Pat Quinn won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year. Since the 1991–92 season, Canucks players and staff have won an additional 14 individual NHL awards, winning the most awards in the 2010–11 season, with five. The two most decorated Canucks players are Daniel and Henrik Sedin. The Sedins have won a combined five awards, including the Ted Lindsay Award, the Hart Memorial Trophy and becoming the first brother duo to win back-to-back Art Ross Trophies.
+Individual awards won by Vancouver Canucks players and staffAwardDescriptionWinnerSeasonReferences Art Ross Trophy Regular season scoring champion Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the year Frank J. Selke TrophyForward who best excels in the defensive aspect of the game General Manager of the Year Award Top general manager Hart Memorial TrophyMost Valuable Player during the regular seasonJack Adams AwardTop coach during the regular season James Norris Memorial Trophy Top defenseman during the regular season King Clancy Memorial TrophyLeadership qualities on and off the ice and humanitarian contributions within their community NHL Foundation Player AwardCommunity service NHL Man of the Year Award Sportsmanship and involvement with charitable groups 1992–93 Vancouver Canucks Yearbook (Vancouver Canuck, 1992), pp 61.NHL Plus-Minus AwardHighest plus/minus Scotiabank Fan Fav AwardAwarded to a National Hockey League player based on fan votingTed Lindsay AwardMost outstanding player during the regular seasonWilliam M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season
All-Stars
NHL first and second team All-Stars The NHL first and second team All-Stars are the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32
+ Vancouver Canucks selected to the NHL First and Second Team All-StarsVancouver Canucks 2016–17 Media Guide, p. 250PlayerPositionSelectionsSeasonTeam11st11st12nd21st2nd12nd12nd12nd31st1st1st22nd1st21st1st
NHL All-Rookie Team The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 233 + Vancouver Canucks selected to the NHL All-Rookie TeamPlayerPositionSeason
All-Star Game selections The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a mid-season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season. Forty-one All-Star Games have been held since the Canucks' inaugural season. The All-Star Game has not been held in various years: 1995, 2005 and 2013 as a result of labour stoppages; 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2026 because of the Winter Olympics; 2025 when it was replaced by the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off; 1979 and 1987 due to the 1979 Challenge Cup; and the Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team. The NHL also held a Young Stars Game for first- and second-year players from 2002 to 2009.
The Canucks hosted the 1977 All-Star Game at the Pacific Coliseum and the 1998 NHL All-Star Game at General Motors Place. In 1977, Harold Snepsts was the lone Canucks representative as the Wales Conference defeated the Campbell Conference 4–3 in front of 15,607 in attendance. In 1998, both Mark Messier and Pavel Bure were the two Canucks representatives at the All-Star Game, with Messier playing for the North America All-Stars and Bure with the World All-Stars. Team North America won the game 8–7 in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,422. Currently, Markus Naslund played a franchise-high five All-Star Games as a member of the Canucks and Brock Boeser is the only Canuck to ever be named NHL All-Star MVP (2018).
Selected by fan vote Selected as one of four "last men in" by fan vote All-Star Game Most Valuable Player2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 234
+Vancouver Canucks players and coaches selected to the All-Star Game Game Year Name Position References 24th1971 25th1972 26th1973 27th1974 28th1975 29th1976 30th1977 31st1978 32nd1980 33rd1981 34th1982 35th1983 (Did not play) (Replaced Brodeur) 36th1984 (Replaced Tanti) (Did not play) 37th1985 38th1986 39th1988 40th1989 41st1990 42nd1991 43rd1992 44th1993 45th1994 46th1996 (Did not play) 47th1997 48th1998 49th 1999 50th2000 51st2001 52nd2002 53rd2003 54th2004 55th2007 56th2008 (Did not play) 57th2009 58th2011 59th2012 60th2015 61st2016 62nd2017 63rd2018 64th2019 65th2020 (Replaced Marc-Andre Fleury) 66th2022 67th2023 68th2024
All-Star Game replacement events +Vancouver Canucks players and coaches selected to All-Star Game replacement eventsEventYearNamePositionReferences4 Nations Face-Off2025Quinn Hughes (United States) (Did not play)DefenseKevin Lankinen (Finland)GoaltenderElias Pettersson (Sweden)CentreRick Tocchet (Canada)Coach
Career achievements
Hockey Hall of Fame Before entering the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks of the WHL and PCHL had six notable players and one builder that was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The list of Hall of Famers included Andy Bathgate, Johnny Bower, Tony Esposito, Allan Stanley, Gump Worsley and former owner Fred J. Hume, who was inducted under the Builders category. Bill Cowley was also inducted as a player, although his only affiliation with the Canucks was general manager and head coach in 1948–49.
Since entering the NHL in 1970, several members of the Vancouver Canucks organization have been honoured by the Hockey Hall of Fame. Cam Neely was the first Canucks player inducted, gaining election in 2005, although the majority of Neely's career and success was spent with the Boston Bruins. Within the next three years, Mark Messier would also be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, along with Igor Larionov in 2008 and Mats Sundin in 2012, though their career accomplishments were well-known on other teams.
Pavel Bure was the first Hall of Famer to spend the majority of his playing career with the Canucks. Known for his skating ability, the "Russian Rocket" spent seven seasons in Vancouver, accumulating 478 points (254 goals and 224 assists) in 428 games, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 1992, being named an NHL First All-Star in 1994 and participated in four NHL All-Star Games. He is also the current club record holder for most goals in a season (60; (both 1992–93 and 1993–94) and club holder of most shorthanded goals (24).
Henrik Sedin, alongside twin brother Daniel Sedin, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2022. In doing so, they became the first players to have spent their entire careers with the Canucks to achieve this honour. Henrik was known as the playmaker, while Daniel was the goal scorer. Henrik leads the franchise in games played (1330), assists (830) and points (1040), while Daniel leads in goals (393) and trails only his brother in the aforementioned categories. Henrik's greatest season was 2009-10, where he captured the Canucks' first Art Ross Trophy and Hart Trophy with a franchise-record 112 points. Daniel would follow up that feat with his own Art Ross Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award in 2010-11. The brothers became the only sibling duo to win consecutive scoring titles and to this day are the only pair to both surpass 1000 career points. Alongside fellow 2022 inductee Roberto Luongo, the Sedin twins led the Canucks on their own deep playoff run, eventually falling short to the Boston Bruins in a hard fought 7 game finals series in 2011. The Sedins capped off their near two-decade careers as Canucks in 2018 by sharing the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, a tribute to the respect they garnered from their peers.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022, Roberto Luongo established several Canucks team records. "Bobby Lu" tops the franchise goalie rankings in wins (252), save percentage (.919, min. 100 GP), GAA (2.36, min. 100 GP) and shutouts (38). In 2006-07, Luongo set personal and franchise records playing in 76 games and winning 47, 1 behind the NHL record for wins in a season (48), earning him 2nd place finishes for both the Vezina Trophy and the Hart Trophy. As a member of the host city's NHL franchise, Luongo would emerge as the starting netminder for Team Canada as they went on to win gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, his first of two Olympic gold medals (2010, 2014). In 2010-11, Luongo would once again be nominated for the Vezina Trophy as he tied the league-lead with 38 wins. For his efforts, as well as his teammates, the Canucks won a franchise-best 54 wins and captured the first of two President's Trophies in Lu's tenure. Allowing the fewest goals of any team in the NHL that season, Luongo and his backup Cory Schneider were awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy.