Nearly two decades after his retirement, Trevor Linden remains one of the most prominent players to ever suit up for the Vancouver Canucks. He’s also one of the few players who was both traded by and traded for by the hockey club.
When the Vancouver Canucks entered the NHL in 1970, the franchise was starting from scratch. New team, new jerseys, new rivalries and a city getting its first real taste of NHL hockey.
Before the Sedin twins, before Trevor Linden, before the identity of modern Vancouver hockey really began to take shape, there was Richard “King” Brodeur.
If there’s anyone who can talk about the importance of a united front in an NHL front office, it’s Trevor Linden. The ex-Canucks captain took on the role of Canucks‘ President of Hockey Operations for the 2014-15 season after the firing of Mike Gillis.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Heading into the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery on Tuesday, May 5, you’re going to hear a lot about how the Vancouver Canucks are hoping to get the first-overall pick for the first time ever.
When you think of Vancouver Canucks legends, names like Pavel Bure, Richard Brodeur, Stan Smyl, or Trevor Linden probably come to mind first. But there’s a guy behind the scenes who doesn’t get mentioned enough: Fred J.
Join us this summer as we count down the top 50 Vancouver Canucks players of all time! #6 – Trevor Linden For a certain generation of fans, Trevor Linden will always be synonymous with what it means to be a Vancouver Canuck.
During the early 2000s, the Montreal Canadiens were in a dark time with no direction; however, there were still some players whose game went underrated.
Hockey memories don’t just live in highlight reels—they live in our hearts, passed down like stories around a fire. For Vancouver Canucks fans, three seasons stand out above all the rest: 1982, 1994, and 2011.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
A Vancouver Canucks legend is giving his opinion on one of today’s stars. Former Canucks captain Trevor Linden appeared on Canucks Central on Sportsnet 650 on Thursday and was asked about forward Elias Pettersson, who had a tumultuous 2024-25 season.
On today’s edition of Canucks Mount Rushmore, we’ll be diving in to the top four centres in Vancouver Canucks history. Let’s begin with a couple of obvious choices!
On today’s special edition of Rink Wide Vancouver, Jeff Paterson and Irfaan Gaffar welcomed Canucks legend Trevor Linden to recap the Canucks’ first round and preview their second-round matchup against Edmonton.