He was among the youngest players selected to the team, along with Canucks teammate Bryan McCabe and Chicago Blackhawks forward Eric Dazé, who were all born in 1975 ( third-string goaltender Christian Bronsard was two years younger, but did not play in any games ).

Also named in the lawsuit were numerous individuals within the Canucks organization, including Brad May ( Bertuzzi's teammate at the time who was quoted as saying that there would " definitely be a price on Moore's head " after Moore's hit on Näslund ), Brian Burke, Marc Crawford, as well as the Canucks organization as a whole and the Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment company that owned the team.

The city has produced numerous NHL players, including childhood friend and future Modo Hockey teammate Peter Forsberg, as well as future Canucks teammates Henrik and Daniel Sedin.

Näslund announced his return in mid-January in order to meet the 31 January player-transfer deadline for European clubs, joining Canucks teammates Daniel and Henrik Sedin, as well as former Modo teammate Peter Forsberg on the squad.

The goal tied Canucks teammate Trevor Linden for the franchise lead in all-time goals.

However, due to the 2004 – 05 lockout, Daniel returned to Sweden to play for Modo, along with Henrik and their Canucks teammate Markus Näslund.

Drafted onto Team Staal, he played with Canucks teammate Ryan Kesler opposite Henrik on Team Lidstrom.

During the 2004 – 05 lockout, Henrik returned to Sweden to play for Modo with Daniel and their Canucks teammate Markus Näslund.

During his stay with the Canucks, Bure initially lived with teammate and countryman Igor Larionov, who helped him transition in the city of Vancouver.

He was named to the team alongside Canucks teammate Ed Jovanovski.

In the semi-finals against hosts Canada, Slovakia trailed 3 – 0 after two periods but rallied with 2 goals in the third period, and Demitra nearly scored with 9 seconds remaining in regulation but his shot was stopped by Canucks teammate Roberto Luongo, and the save was dubbed the " Glove from Above ".

Named to the team with Vancouver Canucks teammate Brendan Morrison, Cooke helped Canada clinch gold, tallying 4 points in 9 games.

As well as briefly playing in Sweden, Öhlund took part in a charity hockey match set up by Canucks teammate Brad May and held in Vancouver on December 12, 2004.

As the Canucks ' starter, Auld was re-united with former World Junior teammate Maxime Ouellet, who was one of three goaltenders the Canucks used to back him up ( Mika Noronen and Rob McVicar were the others ).

* Markus Näslund, and twin brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin, are all from Örnsköldsvik Municipality ; Naslund played for the Vancouver Canucks from 1996-2008 and his number was retired by the team in honour of his many accomplishments in December 2010, while the Sedins are captain and deputy captain of the team in 2010-11.

It was said to be retaliation for a hit Moore had delivered to Canucks captain Markus Naslund the month before.

Among the other players chosen by Vancouver were centre Orland Kurtenbach, who was named the Canucks ' first captain, as well as defenceman Pat Quinn, who later became the team's general manager and coach in the 1990s.

In his place, the Canucks implemented a rotating captaincy of Linden, Dan Quinn and Doug Lidster ; of the three Linden retained the captaincy thereafter, becoming the youngest permanent captain in team history at 21 years old.

After Nonis was fired and replaced with former player agent Mike Gillis in April 2008, longtime Canucks captain Markus Naslund, as well as Brendan Morrison, were let go via free agency.

Former UND students who have gone on to notable careers in athletics include former NBA player and current NBA coach Phil Jackson, ice hockey player who played in the 1980 Winter Olympics " Miracle on Ice " game Dave Christian, NHL professional ice hockey players Ed Belfour, Tony Hrkac, Jonathan Toews – captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils, Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils, T. J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues, Ryan Bayda – Pittsburgh Penguins, Drew Stafford – Buffalo Sabres, Brian Lee – Ottawa Senators, Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Jones – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Commodore – Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Blake – Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Johnson – Vancouver Canucks, NFL professional football players Jim Kleinsasser – and Dave Osborn, both of the Minnesota Vikings, CFL professional football players Weston Dressler, David Griswold – Saskatchewan Roughriders.

On February 16, 2004, during a game between Vancouver and Colorado, Avalanche center Steve Moore injured Canucks team captain Markus Näslund by checking him in the head while Näslund was reaching for the puck ahead of him.

Following his second year with the Canucks, he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a team captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947 – 48 season.

After his tenure with Pittsburgh, Näslund was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 1996, where he spent 12 years, including a team record 8 as captain.

During the Canucks ' 2000 – 01 training camp in Sweden, Näslund was named team captain on 15 September 2000.

He replaced Mark Messier, who had returned as a free agent to the New York Rangers, and became the first European-born captain in Canucks ' history.

( The Vancouver Canucks named goaltender Roberto Luongo as its captain during the 2008 – 09 and 2009 – 10 seasons, but due to NHL rules, he did not serve as the official on-ice captain.

On February 16, 2004, during a Vancouver-Colorado game, Moore injured Canucks team captain Markus Näslund with a blindside hit while Näslund was reaching for a puck through centre ice.

* Stan Smyl, a former captain of the Vancouver Canucks and nicknamed " the Steamer "

A centre notable for his defensive skill and as one of the toughest fighters in the game, he played for several National Hockey League ( NHL ) teams during his twenty professional seasons, principally the Vancouver Canucks, with whom he became the NHL franchise's inaugural captain.

Kurtenbach was obtained by the Canucks and was named the franchise's first NHL captain.

He was named captain of the Canucks at the age of 21, making him one of the youngest captains in league history.

At the age of 21, he was made sole captain of the team, becoming the youngest Canucks captain.

At the start of the 1997 – 98 season, the Canucks added free agent Mark Messier, a six-time Stanley Cup winner, and manager / coach Mike Keenan, who were, respectively, captain and coach, of the New York Rangers when they defeated Vancouver in the 1994 Stanley Cup finals.

On November 25, 2002, against the Minnesota Wild, Linden scored his 263rd goal with the Canucks, breaking former captain Stan Smyl's team record for most goals.

On June 11, 2008, after 19 seasons in the NHL and 20 years to the day of being drafted into the NHL by the Canucks, Linden announced his retirement, leaving as the franchise leader in games played with the Canucks ( 1140 ) and assists ( 415, since surpassed by Henrik Sedin ), and second in goals to later captain Markus Näslund.

The Canucks have retired three players ' jerseys in their history — Stan Smyl ( 12 ), Trevor Linden ( 16 ) and Markus Naslund ( 19 ), all of whom served as team captains and held the all-time team point-scoring lead at the end of their respective careers.

With the second overall selection in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, the Canucks chose winger Trevor Linden from the Western Hockey League.

** The Vancouver Canucks, for Trevor Linden.

On February 6, 1998, he was traded along with defenceman Bryan McCabe and a third-round selection in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft ( Jarkko Ruutu ) to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for veteran forward Trevor Linden.

In December 2010, he became the third Canucks player to have his jersey retired, joining Stan Smyl and Trevor Linden.

Trevor Linden's number 16, along with Stan Smyl's number 12 and Markus Näslund's number 19, are the only three retired jersey numbers in Vancouver Canucks history.

The deal made Bure the Canucks ' second highest paid player behind team captain Trevor Linden, who had just recently signed a four-year, $ 3. 7 million contract.

In game 4, once again the Stars could not put up a win, losing to the Canucks 2 – 1 off of goals from Mattias Ohlund, then the game winner from Trevor Linden.

Berehowsky's time with the Canucks was short, as he would once again be traded on December 28, 2001, as Vancouver traded Berehowsky and Denis Pederson to the Phoenix Coyotes for Todd Warriner, Trevor Letowski and Tyler Bouck.

Within the next two years, McLean was joined in the Canucks organization by additional franchise cornerstones Trevor Linden and Pavel Bure.

Smyl's all-time team records stood for more than a decade until Trevor Linden ( who was part of the Canucks tri-captaincy after Smyl resigned the captaincy ) overtook them, beginning with his goals mark in 2002 – 03.

With the departures of Markus Näslund, Brendan Morrison, and Trevor Linden following the 2007 – 08 season, the Canucks were left without any captains for the 2008 – 09 NHL season.

As both teams were leaving the ice at the start of the second intermission, opposing goaltender Dwayne Roloson bumped Canucks forward Trevor Linden, prompting Cloutier to challenge Roloson ; Cloutier threw two punches towards Roloson and received minor penalties for roughing and for leaving his crease.

He recorded 23 points in his rookie season before being traded midway through his third year in New York with Todd Bertuzzi and a third round draft pick in 1998 ( Jarkko Ruutu ) to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Trevor Linden.

* Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canucks

However, Saskin's hiring came under scrutiny from some players who felt that he was improperly elected and misrepresented salary figures during negotiations with players union president Trevor Linden, a forward with the Vancouver Canucks.