Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Rick Tocchet is the head coach, Jim Rutherford serves as the president of hockey operations, and Patrik Allvin serves as the general manager.
| Vancouver Canucks | |
|---|---|
| 2023–24 Vancouver Canucks season | |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1945 (PCHL) 1970 (as NHL expansion team) |
| History | Vancouver Canucks 1945–1952 (PCHL) Vancouver Canucks 1952–1970 (WHL) Vancouver Canucks 1970–present (NHL) |
| Home arena | Rogers Arena |
| City | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Team colours | Blue, green, white |
| Media | Sportsnet Pacific Sportsnet One Sportsnet 650 |
| Owner(s) | Canucks Sports & Entertainment (Francesco Aquilini, chairman) |
| General manager | Patrik Allvin |
| Head coach | Rick Tocchet |
| Captain | Quinn Hughes |
| Minor league affiliates | Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 3 (1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11) |
| Presidents' Trophy | 2 (2010–11, 2011–12) |
| Division championships | 10 (1974–75, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13) |
| Official website | www |
The Canucks joined the league in 1970 as an expansion team along with the Buffalo Sabres. The team has advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals three times, losing to the New York Islanders in 1982, the New York Rangers in 1994 and the Boston Bruins in 2011. They have won the Presidents' Trophy in back-to-back seasons as the team with the league's best regular season record in both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. The Canucks have won three division titles as a member of the Smythe Division from 1974 to 1993, and seven titles as a member of the Northwest Division from 1998 to 2013. The Canucks, along with the Sabres, are the two oldest teams in the NHL to have never won the Stanley Cup.
The Canucks have retired six players' jerseys in their history—Pavel Bure (10), Stan Smyl (12), Trevor Linden (16), Markus Naslund (19), Daniel Sedin (22) and Henrik Sedin (33); all but Bure and Daniel Sedin have served as team captain, and all but Naslund were on one of the three Stanley Cup Finals rosters. Smyl has the distinction of being the only Canuck to have his jersey number retired at their former arena, Pacific Coliseum.