Vancouver Canucks Tickets

Vancouver was a surprising omission from the NHL’s original expansion in 1967, but it didn’t take much longer for NHL hockey to arrive in Western Canada. The Canucks were part of the second batch of expansion teams and joined the NHL in 1970. After some tough early seasons, the Canucks qualified for the playoffs for the first time in 1975.

In the 1980s, the Canucks made a major overhaul to their look. They swapped out their classic blue and green color scheme for yellow, black, and red and redesigned their uniforms, opting to use a large “V” design on the front instead of the team’s logo. Though the “Flying V” jerseys were unpopular and are regarded today as one of the ugliest in hockey’s history, they lasted for five seasons. The Canucks wore the Flying V jerseys during their first run to the Stanley Cup Final in 1982. In the Stanley Cup Final, they ran into the New York Islanders, who were in the middle years of their early-80s dynasty. The Islanders defeated the Canucks to win their third straight Stanley Cup.

The 1993-94 Canucks are one of the most popular teams in the club’s history. Their roster included fan-favorite “Captain Canuck” Trevor Linden as the team’s captain and the “Russian Rocket” Pavel Bure, who led the NHL with 60 goals in the regular season and scored 16 more in the playoffs. The Canucks reached the Stanley Cup Final in 1994 but were defeated in seven games by Mark Messier (seriously, don’t mention Messier to a Canucks fan) and the New York Rangers.

In 1999, the Canucks drafted identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin with the second and third overall picks. The Sedins played their entire careers with the Canucks, almost always on the same line. Henrik was known more for his passing, while Daniel was the better scorer. The Sedins are the top two scorers in Canucks history and are the only pair of brothers to each have over 1000 career points in the NHL. In 2011, the Sedins led the Canucks to another Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final, but they were defeated by the Boston Bruins. Henrik and Daniel both retired after the end of the 2017-18 season.