Trevor Linden
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| Position | Centre/Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Trev, Captain Canuck |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 11, 1970, Medicine Hat, Alberta, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 1988 Vancouver Canucks |
| Pro Career | 1988 – present |
Trevor Linden, OBC, (ancestrally "van der Linden") (born April 11, 1970 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays Centre and right wing.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Medicine Hat Tigers
Linden helped his hometown Medicine Hat Tigers win consecutive Memorial Cup titles as a junior hockey player in the WHL, winning in both 1987 and 1988. The Vancouver Canucks selected Linden second overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
[edit] Vancouver Canucks
He made his NHL debut in the 1988-89 season. Linden was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team and finished second to Brian Leetch for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. Linden was named the youngest captain in the NHL during 1990-91 season.
The 1993-94 was the first time in 12 years the Canucks made the Stanley Cup Finals. They lost in a close seven games to the New York Rangers. Linden scored twice in game seven, and it was not until the 2001 playoffs that another player, Alex Tanguay, would score twice in a game seven of the Finals. Despite Linden's heroics, Mark Messier scored the game winner afterwards to clinch the Cup for the Rangers.
Linden was recognized by the NHL with the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, given for humanitarian community contributions, in 1996-97. Between October 4, 1990 and December 3, 1996, Linden appeared in 482 consecutive games. The streak established a Canucks record (broken in 2007 by Brendan Morrison and was the longest in the NHL at the time). He also compiled six seasons with thirty or more goals and was twice selected to the midseason All-Star game.
At the start of the 1997-98 season, with the addition of Mark Messier, Linden gave up his captaincy to Messier. Though there were high expectations for Messier, he failed to live up to them. Furthermore, some described Messier's arrival as a hostile invasion of the Canucks' dressing room, which forced Linden out. Linden was traded during this time, going to the New York Islanders on February 6, 1998 for Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan McCabe, and the Islanders 3rd round choice (ultimately Jarkko Ruutu) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He was named captain of the Islanders franchise.
[edit] New York Islanders
During February 1998, Linden was named to the Canadian Olympic ice hockey team, as part of the first group of NHL players to play. They ended up placing 4th in the tournament at Nagano. Linden scored the equalizer and only goal on Dominik Hasek in the semi-finals of the medal round play; Team Canada lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Czech Republic.
[edit] Montreal Canadiens
At the conclusion of the 1998-99 season with the New York Islanders, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a 1st round pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
[edit] Washington Capitals
In the 2001-02 season, Linden was traded once again, this time to the Washington Capitals. He went with Dainius Zubrus, and New Jersey's 2nd round choice in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Richard Zednik, Jan Bulis, and Washington's 1st round choice in the 2001 Draft.
[edit] Vancouver Canucks
After only 28 games with the Capitals spread over parts of two years, Linden was traded back to the Canucks. In exchange for Vancouver's 1st round choice in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and a 3rd round choice in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Linden went along with a 2nd round choice in either the 2002 or 2003 drafts on November 10, 2001.
On March 26, 2002, Linden played in his 1,000th NHL regular season game, and 758th with the Canucks. He scored his 263rd goal as a Canuck on November 25, 2002 against the Minnesota Wild, to lead the Canucks in all-time goals scored. Linden scored his team-record 674th point with the Canucks on March 8, 2004. Both these records were previously held by Stan Smyl. He also has the Canucks record for games played, passing Smyl in the 2003-04 season. On October 5, 2006 Linden scored the game winner in the Canucks season opener to record his 300th goal as a Vancouver Canuck (and thus became the first Canuck to reach this mark).
[edit] NHLPA President
Linden became the President of the NHL Players Association in June of 1998. At the NHL Players' Association July 2006 summer meeting the veteran forward announced he would not seek re-election as union president. Linden was actively involved in negotiations with Gary Bettman and the NHL on a new CBA that ended the lockout.
Linden's long tenure with the Canucks, deep attachment to the city of Vancouver and history of charitable community service and involvement have made him amongst the most beloved and respected players among fans in franchise history.[1] His 2001 return to the Canucks was an emotional event for fans and player alike, with Linden admitting that he was unable to sleep the night before his first game back, due to excitement.[2] He is still often referred to affectionately as 'Captain Canuck,' despite not having captained the team since 1997.
[edit] Awards
- 1989 - Nominated for Calder Memorial Trophy
- 1989 - Voted The Hockey News Rookie-of-the-Year
- 1989 - NHL All-Rookie Team
- 1989 - Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Vancouver Canucks)
- 1989 - Cyclone Taylor Trophy (MVP of the Canucks)
- 1989 - Most Exciting Player (Canucks team award)
- 1991 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
- 1991 - Molson Cup
- 1991 - Cyclone Taylor Trophy
- 1991 - Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (Canucks leading scorer)
- 1991 - Most Exciting Player
- 1992 - Played in NHL All-Star Game
- 1992 - Cyrus H. McLean Trophy
- 1995 - Cyclone Taylor Trophy
- 1996 - Cyclone Taylor Trophy
- 1997 - King Clancy Memorial Trophy
- 2003 - Order of British Columbia
[edit] Records
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985-86 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1986-87 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1987-88 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 67 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 76 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 19 | ||
| 1988-89 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1989-90 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 73 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990-91 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1991-92 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 101 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1992-93 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 84 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 64 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 1993-94 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 84 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 73 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 1994-95 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 48 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1995-96 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1996-97 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | New York Islanders | NHL | 25 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2001-02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001-02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 64 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 71 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2003-04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2005-06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 1,323 | 368 | 487 | 855 | 880 | 112 | 32 | 60 | 92 | 98 | ||||
[edit] International play
Played for Canada in:
- 1991 - World Ice Hockey Championships
- 1996 - World Cup of Hockey
- 1998 - Nagano Olympics
- 1998 - World Hockey Championships
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Order of B.C. Biography
- ^ Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (2006). The Trevor Linden Story (part 3/3) (Promotional Video)
| Preceded by Stan Smyl |
Vancouver Canucks Captains 1990-97, with Doug Lidster & Dan Quinn 1990-91 |
Succeeded by Mark Messier |
| Preceded by Kris King |
Winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy 1997 |
Succeeded by Kelly Chase |
| Preceded by Bryan McCabe |
New York Islanders captains 1998-99 |
Succeeded by Kenny Jonsson |
| Preceded by Mike Gartner |
NHLPA President 1998-2006 |
Succeeded by vacant |
Note: the Canucks began the 1990-91 NHL season with tri-captains, (Trevor Linden, Doug Lidster & Dan Quinn). Quinn was traded during the season, leaving Linden & Lidster as co-captains. The following season (1991-92), Linden was named sole captain.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linden, Trevor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trev, Captain Canuck |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Ice Hockey Player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Categories: 1970 births | Canadian ice hockey centres | Ice hockey personnel from Alberta | King Clancy Memorial Trophy winners | Living people | Medicine Hat Tigers alumni | Members of the Order of British Columbia | Montreal Canadiens players | National Hockey League first round draft picks | New York Islanders players | Olympic competitors for Canada | People from Medicine Hat | Vancouver Canucks draft picks | Vancouver Canucks players | Washington Capitals players
