CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
The gloom was palpable. Seven days of the Olympics and not a single Canuck on the podium, not even Trevor Linden. Lots of mettle, but no medals. Even VANOC's perennially chipper boss John Furlong was feeling the pinch.
HockeyNation (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Lately the exodus of now former Canucks was beginning to look like the legendary evacuation of Stalingrad before the siege broke out. Canuck fans were a tad shell shocked by the start of this week after watching their beloved Trevor Linden retire. While popular captain Markus Naslund took his hockey sticks to New York to work near Broadway and Brendan Morrison, a long time fixture in Canuck colours...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
The City of Vancouver has some new proposals on their agenda as noted on Mayor Sam Sullivan’s website: * Mayor Sullivan proclaim Trevor Linden Day later this year - on a date to be confirmed with the Vancouver Canucks * The City of Vancouver and the Mayor’s Office work with the Vancouver Canucks to identify other ways to celebrate Trevor Linden * The City of Vancouver’s Street Naming Committee be encouraged...
Metroblogging Vancouver (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Canucks Jersey Retro Linden - Back Originally uploaded by Jeffery Simpson Trevor Linden never won the Stanley Cup, never won a scoring title and is behind Marcus Naslund as the team’s all time scoring leader and yet I think everyone in Vancouver will agree that he is the greatest player the Canucks ever had. Yesterday he made [...]
News1130 - All News Radio (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Vancouver city council has passed a motion that will see the mayor proclaim 'Trevor Linden' day, the day the Canucks retire his jersey number. Council also directed its street naming committee to find ...
megfowler.com (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Those were Trevor Linden’s words at his retirement press conference today. On the 20th anniversary of the 1988 draft that brought him to our city, he announced that he was leaving the game… and all over the city, even the tough guys got a bit misty trying to imagine the Canucks without Captain Vancouver. He’s the [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden retired from the NHL yesterday, 20 years to the day after the team drafted him.
Confessions of a Monkey (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
If you haven't heard yet, Trevor Linden announced his retirement after 19 seasons , 20 years to the day after the Vancouver Canucks selected him in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Linden holds the team record with 415 career assists and is 2nd on the team goal record. Unlike many other NHL players, Linden's well known for not only his on-ice performance but his off-ice contribution to the community too....
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
And so it was that on the 11th day, at the 11th hour and on the 20th anniversary of his official entry into the National Hockey League, Trevor Linden announced that his playing days were over. And for a few minutes, I like to think, a city stopped to pay its respects.
Sports - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Vancouver Canucks winger Trevor Linden retired Wednesday, ending a 19-year career in the National Hockey League. ...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden retired from the NHL on Wednesday, 20 years to the day after the team drafted him into the league.
Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Maybe the seven points in 28 games that he had for the Caps back in 2001 left a bad taste in my mouth, but forgive me for not joining in the Trevor Linden Retirement Lovefest. Don't get me wrong, I don't begrudge Canucks fans (and Western Canadians generally) one bit for feeling a sadness today as the face of the franchise retires. But here's a guy who hasn't topped 41 points or scored 20 goals
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden retired from the NHL on Wednesday, 20 years to the day after the team drafted him into the league.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden retired from the NHL on Wednesday, 20 years to the day after the team drafted him into the league.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden retired from the NHL on Wednesday, 20 years to the day after the team drafted him into ...
