The Vancouver Canucks entered the National Hockey League for
the 1970-71 season, along with the Buffalo Sabres. In their first NHL amateur
draft, the Sabres went for offense, selecting Gilbert
Perreault and the Canucks went the defensive route picking Dale Tallon.
Since 1970, the Canucks have continued with a low key offense. Just five different
players have crossed the 100 point line in a season with one player doing it
twice. The team’s single season individual record for points is a paltry 112.
Pavel Bure
Pavel Bure was the first of the Vancouver Canucks to finish
a regular season with more than 100 points. He is also the only Vancouver
player, to date, to do it twice. In 1992-93, just his second year in the
league, Bure scored 60 and assisted on 50 for 110 points in 83 games. The
following season, he scored 60 again and assisted on 47 for 107 points in 76
games.
Vancouver’s sixth round pick at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft,
Bure didn’t finish in the top 10 for points in 1992-93 but placed fifth in
1993-94. His 60 goals in 1993-94 led the league. Pavel played with Vancouver
from 1991-92 to 1997-98, earning the Calder Trophy in his first year as NHL
rookie of the year. He played in the NHL until 2002-03 with the Florida
Panthers and New York Rangers. Twice with Florida, he led the league in goals,
earning the Rocket Richard Trophy.
Alexander Mogilny
Alexander Mogilny reached 107 points in 1995-96 on 55 goals
and 52 assists in 79 games. The point total tied him for ninth and the 55 goals
placed him third. This was a far cry from the 76 goals and 127 points he
accumulated with the Buffalo
Sabres in 1992-93.
Mogilny played for the Canucks from 1995-96 to 1999-00. He
was originally a fifth round pick of the Buffalo Sabres in 1988. Alex played in
the NHL from 1989-90 to 2005-06 with the Sabres, Canucks, New Jersey Devils and
Toronto Maple Leafs.
Markus Naslund
Markus Naslund totalled 104 points in 2002-03 on 48 goals
and 56 assists in 82 games. A sign of the lack of offensive during the early
part of the decade, Naslund finished just two points behind Peter Forsberg of
the Colorado Avalanche in the race for the Art Ross Trophy. His 48 goals were two
behind the league leader, Milan Hejduk, also of the Avalanche.
Markus was originally a draft pick of the Pittsburgh
Penguins, taken 16th overall in 1991. He played for Vancouver
from 1995-96 to 2007-08 and in the NHL from 1993-94 to 2008-09, also appearing
for the Penguins and New York Rangers.
Henrik Sedin
Henrik Sedin led the NHL in 2009-10 with 112 points, earning
the Art Ross Trophy. The 112 points also topped Pavel Bure’s team record of 110
set in 1992-93. Henrik scored 29 goals and assisted on 83 in 82 regular season
games for the Canucks. He finished three points ahead of both Alexander
Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh
Penguins.
Henrik was the third overall pick at the 1999 NHL Entry
Draft, going to Vancouver. He has played in the NHL since 2000-01 and is still
currently active. His entire career to date has been spent with the Canucks.
Daniel Sedin
Daniel Sedin followed up his brother in 2010-11 with an Art
Ross Trophy victory of his own. Sedin finished the year with 104 points on 41 goals
and 63 assists in 82 games. Daniel was the only player in the NHL in 2010-11 to
surpass the 100 point plateau. Sedin was taken second overall by the Canucks in
1999, one position ahead of his brother. He has been with the Canucks since
2000-01.
