By Josh Martin,
Sports Editor

eaving off from last

week, I’ve come up
with a list of the top 10
Canucks players of all
time. Todd Bertuzzi,
Mattias Ohlund, Kirk
McLean, Stan Smyl, and
Roberto Luongo rounded
out the top players
from 10 to six. Here’s
a list of the top five.

#5 —- Markus Naslund
The Swedish sensation
captained the Canucks
for eight seasons from
2000 to 2008, recording
346 goals, 410 assists,
and 756 points in 884
games. He still holds the
all-time records for goals
and points, and power
play goals with 114.

One of the last players

Top 10 Canucks of all time (part 2)

to play with a wooden
stick, Naslund was best
known for his wicked
wrist shot—which he
would so often score with
on top of the left circle

in the offensive zone.
Naslund, whose number
19 was the most recent

of the three jerseys to be
retired into the rafters of
Rogers Arena, is the most
talented Canucks Captain
in franchise history.

#4 — Daniel Sedin

It’s hard to separate the
Sedin twins since they’re
pretty much identical
players on and off the ice.
Henrik and Daniel are
both still on the Canucks
and they’ve already
solidified their positions
as some of the all-time
best Canucks players.
Now that’s saying some-
thing. Daniel has put up
279 goals, 439 assists, and
718 points in 859 career
games as a Vancouver
Canuck and doesn’t look
like he’s slowing down.
Daniel took home his

Coquitlam’s

he definition of the word “craft”:
Skill in doing or making some-
thing, as in the arts; proficiency.
An occupation or trade requiring man-
ual dexterity or skilled artistry.

The definition of the word “beer”:
A fermented alcoholic beverage brewed
from malt and flavored with hops

Merge “craft” and “beer” you get something that
tastes delicious and is growing in leaps and bounds

in popularity throughout southwestern B.C.

We are blessed with a growing legion of craft brewers in
Vancouver including: Coal Harbour, Storm, Parallel 49,

first NHL award in the
2010-11 season, capturing
the Art Ross trophy as the
league’s leading scorer.

#3 — Henrik Sedin

The current captain of the
Canucks showed exactly
how much this team

can rely on him when
brother Daniel went
down with an injury in
the 2009-2010 season.
Henrik carried the team
on his shoulders, going
on to capturing the Art
Ross trophy that year
with 112 points along
with the Hart Memorial
Trophy as the league’s
Most Valuable Player.
He is currently first in
all-time assists with

576 and second in all-
time scoring with 747
points—nine points
under leading scorer
Naslund. The dynamic
duo of both Sedin broth-
ers has proven deadly

to opposing teams,
especially on the cycle
in the offensive zone.

Sports.

#2— Pavel Bure

The Russian Rocket is
by far the flashiest and
most talented player to
ever wear a Canucks
sweater. His rocket-like
presence was instantly
felt in Vancouver as he
had back-to-back 60 goal
seasons in his second
and third years in the
NHL. He scored 254
goals, 224 assists, and
478 points in 428 games
as a Canuck and helped
the team to the Stanley
Cup Finals in the 1994
playoffs. And because

of his successful career
Bure was inducted into
the Hockey Hall of Fame
this year. However, the
fact that Bure demanded
a trade out of Vancouver
has left—years later—a
sour betrayed feeling in
Canucks fans towards
the Russian Rocket.
Despite all of this,
number 96 remains to
be the second-best all-
time Canucks player.
#1- Trevor Linden

Captain Canuck; the
Canadian Captain
playing for a Canadian
team—it just sounds
good. Linden is and will
go down as the all-time
greatest Canuck player
in franchise history. His
leadership on and off the
ice proved vital through-
out his entire career, from
leading his team to the
1994 Stanley Cup Finals,
to mentoring the younger
players in his later years,
his presence was undeni-
able. Linden is third in
scoring with 733 points,
second in goals with 318,
third in assists with 415,
and first in games played
with 1138. Number 16’s
jersey was retired into
the rafters, and now sits
in Rogers Arena beside
numbers 12—Smyl,

and 19—Naslund.

He will forever be a
Vancouver Canuck.

Craft Beer Corner

New driving laws are forcing customers to consume less

at pubs, restaurants and lounges, but they are treat-

ing themselves to one or two award-winning craft beers.
Walkers and bicyclists are known to enjoy even a few more.

Pumpkin ales and now lagers are all the rage in this
Oktoberfest season. Men and increasingly women love
this “umpappa” season flavor. Next up are the winter
seasonal drafts like Howe Sound Father John, Granville
Island Winter Ale and the Whistler Winter Dunkel.

If you’re looking for a tasty pint of Howe Sound

Pumpkineater ale or Whistler Chestnut Ale head into Roo’s
Pub. Roo’s carries six craft beers on draft and has over 20

Howe Sound, R&B and Central City. The Generation Y

crowd and older long-term home brewers are driving

the marketplace and demanding better tasting beer with

innovative seasonal flavours. These beer geeks are turned
off by domestic classics like Molson and Labatt want to
see constant innovation in their beverage of choice.

Look forward to seeing you soon,

Brad Nielsen
Pub Manager ~ Roo’s Pub
www.roospub.com

craft bottles. The even better news is that the large majority
of these craft beers are brewed in and around Coquitlam.

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