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The Canadian Press is reporting that Trevor Linden, the 19-year-veteran and icon for the Vancouver Canucks, will announce on June 11 that he is retiring.
Linden leads the Canucks all-time record in assists and is second in goals, but his influence goes far beyond numbers. Since being drafted out of Medicine Hat in 1988 as the No. 2 pick behind Mike Modano, Linden has been the cornerstone of the Vancouver club. Linden's most memorable hockey moment probably came in 1994, when he led the Vancouver Canucks to game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals against the heavily favoured New York Rangers. In that epic game, Linden scored both goals for the Canucks in a losing cause. Linden is also instrumental in his community work, being voted as the winner for the King Clancy award for his humanitarian work in 97, and was a co-recipient for the NHL Foundation Player Award for community services this year. Linden's #16 will be retired, in my opinion. When do you think it will happen?
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Naturally, for the amount of community work Linden has done, I think he will be a wonderful addition for the Canucks in that capacity - to plant more grassroot programs, to open hockey schools around the province for under-privilege kids, etc... I think Trevor will thrive in such a role.
I guess he will be hanging around in Vancouver, doing charity work.