Trevor Linden

Trevor Linden (born Trevor John Linden on April 11, 1970) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current president of hockey operations and alternate governor of the Vancouver Canucks.

He spent nineteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing centre and right wing with four teams: the Vancouver Canucks (in two tenures; the first and last), New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals.

Before joining the NHL in 1988, Trevor helped the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) win consecutive Memorial Cup championships. In addition to appearing in two NHL All-Star Games, he was a member of the 1998 Canadian Olympic team and participated in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Throughout his career, he was recognized as a respected leader on and off the ice. He was named captain of the Canucks at the age of 21, making him one of the youngest captains in league history.

In that capacity, he was nicknamed "Captain Canuck" and led the team to back-to-back Smythe Division titles in 1992 and 1993, followed by a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1994 where they lost in seven games.

In 1998, Trevor was elected President of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), a position he held for eight years. As President, he played an instrumental role in the 2004–05 NHL lockout, including negotiations with league owners.

Off the ice, he has taken an active role in charities & was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership on the ice and humanitarian contributions off the ice in 1997 as well as the NHL Foundation Player Award in 2008.

On June 11, 2008, Trevor retired on June 11, 2008, twenty years to the day after he was drafted into the NHL. His jersey number 16 was retired by the Canucks on December 17, 2008, the second number retired by the team.

On April 9, 2014, Trevor was named the President of Hockey Operations for the Vancouver Canucks.