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The Greatest Vancouver Canucks of All Time

All-time greats by position · era-adjusted

Updated 2026-07-09

The greatest Vancouver Canucks of all time — the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders who defined the franchise. Each is ranked by their finest era-adjusted season, weighted by how long they anchored the roster, so a dominant year from any era is measured fairly.

Top forwards

  1. Daniel Sedin Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2009 · 38G 73A 111P · +47 · 63 GP
    86Peak
  2. Henrik Sedin Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2009 · 29G 83A 112P · +35 · 82 GP
    81Peak
  3. J.T. Miller Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2023 · 37G 67A 104P · +32 · 81 GP
    71Peak
  4. Markus Naslund Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2002 · 48G 56A 104P · +6 · 82 GP
    70Peak
  5. Alexander Mogilny Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 1995 · 57G 54A 111P · +15 · 79 GP
    68Peak
  6. Elias Pettersson Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2022 · 40G 65A 105P · +16 · 80 GP
    64Peak
  7. Todd Bertuzzi Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2002 · 46G 51A 97P · +2 · 82 GP
    64Peak
  8. Pavel Bure Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 1992 · 59G 49A 109P · +35 · 83 GP
    66Peak
  9. Ryan Kesler Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2010 · 41G 32A 73P · +24 · 82 GP
    57Peak
  10. Alexandre Burrows Right Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2009 · 35G 32A 67P · +34 · 82 GP
    56Peak
  11. Stan Smyl Right Wing
    3 seasons sampled · peak 1979 · 33G 50A 83P · +29 · 77 GP
    51Peak
  12. Bo Horvat Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2022 · 52G 38A 90P · +5 · 49 GP
    54Peak

On defense

  1. Quinn Hughes Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2023 · 17G 75A 92P · +38 · 82 GP
    64Peak
  2. Christian Ehrhoff Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2009 · 14G 31A 45P · +37 · 80 GP
    42Peak
  3. Jeff Brown Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 1994 · 20G 57A 77P · -5 · 33 GP
    42Peak
  4. Sami Salo Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2006 · 17G 28A 45P · +26 · 67 GP
    37Peak
  5. Alexander Edler Defenseman
    3 seasons sampled · peak 2011 · 11G 38A 49P · +0 · 82 GP
    30Peak
  6. Kevin Bieksa Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2011 · 8G 38A 46P · +13 · 78 GP
    33Peak
  7. Ed Jovanovski Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2001 · 17G 31A 48P · -7 · 82 GP
    31Peak
  8. Dan Hamhuis Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2011 · 4G 33A 37P · +29 · 82 GP
    34Peak

In goal

  1. Roberto Luongo Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2010 · 38W · 2.11 GAA · .928 SV% · 4 SO
    64Peak
  2. Thatcher Demko Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2023 · 35W · 2.45 GAA · .918 SV% · 5 SO
    64Peak
  3. Cory Schneider Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2011 · 20W · 1.96 GAA · .937 SV% · 3 SO
    71Peak
  4. Richard Brodeur Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 1981 · 20W · 3.36 GAA · .893 SV% · 2 SO
    68Peak
How this ranks: a player’s best season with the Vancouver Canucks is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then nudged up for how many standout seasons they gave the club — rewarding peak brilliance and franchise tenure together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the greatest Vancouver Canucks player of all time?
By All-Time Hockey's era-adjusted peak-season ranking, Daniel Sedin leads the Vancouver Canucks all-time greats; the top three overall are Daniel Sedin, Roberto Luongo, Henrik Sedin. Each player is scored on his finest season relative to the league around him.
Who is the best Vancouver Canucks goaltender of all time?
Roberto Luongo ranks as the top Vancouver Canucks goaltender by peak era-adjusted season, weighted by win volume so durable starters outrank one-year standouts.
How are the all-time Vancouver Canucks rankings calculated?
Each player's best season with the Vancouver Canucks is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then weighted by how many standout seasons he gave the club. Data spans the 1960s to today.

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