[Daily article] February 11: Trevor Linden

100px|Trevor Linden playing for the Vancouver Canucks

Trevor Linden (born 1970) is a retired Canadian professional ice 
hockey player. He played centre and right wing with four different 
teams: the Vancouver Canucks (in two stints), New York Islanders, 
Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals. In addition to appearing 
in two NHL All-Star Games, Linden was a member of the 1998 Canadian 
Olympic team and participated in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. 
Throughout his career, Linden has been 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. While 
captaining the Canucks, Linden led the team to within a game of winning 
the Stanley Cup in 1994. It was during this time that he began to be 
called Captain Canuck. In 1998 he 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. After 
19 seasons in the NHL, Linden retired on June 11, 2008, twenty years to 
the day after he was drafted into the NHL. Linden's jersey number 16 
was retired by the Canucks on December 17, 2008, the second number 
retired by the team. (more...)

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