mirtle.blogspot.com - 6/11/2008
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There will be better players, but possibly not a better person. And no athlete here will be able to match the enduring strength and personal nature of Linden's bond to this city and its fans, which is why his retirement announcement today will be as poignant as it is expected.
— Iain MacIntyre, Vancouver Sun
I left B.C. about five years ago, but I think I can speak to the two sides of Linden's
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Trevor Linden Tribute: When the franchise player skates away
Puck Daddy —
... wish we could have helped him out and made it a more fun evening, winning the game and getting him a goal. But it says a lot how much he's meant to this city and to this organization the way that the fans treated him." We figured the boys at the KB would be in mourning today, but they managed to put together a rather wonderful visual tribute to Linden that completely ignores his time with the New York Islanders. (Can you blame them?) Mirtle offers his take, grounded in rather uncomfortable reality about Linden's place in NHL ...
Linden's jersey headed to the rafters
From The Rink —
... I think I said pretty much all there was to say on Trevor Linden this summer when he officially retired, but with his jersey heading to the rafters at GM Place tonight, others are opining on what No. 16 means to the franchise: ...
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Trevor Linden may not have a role with the Canucks organization
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20 Years Ago Today…
kuklaskorner.com 6/11/2008 — Trevor Linden was drafted by the organization and fan base that will one day raise his number to the rafters. Today he announced his retirement from hockey with these words:
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Linden retires from NHL after 2 decades —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 6/11/2008
Vancouver Canucks forward Trevor Linden retired from the NHL on Wednesday, 20 years to the day after the team drafted him into the league.
Chosen second overall behind only Dallas' Mike Modano in the 1988 draft, Linden spent 16 of his 19 seasons in ...
