 thumb|100px| obc ribbon trevor john linden, c.m., o.b.c. (born 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 19 seasons in the national hockey league (nhl), and played centre and right wing with four teams: the vancouver canucks (in two stints), new york islanders, montreal canadiens, and washington capitals. before joining the nhl in 1988, linden 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, linden was a member of the 1998 canadian olympic team and participated in the 1996 world cup of hockey. throughout his career, linden 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, linden 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 he was elected president of the [[nation
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