List of Vancouver Canucks award winners The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver , BC , Canada . They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The Canucks joined the league in 1970 - 71 NHL season as an expansion team along with the Buffalo Sabres . In their history the team has captured the Clarence S . Campbell Bowl as Western Conference champions in 1982 and 1994 , but lost in their two Stanley Cup appearances to the New York Islanders and New York Rangers . In the 2009 - 10 NHL season , Henrik Sedin became the first Canuck to win both the Hart Memorial and Art Ross trophies . While , Markus Naslund has played in five National Hockey League All - Star Game s , the most in Canucks history . Three players have had their numbers retired by the Canucks organization . Stan Smyl became the first Canuck to have his # 12 retired in 1991 , followed by Trevor Linden ' s # 16 in 2009 , and Markus Naslund ' s # 19 in 2010 . Although they have been recognized for their accomplishments with different teams , Igor Larionov , Cam Neely , and Mark Messier are several Hockey Hall of Fame rs who have played for the Canucks during their careers . While owner , Frank Griffiths , coach Roger Neilson , general managers , Bud Poile and Jake Milford have been inducted as builders . The Canucks have six internal team awards . The Molson Cup is awarded to the player who earns the most three - star selections throughout the season . The Cyclone Taylor Trophy - given to the team ' s most valuable player ; Cyrus H . McLean Trophy - recognizes the Canucks leading scorer ; Babe Pratt Trophy - given to the best Canucks defenceman ; Fred J . Hume Award - awarded to the Canucks unsung hero ; and the Most Exciting Player Award - awarded to player , judged to be the most exciting on the team . Each of these awards are presented towards the end of the season . League awards . Team trophies . The Vancouver Canucks have won the Western ( previously the Campbell ) Conference two times in 1982 and 1994 . Individual awards . Pavel Bure was the first Vancouver Canuck to win a major NHL award winning the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1991 – 92 , as the league ' s rookie of the year . The two most decorated Canucks players were former captains Trevor Linden and Markus Naslund . Linden was named to the NHL All - Rookie Team in the 1989 season and won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 1997 , and the NHL Foundation Player Award in 2008 . During his era as team captain , Naslund was named to the NHL First All - Star Team from 2002 – 2004 , and won the Lester B . Pearson Award in 2003 . In the 2009 - 10 season , Henrik Sedin became the first Canuck to win both the Art Ross , and the Hart Memorial trophies . All - Star Game selections . The National Hockey League All - Star Game is a mid - season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season . Thirty - four All - Star Games have been held since the Canucks ' inaugural season . The All - Star game has not been held in various years : 1995 and 2005 as a result of labour stoppages , 2006 and 2010 because of the Winter Olympics , 1979 and 1987 due to the Rendez - vous ' 87 , and the 1979 Challenge Cup series between the NHL and the Soviet national team . The NHL also holds a Young Stars Game for first - and second - year players . The Canucks hosted the 1977 All - Star Game at the Pacific Coliseum and the 1998 NHL All - Star Game at General Motors Place . In 1977 , Harold Snepsts was the lone Canucks representative as the Wales Conference defeated the Campbell Conference 4 – 3 , in front of 15 , 607 in attendance . In 1997 , both Mark Messier and Pavel Bure were the two Canucks representatives at the All - Star Game with Messier playing for the North America All - Stars and Bure with the World All - Stars . Team North America won the game 8 - 7 , in front of a sold out crowd of 18 , 422 . Currently , Markus Naslund played a franchise high five All - Star Games as a member of the Canucks . Career achievements . Hockey Hall of Fame . Before entering the National Hockey League , the Vancouver Canucks of the WHL and PCHL had six notable players and one builder that was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame . The list of Hall of Famers included Andy Bathgate , Johnny Bower , Tony Esposito , Allan Stanley , Gump Worsley , and former owner , Fred J . Hume who was inducted under the Builders category . Bill Cowley was also inducted as a player , although his only affiliation with the Canucks was general manager and head coach from 1948 - 49 . Since entering the NHL in 1970 , several members of the Vancouver Canucks organization have been honoured by the Hockey Hall of Fame . Cam Neely was the first Canucks player inducted , gaining election in 2005 , although the majority of Neely ' s career and success was spent with the Boston Bruins . Within the next three years , Mark Messier would also be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007 , along with Igor Larionov in 2008 . Four members of team management have been inducted in the " Builders " category . Two former general managers Bud Poile and Jake Milford were the first two members inducted into the Hall of Fame . Poile was the Canucks first general manager in 1970 and was inducted in 1990 , while Milford became general manager from 1977 - 1982 , and led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1982 . Milford was then promoted as Senior Vice - President of the Canucks until his sudden death on Christmas Eve , 1984 , which occurred one month after his induction . Long - time owner , Frank Griffiths would be the third Canucks builder to be inducted in 1993 . Griffiths was the owner of the Canucks from 1974 until his death in 1994 . In 2002 , Former head coach Roger Neilson became the fourth Canucks builder to be inducted into the Hall of Fame . Neilson started as an assistant coach , but eventually took over the coaching duties in 1982 after coach Harry Neale was suspended for taking part in an altercation with fans during a brawl in Quebec . In that same year , Neilson led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup finals and in Game 2 of the Campbell Conference Finals vs . the Chicago Blackhawks , he felt his team was unfairly penalized on several occasions during the third period and took a trainer ' s white towel and held it on a hockey stick , as if to say I give up . Three other Canuck players did the same thing , and all were ejected from the game . By doing so , Neilson inadvertently started a Canucks playoff tradition known as " Towel Power " . Former Canucks radio broadcaster Jim Robson was named the recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1992 for his years of service as the radio play - by - play announcer for the Vancouver Canucks . Robson was the radio voice of the Canucks from 1970 - 94 . Robson also did additional work with CBC ' s Hockey Night in Canada calling three All - Star Games and is probably best remembered for his call of Bob Nystrom ' s Cup - winning overtime goal for the Islanders in 1980 . Retired numbers . The Vancouver Canucks have retired three numbers , and a fourth was retired league - wide . The Canucks retired # 12 in honour of Stan Smyl who played right wing for the Canucks from 1978 to 1991 . Trevor Linden ' s # 16 was retired in 2009 , and was recognized as " Captain Canuck " during his 17 years with the Canucks from 1988 - 98 and 2001 - 08 . Markus Naslund ' s # 19 was retired in 2010 , and is the current Canuck record holder for most points , most goals , most powerplay goals , and tied with the most hat tricks during his tenure with the Vancouver Canucks . Wayne Gretzky ' s # 99 was retired league - wide in 1999 . Taken out of Circulation . The Vancouver Canucks have also unofficially retired two numbers within their organization as remembrance to players whose playing careers were cut short tragically . Wayne Maki played left wing for the Canucks from 1970 - 73 , and was one of the team ' s leading scorers in the franchises first two seasons . Unfortunately , Maki was diagnosed with brain cancer in December 1972 and died at the age of 29 in 1974 . Since then Mark Messier has been the only Canuck to wear # 11 in his brief stint with the Canucks . Luc Bourdon tragically died in a motorcycle accident on May 29 , 2008 , near his hometown of Shippagan , New Brunswick . At the 2008 – 09 NHL season opener , the Canucks honoured Bourdon with a brief pre - game ceremony and his last game - worn jersey was presented to his family by the fan who won the jersey during an annual charity event the previous season . Afterwards , Tom Cochrane and Red Rider performed " Big League " during the video tribute . The Canucks also wore " LB " on their helmets that season in memory of Bourdon and the Luc Bourdon Wall of Dreams was established to commemorate Bourdon at General Motors Place . Ring of Honour . At the start of their 40th season , the Vancouver Canucks decided to launch the Ring of Honour to celebrate and salute Canuck heroes who have made a lasting impact on the franchise . Team awards . Molson Cup . The Canucks are one of several teams in Canada that award the Molson Cup to the player who is named one of a game ' s top three players , or " three stars " , most often over the course of the regular season . Richard Brodeur and Pavel Bure have won the Molson Cup four times , the most in team history . The Cyclone Taylor Trophy is the award given each year to the most valuable player on the Vancouver Canucks . It is named after Cyclone Taylor , a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who led the Vancouver Millionaires to the Stanley Cup in 1915 . The award was dedicated to him prior to the 1979 - 80 Canucks season , the season after his death on June 9 , 1979 , although an award for the Canucks MVP has existed since the team ' s inauguration in 1970 . Markus Naslund has won the award five times . Cyrus H . McLean Trophy . The Cyrus H . McLean Trophy was named after Cyrus H . McLean who was the former team President of the WHL Vancouver Canucks from 1968 - 70 . The trophy was first awarded in the Canucks first season , which recognizes the Canucks leading scorer over the course of the regular season . Markus Naslund has won the award the most times , leading the Canucks in scoring seven consecutive years , 1999 to 2006 . Babe Pratt Trophy . The Babe Pratt Trophy is given to the best Canucks defenceman , as voted by the fans . The trophy is presented at the last home game of the regular season . It was first awarded for the 1972 - 73 season as the Premier ' s Trophy , but as of the 1989 - 90 season , after the untimely death of Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman and Canucks goodwill ambassador Babe Pratt , the trophy was renamed in honour of him . Mattias Ohlund , Jyrki Lumme , Doug Lidster , and Harold Snepsts have won the award four times . Fred J . Hume Award . The Fred J . Hume Award is named after Fred J . Hume , who was the former mayor of Vancouver and owner of the Canucks while they were in the Western Hockey League . The team award is given out at the end of each NHL season to the team ' s unsung hero , as decided by the Vancouver Canucks Booster Club since the inaugural 1970 - 71 season . Currently , four players have won the award twice . Most Exciting Player Award . The Most Exciting Player Award is given to the player judged to be the most exciting , as voted by the fans . Although the Canucks Media Guide does not recognize any recipients prior to the 1992 - 93 season , there is record of an annual winner every year since the Canucks ' inaugural season in 1970 . Tony Tanti and Pavel Bure have won the award five times .