There are plenty of numbers being thrown around regarding the Vancouver Canucks these days. Alain Vigneault recently became the winningest coach in team history, Henrik Sedin took the all-time assists lead in Canucks lore, and Daniel passed Stan Smyl for fourth in franchise scoring. But there are more! Today I focus on numbers – at the NHL level, in Canucks history and a set of personal numbers for good measure. Here you go, Seven Things about the NHL for December 20, 2011.
The Vancouver hockey market is so darned slammed with media and blog coverage that I’ve got very little to say that hasn’t been said a thousand times over (with varying levels of accuracy, skill and professionalism). Besides, I’ve already written up Daniel’s move to 4th in team history here. So, instead of contributing to the madness, I thought I’d go a different route this week. Here’s a Sporcle quiz for you: as of 15 November 2011, these 30 players have scored more points in a Vancouver Canucks jersey than any other. How many can you name?
