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In 2011, the vancouver canucks beat the san jose sharks in the conference finals. Apr 08, 2016 in the vancouver canucks worst season since the 1990s, general manager jim bennings biggest mistake was fuelling the impression a rebuilding project on a scale of the expo lands could be. To summarise, canucks gm jim benning has had his ups and downs. Team roster, salary, cap space and daily cap tracking for the vancouver canucks nhl team and their respective ahl team. Vancouver canucks stats yearbyyear goaltending history of. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone.
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