Canucks Legends: Vancouver's Hockey Heroes

by Jeff Rud, Trevor Linden (Foreword)

Canucks Legends chronicles the first four decades of the franchise — from a young expansion team to perennial doormats to a group currently counted amongst hockey’s elite and poised to win Vancouver its first Stanley Cup. The team comes to life through profiles of 75 players, including Orland Kurtenbach, Stan Smyl, and Richard Brodeur, and over 300 historic and contemporary color photos. With guest essays by journalists Archie McDonald, Tony Gallagher, Iain MacIntyre, and Kevin Woodley, this book is a must-have for every hockey fan.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published April 3, 2006

About the author

Jeff Rud has authored eight books, including three young adult fiction titles for Orca in the South Side Sports series. A sportswriter, columnist, and sports editor for newspapers in Western Canada over a 20-year period, he is now a reporter for the Victoria Times Colonist, covering provincial politics in the British Columbia legislature.

His non-fiction works include Canucks Legends: Vancouver's Hockey Heroes (Raincoast, 2006) and Steve Nash: The Making of an MVP (Penguin, 2007.) Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Jeff now lives in Victoria, B.C., with his wife, Lana, a middle school teacher, and their two children.

Reviews

[Jake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever about the Canucks

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book looks at all major Canuck players from 1970 until 2005, giving about a page or two for each one. A lot of good photos of the players are also included, which really adds to the book. It also doesn't just look at the biggest names, but some of the role players the Canucks had, or general fan favourites too, as well as coaches and executives, which is a nice touch. Extra attention is given to the more notable players (Smyl, Linden, Bure, etc), and each decade is given a brief overview as well.