Trevor Linden
Hockey
Sport:
Hockey
Inducted:
1998
Trevor Linden dreamed of playing in the National Hockey League.
While hockey was his first love, Trevor also excelled in other sports, including baseball, golf, volleyball and basketball, and speedskating.
At fifteen, the 6’4” right-winger was recruited by the Medicine Hat Tigers where he spent two seasons, leading the team back-to-back Memorial Cup titles in 1987 and 1988. Trevor fulfilled his childhood dream when he was selected second overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1988 NHL draft.
He was named to the NHL all-star all-rookie team in 1989 and was voted Hockey News Rookie of the Year. In 1990, at the age of 20, he became the youngest-ever captain in the NHL.
Trevor made the 1991 and 1992 NHL all-star teams. In 1994, he led the Canucks to the Stanley Cup finals. He was also a member of Canada’s gold-medal winning team at the 1988 World Junior Championships.
In 1997, he received the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his extensive community involvement. He was also awarded the 1997 Gillette World Champion Award for his humanitarian efforts.
Details
| Inducted | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Description | At fifteen years of age, won the first of two Memorial Cup in 1987 and again in 1988 as a Medicine Hat Tiger. In 1989 he was voted Hockey News Rookie of the Year and in 1994 he led the Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup finals. Member of Canada’s gold medal winning team at the 1988 World Junior Championships. |
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