VANCOUVER CANUCKS RE-SIGN DANIEL & HENRIK SEDIN TO FIVE-YEAR DEALS

JULY 1, 2009 -- Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have re-signed forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin to identical five-year deals. In keeping with club policy, terms were not disclosed.

“Daniel and Henrik Sedin are this club’s offensive leaders and players we want to build around,” said Mike Gillis. “Their level of performance in every area of the game is exceptional; both Daniel and Henrik are committed to winning and we want them to succeed as Vancouver Canucks.”

Daniel averaged a point-per-game in the regular season and playoffs, sharing the team scoring lead with Henrik for the 2008-09 season. He recorded 31 goals, a career high 51 assists (31-51-82) and 36 penalty minutes in 82 games played. In 10 postseason contests he scored four goals, six assists (4-6-10) and had eight penalty minutes. Over the past five seasons he has missed only one of 410 NHL games. Daniel ranks 7th on the Canucks all-time scoring list with 462 points (179-283-462) in 642 career games, 10th all-time in playoff scoring with 28 points (9-19-28) in 53 games and 2nd in game winning goals with 36. Daniel won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy with Team Sweden recording three points (1-2-3) in eight games played.

Henrik shared the team lead in scoring and matched Daniel with a point-per-game average in 2008-09. He recorded a new career goal-high scoring 22 times, adding 60 assists (22-60-82) and 48 penalty minutes in 82 games played, his fourth consecutive 82-game season. He also recorded 10 points in 10 playoff games (4-6-10) with two penalty minutes. The NHL named Henrik second star for the month of March after he recorded 19 points (7-12-19) in 14 games. Henrik ranks 8th all-time in club scoring with 460 points (109-351-460) in 646 career games and 9th all-time in playoff scoring with 30 points (14-16-30) in 53 postseason games. In 2008 he was selected to the NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta, where he recorded two assists. Henrik won gold with Team Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy scoring three goals and an assist in eight games.

Daniel and Henrik Sedin, 28 years-old, were drafted by Vancouver second and third overall, respectively, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

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CANUCKS SIGN DEFENCEMEN NOLAN BAUMGARTNER, LAWRENCE NYCHOLAT & FORWARD MATT POPE

JULY 2, 2009 -- Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have signed defencemen Nolan Baumgartner and Lawrence Nycholat and forward Matt Pope. In keeping with club policy terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Baumgartner, 33, recorded 33 points (11-22-33) and 50 penalty minutes in 72 games with the Canucks AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose last season. Between 2002-03 and 2005-06 Baumgartner played 87 games with Vancouver scoring six goals and 34 assists (6-34-40). Baumgartner has played for six NHL teams in his career recording 45 points (6-39-45) and 67 penalty minutes in 131 games. The 6’2”, 205-lbs native of Calgary, Alberta was originally drafted by Washington 10th overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and first signed with Vancouver as a free agent on July 2, 2008.

Nycholat, 30, re-joins the Canucks after finishing the 2008-09 season with the Colorado Avalanche. Originally acquired by trade with Ottawa on September 2, 2008, Nycholat played 14 games with Vancouver during the 2008-09 season. In 50 career NHL games with five teams the defenceman has recorded nine points (2-7-9) and 24 penalty minutes. The 6’0”, 190-lbs Calgary, Alberta native began his NHL career as a free agent, signing with the Minnesota Wild on August 31, 2000.

Pope, 24, played the bulk of the 2008-09 season with Bakersfield of the ECHL and finished the season with the Manitoba Moose after a four-game stint with the Binghamton Senators. Pope recorded 63 points (30-33-63) in 54 games with Bakersfield and played another 12 AHL games with Binghamton and Manitoba recording eight points (4-4-8) and 10 penalty minutes. In 12 postseason contests with the Moose, Pope had six points (3-3-6) and 2 penalty minutes. The 6’1”, 185-lbs forward is a Langley, British Columbia native.

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