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The history of the Vancouver Canucks begins when the team joined the National Hockey League (NHL). Founded as an expansion team in 1970 along with the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks were the first NHL team to be based in Vancouver. The Canucks adopted the name of the minor professional hockey team that had existed in Vancouver since 1945. During the 2009-10 season, the Canucks will be faced with the longest road trip in NHL history, with 14 games over 6 weeks, as a result of Vancouver hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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  • History of the Vancouver Canucks
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  • The history of the Vancouver Canucks begins when the team joined the National Hockey League (NHL). Founded as an expansion team in 1970 along with the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks were the first NHL team to be based in Vancouver. The Canucks adopted the name of the minor professional hockey team that had existed in Vancouver since 1945. During the 2009-10 season, the Canucks will be faced with the longest road trip in NHL history, with 14 games over 6 weeks, as a result of Vancouver hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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  • The history of the Vancouver Canucks begins when the team joined the National Hockey League (NHL). Founded as an expansion team in 1970 along with the Buffalo Sabres, the Vancouver Canucks were the first NHL team to be based in Vancouver. The Canucks adopted the name of the minor professional hockey team that had existed in Vancouver since 1945. After initially struggling as an expansion team in the NHL, the Canucks won their first division title in 1975, then proceed to set a record for North American professional sports, with fifteen consecutive losing seasons. In 1982, they made an appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in four straight games. After acquiring several key players, they would win consecutive division titles in 1992 and 1993, and made a second appearance in the Stanley Cup Final in 1994, losing in the seventh and deciding game. They then went back to several years of mediocre play, before improving in the early part of the 21st century. They would win the title twice in three years between 2004 and 2007. During the 2009-10 season, the Canucks will be faced with the longest road trip in NHL history, with 14 games over 6 weeks, as a result of Vancouver hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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