The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The team was founded in 1945 as a Pacific Coast Hockey League (PCHL) member, eventually becoming the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Canucks joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1970 as an expansion team. Early Years The team’s early years were marked by instability …
Vancouver Canucks Team History
1970 1975 1996 Vancouver Canucks Team Formation Less than a year later, the Oakland Seals were in financial difficulty and having trouble drawing fans. An apparent deal was in place to move the team to Vancouver, but the NHL did not want to see one of their franchises from the expansion of 1967 move so quickly and killed the deal. …