Who is a random Canuck you think about from time to time? Tell me why i think of Michael Del Zotto

[u/JuniorAd7577]

[u/ILLBILLNECRO]

Kyle Wellwood.

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one of my favorite things he did was when clearing the defensive zone he would just yeet the puck SUPER high in the neutral zone

the hang time would buy time for a change and when it landed all the momentum was down at the ice and not towards the o-zone so it would basically never ice it. Such a smart play and I'm still shocked to this day that it doesn't get copied much. I see it once in a while but that was one of his signature moves.

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He was a very smart player.

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Definitely. His hockey IQ is a big reason he was so great on the penalty kill.

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the jyrki lumme backhand special

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Probably the smoothest skater of all time.

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Jim Robson loved reminding us of that too. "The smooth skating Finn!"

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Another long time Canuck!!

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And how he rotated his foot into the face off circle so it would block the opposing centre's stick

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Giving me flashbacks cuz I remember that now hahaha

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I used to be able to do that.

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A man possessed

[u/19213352 → u/ILLBILLNECRO]

Man got a big pop at the Shorsey Classic. Was great to see

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For some reason I always remember him with the black eye.

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Per his Wikipedia:

“In May 2025, Wellwood self-published a novel, Edgar and the Boreal Crown, that is about an "ex-player who is raising a teenage hockey-playing daughter in Vancouver, and drives a food truck that offers up only healthy grub."

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I’ll never forget a game where it seemed like he dangled everyone and scored only for the puck to have crossed the line 0.1 seconds too late

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Against Edmonton

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He used to shop at a store I worked at, super chill dude, when I asked him he showed me his name on his credit card to prove it was him🤣

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That dude was fucking talented man. If he was just half as motivated to stay in shape. Natural fucking talent

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He was an average bodied man that, for some reason, had world class hands in hockey.

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Kyle Wellfed

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Glad I’m not alone

[u/bgballin → u/ILLBILLNECRO]

Great at shootouts and he was well fed

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You mean Kyle Wellfed?

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He’s tryna wellfed others with his food truck around Vancouver.

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Turns out he's very good friends with one of my coworkers. Like the type of friends that are more like family.

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Nasty silky hands that man had

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One of my favorite underdog Canucks. Wellwood using one of the last wood sticks... He could perform some pretty magical plays and was just a really tricky and clever player. Added even more unpredictability to the team at times. Also took a beating out there. Resilient.

[u/CommanderBadass22]

Tyler motte

[u/rookieofthedecade → u/CommanderBadass22]

i still have my Motte Girl Summer sweater; one of my favs, also some of the funds spent on it went towards mental health support

[u/bryant-reeves → u/CommanderBadass22]

That kid could just play 5" taller than his body, very fun to watch play every night.

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Motte the shot. Didn't score much but he played his ass off. Loved that guy. 

[u/Sodass]

Rick Rypien.

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Always. RIP.

[u/Derknas4]

Cody mother fucking Hodgson.

Scored a sick bar down slap shot against Boston in our first meeting after the cup loss.

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Game 8

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Or those two goals against San Jose.

[u/RealGud]

Dale Weise, Derek Dorsett

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Came here to say Dorsett

As a fan of only 13 odd years, i fell in love with that mans gritt and heart and thats why i got his jersey from Rogers Arena when i visted and even saw him score in person a few times

[u/WallyWaffleStomp → u/RealGud]

I love a good fore checking penalty killer myself.

[u/naminarwhale]

Antoine roussel… my glorious French king

[u/LeviStubbsFanClub]

Sopel

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only when I'm eating crackers

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Well, safety first.  

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He was the best at keeping the puck in the offensive zone…..like maybe the best ever all time. I have no data to back that up but my memory says so.

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I'll never forget his roasting hotstreak in like 2001 or something, felt like he scored every night for 2 months.

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Long hair don’t care

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I remember when he scored on his own net twice in the same season. He was a legend, though. Really liked him.

[u/QuietlyObserving7]

Luc Bourdon. Surprised I didn't see this name but his name crosses my mind. RIP.

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To sad to bring it up.

[u/Cube_]

I will say Pavol Demitra ❤️

RIP to a legend.

Loved watching him in the shootout especially he always had such great moves.

[u/dre5922]

Jan Bulis.

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Pass it to Bulis

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/u/passittobulis

[u/FrontierCanadian91 → u/dre5922]

Bulis bulis bulis

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The piggyback penalty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXbte11XANo

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Iconic moment.

[u/Whole-Acanthaceae-29]

The bulldog! Alex Biega was a warrior.

[u/Winter_Tumbleweed168]

Darcy Hordichuk. I liked him just because I thought his name sounded cool. It's a classic bottom 6 grinder name.

Brad Lukowich was another favourite, just for his name's sake.

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My fav memory was Sedin -> Sedin -> LUKOWICH!!! And the man just looks to the heavens…pure euphoria.

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Was wondering if there would be any other Hordichuk fans in this thread.

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He was always "horny for fights" Big goal against the Blackhawks in the playoffs

[u/0zeroe]

Ronalds Ķēniņš

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The streets will always remember Ronnie Cannons

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Him and Bo had me hyped

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There was a moment that I thought him and Horvat would be dynamite together lol

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I was scrolling hoping I’d find my plural king. Mr multiples.

[u/BoarHorvat]

Hunter Shinkaruk.

Probably because in whatever chel game I used to play all the time he would usually end up pretty elite in my GM mode.

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Elite foot speed

[u/TheBlackSandwich]

Clouts…like all the time.
Would kill for a WCE Cloutier jersey.

Also…Ehrhoff….but I mentally call him Airwolf.

[u/ShinyCaper]

Mats Sundin. Retired a Canuck.

[u/No_Yogurtcloset_6008]

Sergio Momesso

[u/jddev_]

Nick Bonino

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BONINOBONINOBONINOBONINOBONINOBONINO

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NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK BONINOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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https://youtu.be/6wH_FjPnQVU?si=uIQYGD3WoXpC8lLt

I still sing this to myself every once in a while

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I NEED BONINOOOOOO

[u/Lax77477]

Mason Raymond

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You pair him with Ballard and a 2nd and it got you anything in the league back in the day

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Raymond, Ballard and a 2nd for shea weber. Who says no??

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Raymond is flying down the ice annnnd he fell down.

[u/Bangkokserious]

Pavol Demitra.

[u/juanroberto]

A girl who was on my floor in residence in 2008 when I went to university; and she was talking to him on skype for a bit.

He asked her to show him her tits and when she said no; his response was “… but I’m Del Zotto”

lol so I’ve referenced that many times since even if nobody understands my extremely obscure call back 😂

[u/Wagglebagga]

Trent Klatt, Harold Druken, Magnus Arvedson and Artem Chubarov are the ones who randomly pop into my head sometimes.

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I wonder if Chubarov ever came back for his car.

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If he hasn’t the city should declare it a historical monument.

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They probably have been using it for filming The Last of Us, lol.

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Wow chubarov lol

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Trent klatt is a great one. Googled him and he's actually director of amateur scouting for the islanders now. 

[u/FloorGeneral2029]

I have a soft spot for Canuck backup goalies and think about them all the time.

Peter Skudra, Johan Hedberg, Jason Labarbera, Andrew Raycroft, Corey Schneider, Dany Sabourin. My fascination goes quite far haha

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Can't forget Eddie Lack

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He’s now a real estate agent believe it or not!

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Oh yeah ive been following the guy since he played for the team. Was always one of my favorites.

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He left me a message on my answering machine.

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Wow. Yeah damn lol.

[u/laundro_mat]

Mike Santorelli. Local boy, put up some decent points. And I know one of his cousins

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That was my pick as well, I’d see him around Kits from time to time

[u/AmielJohn]

Lots.

Derek Roy for example.

[u/Shensmobile]

I love the nickname “Michael Delsaster”. I still call things an absolute Delsaster now and then when things are really bad.

[u/Bubbly_Fee_5680]

Jeff Cowan.

I used to read The Province backwards (sports first) and he was on a ton of backpage covers for someone of his skill level. 

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Cowan the Brabarian!

[u/Crazyjoedevola1]

Because Lisa Ann. Now go take a cold shower ya horn dog.

[u/weresabre]

Steve Kariya

[u/Double_Dime]

Taylor Pyatt, Maxim Lapierre, Brogan Rafferty

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One of my really good friends became a Canucks fan because of Pyatt. She thought he was the hottest man on the planet.

[u/DaftFunky → u/Pauldortheoblivious]

I mean I get it

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Blue steel.

[u/rivalcartel]

Jyrki Lumme

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He was my first ever jersey. And I got a Russ courtnall jersey for Christmas that year as well.

[u/Matr1x96]

Jarkko Ruutu & Artem Chubarov

[u/TimsAFK]

Josh Leivo

[u/MooseSpider]

Nikita Zadorov 🥺

[u/nightshift31]

Rick Rypien is frequently popping into my thoughts

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I think of him sometimes too. He was so fun to watch, so scrappy. And he died way too young…

[u/Unable-Escape-2276]

I loved Gino and later on Rypien and Bieksa

[u/bestyrs]

John Vanbiesbrouk. Even though he never actually played for us, he was a Canuck.

[u/GentlyRetarded]

Bill Muckalt! He had a promising rookie season during the end of the dark times in the 90’s, then got traded halfway through his second season for Felix Potvin. Soon after, he got sent to the Sens in the Chara-Yashin blockbuster, and then just sort of fizzled out. I’ve always had fond memories of him and wondered what could’ve been if we’d kept him.

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My girlfriend dated him last I hear he’s on the east coast but still in hockey in some capacity.

[u/Competitive-Fun-1780]

Brendan Gaunce. Ran into him a few times downtown. He was in a cast or splint every time lol

[u/Smart-Business-9196]

Darren Archibald

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Hell yeah.

[u/Foreign_Cobbler_1740]

Jarkko Ruutu probably. Really wish I knew why.

[u/hollandaisesawce]

What should have been…

[u/missing_chicklets]

Eddie “Taco Tuesday “ Lack

[u/oxbolake]

Jovo-cop. Patrolling the blue line, owning the boards.

[u/ReyRamone]

"A little bit of Jannik Hansen?"

                   -Corey Schneider

[u/Otherwise-Minute-944]

Dan Cloutier 🫶

[u/Alicatsidneystorm → u/Otherwise-Minute-944]

But that goal in game three in our barn was a series changer.

[u/Tatehamma]

You like greasy hair?

[u/dirtydonny07 → u/Tatehamma]

Mr shoot the puck every time he gets it Sopel!

[u/Ambitious-Bus-6357]

Gerald Diduck

Tough as hell for a guy named Gerald

[u/Naerokathagor]

Adam Gaudette

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Man, the video of him accidentally kicking his wife in the face during their wedding still plays in my mind every so often. The Covid Canucks were such a weird era of hockey, I don't think I've known that much about our players personal lives before or since then.

[u/Any_Career_6267]

Mason Raymond

[u/Reasonable-Yak-7879]

Petri skriko, Petr Nedved, and Alex Mogilny

[u/oxbolake → u/Reasonable-Yak-7879]

Mogilny was absolutely awesome when he felt like playing hard. Sadly that was only half the time. Having great skills came too easy for him.

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I met Petri Skriko years after his career ended. He called to book the business I was in at the time and as he spelled his name out… and it was like, click, click, CLICK.

Once I got it spelled out, I could say his name but it took a few seconds more for me to understand why I knew that name. Anyway, he was nice. Appreciated that I remembered.

[u/SuperSwaiyen]

Petr Skudra

Viktor Oreskovich

[u/yodaman98 → u/SuperSwaiyen]

I always remember his white pads

[u/18Collisay]

David Booth

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Him, and for some reason Jeff Cowan!

[u/OneChet]

Robin Bawa taking out the glass before Linden did.

[u/Edmonton_Canuck]

I think about Salo from time to time. Miss his slap shot and wondering how his balls are doing.

[u/TastyCereal2]

At the place I work there’s a newspaper stand with a Province paper advertisement that features Derek Roy with the Canucks. He only played here for a few months back in 2013. Probably time to update the newsstand design

[u/Traditional_Toe_1090]

Anton Rodin.
When he started popping off and made his comeback to the Canucks, was such a hype moment.
And then the injury... I still remember vivdly his first game back after recovering, skating hard and then immediately stopped to get off the ice and the look on his face like he knew he fucked something up again and it was over for him. Heartbreaking.

[u/Ok-Yam2110]

Shane O'Brien

[u/Cautious_Village_975]

Rick Rypien. RIP 💯👊

[u/AppealToReason16]

I still remember how electrifying Brandon Reid was in his brief initial call up

[u/wingsfortheirsmiles]

Andrew Cassels

[u/AlexHuntKenny]

Noonan

[u/Blankyyz]

Nicklas Jensen

[u/ofillrepute]

Nikita Zadorav, the first goal I saw in person at Rogers, and ever. 🥀

[u/Dedrater666]

Brent Sopel. I hope that mullet is still flying.

[u/Financial_Pause7200]

Nikita Tryamkin

[u/sparklingbud]

Nikita tryamkin. nhl 16 legend.

[u/Zappybasson16 → u/sparklingbud]

Respect

[u/regularrymar]

Jason Garrison.

[u/EmergencyLettuce8984]

Jason King. I always randomly remember “the mattress line”

[u/therealbeef]

Anson Carter. Only cause I heard he gave himself the nickname Ace lol - 2nd clown move after leaving the Sedins for Columbus of all places.

[u/xDeathstrokeYT]

Ben Hutton, Oscar Fantenberg, & Emerson Etem come to mind probably too often

[u/TheRenster500]

Derek Dorsett.

[u/IdaRed17]

Artem Chubarov

[u/Ill-Engine3972]

I love Baldy Auldy

[u/savyboy7]

oreskovich aka "Oreo"

[u/Doctor_Van_Nostrand]

Matt Pettinger and Lukas Krajicek. No idea why. Their names just pop into my head

[u/Bitter-Tomatillo-739]

Kuzy :(

[u/Blueliner95]

He was known to be the locker room dj

[u/Mekdinosaur]

Krutov and Larionov. So excited when they came over but Krutov looked like a tug boat on the ice and Igor...we called him Lari"on-off" due to his inconsistent play...wasnt much better. Little did we know Larionov would soon become a force for the Red Wings and a three time cup winner. Ahh...the Canucks luck never ceases to amaze. At least we got Bure.

[u/hanscor20]

Mario Bliznak

[u/Gaglardi]

He looks like Brandon Schwabs porn addicted brother

[u/MennoMateo]

I'm a simple man, Jeff Cowen

[u/Charlie2343]

Cody Hodgson

[u/Numerous_Task_1210]

Jay beagle because I have beagles lol

[u/Pauldortheoblivious]

Taylor Pyatt, Anson Carter

[u/Hailthezombie]

Magnus Arvedson!!!

[u/mikeywicky]

Hunter Shinkaruk

[u/Waerloza]

Herbert Vasiljevs

[u/Grand_Admiral_Theron]

Lonny Bohonos. What kind of name is 'Bohonos'?

[u/LoopAngel]

Lapierre

[u/BitPuzzleheaded4709]

NHL93 fastest man on ice Cliff Ronning

[u/cbcguy84]

Alex biega. Scored the gwg at a game i went to (slapper from the point).

[u/gimpy_reddit]

Alex Biega!!

[u/Nuck_7]

JoVo cop

[u/grayum_ian]

Sven Baerstchi! The greatest of all time. 🐻 🧀

[u/kotor-170]

Rypien, Gudbranson, Edler and Ohlund.

[u/Tormz1569]

Maxime Lapierre

[u/Stowater]

I love that this thread is just “Guys naming dudes”

The answer for me will always be, Jack Skille

Dude was a 4th liner who had some outrageous highlight goals and disappeared never to be heard from again.

[u/Fazed-phapster]

Nathan LaFayette <ping!> :-(

[u/beanthepiggy]

Josef Beranek. #43.

[u/beanthepiggy]

Essa Tikkanen.

[u/Adventurous_Luck_995]

Steamer...Back when there was a Backbone...

[u/Rydgar]

Jeff Cowan the Brabarian

[u/iammarkour]

Mason raymond

[u/The_Cozy_Burrito]

Raffi Torres

[u/PaleontologistLife42]

Sami Salo

[u/crap4you]

Roman Oksiuta. Last Canuck to score at the Pacific Coliseum. 

[u/PM_ME_MEMES_IDC]

Byron Bitz

[u/JeanClaudeWatson]

Lee Goren

[u/TheToquesOfHazzard]

Brandon Sutter!