Through the 1970s and 80s the Canucks had many high draft picks, nearly all of them failed to meet expectations. On Saturday, June 11, 1988 that all changed when the Canucks landed the second pick overall and chose a kid named Trevor Linden out of Medicine Hat. He wrote:It took 19 years, but the Vancouver Canucks feel they have the equivalent of the No. 1 pick overall in the NHL entry draft. After selecting Trevor Linden of the Western Hockey League Medicine Hat Tigers second overall in yesterday’s entry draft, the Canucks revealed they had the 6-foot-3, 185-pound right winger ranked No.

Source: National Post December 26, 2019 18:45 UTC