8 Players Who Skated In Their 1000th NHL Game With The Vancouver
Tomorrow, in a matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights, Vancouver Canucks forward Evander Kane is projected to skate in his 1000th-career NHL game. Surprisingly, he’ll be just the ninth player in franchise history to hit this milestone as part of the Canucks, as only eight others have done so before him. Here are the eight players who played in their 1000th NHL game as a member of the Canucks.
Pit Martin
Martin was the first to play in his 1000th-career NHL game as a member of the Canucks, achieving this milestone on January 1, 1978 against the team he played over 10 seasons for, the Chicago Blackhawks. Through an 1101-game NHL career, Martin scored 324 goals and 485 assists. His final 131 NHL games were spent with Vancouver.
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Ryan Walter
Walter was only a Canucks for two seasons — 92 games — as the majority of his time in the NHL came with the Montréal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals, who drafted him back in 1978. His 1000th NHL game came towards the tail-end of his NHL career, as he ultimately finished his career with 1003 games played in the league, scoring 264 goals and 382 assists during this span.
Dave Babych
The second player to hit their 1000th-career NHL game as a Canuck was Babych, who spent a total of 409 games with Vancouver through his 1195-game career. Babych played in his 1000th NHL game on February 7, 1996, also against a team he’d formerly played for in the Hartford Whalers. Babych’s NHL résumé also includes 142 goals and 581 assists with Vancouver, Hartford, the Winnipeg Jets, Philadelphia Flyers, and Los Angeles Kings.
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Trevor Linden
Linden became the third player to hit their 1000th NHL game-mark with the Canucks on March 26, 2002, when Vancouver took on the Los Angeles Kings. While the former Canucks captain did split some of his career with the New York Islanders, Montréal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals, he ultimately returned to his hometown team to skate in his 1000th NHL game. Later, in…
