We're going to be ranking the top 5 players of each decade for the Vancouver Canucks. So it's time to get groovy and go back in time to the 1970's. Take a look at the Canuck's players who managed to stand the test of time and etch their name out in the history books for Vancouver. Here are your top 5 Canucks of the 1970's:
The Vancouver Canucks drafted Don Lever with the third-overall pick in the 1972 draft. Don Lever showed he had grit and hard checking. He was known for his penalty-killing abilities and apt for scoring on the powerplay. He is 10th all-time in franchise scoring for the Vancouver Canucks with 407 points in 593 games played.
Dennis Kearns was a fast puck-moving defenceman that could use his skillset to advance the puck, create opportunities, and quarterback plays with his elite skating. Remind you of any defenceman on the Canucks today? He has 321 points with the Vancouver Canucks making him tied for third in the franchise leading Canuck's defenders.
Andre Boudrias had the franchise leading assists record in one season with the Canucks for 35 years! In the 1974-75 season Boudrias collected 62 assists and that record stood until the 2009-10 season when a talented Swedish player by the name of Henrik Sedin completely shattered that record with 83 assists of his own. Still very impressive to hold on to a Canucks record for 35 years.
