Sedins inducted into B.C. Sports Hall of Fame
Twins retired last season after spending 17-year NHL playing careers with Vancouver Canucks
Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who were the faces of the Vancouver Canucks for the better part of two decades, are being inducted into B.C.'s Sports Hall of Fame.
The twin brothers were in attendance when the announcement was made at B.C. Place on Wednesday morning.
The Sedins, 38, retired at the end of last season after spending their entire 17-year playing career with the Canucks.
They've remained in Vancouver since retiring, and both say they spend time coaching kids soccer — Daniel said he's even volunteering at his son's school as a crossing guard.
"I don't know. I signed up for it last year, and you gotta do it," he said.
Henrik said there's something special about the journey he and his brother have been on.
"To come from a small town in Sweden and then you get drafted into a city and a team and now here we are 20 years later and we get inducted into the [BC Sports] Hall of Fame — it means something extra for sure," he said.
They published an open letter at the beginning of their final season, saying they were dedicated to staying with the franchise until the end.
Henrik Sedin wrote they'd had "the best jobs in the world."
The Sedins were selected second and third overall at the 1999 draft, after the Canucks made a series of trades to nab both players.
The brothers would go on become one of the most fearsome duos in the league — with what sometimes seemed like a telepathic ability to find each other with passes.
Henrik, who played centre wearing 33, holds the Canucks' franchise points record with 240 goals and 840 assists over 1,330 games.
Left-winger Daniel, who wore 22, is Vancouver's all-time leading goal-scorer, with 393 goals and 648 assists in 1,306 games.
Individually, Henrik won the Art Ross Trophy as the league's top scorer in 2009-10 as well as the Hart Trophy as league MVP.
Daniel took the Art Ross honours the following season, along with the Ted Lindsay Award as the league MVP — voted by players.
Last month, the Canucks announced the twins' numbers would be retired as part of a week-long celebration of their careers. A date for that event has yet to be set.
2019 Induction Class
Other members of the 2019 Induction Class announced on Wednesday morning include:
Athletes:
- Emily Brydon — Skiing
- Roy Gerela — Football
- Kelly McCallum — Rugby
Builder-Coaches:
- Darlene Currie — Basketball
- Ken Holland — Ice Hockey
- Tony Waiters — Soccer
Team: 1968 New Westminster Salmonbellies — Lacrosse
Pioneer: Ralph "Hunk" Henderson – Basketball/Football
Media: Dan Jukich
W.A.C. Bennett Award: Ron Toigo
With files from Rafferty Baker and the Canadian Press