VANCOUVER
Kanada - British Columbia
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The city takes its name from George Vancouver, who explored the inner harbour of Burrard Inlet in 1792. The family name „Vancouver“ itself originates from the Dutch „van Coevorden“, denoting somebody from the city of Coevorden, Netherlands. The explorer’s ancestors came to England „from Coevorden“, which is the origin of the name that eventually became „Vancouver“.
With his first selection in the Expansion Draft, Canucks General Manager Bud Poile chose defenceman Gary Doak. Among the other players chosen by Vancouver were centre Orland Kurtenbach, who was named the Canucks' first captain, as well as defenceman Pat Quinn, who later became the team's general manager and coach in the 1990s.
Sharks
Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena. The venue opened in 1995 as General Motors Place, and seats up to 18,890 for Canucks games.
Stanley Park
Unlike other large urban parks, Stanley Park is not the creation of a landscape architect but rather the evolution of a forest and urban space over many years.
