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Trevor Linden

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: April 11, 1970 in Medicine Hat, Alberta

Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:09AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #226. Danny Gare… #227. Randy Carlyle… #228. Bill Cowley… #228. TREVOR LINDEN… #228. Dennis Hull… #228. Saku Koivu… 

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1988-89 18 VAN NHL 80 30 29 59 24 -10 41 19 10 1 2 186 16.1
1989-90 19 VAN NHL 73 21 30 51 20 -17 43 13 6 2 3 171 12.3
1990-91 20 VAN NHL 80 33 37 70 28 -25 65 15 16 2 4 229 14.4
1991-92 21 VAN NHL 80 31 44 75 29 3 101 24 6 1 6 201 15.4
1992-93 22 VAN NHL 84 33 39 72 29 19 64 25 8 0 3 209 15.8
1993-94 23 VAN NHL 84 32 29 61 26 6 73 20 10 2 3 234 13.7
1994-95 24 VAN NHL 48 18 22 40 16 -5 40 9 9 0 1 129 14.0
1995-96 25 VAN NHL 82 33 47 80 31 6 42 20 12 1 2 202 16.3
1996-97 26 VAN NHL 49 9 31 40 13 5 27 5 2 2 2 84 10.7
1997-98 27 TOT NHL 67 17 21 38 15 -14 82 10 5 2 2 133 12.8
1997-98 27 VAN NHL 42 7 14 21 8 -13 49 5 2 0 1 74 9.5
1997-98 27 NYI NHL 25 10 7 17 8 -1 33 5 3 2 1 59 16.9
1998-99 28 NYI NHL 82 18 29 47 18 -14 32 9 8 1 1 167 10.8 1762 21:29
1999-00 29 MTL NHL 50 13 17 30 12 -3 34 9 4 0 3 87 14.9 892 17:51
2000-01 30 TOT NHL 69 15 22 37 14 0 60 9 6 0 3 126 11.9 1402 20:19
2000-01 30 MTL NHL 57 12 21 33 12 -2 52 6 6 0 3 96 12.5 1185 20:47
2000-01 30 WSH NHL 12 3 1 4 2 2 8 3 0 0 0 30 10.0 217 18:03
2001-02 31 TOT NHL 80 13 24 37 13 -5 71 10 3 0 2 141 9.2 1498 18:43
2001-02 31 WSH NHL 16 1 2 3 1 -2 6 0 1 0 0 19 5.3 258 16:06
2001-02 31 VAN NHL 64 12 22 34 12 -3 65 10 2 0 2 122 9.8 1240 19:23
2002-03 32 VAN NHL 71 19 22 41 16 -1 30 14 4 1 1 116 16.4 1126 15:52
2003-04 33 VAN NHL 82 14 22 36 13 -6 26 10 4 0 1 97 14.4 1336 16:17
2005-06 35 VAN NHL 82 7 9 16 6 3 15 5 1 1 0 55 12.7 929 11:20
2006-07 36 VAN NHL 80 12 13 25 10 -6 34 7 5 0 1 92 13.0 987 12:20
2007-08 37 VAN NHL 59 7 5 12 5 0 15 5 0 2 1 45 15.6 667 11:19
Career NHL 1382 375 492 867 339 -64 895 238 119 18 41 2704 13.9 10599 16:11

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1988-89 18 VAN NHL 80 0.38 0.36 0.74 0.30 0.51 2.33 25 24 49 20 99 41 74 6 -10 3.4 1.1 4.5
1989-90 19 VAN NHL 73 0.29 0.41 0.70 0.27 0.59 2.34 18 25 43 17 83 34 85 19 -17 2.6 0.7 3.2
1990-91 20 VAN NHL 80 0.41 0.46 0.88 0.36 0.81 2.86 30 33 63 25 103 47 109 28 -25 5.2 0.5 5.7
1991-92 21 VAN NHL 80 0.39 0.55 0.94 0.36 1.26 2.51 28 39 67 26 109 47 74 15 3 5.2 1.1 6.3
1992-93 22 VAN NHL 84 0.39 0.46 0.86 0.34 0.76 2.49 27 31 58 23 112 33 93 33 19 4.8 1.2 5.9
1993-94 23 VAN NHL 84 0.38 0.35 0.73 0.30 0.87 2.79 29 26 55 23 114 52 86 30 6 4.7 1.3 6.0
1994-95 24 VAN NHL 48 0.38 0.46 0.83 0.33 0.83 2.69 31 38 69 27 58 31 39 7 -5 3.5 0.4 3.9
1995-96 25 VAN NHL 82 0.40 0.57 0.98 0.38 0.51 2.46 32 45 77 30 125 48 99 28 6 6.6 1.0 7.6
1996-97 26 VAN NHL 49 0.18 0.63 0.82 0.27 0.55 1.71 9 32 41 14 62 14 57 14 5 2.6 0.7 3.3
1997-98 27 TOT NHL 67 0.25 0.31 0.57 0.23 1.22 1.99 19 24 43 17 74 29 84 25 -14 3.3 0.2 3.6
1997-98 27 VAN NHL 42 0.17 0.33 0.50 0.19 1.17 1.76 8 16 24 9 40 15 57 19 -13 1.4 -0.1 1.3
1997-98 27 NYI NHL 25 0.40 0.28 0.68 0.30 1.32 2.36 11 8 19 8 34 14 27 6 -1 1.9 0.3 2.3
1998-99 28 NYI NHL 82 0.22 0.35 0.57 0.22 0.39 2.04 21 33 54 20 72 28 88 30 -14 2.2 1.5 3.7
1999-00 29 MTL NHL 50 0.26 0.34 0.60 0.23 0.68 1.74 14 18 32 13 42 14 38 7 -3 2.0 1.2 3.2
2000-01 30 TOT NHL 69 0.22 0.32 0.54 0.20 0.87 1.83 16 23 39 15 66 28 68 30 0 1.4 1.8 3.2
2000-01 30 MTL NHL 57 0.21 0.37 0.58 0.21 0.91 1.68 13 22 35 13 56 25 59 26 -2 1.3 1.5 2.8
2000-01 30 WSH NHL 12 0.25 0.08 0.33 0.16 0.67 2.50 3 1 4 2 10 3 9 4 2 0.1 0.3 0.4
2001-02 31 TOT NHL 80 0.16 0.30 0.46 0.17 0.89 1.76 15 27 42 16 58 19 68 24 -5 1.2 1.2 2.4
2001-02 31 WSH NHL 16 0.06 0.13 0.19 0.07 0.38 1.19 1 2 3 1 8 5 9 4 -2 -0.3 0.2 -0.1
2001-02 31 VAN NHL 64 0.19 0.34 0.53 0.19 1.02 1.91 14 25 39 14 50 14 59 20 -3 1.5 1.0 2.5
2002-03 32 VAN NHL 71 0.27 0.31 0.58 0.23 0.42 1.63 22 24 46 19 54 15 60 20 -1 3.3 1.0 4.3
2003-04 33 VAN NHL 82 0.17 0.27 0.44 0.16 0.32 1.18 16 25 41 16 55 18 70 27 -6 1.8 1.0 2.9
2005-06 35 VAN NHL 82 0.09 0.11 0.20 0.07 0.18 0.67 7 9 16 6 26 2 54 33 3 -0.5 1.2 0.7
2006-07 36 VAN NHL 80 0.15 0.16 0.31 0.12 0.43 1.15 13 13 26 11 47 25 39 11 -6 0.9 1.1 2.0
2007-08 37 VAN NHL 59 0.12 0.08 0.20 0.09 0.25 0.76 8 5 13 6 18 0 23 5 0 0.2 0.8 1.0
Career NHL 1382 0.27 0.36 0.63 0.25 0.65 1.96 380 494 874 342 1377 525 1308 392 -64 54.3 19.0 73.3

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1988-89 18 VAN NHL 7 3 4 7 -1 8 0 2 1 0 11 27.3
1990-91 20 VAN NHL 6 0 7 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
1991-92 21 VAN NHL 13 4 8 12 5 6 2 2 0 1 37 10.8
1992-93 22 VAN NHL 12 5 8 13 4 16 3 2 0 1 22 22.7
1993-94 23 VAN NHL 24 12 13 25 3 18 6 5 1 1 67 17.9
1994-95 24 VAN NHL 11 2 6 8 -1 12 1 1 0 0 19 10.5
1995-96 25 VAN NHL 6 4 4 8 -1 6 2 2 0 0 14 28.6
2000-01 30 WSH NHL 6 0 4 4 -3 14 0 0 0 0 17 0.0 136 22:41
2001-02 31 VAN NHL 6 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 10.0 118 19:36
2002-03 32 VAN NHL 14 1 2 3 -4 10 0 0 1 0 20 5.0 247 17:38
2003-04 33 VAN NHL 7 0 0 0 -3 6 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 129 18:29
2006-07 36 VAN NHL 12 2 5 7 4 6 1 1 0 2 19 10.5 207 17:15
Career NHL 124 34 65 99 7 104 16 15 3 5 252 13.5 837 18:36

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1985-86 15 Medicine Hat Tigers AMHL 40 14 22 36 14
1985-86 15 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 5 2 0 2 0
1986-87 16 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 14 22 36 59
1987-88 17 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 67 46 64 110 76
1987-88 17 Canada WJC-A 7 1 0 1 0
1990-91 20 Canada WEC-A 10 1 4 5 4
1996-97 26 Canada W-Cup 8 1 1 2 0
1997-98 27 Canada Olympics 6 1 0 1 10
1997-98 27 Canada WC-A 6 1 4 5 4
Career 1 Season AMHL 40 14 22 36 14
Career 1 Season Olympics 6 1 0 1 10
Career 1 Season W-Cup 8 1 1 2 0
Career 1 Season WC-A 6 1 4 5 4
Career 1 Season WEC-A 10 1 4 5 4
Career 3 Seasons WHL 144 62 86 148 135
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 1 0 1 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1986-87 16 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 20 5 4 9 17
1986-87 16 Medicine Hat Tigers M-Cup 5 2 1 3 6
1987-88 17 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 16 13 12 25 19
1987-88 17 Medicine Hat Tigers M-Cup 5 3 4 7 0
Career 2 Seasons M-Cup 10 5 5 10 6
Career 2 Seasons WHL 36 18 16 34 36

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 19 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Trevor Linden 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.7
Claude Lemieux 91.7 7.6 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.3 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Scott Mellanby 90.5 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.5 -0.1
Butch Goring 89.3 7.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.4
Ray Ferraro 89.0 7.8 7.7 6.7 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 0.7
Bobby Holik 88.8 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.0 4.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.6 0.1
Jamie Langenbrunner 88.2 8.5 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.2 0.0
Steve Thomas 88.2 8.3 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 -0.5
Cliff Ronning 88.0 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.0 1.7 1.6 0.8
Neal Broten 87.7 7.6 7.4 6.4 6.4 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.2
Scott Young 87.7 9.8 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 0.9 -0.3
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Trevor Linden 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.7
Claude Lemieux 92.0 7.6 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Scott Mellanby 91.6 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.5 -0.1
Butch Goring 89.3 7.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.4
Ray Ferraro 89.0 7.8 7.7 6.7 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.4 1.8 1.7 0.7
Bobby Holik 88.8 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.6 6.2 5.0 4.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.6 0.1
Jamie Langenbrunner 88.2 8.5 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.2 0.0
Cliff Ronning 88.0 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.0 1.7 1.6 0.8
Steve Thomas 87.9 8.3 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 -0.5
Neal Broten 87.7 7.6 7.4 6.4 6.4 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.8 2.8 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.2 0.2
Scott Young 87.7 9.8 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 0.9 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1991 NHL
1992 NHL

Awards

1996-97 NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy

Honors

1988-89 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Games Played

1988-89 NHL 80 (1)
 1990-91 NHL 80 (3)
1991-92 NHL 80 (3)
1992-93 NHL 84 (2)
1993-94 NHL 84 (5)
1994-95 NHL 48 (5)
1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
1998-99 NHL 82 (2)
2003-04 NHL 82 (3)
2005-06 NHL 82 (3)
Career NHL 1382 (35)

Power Play Goals

1994-95 NHL 9 (10)
Career NHL 119 (95)

Short-Handed Goals

Career NHL 18 (82)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 525 (87)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 1308 (61)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 392 (45)
      

Transactions

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February 6, 1998: Traded to NY Islanders by Vancouver for Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan McCabe and NY Islanders' 3rd round choice (Jarkko Ruutu) in 1998 Entry Draft, February 6, 1998.

May 29, 1999: Traded to Montreal by NY Islanders for Montreal's 1st round choice (Branislav Mezei) in 1999 Entry Draft, May 29, 1999.

March 13, 2001: Traded to Washington by Montreal with Dainius Zubrus and New Jersey's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay selected Andreas Holmqvist ) in 2001 Entry Draft for Richard Zednik, Jan Bulis and Washington's 1st round choice (Alexander Perezhogin) in 2001 Entry Draft, March 13, 2001.

November 10, 2001: Traded to Vancouver by Washington with NY Islanders' 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Vancouver selected Denis Grot) in 2002 Entry Draft for Vancouver's 1st round choice (Boyd Gordon) in 2002 Entry Draft and Vancouver's 3rd round choice (later traded to Edmonton - Edmonton selected Zack Stortini) in 2003 Entry Draft, November 10, 2001.

June 11, 2008: Officially announced his retirement, June 11, 2008.

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