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Oct 23, 2024 3:21 PM

The Vancouver Canucks name has been around for decades longer than the NHL squad itself.

The Vancouver Canucks name came before the NHL squad existed. Here's how the name was born back in 1945.More Videos
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Here's today's NHL Nugget – today's Wild Wednesday Rewind heads back to 1945 when the Vancouver Canucks were born in the Pacific Coast Hockey League. 

Here's how the name came to be:

The Vancouver Canucks name came before the NHL squad existed. Here's how the name was born back in 1945.More Videos

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