| Canuck |
His contribution in 1994 |
Where he went after 1994 |
| Greg
Adams |
Scored
15 goals, including overtime goals in two
consecutive games (game 5 against the Leafs and
game 1 against the Rangers). |
Traded
to the Dallas Stars for Russ Courtnall in April
1995. Played over 1000 NHL games and played his
last NHL season in 2000-01. |
| Shawn
Antoski |
Capped
his rookie season by playing in 16 playoff games.
Recorded 36 penalty minutes in the playoffs. |
Played
just seven more games for the Canucks before
being dealt to Philadelphia in February 1995. |
| Dave
Babych |
Played
in all 24 playoff games, finishing third among
defensemen with 8 points. Scored the game winning
goal in game five of the Finals. |
Went
on to play over 400 games with the Canucks,
including his 1000th NHL game. Sent to
Philadelphia during the 1997-98 season. |
| Jeff
Brown |
Recorded
15 points in 24 games. Sent Pavel Bure on his
breakaway in the seventh game of the Calgary
series. |
Played
another season and a half with the Canucks before
being traded to Hartford. NHL career ended after
1997-98. |
| Pavel
Bure |
Awesome
offensively, scoring 16 goals and adding 15
assists. Scored in overtime to knock the Flames
out of the playoffs in round one. |
Stayed
with the Canucks until 1997-98. Held out for a
trade and was finally dealt to the Florida
Panthers in January 1999. Led the NHL in goal
scoring in the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons.
Knee injuries ended his career. |
| Jimmy
Carson |
Saw
action in just two playoff games. |
Signed
by Hartford as a free agent in the Summer of
1994. |
| Joe
Charbonneau |
Played
in three games during the Calgary series, scoring
once. |
Played
three more NHL games (with the Canucks) in 1995. |
| Geoff
Courtnall |
Recorded
19 points in 24 games. Scored overtime goal
during game five of the Calgary series. Video
replay was needed to count his goal during game
six of the Finals. |
Played
one more season with the Canucks before returning
to St. Louis as a free agent in July 1995. He
played 1048 NHL games before injuries finally
forced him to retire in November 1999. |
| Murray
Craven |
Recorded
13 points in 22 games. Scored the game winning
goal in the final game of the Dallas series. |
Game
seven of the finals was the last game Craven
played for the Canucks. He was traded to Chicago
in March 1995 and went on to play his 1000th NHL
game with San Jose. |
| Gerald
Diduck |
Played
in all 24 games, recording eight points. His lone
goal opened the scoring of game six in the
Calgary series. |
Sent
to Chicago at the trading deadline in 1995. Went
on to play 932 NHL games with a total of eight
teams before retiring after 2000-01 |
| Martin
Gelinas |
Scored
five goals in 24 games, including the game winner
in the first game of the Dallas series. |
Stayed
with the Canucks for three and a half more
seasons. Named the Canucks' most valuable player
in 1996-97. Dealt to Carolina in the great Canuck
purge of 1997-98. Played over 1000 NHL games. |
| Brian
Glynn |
After
Dana Murzyn was injured in the seventh game of
the Calgary series, Glynn played the next 17
games (even though Murzyn was later healthy). |
Claimed
by Hartford in the waiver draft in January 1995.
Finished his NHL career with the Whalers. |
| Bret
Hedican |
Scored
his first goal as a Canuck in the first game of
the Finals. Played in all 24 games and tied
Nathan LaFayette with a plus/minus of +13. |
Of
the Canucks who played in the 1994 Finals,
Hedican was the only one to play for the Canucks
in 1998-99. Traded to Florida with Pavel Bure in
January 1999. Finally won the Cup with Carolina
in 2006. |
| Tim
Hunter |
Played
in all 24 games, but did not record a point
(someone has to check and kill penalties). |
Played
two more seasons with the Canucks before
finishing his NHL career with the San Jose
Sharks. |
| Nathan
LaFayette |
After
sitting out the first four playoff games,
recorded 9 points in the next 20. Finished +13
and hit the post late in game seven of the
Finals. |
Traded
to the Rangers in April 1995 for Corey Hirsch.
Has not repeated his success in 1994, spending at
least part of each season since in the minor
leagues. 1998-99 was his last NHL season. |
| Trevor
Linden |
Canuck
captain and team leader. Second only to Pavel
Bure in goals (12), assists (13) and points (25).
Scored in overtime of game six against Calgary.
Despite being attacked late in game six of the
Finals, he scored twice in game seven. |
Stayed
with the Canucks until the 1997-98 season when he
was dealt to the New York Islanders. Returned to
the Canucks in November 2001, finishing his NHL
career in 2007-08. |
| Jyrki
Lumme |
Third
on the team in assists (11), including two
assists in overtime. Scored the game winning goal
in game two of the Toronto series. |
Played
four more seasons with the Canucks before he
joined the Phoenix Coyotes as a free agent in
July 1998. Played over 900 NHL games. |
| John
McIntyre |
Late
season addition proved valuable as a checker in
all 24 games. |
Played
his last 28 NHL games with the Canucks in
1994-95. |
| Kirk
McLean |
Set
NHL record with 1544 minutes played. Recorded
four shutouts. Made "the save" in game
seven of the Calgary series. Stopped 52 shots in
the overtime victory in game one of the Finals. |
Went
on to set most career Canuck goaltending records
before being shipped out of town as part of the
dismantling of the Canucks in 1997-98. Retired
after the 2000-01 season. |
| Sergio
Momesso |
Recorded
seven points and led the team in penalty minutes
(56). Scored overtime goal in game four against
the Stars. |
Played
one more season with the Canucks before being
shipped to Toronto for Mike Ridley. |
| Dana
Murzyn |
Played
well in the Calgary series, but was injured in
the seventh game. He was a healthy scratch later
in the playoffs after Brian Glynn took his spot. |
One
of the last Canucks from the 1994 playoffs still
with the team. Played part of the 1998-99 season
with the Canucks before being sent to the minors
and ultimately retiring. |
| Gino
Odjick |
Shared
enforcer duties with rookie Shawn Antoski.
Recorded 18 penalty minutes in ten games. |
Stayed
with the Canucks long enough to set the team
record for career penalty minutes. Sent to the
Islanders during 1997-98. Finished his NHL career
with the Montreal Canadiens in 2001-02. |
| Adrian
Plavsic |
Did not play in
the last 12 games of the regular season or any of
the playoffs. Captained the "Dream
Team". |
Played
three more games for the Canucks before being
traded to Tampa Bay. |
| Pat
Quinn |
Despite
an average regular season, the Canuck coach
guided his troops to a 15 win post-season. |
Stepped
down as coach after the 1994 playoffs. Coached 12
more games at the end of the 1995-96 season.
Fired at the beginning of the 1997-98 season. |
| Cliff
Ronning |
Helped
the team which inspired him in 1982 back to the
Finals. Hampered by injuries, but still scored
five goals (including two game winners) and added
ten assists in 24 games. |
Signed
as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes in July
1996. Joined the expansion Nashville Predators in
1998-99. Has played over 1100 NHL games. |
| Jiri
Slegr |
Played
78 games during the regular season, but not see
any action in the playoffs. |
Played
a handful of games for the Canucks in 1994-95.
After a year in Europe, he returned to the NHL
with the Penguins. Returned to the Canucks
briefly in 2003-04. |
| Kay
Whitmore |
A
solid backup goaltender in the regular season. He
had the best seat in the house for the playoff
run as he watched Kirk McLean play every minute. |
Finally
saw a period of playoff action in the 1995
playoffs. It was his last NHL action, although he
continued to toil in the minor leagues for
several years. |
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