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Canucks: Who would be on their All-Canadian starting lineup?

By Ben Steiner

VANCOUVER - MARCH 27: Alexandre Burrows #14 of the Vancouver Canucks is congratulated by teammate Todd Bertuzzi #44 after scoring on the Los Angeles Kings at General Motors Place on March 27, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver defeated Los Angeles 7-4. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER - MARCH 27: Alexandre Burrows #14 of the Vancouver Canucks is congratulated by teammate Todd Bertuzzi #44 after scoring on the Los Angeles Kings at General Motors Place on March 27, 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. Vancouver defeated Los Angeles 7-4. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /
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Ed Jovanovski of the Vancouver Canucks, left, hugs teammate Todd Bertuzzi Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images/NHLI)
Ed Jovanovski of the Vancouver Canucks, left, hugs teammate Todd Bertuzzi Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images/NHLI) /

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Right Defenceman: Doug Lidster

A seventh-round pick making the All-Time Canadian Canucks? You betcha. Doug Lidster likely would not find success in today’s hustle and bustle NHL, but what he achieved with the Canucks during the late ’80s and early ’90s is something that cannot be forgotten.

He was named the Canucks top defencemen four times through his west coast tenure and is fifth on the All-Time points list for a defenceman. Although his name may not ring a bell for many young fans, his inclusion as the top Canadian defender is a well-earned accolade from his time in Vancouver.

Left Defenceman: Ed Jovanovski

Vancouver has had some excellent left-handed defenders, but few have been Canadian. Mattias Ohlund? Nope. How about Jyrki Lumme? Try again. That’s how we end up with Ed Jovanovski, or as fans like to call him “Jovocop.”

Amusing it is that this team has a seventh-round pick alongside a first overall, but the world can be trivial like that. Jovanovski was known as a puck-moving defenceman, but a very physical one at that. There was grit, there was a fight, and there were points, those are the qualities that adorned Jovocop to fans, and also what earned himself a spot on this team.

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