Canucks Rewind: Daniel and Henrik Sedin’s last game in Vancouver

The team kicked off the goodbye with a Tuesday night tilt against the Vegas Golden Knights. There was a noticeable buzz in the building, with everyone in attendance counting their blessings that they were able to witness the Sedins on the ice one more time. The Canucks ultimately fell to the Golden Knights in a shootout that evening, but the score didn’t matter.

Fans showered the twins with loving praise and thunderous applause any chance that they could, and they made sure that their electric energy would remain in Rogers Arena for the next 48 hours. This was merely the appetizer, and, in typical fashion, the Sedins were about to deliver a delectable main course that the city would savour for years and years to come.

The Canucks were set to play the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night, and the city was absolutely electric as soon as the sun rose that morning. Many buildings glowed yellow and blue to celebrate Daniel and Henrik’s Swedish roots, and every fan was patiently counting down the hours until the 7:00 pm puck drop.

The evening began with a pre-game tribute video, with past coaches and players touching on their time spent with the Sedins, and how the duo played such important roles for the Canucks both on and off the ice.

Fans were also able to send their own messages to Henrik and Daniel on a tribute mural wall outside of the arena, and many of them crowded the lower bowl seats during warm-ups, waving their homemade signs and pointing to the soon-to-be-retired numbers of 22 and 33 on the back of their jerseys.

To no one’s surprise, Daniel and Henrik emerged onto the ice as part of the team’s starting lineup, prompting the first round of booming applause for the twins that evening. This continued every time the twins stepped over the boards or touched the puck, with energy, anticipation and admiration rising higher and higher each time.