Sedin twins perfect for Canucks on road to Hall of Fame, Burke says
Brian Burke, now president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins, was the Vancouver Canucks general manager who orchestrated the moves necessary for the team to select Daniel Sedin with the No. 2 pick and Henrik Sedin with the No. 3 pick in the 1999 NHL Draft. The selections by Burke, who was hired as the Canucks general manager on June 22, 1998, changed the trajectory of the Vancouver franchise forever. The GM in Vancouver until after the 2003-04 season, Burke continued to follow the Sedin twins through his time as an executive with the Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Penguins, always marveling at what they did on the ice and how they ingrained themselves in the community. Burke shares his thoughts on the Sedins, who will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, in a special testimonial for NHL.com....
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