Captain Kirk

Captain Kirk

Bio

Player name: Kirk McLean

Home town: Willowdale Ontario

Born in: 1966

Years with the Canucks: 1987-1998

History and Achievements

Kirk McLean came to the Canucks from the New Jersey Devils who traded McLean, Greg Adams and 1988 second-round pick (Leif Rohlin) to Vancouver for Patrik Sundstrom, 1988 second-round pick. Kirks highlights as a Canuck were winning 38 games in 1991-92 and his remarkable kick save on Robert Reichel in overtime of game 7 in the first round of the 1994 playoffs. Kirk also went on to set several goaltending records in the playoffs including minutes played and shut-outs. The Canucks traded McLean away in 1998 with Martin Gelinas for Sean Burke, Geoff Sanderson and Enrico Ciccone.

Statistics

Games Played Wins Loses Ties
612 244 261 72