Fansided · Feb 23, 2016
Vancouver Canucks: Get to Know Markus Granlund
The Vancouver Canucks acquired centre Markus Granlund in a trade that sent one of their best forward prospects to the Calgary Flames.
Vancouver Canucks fans had been hoping for a big trade for a long time. Just maybe not this kind. Instead of shipping out a pending unrestricted free agent — aka Dan Hamhuis, Radim Vrbata or Brandon Prust — the Canucks decided to get rid of Hunter Shinkaruk, a former first-round selection and one of the organization’s top prospects. For what?
His name is Markus Granlund, he is 22 years old, born in Oulu, Finland, and can play any forward position. And, unfortunately, he is not the Minnesota Wild’s Mikael Granlund. Oh well.