Robert Luongo is back in Vancouver to be honoured by Canucks. Here's a look back at his legacy (and tweets)
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Roberto Luongo will be inducted into the Vancouver Canucks' Ring of Honour on Thursday.
The goaltender played 448 regular season games and 64 playoff games in eight seasons with the Canucks and is the franchise's all-time leader in wins and shutouts.
He also backstopped the Canucks to Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup final and was in net when Canada's men's hockey team won gold at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
"Roberto has long been a franchise icon for the Vancouver Canucks," team president Michael Doyle said in a release. "He is one of the best players in the history of the franchise."
While Luongo is being given one of the team's highest honours, his relationship with the Canucks wasn't always solid.
Originally drafted fourth overall by the New York Islanders in 1997, Luongo spent eight seasons with the Canucks.
In 2008, the Canucks named him their captain. NHL rules prevented Luongo from wearing the "C" on his jersey because he was a goalie, but the club was permitted to designate the netminder as their captain.
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In 2009, the Canucks signed Luongo to a 12-year contract extension worth $64 million US. That was followed by Olympic glory on home ice in 2010 and a run to the Stanley Cup final in 2011, which the Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games.
In the years that followed, the relationship between Luongo and the Canucks soured as new goalie Cory Schneider seemed poised to replace him.
In 2013, Luongo shared his thoughts on why he wasn't moved to another team ahead of the NHL trade deadline.
He said his contract "sucks," adding it prevented any potential move from Vancouver.
Schneider was later dealt to the New Jersey Devils.
Luongo's time with the Canucks ended shortly after the Heritage Classic at B.C. Place on March 2, 2014.
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