Canucks re-sign Linden...finally

The Vancouver Canucks announced Tuesday they have re-signed the 37-year-old winger, who will play his 19th NHL season during the 2007-08 NHL campaign.

Terms of the deal were not announced.

Linden, a native of Medicine Hat, Alta., recorded 12 goals and 13 assists in 80 games last season with the Canucks.

Linden, Vancouver's first-round pick (second overall) in the 1988 NHL draft, has 368 goals and 487 assists in 1,323 career regular-season games with the Canucks, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens.

He was part of the Vancouver club that went to the 1994 Stanley Cup final and was a member of Team Canada at the Nagano Olympics four years later.

He was also the longtime president of the NHL Players' Association until 2006, the tenure soured by the deal he brokered to bring in Ted Saskin, since ousted, as union head.

Linden is Vancouver's all-time leader in games played (1081) and points (721). He's also the franchise leader in the playoffs in games played (118), goals (34), assists (61) and points (95).