Watch: It’s all over for Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks. After 8 years, Luongo was suddenly traded back to the Florida Panthers. And as Jay Durant reports, it ends the long- running drama that seemed to overshadow everything in Canuck nation.
The Vancouver Canucks have traded goalie Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers. The team has officially confirmed they have acquired Jakob Markstrom and Shawn Matthias in exchange for Luongo and Steven Anthony.
Luongo didn’t get the start in last weekend’s Heritage Classic and publicly expressed his disappointment.
He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in June 2006.
The Vancouver Canucks have Tweeted this afternoon, thanking Luongo for his time as a Canuck.
In a span of nine months, the Canucks have traded away Luongo and Cory Schneider. The team now has two goalies who have played a combined 68 NHL games.
Luongo had the most wins in the Canucks history with 252.
Luongo sent out a tweet of a palm tree on his Twitter account shortly after the news broke, which has already been re-tweeted thousands of times.
Later, Luongo Tweeted,
Watch: Global News takes a look back at Luongo’s incredible career in Vancouver.
Timeline of Roberto Luongo’s stint as a Vancouver Canuck
June 23, 2006 – Canucks acquire Roberto Luongo from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Todd Bertuzzi in a multi-player trade
June 29, 2006 – Signs a four-year deal worth $27 million with the Canucks
May 1, 2007 – Named a finalist for three NHL awards: the Hart Trophy for most valuable player, the Vezina Trophy for top goalie and the Lester B. Pearson award as the most valuable player
September 30, 2008 – Luongo replaces Markus Naslund as captain
September 2, 2009 – Luongo signs a 12-year contract extension worth $64 million
February 28, 2010 – Wins gold medal as part of Team Canada at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver
September 13, 2010 – Steps down as the team’s captain
June 15, 2011 – Loses to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup final at home
June 30, 2013 – Canucks trade Cory Schneider, leaving Luongo as the No.1 goalie
February 8, 2014 – Luongo gets his last start as a Canuck against Toronto Maple Leafs
February 23, 2014 – Wins a gold medal as part of Team Canada at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi
March 2, 2014 – Luongo does not get the start against the Ottawa Senators at the Herritage Classic
March 4, 2014 – Luongo traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jakob Markstrom and Shawn Matthias
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