Former Vancouver Canucks all-star forward Todd Bertuzzi was among the guests at a previous Western Canada Sports Collectors Convention at Langley Events Centre. The show returns to Langley Events Centre November 15-17 with former Canucks Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Richard Brodeur and current Vancouver players J.T. Miller and Conor Garland the scheduled guests. Ryan Molag photo
Members of the Vancouver Canucks – past and present – headline the guest line-up for this month’s Western Canada Sports Collectors Convention.
Current Canucks J.T. Miller and Conor Garland will be joined by goaltender Richard Brodeur as well as Hockey Hall of Fame members Daniel and Henrik Sedin at the show which runs November 15 to 17 at Langley Events Centre.
The show is organized by Bossa Productions and the autograph experience guests are courtesy of Premium Autographs, CoJo Sports Collectables and Fanatics.
The show runs Friday, November 15 from 1:00pm to 8:00pm, Saturday, November 16 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, November 17 from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Admission is $20 on both the first and second days while anyone ages 10 and under are free. The third day is free admission for all. Autograph tickets to meet the guests are sold separately.
Both Miller and Garland are scheduled to sign on the Friday with Miller’s autograph time set for 3:00pm to 4:00pm and Garland following from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.
The Sedins will be autographing at the same time on Saturday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm while Brodeur will be signing from noon to 1:00pm on Sunday.
For more information or to purchase admission and autograph tickets, visit www.bossashows.com.
The Western Canada Sports Collectors Convention also features more than 250 vendor tables with collectibles dealers and retail merchandise available from all eras as well as corporate participation from authentication companies JSA, PSA, MNT, KSA along with Upper Deck, Heritage Auctions, COMC, Zephyr Epic and more.
Guest Details
Daniel and Henrik Sedin
Drafted second and third overall, respectively, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, Daniel and Henrik Sedin spent their entire 17-year careers with the Vancouver Canucks. Henrik is the franchise’s all-time leader in assists (830) and points (1070) as well as games played (1330) while no Canuck player has scored more than Daniel’s 393 goals with his points (1041) and games played (1306) ranking his second.
The brothers each won an Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer with Henrik earning the honour in 2010 – as well as the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player -- while Daniel won his Art Ross Trophy in 2010 in addition to the Ted Lindsay Award, which is presented to the most valuable player as judged by members of the NHL Players’ Association. Henrik also won the King Clancy Memorial Trophy – given to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice – in 2016 with the Sedins sharing the award in 2018.
They’ve also won gold medals at both the Olympics and World Championships for Sweden.
Upon their retirement, Daniel’s #22 and Henrik’s #33 jerseys were retired by the Canucks and in 2022, they were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Richard Brodeur
Nicknamed ‘King Richard’, Brodeur backstopped the underdog Canucks all the way to the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals.
Brodeur played in the Western Hockey Association for the Quebec Nordiques before debuting in the NHL with the New York Islanders before he was traded to Vancouver in 1980. He retired from the NHL in 1988 with all but eight of his 385 games played with the Canucks. He continues to live in B.C. and is a well-known artist with his most famous series “Childhood Memories” depictions of youngsters playing hockey on frozen ponds, backyard rinks, streets and back alleys all over Canada.
J.T. Miller
The 15th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, J.T. Miller was acquired by the Canucks in 2019. He is a three-time 30-goal scorer with Vancouver and led the team in scoring last season with a career-high 103 points.
Since debuting in the NHL in the 2012-13 season, Miller has played more than 800 regular season games with 238 goals and 639 points in 799 games entering this season.
Conor Garland
After beginning his career with the Arizona Coyotes, Conor Garland joined the Canucks ahead of the 2021 season. He has twice scored 20-plus goals and entered this season with 103 career goals and 241 points in 404 games.
Garland was a fifth round pick in 2015 out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
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