Vancouver, British Columbia (Best E Casino) - Vancouver Canucks winger Trevor Linden has decided to hang up the skates, according to a report on Tuesday.

According to the Vancouver Sun, Linden will make the announcement on Wednesday at GM Place, the home of the Canucks.

Vancouver selected Linden second overall in the 1988 NHL draft and he spent 16 of his 19 seasons in the NHL with the Canucks. He also appeared with Montreal, Washington and the New York Islanders.

In 1,382 NHL games, the Medicine Hat, Alberta native scored 375 goals and added 492 assists. In addition, he also had 34 goals and 65 assists in 124 playoff games.

His 415 assists while with the Vancouver organization is a team record while his 318 goals are second only to captain Markus Naslund.

In his rookie season during the 1988-89 campaign, he became the first Canuck rookie to score 30 goals and finished second to the Rangers' Brian Leetch for the Calder Trophy.

He was awarded the King Clancy memorial trophy in 1997 and this season was the co-recipient, along with Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier, of the 10th annual NHL Foundation Player Award in recognition of their commitment and service to charities in their communities.

However, he was criticized by both the public and the players as he was president of the NHLPA during the 2004-05 lockout season.