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44-year-old Sedins are still showing up Vancouver Canucks prospects at Grouse Grind

Adam Laskaris
Adam Laskaris
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Jul 3 2025, 8:02 pm
44-year-old Sedins are still showing up Vancouver Canucks prospects at Grouse Grind
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Throughout their time with the Vancouver Canucks, the Sedin twins earned a reputation of leading by example.

The most unique linemate duo in NHL history, brothers Henrik and Daniel from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, were a beacon of consistency during their time as pros.

Henrik ranked No. 1 in Canucks history with 1,068 points (240 goals, 828 assists), and Daniel is next with 1,038 (391 goals, 647 assists).

And they haven’t stopped their impressive feats since they retired from the NHL in 2018.

Now working in the Canucks’ development department, the Sedins have a new tradition that they’ve built up over the past few years: show all the team’s new prospects just how good shape you have to be to play in the NHL.

Just as they did last year, the Sedins showed up to the Grouse Grind session as part of the Canucks’ development camp to show off.

While the trail is just 2.9 kilometres long, the elevation up the side of Grouse Mountain is a pretty daunting task even for youngsters looking to stick in the NHL as professional athletes.

While in 2024 we found out that they beat all the Canucks prospects, we didn’t get the same official confirmation this year. But we did see a Sedin brother sneaking up on 2025 first-rounder Braden Cootes, some 26 years younger than the twins. According to the video, Cootes had a 10-minute head start on the Sedins, but crossed the finish line roughly at the same time as one of them.

To be fair to the prospects, this isn’t the Sedins’ first rodeo.

In 2023, it was revealed that Daniel chose to do the Grouse Grind 11 times in one day, in what was apparently a choice of his own and not some sort of court-ordered torture.

He competed in the Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge on June 21, 2023, completing the Grouse Grind 11 times in the span of 10 hours, eight minutes, and 18 seconds. He completed Grind #1 in 52:43 and Grind #11 in 55:39.

So while it might be something to see the future of the Canucks be shown up by the team’s past stars, it probably says more about the Sedins than the current crop of fresh talent.

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