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Harold John Snepsts ( born October 24 , 1954 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player of Latvian descent who spent 17 seasons in the National Hockey League . He is one of the most popular players in the history of the Vancouver Canucks , the club where he spent the majority of his career , and currently serves on the team ' s scouting staff . Both parents of Snepsts came from Latvia . Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe , one of the three Baltic states . It is bordered by Estonia to the north , Lithuania to the south , Russia to the east , and Belarus to the southeast , as well as a maritime border to the west alongside Sweden . Latvia has 1 , 957 , 200 inhabitants and a territory of . The country has a temperate seasonal climate . James Elmer Benning ( born April 29 , 1963 ) is a retired professional ice hockey ___MASK53___ and the current general manager of the Vancouver Canucks . Drafted in the first round , sixth overall , in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs , he played 610 games over nine seasons for the Leafs and the Canucks , compiling 52 goals and 243 points . He was identified during his playing career as an offensive defenseman . Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice , usually in a rink , in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent ' s net to score points . Ice hockey teams usually consist of six players each : one ___MASK89___ , and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team . Alberta is a western province of Canada . With an estimated population of 4 , 196 , 457 as of July 1 , 2015 , it is Canada ' s fourth - most populous province and the most populous of Canada ' s three prairie provinces . Its area is about . Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1 , 1905 . The premier has been Rachel Notley since May 2015 . Russia ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the ___MASK24___ of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara . Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta . Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the ___MASK77___ of the Edmonton Capital Region , which is surrounded by Alberta ' s central region . The National Hockey League ( NHL ) is a professional ice hockey league currently composed of 31 member clubs . Of the 30 clubs currently playing , 23 are in the United States and 7 in Canada . Headquartered in New York City , the NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world , and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada . The Stanley Cup , the oldest professional sports trophy in North America , is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the ___MASK24___ of each season . In ice hockey , the ___MASK89___ is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team ' s net , thus preventing the opposing team from scoring . The ___MASK89___ usually plays in or near the area in front of the net called the " goal crease " ( often referred to simply as " the crease " or " the net "). Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top of the crease to cut down on the angle of shots . In today ' s age of goaltending there are two common styles , butterfly and hybrid ( hybrid is a mix of the traditional stand - up style and butterfly technique ). Because of the power of shots , the ___MASK89___ wears special equipment designed to protect the body from direct impact . The goalie is one of the most valuable players on the ice , as their performance can greatly change the outcome or score of the game . One - on - one situations , such as breakaways and shootouts , have the tendency to highlight a ___MASK89___ ' s pure skill , or lack thereof . Only one ___MASK89___ is allowed to be on the ice for each team at any given time . Rachel Anne Notley ( born April 17 , 1964 ) is a Canadian politician and the 17th and current Premier of Alberta , since 2015 . She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton - Strathcona , and leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party . The daughter of former Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley , Notley ' s career before politics focused on labour law , with a specialty in workers ' compensation advocacy and workplace health and ___MASK35___ issues . The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver , : British Columbia . They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena , formerly known as General Motors Place , which has an official capacity of 18 , 860 . Henrik Sedin is currently the ___MASK41___ of the team , Willie Desjardins is the head coach and Jim Benning is the general manager . Henrik Lars Sedin ( born 26 September 1980 ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey ___MASK77___ who currently serves as captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). His identical twin brother Daniel also plays for the Canucks . Having played together throughout their careers , the pair are known for their effectiveness playing off one another . Henrik , a skilled passer , is known as the playmaker , while Daniel is known as the goalscorer . On 15 February 2013 , Henrik Sedin became the all - time leading scorer for the Vancouver Canucks . On January 20 , 2017 Henrik earned the 1 , 000th point of his career all earned while in a Canuck Uniform against former teammate and current Florida Panther Goalie Roberto Luongo .