Kevin Bieksa is a legend of the Canucks and now will end his career as a Vancouver Canuck.

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The team signed Bieksa to a contract last night that allowed him to join a team practice before the game, and officially retire as a Vancouver Canuck. Bieksa’s time as a Canuck certainly was a memorable one as he played on the legendary 2011 team alongside the Sedin twins, Alexandre Burrows, Ryan Kesler, and many more legends of the team. His career with the Canucks lasted 10 years.

In what can be assumed Kevins last time in the Canucks locker room he decided to pass along some words of wisdom to the up and coming team;

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“The best time of my career was being a Vancouver Canuck, and being in this dressing room.” Said Bieksa. “The most proud thing I am is the culture that I helped build in this room.”

Bieksa then went on to explain to the team that what helped build that culture was hard work and dedication to the craft. Bieksa explained the importance of putting in the extra hours.

Bieksa’s speech was straight out of a movie and could be the reason the Canucks won 8-5 in last nights game with Andrey Kuzmenko scoring his first ever NHL hat trick.

Bieksa’s future on the ice is over but his career as a motivation speaker could be just beginning.