document_title: Uranus

question_text: when was uranus first discovered and by who

question_tokens: when was uranus first discovered and by who

text: Uranus

text: History

text: Like the classical planets, Uranus is visible to the naked eye, but it was never recognised as a planet by ancient observers because of its dimness and slow orbit.[18] Sir William Herschel announced its discovery on 13 March 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in history and making Uranus the first planet discovered with a telescope.

text: Discovery

text: Uranus had been observed on many occasions before its recognition as a planet, but it was generally mistaken for a star. Possibly the earliest known observation was by Hipparchos, who in 128 BC might have recorded it as a star for his star catalogue that was later incorporated into Ptolemy's Almagest.[19] The earliest definite sighting was in 1690, when John Flamsteed observed it at least six times, cataloguing it as 34 Tauri. The French astronomer Pierre Charles Le Monnier observed Uranus at least twelve times between 1750 and 1769,[20] including on four consecutive nights.

text: Sir William Herschel observed Uranus on 13 March 1781 from the garden of his house at 19 New King Street in Bath, Somerset, England (now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy),[21] and initially reported it (on 26 April 1781) as a comet.[22] Herschel "engaged in a series of observations on the parallax of the fixed stars",[23] using a telescope of his own design.

text: Herschel recorded in his journal: "In the quartile near ζ Tauri ... either [a] Nebulous star or perhaps a comet."[24] On 17 March he noted: "I looked for the Comet or Nebulous Star and found that it is a Comet, for it has changed its place."[25] When he presented his discovery to the Royal Society, he continued to assert that he had found a comet, but also implicitly compared it to a planet:[23]

text: The power I had on when I first saw the comet was 227. From experience I know that the diameters of the fixed stars are not proportionally magnified with higher powers, as planets are; therefore I now put the powers at 460 and 932, and found that the diameter of the comet increased in proportion to the power, as it ought to be, on the supposition of its not being a fixed star, while the diameters of the stars to which I compared it were not increased in the same ratio. Moreover, the comet being magnified much beyond what its light would admit of, appeared hazy and ill-defined with these great powers, while the stars preserved that lustre and distinctness which from many thousand observations I knew they would retain. The sequel has shown that my surmises were well-founded, this proving to be the Comet we have lately observed.[23]

text: Herschel notified the Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne of his discovery and received this flummoxed reply from him on 23 April 1781: "I don't know what to call it. It is as likely to be a regular planet moving in an orbit nearly circular to the sun as a Comet moving in a very eccentric ellipsis. I have not yet seen any coma or tail to it."[26]

text: Although Herschel continued to describe his new object as a comet, other astronomers had already begun to suspect otherwise. Finnish-Swedish astronomer Anders Johan Lexell, working in Russia, was the first to compute the orbit of the new object.[27] Its nearly circular orbit led him to a conclusion that it was a planet rather than a comet. Berlin astronomer Johann Elert Bode described Herschel's discovery as "a moving star that can be deemed a hitherto unknown planet-like object circulating beyond the orbit of Saturn".[28] Bode concluded that its near-circular orbit was more like a planet than a comet.[29]

text: The object was soon universally accepted as a new planet. By 1783, Herschel acknowledged this to Royal Society president Joseph Banks: "By the observation of the most eminent Astronomers in Europe it appears that the new star, which I had the honour of pointing out to them in March 1781, is a Primary Planet of our Solar System."[30] In recognition of his achievement, King George III gave Herschel an annual stipend of £200 on condition that he move to Windsor so that the Royal Family could look through his telescopes.[31]

text: Name

text: The name of Uranus references the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus (Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός), the father of Cronus (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter), which in Latin became "Ūranus" (Latin pronunciation: [ˈuranʊs]).[1] It is the only planet whose name is derived directly from a figure of Greek mythology. The adjectival form of Uranus is "Uranian".[32] The pronunciation of the name Uranus preferred among astronomers is /ˈjʊərənəs/,[2] with stress on the first syllable as in Latin Ūranus, in contrast to /jʊəˈreɪnəs/, with stress on the second syllable and a long a, though both are considered acceptable.[f]

text: Consensus on the name was not reached until almost 70 years after the planet's discovery. During the original discussions following discovery, Maskelyne asked Herschel to "do the astronomical world the faver  [sic] to give a name to your planet, which is entirely your own, [and] which we are so much obliged to you for the discovery of".[34] In response to Maskelyne's request, Herschel decided to name the object Georgium Sidus (George's Star), or the "Georgian Planet" in honour of his new patron, King George III.[35] He explained this decision in a letter to Joseph Banks:[30]

text: In the fabulous ages of ancient times the appellations of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were given to the Planets, as being the names of their principal heroes and divinities. In the present more philosophical era it would hardly be allowable to have recourse to the same method and call it Juno, Pallas, Apollo or Minerva, for a name to our new heavenly body. The first consideration of any particular event, or remarkable incident, seems to be its chronology: if in any future age it should be asked, when this last-found Planet was discovered? It would be a very satisfactory answer to say, 'In the reign of King George the Third'.

text: Herschel's proposed name was not popular outside Britain, and alternatives were soon proposed. Astronomer Jérôme Lalande proposed that it be named Herschel in honour of its discoverer.[36] Swedish astronomer Erik Prosperin proposed the name Neptune, which was supported by other astronomers who liked the idea to commemorate the victories of the British Royal Naval fleet in the course of the American Revolutionary War by calling the new planet even Neptune George III or Neptune Great Britain.[27]

text: In a March 1782 treatise, Bode proposed Uranus, the Latinised version of the Greek god of the sky, Ouranos.[37] Bode argued that the name should follow the mythology so as not to stand out as different from the other planets, and that Uranus was an appropriate name as the father of the first generation of the Titans.[37] He also noted that elegance of the name in that just as Saturn was the father of Jupiter, the new planet should be named after the father of Saturn.[31][37][38][39] In 1789, Bode's Royal Academy colleague Martin Klaproth named his newly discovered element uranium in support of Bode's choice.[40] Ultimately, Bode's suggestion became the most widely used, and became universal in 1850 when HM Nautical Almanac Office, the final holdout, switched from using Georgium Sidus to Uranus.[38]

text: Uranus has two astronomical symbols. The first to be proposed, ♅,[g] was suggested by Lalande in 1784. In a letter to Herschel, Lalande described it as "un globe surmonté par la première lettre de votre nom" ("a globe surmounted by the first letter of your surname").[36] A later proposal, ⛢,[h] is a hybrid of the symbols for Mars and the Sun because Uranus was the Sky in Greek mythology, which was thought to be dominated by the combined powers of the Sun and Mars.[41]

text: Uranus is called by a variety of translations in other languages. In Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, its name is literally translated as the "sky king star" (天王星).[42][43][44][45] In Thai, its official name is Dao Yurenat (ดาวยูเรนัส), as in English. Its other name in Thai is Dao Maritayu (ดาวมฤตยู, Star of Mṛtyu), after the Sanskrit word for "death", Mrtyu (मृत्यु). In Mongolian, its name is Tengeriin Van (Тэнгэрийн ван), translated as "King of the Sky", reflecting its namesake god's role as the ruler of the heavens. In Hawaiian, its name is Hele‘ekala. In Māori, its name is Whērangi.[46][47]

text: Orbit and rotation

text: Uranus orbits the Sun once every 84 years. Its average distance from the Sun is roughly 20 AU (3 billion km; 2 billion mi). The difference between its minimum and maximum distance from the Sun is 1.8 AU, larger than that of any other planet, though not as large as that of dwarf planet Pluto.[48] The intensity of sunlight varies inversely with the square of distance, and so on Uranus (at about 20 times the distance from the Sun compared to Earth) it is about 1/400 the intensity of light on Earth.[49] Its orbital elements were first calculated in 1783 by Pierre-Simon Laplace.[50] With time, discrepancies began to appear between the predicted and observed orbits, and in 1841, John Couch Adams first proposed that the differences might be due to the gravitational tug of an unseen planet. In 1845, Urbain Le Verrier began his own independent research into Uranus's orbit. On 23 September 1846, Johann Gottfried Galle located a new planet, later named Neptune, at nearly the position predicted by Le Verrier.[51]

text: The rotational period of the interior of Uranus is 17 hours, 14 minutes. As on all the giant planets, its upper atmosphere experiences strong winds in the direction of rotation. At some latitudes, such as about 60 degrees south, visible features of the atmosphere move much faster, making a full rotation in as little as 14 hours.[52]

text: Axial tilt

text: The Uranian axis of rotation is approximately parallel with the plane of the Solar System, with an axial tilt of 97.77° (as defined by prograde rotation). This gives it seasonal changes completely unlike those of the other planets. Near the solstice, one pole faces the Sun continuously and the other faces away. Only a narrow strip around the equator experiences a rapid day–night cycle, but with the Sun low over the horizon. At the other side of Uranus's orbit the orientation of the poles towards the Sun is reversed. Each pole gets around 42 years of continuous sunlight, followed by 42 years of darkness.[53] Near the time of the equinoxes, the Sun faces the equator of Uranus giving a period of day–night cycles similar to those seen on most of the other planets. In contrast to the other planets, whose motions around the Sun resemble that of spinning tops, Uranus's motion can be visualised as that of a ball rolling on the ecliptic plane near solstices and of a spinning rifle bullet near equinoxes.

text: Uranus reached its most recent equinox on 7 December 2007.[54][55]

text:
Northern hemisphere
Year
Southern hemisphere

Winter solstice
1902, 1986
Summer solstice

Vernal equinox
1923, 2007
Autumnal equinox

Summer solstice
1944, 2028
Winter solstice

Autumnal equinox
1965, 2049
Vernal equinox

text: One result of this axis orientation is that, averaged over the Uranian year, the polar regions of Uranus receive a greater energy input from the Sun than its equatorial regions. Nevertheless, Uranus is hotter at its equator than at its poles. The underlying mechanism that causes this is unknown. The reason for Uranus's unusual axial tilt is also not known with certainty, but the usual speculation is that during the formation of the Solar System, an Earth-sized protoplanet collided with Uranus, causing the skewed orientation.[56] Uranus's south pole was pointed almost directly at the Sun at the time of Voyager 2's flyby in 1986. The labelling of this pole as "south" uses the definition currently endorsed by the International Astronomical Union, namely that the north pole of a planet or satellite is the pole that points above the invariable plane of the Solar System, regardless of the direction the planet is spinning.[57][58] A different convention is sometimes used, in which a body's north and south poles are defined according to the right-hand rule in relation to the direction of rotation.[59]

text: Visibility

text: From 1995 to 2006, Uranus's apparent magnitude fluctuated between +5.6 and +5.9, placing it just within the limit of naked eye visibility at +6.5.[13] Its angular diameter is between 3.4 and 3.7 arcseconds, compared with 16 to 20 arcseconds for Saturn and 32 to 45 arcseconds for Jupiter.[13] At opposition, Uranus is visible to the naked eye in dark skies, and becomes an easy target even in urban conditions with binoculars.[5] In larger amateur telescopes with an objective diameter of between 15 and 23 cm, Uranus appears as a pale cyan disk with distinct limb darkening. With a large telescope of 25 cm or wider, cloud patterns, as well as some of the larger satellites, such as Titania and Oberon, may be visible.[60]

text: Physical characteristics

text: Internal structure

text: Uranus's mass is roughly 14.5 times that of Earth, making it the least massive of the giant planets. Its diameter is slightly larger than Neptune's at roughly four times that of Earth. A resulting density of 1.27 g/cm3 makes Uranus the second least dense planet, after Saturn.[8][9] This value indicates that it is made primarily of various ices, such as water, ammonia, and methane.[11] The total mass of ice in Uranus's interior is not precisely known, because different figures emerge depending on the model chosen; it must be between 9.3 and 13.5 Earth masses.[11][61] Hydrogen and helium constitute only a small part of the total, with between 0.5 and 1.5 Earth masses.[11] The remainder of the non-ice mass (0.5 to 3.7 Earth masses) is accounted for by rocky material.[11]

text: The standard model of Uranus's structure is that it consists of three layers: a rocky (silicate/iron–nickel) core in the centre, an icy mantle in the middle and an outer gaseous hydrogen/helium envelope.[11][62] The core is relatively small, with a mass of only 0.55 Earth masses and a radius less than 20% of Uranus's; the mantle comprises its bulk, with around 13.4 Earth masses, and the upper atmosphere is relatively insubstantial, weighing about 0.5 Earth masses and extending for the last 20% of Uranus's radius.[11][62] Uranus's core density is around 9 g/cm3, with a pressure in the centre of 8 million bars (800 GPa) and a temperature of about 5000 K.[61][62] The ice mantle is not in fact composed of ice in the conventional sense, but of a hot and dense fluid consisting of water, ammonia and other volatiles.[11][62] This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean.[63]

text: The extreme pressure and temperature deep within Uranus may break up the methane molecules, with the carbon atoms condensing into crystals of diamond that rain down through the mantle like hailstones.[64][65] Very-high-pressure experiments at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory suggest that the base of the mantle may comprise an ocean of liquid diamond, with floating solid 'diamond-bergs'.[66][67]

text: The bulk compositions of Uranus and Neptune are different from those of Jupiter and Saturn, with ice dominating over gases, hence justifying their separate classification as ice giants. There may be a layer of ionic water where the water molecules break down into a soup of hydrogen and oxygen ions, and deeper down superionic water in which the oxygen crystallises but the hydrogen ions move freely within the oxygen lattice.[68]

text: Although the model considered above is reasonably standard, it is not unique; other models also satisfy observations. For instance, if substantial amounts of hydrogen and rocky material are mixed in the ice mantle, the total mass of ices in the interior will be lower, and, correspondingly, the total mass of rocks and hydrogen will be higher. Presently available data does not allow a scientific determination which model is correct.[61] The fluid interior structure of Uranus means that it has no solid surface. The gaseous atmosphere gradually transitions into the internal liquid layers.[11] For the sake of convenience, a revolving oblate spheroid set at the point at which atmospheric pressure equals 1 bar (100 kPa) is conditionally designated as a "surface". It has equatorial and polar radii of 25,559 ± 4 km (15,881.6 ± 2.5 mi) and 24,973 ± 20 km (15,518 ± 12 mi), respectively.[8] This surface is used throughout this article as a zero point for altitudes.

text: Internal heat

text: Uranus's internal heat appears markedly lower than that of the other giant planets; in astronomical terms, it has a low thermal flux.[17][69] Why Uranus's internal temperature is so low is still not understood. Neptune, which is Uranus's near twin in size and composition, radiates 2.61 times as much energy into space as it receives from the Sun,[17] but Uranus radiates hardly any excess heat at all. The total power radiated by Uranus in the far infrared (i.e. heat) part of the spectrum is 7000106000000000000♠1.06±0.08 times the solar energy absorbed in its atmosphere.[12][70] Uranus's heat flux is only 6998420000000000000♠0.042±0.047 W/m2, which is lower than the internal heat flux of Earth of about 6998750000000000000♠0.075 W/m2.[70] The lowest temperature recorded in Uranus's tropopause is 49 K (−224.2 °C; −371.5 °F), making Uranus the coldest planet in the Solar System.[12][70]

text: One of the hypotheses for this discrepancy suggests that when Uranus was hit by a supermassive impactor, which caused it to expel most of its primordial heat, it was left with a depleted core temperature.[71] This impact hypothesis is also used in some attempts to explain the planet's axial tilt. Another hypothesis is that some form of barrier exists in Uranus's upper layers that prevents the core's heat from reaching the surface.[11] For example, convection may take place in a set of compositionally different layers, which may inhibit the upward heat transport;[12][70] perhaps double diffusive convection is a limiting factor.[11]

text: Atmosphere

text: Although there is no well-defined solid surface within Uranus's interior, the outermost part of Uranus's gaseous envelope that is accessible to remote sensing is called its atmosphere.[12] Remote-sensing capability extends down to roughly 300 km below the 1 bar (100 kPa) level, with a corresponding pressure around 100 bar (10 MPa) and temperature of 320 K (47 °C; 116 °F).[72] The tenuous thermosphere extends over two planetary radii from the nominal surface, which is defined to lie at a pressure of 1 bar.[73] The Uranian atmosphere can be divided into three layers: the troposphere, between altitudes of −300 and 50 km (−186 and 31 mi) and pressures from 100 to 0.1 bar (10 MPa to 10 kPa); the stratosphere, spanning altitudes between 50 and 4,000 km (31 and 2,485 mi) and pressures of between 0.1 and 10−10 bar (10 kPa to 10 µPa); and the thermosphere extending from 4,000 km to as high as 50,000 km from the surface.[12] There is no mesosphere.

text: Composition

text:
The composition of Uranus's atmosphere is different from its bulk, consisting mainly of molecular hydrogen and helium.[12] The helium molar fraction, i.e. the number of helium atoms per molecule of gas, is 6999150000000000000♠0.15±0.03[15] in the upper troposphere, which corresponds to a mass fraction 6999260000000000000♠0.26±0.05.[12][70] This value is close to the protosolar helium mass fraction of 6999275000000000000♠0.275±0.01,[74] indicating that helium has not settled in its centre as it has in the gas giants.[12] The third-most-abundant component of Uranus's atmosphere is methane (CH
4).[12] Methane has prominent absorption bands in the visible and near-infrared (IR), making Uranus aquamarine or cyan in colour.[12] Methane molecules account for 2.3% of the atmosphere by molar fraction below the methane cloud deck at the pressure level of 1.3 bar (130 kPa); this represents about 20 to 30 times the carbon abundance found in the Sun.[12][14][75] The mixing ratio[i] is much lower in the upper atmosphere due to its extremely low temperature, which lowers the saturation level and causes excess methane to freeze out.[76] The abundances of less volatile compounds such as ammonia, water, and hydrogen sulfide in the deep atmosphere are poorly known. They are probably also higher than solar values.[12][77] Along with methane, trace amounts of various hydrocarbons are found in the stratosphere of Uranus, which are thought to be produced from methane by photolysis induced by the solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation.[78] They include ethane (C
2H
6), acetylene (C
2H
2), methylacetylene (CH
3C
2H), and diacetylene (C
2HC
2H).[76][79][80] Spectroscopy has also uncovered traces of water vapour, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere, which can only originate from an external source such as infalling dust and comets.[79][80][81]

text: Troposphere

text: The troposphere is the lowest and densest part of the atmosphere and is characterised by a decrease in temperature with altitude.[12] The temperature falls from about 320 K (47 °C; 116 °F) at the base of the nominal troposphere at −300 km to 53 K (−220 °C; −364 °F) at 50 km.[72][75] The temperatures in the coldest upper region of the troposphere (the tropopause) actually vary in the range between 49 and 57 K (−224 and −216 °C; −371 and −357 °F) depending on planetary latitude.[12][69] The tropopause region is responsible for the vast majority of Uranus's thermal far infrared emissions, thus determining its effective temperature of 59.1 ± 0.3 K (−214.1 ± 0.3 °C; −353.3 ± 0.5 °F).[69][70]

text: The troposphere is thought to have a highly complex cloud structure; water clouds are hypothesised to lie in the pressure range of 50 to 100 bar (5 to 10 MPa), ammonium hydrosulfide clouds in the range of 20 to 40 bar (2 to 4 MPa), ammonia or hydrogen sulfide clouds at between 3 and 10 bar (0.3 and 1 MPa) and finally directly detected thin methane clouds at 1 to 2 bar (0.1 to 0.2 MPa).[12][14][72][82] The troposphere is a dynamic part of the atmosphere, exhibiting strong winds, bright clouds and seasonal changes.[17]

text: Upper atmosphere

text: The middle layer of the Uranian atmosphere is the stratosphere, where temperature generally increases with altitude from 53 K (−220 °C; −364 °F) in the tropopause to between 800 and 850 K (527 and 577 °C; 980 and 1,070 °F) at the base of the thermosphere.[73] The heating of the stratosphere is caused by absorption of solar UV and IR radiation by methane and other hydrocarbons,[84] which form in this part of the atmosphere as a result of methane photolysis.[78] Heat is also conducted from the hot thermosphere.[84] The hydrocarbons occupy a relatively narrow layer at altitudes of between 100 and 300 km corresponding to a pressure range of 10 to 0.1 mbar (10.00 to 0.10 hPa) and temperatures of between 75 and 170 K (−198 and −103 °C; −325 and −154 °F).[76][79] The most abundant hydrocarbons are methane, acetylene and ethane with mixing ratios of around 10−7 relative to hydrogen. The mixing ratio of carbon monoxide is similar at these altitudes.[76][79][81] Heavier hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide have mixing ratios three orders of magnitude lower.[79] The abundance ratio of water is around 7×10−9.[80] Ethane and acetylene tend to condense in the colder lower part of stratosphere and tropopause (below 10 mBar level) forming haze layers,[78] which may be partly responsible for the bland appearance of Uranus. The concentration of hydrocarbons in the Uranian stratosphere above the haze is significantly lower than in the stratospheres of the other giant planets.[76][85]

text: The outermost layer of the Uranian atmosphere is the thermosphere and corona, which has a uniform temperature around 800 to 850 K.[12][85] The heat sources necessary to sustain such a high level are not understood, as neither the solar UV nor the auroral activity can provide the necessary energy to maintain these temperatures. The weak cooling efficiency due to the lack of hydrocarbons in the stratosphere above 0.1 mBar pressure level may contribute too.[73][85] In addition to molecular hydrogen, the thermosphere-corona contains many free hydrogen atoms. Their small mass and high temperatures explain why the corona extends as far as 50,000 km (31,000 mi), or two Uranian radii, from its surface.[73][85] This extended corona is a unique feature of Uranus.[85] Its effects include a drag on small particles orbiting Uranus, causing a general depletion of dust in the Uranian rings.[73] The Uranian thermosphere, together with the upper part of the stratosphere, corresponds to the ionosphere of Uranus.[75] Observations show that the ionosphere occupies altitudes from 2,000 to 10,000 km (1,200 to 6,200 mi).[75] The Uranian ionosphere is denser than that of either Saturn or Neptune, which may arise from the low concentration of hydrocarbons in the stratosphere.[85][86] The ionosphere is mainly sustained by solar UV radiation and its density depends on the solar activity.[87] Auroral activity is insignificant as compared to Jupiter and Saturn.[85][88]

text:
Uranus's atmosphere

Temperature profile of the Uranian troposphere and lower stratosphere. Cloud and haze layers are also indicated.

Zonal wind speeds on Uranus. Shaded areas show the southern collar and its future northern counterpart. The red curve is a symmetrical fit to the data.

text: Magnetosphere

text: Before the arrival of Voyager 2, no measurements of the Uranian magnetosphere had been taken, so its nature remained a mystery. Before 1986, scientists had expected the magnetic field of Uranus to be in line with the solar wind, because it would then align with Uranus's poles that lie in the ecliptic.[89]

text: Voyager's observations revealed that Uranus's magnetic field is peculiar, both because it does not originate from its geometric centre, and because it is tilted at 59° from the axis of rotation.[89][90] In fact the magnetic dipole is shifted from the Uranus's centre towards the south rotational pole by as much as one third of the planetary radius.[89] This unusual geometry results in a highly asymmetric magnetosphere, where the magnetic field strength on the surface in the southern hemisphere can be as low as 0.1 gauss (10 µT), whereas in the northern hemisphere it can be as high as 1.1 gauss (110 µT).[89] The average field at the surface is 0.23 gauss (23 µT).[89] Studies of Voyager 2 data in 2017 suggest that this asymmetry causes Uranus's magnetosphere to connect with the solar wind once a Uranian day, opening the planet to the Sun's particles.[91] In comparison, the magnetic field of Earth is roughly as strong at either pole, and its "magnetic equator" is roughly parallel with its geographical equator.[90] The dipole moment of Uranus is 50 times that of Earth.[89][90] Neptune has a similarly displaced and tilted magnetic field, suggesting that this may be a common feature of ice giants.[90] One hypothesis is that, unlike the magnetic fields of the terrestrial and gas giants, which are generated within their cores, the ice giants' magnetic fields are generated by motion at relatively shallow depths, for instance, in the water–ammonia ocean.[63][92] Another possible explanation for the magnetosphere's alignment is that there are oceans of liquid diamond in Uranus's interior that would deter the magnetic field.[66]

text: Despite its curious alignment, in other respects the Uranian magnetosphere is like those of other planets: it has a bow shock at about 23 Uranian radii ahead of it, a magnetopause at 18 Uranian radii, a fully developed magnetotail, and radiation belts.[89][90][93] Overall, the structure of Uranus's magnetosphere is different from Jupiter's and more similar to Saturn's.[89][90] Uranus's magnetotail trails behind it into space for millions of kilometres and is twisted by its sideways rotation into a long corkscrew.[89][94]

text: Uranus's magnetosphere contains charged particles: mainly protons and electrons, with a small amount of H2+ ions.[90][93] No heavier ions have been detected. Many of these particles probably derive from the thermosphere.[93] The ion and electron energies can be as high as 4 and 1.2 megaelectronvolts, respectively.[93] The density of low-energy (below 1 kiloelectronvolt) ions in the inner magnetosphere is about 2 cm−3.[95] The particle population is strongly affected by the Uranian moons, which sweep through the magnetosphere, leaving noticeable gaps.[93] The particle flux is high enough to cause darkening or space weathering of their surfaces on an astronomically rapid timescale of 100,000 years.[93] This may be the cause of the uniformly dark colouration of the Uranian satellites and rings.[96] Uranus has relatively well developed aurorae, which are seen as bright arcs around both magnetic poles.[85] Unlike Jupiter's, Uranus's aurorae seem to be insignificant for the energy balance of the planetary thermosphere.[88]

text: Climate

text: At ultraviolet and visible wavelengths, Uranus's atmosphere is bland in comparison to the other giant planets, even to Neptune, which it otherwise closely resembles.[17] When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, it observed a total of ten cloud features across the entire planet.[16][97] One proposed explanation for this dearth of features is that Uranus's internal heat appears markedly lower than that of the other giant planets. The lowest temperature recorded in Uranus's tropopause is 49 K (−224 °C; −371 °F), making Uranus the coldest planet in the Solar System.[12][70]

text: Banded structure, winds and clouds

text: In 1986, Voyager 2 found that the visible southern hemisphere of Uranus can be subdivided into two regions: a bright polar cap and dark equatorial bands.[16] Their boundary is located at about −45° of latitude. A narrow band straddling the latitudinal range from −45 to −50° is the brightest large feature on its visible surface.[16][98] It is called a southern "collar". The cap and collar are thought to be a dense region of methane clouds located within the pressure range of 1.3 to 2 bar (see above).[99] Besides the large-scale banded structure, Voyager 2 observed ten small bright clouds, most lying several degrees to the north from the collar.[16] In all other respects Uranus looked like a dynamically dead planet in 1986. Voyager 2 arrived during the height of Uranus's southern summer and could not observe the northern hemisphere. At the beginning of the 21st century, when the northern polar region came into view, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and Keck telescope initially observed neither a collar nor a polar cap in the northern hemisphere.[98] So Uranus appeared to be asymmetric: bright near the south pole and uniformly dark in the region north of the southern collar.[98] In 2007, when Uranus passed its equinox, the southern collar almost disappeared, and a faint northern collar emerged near 45° of latitude.[100]

text: In the 1990s, the number of the observed bright cloud features grew considerably partly because new high-resolution imaging techniques became available.[17] Most were found in the northern hemisphere as it started to become visible.[17] An early explanation—that bright clouds are easier to identify in its dark part, whereas in the southern hemisphere the bright collar masks them – was shown to be incorrect.[101][102] Nevertheless there are differences between the clouds of each hemisphere. The northern clouds are smaller, sharper and brighter.[102] They appear to lie at a higher altitude.[102] The lifetime of clouds spans several orders of magnitude. Some small clouds live for hours; at least one southern cloud may have persisted since the Voyager 2 flyby.[17][97] Recent observation also discovered that cloud features on Uranus have a lot in common with those on Neptune.[17] For example, the dark spots common on Neptune had never been observed on Uranus before 2006, when the first such feature dubbed Uranus Dark Spot was imaged.[103] The speculation is that Uranus is becoming more Neptune-like during its equinoctial season.[104]

text: The tracking of numerous cloud features allowed determination of zonal winds blowing in the upper troposphere of Uranus.[17] At the equator winds are retrograde, which means that they blow in the reverse direction to the planetary rotation. Their speeds are from −360 to −180 km/h (−220 to −110 mph).[17][98] Wind speeds increase with the distance from the equator, reaching zero values near ±20° latitude, where the troposphere's temperature minimum is located.[17][69] Closer to the poles, the winds shift to a prograde direction, flowing with Uranus's rotation. Wind speeds continue to increase reaching maxima at ±60° latitude before falling to zero at the poles.[17] Wind speeds at −40° latitude range from 540 to 720 km/h (340 to 450 mph). Because the collar obscures all clouds below that parallel, speeds between it and the southern pole are impossible to measure.[17] In contrast, in the northern hemisphere maximum speeds as high as 860 km/h (540 mph) are observed near +50° latitude.[17][98][105]

text: Seasonal variation

text: For a short period from March to May 2004, large clouds appeared in the Uranian atmosphere, giving it a Neptune-like appearance.[102][106] Observations included record-breaking wind speeds of 820 km/h (510 mph) and a persistent thunderstorm referred to as "Fourth of July fireworks".[97] On 23 August 2006, researchers at the Space Science Institute (Boulder, Colorado) and the University of Wisconsin observed a dark spot on Uranus's surface, giving scientists more insight into Uranus's atmospheric activity.[103] Why this sudden upsurge in activity occurred is not fully known, but it appears that Uranus's extreme axial tilt results in extreme seasonal variations in its weather.[55][104] Determining the nature of this seasonal variation is difficult because good data on Uranus's atmosphere have existed for less than 84 years, or one full Uranian year. Photometry over the course of half a Uranian year (beginning in the 1950s) has shown regular variation in the brightness in two spectral bands, with maxima occurring at the solstices and minima occurring at the equinoxes.[107] A similar periodic variation, with maxima at the solstices, has been noted in microwave measurements of the deep troposphere begun in the 1960s.[108] Stratospheric temperature measurements beginning in the 1970s also showed maximum values near the 1986 solstice.[84] The majority of this variability is thought to occur owing to changes in the viewing geometry.[101]

text: There are some indications that physical seasonal changes are happening in Uranus. Although Uranus is known to have a bright south polar region, the north pole is fairly dim, which is incompatible with the model of the seasonal change outlined above.[104] During its previous northern solstice in 1944, Uranus displayed elevated levels of brightness, which suggests that the north pole was not always so dim.[107] This information implies that the visible pole brightens some time before the solstice and darkens after the equinox.[104] Detailed analysis of the visible and microwave data revealed that the periodical changes of brightness are not completely symmetrical around the solstices, which also indicates a change in the meridional albedo patterns.[104] In the 1990s, as Uranus moved away from its solstice, Hubble and ground-based telescopes revealed that the south polar cap darkened noticeably (except the southern collar, which remained bright),[99] whereas the northern hemisphere demonstrated increasing activity,[97] such as cloud formations and stronger winds, bolstering expectations that it should brighten soon.[102] This indeed happened in 2007 when it passed an equinox: a faint northern polar collar arose, and the southern collar became nearly invisible, although the zonal wind profile remained slightly asymmetric, with northern winds being somewhat slower than southern.[100]

text: The mechanism of these physical changes is still not clear.[104] Near the summer and winter solstices, Uranus's hemispheres lie alternately either in full glare of the Sun's rays or facing deep space. The brightening of the sunlit hemisphere is thought to result from the local thickening of the methane clouds and haze layers located in the troposphere.[99] The bright collar at −45° latitude is also connected with methane clouds.[99] Other changes in the southern polar region can be explained by changes in the lower cloud layers.[99] The variation of the microwave emission from Uranus is probably caused by changes in the deep tropospheric circulation, because thick polar clouds and haze may inhibit convection.[109] Now that the spring and autumn equinoxes are arriving on Uranus, the dynamics are changing and convection can occur again.[97][109]

text: Formation

text: Many argue that the differences between the ice giants and the gas giants extend to their formation.[110][111] The Solar System is hypothesised to have formed from a giant rotating ball of gas and dust known as the presolar nebula. Much of the nebula's gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, formed the Sun, and the dust grains collected together to form the first protoplanets. As the planets grew, some of them eventually accreted enough matter for their gravity to hold on to the nebula's leftover gas.[110][111] The more gas they held onto, the larger they became; the larger they became, the more gas they held onto until a critical point was reached, and their size began to increase exponentially. The ice giants, with only a few Earth masses of nebular gas, never reached that critical point.[110][111][112] Recent simulations of planetary migration have suggested that both ice giants formed closer to the Sun than their present positions, and moved outwards after formation (the Nice model).[110]

text: Moons

text: Uranus has 27 known natural satellites.[112] The names of these satellites are chosen from characters in the works of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.[62][113] The five main satellites are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon.[62] The Uranian satellite system is the least massive among those of the giant planets; the combined mass of the five major satellites would be less than half that of Triton (largest moon of Neptune) alone.[9] The largest of Uranus's satellites, Titania, has a radius of only 788.9 km (490.2 mi), or less than half that of the Moon, but slightly more than Rhea, the second-largest satellite of Saturn, making Titania the eighth-largest moon in the Solar System. Uranus's satellites have relatively low albedos; ranging from 0.20 for Umbriel to 0.35 for Ariel (in green light).[16] They are ice–rock conglomerates composed of roughly 50% ice and 50% rock. The ice may include ammonia and carbon dioxide.[96][114]

text: Among the Uranian satellites, Ariel appears to have the youngest surface with the fewest impact craters and Umbriel's the oldest.[16][96] Miranda has fault canyons 20 km (12 mi) deep, terraced layers, and a chaotic variation in surface ages and features.[16] Miranda's past geologic activity is thought to have been driven by tidal heating at a time when its orbit was more eccentric than currently, probably as a result of a former 3:1 orbital resonance with Umbriel.[115] Extensional processes associated with upwelling diapirs are the likely origin of Miranda's 'racetrack'-like coronae.[116][117] Ariel is thought to have once been held in a 4:1 resonance with Titania.[118]

text: Uranus has at least one horseshoe orbiter occupying the Sun–Uranus L3 Lagrangian point—a gravitationally unstable region at 180° in its orbit, 83982 Crantor.[119][120] Crantor moves inside Uranus's co-orbital region on a complex, temporary horseshoe orbit. 2010 EU65 is also a promising Uranus horseshoe librator candidate.[120]

text: Planetary rings

text: The Uranian rings are composed of extremely dark particles, which vary in size from micrometres to a fraction of a metre.[16] Thirteen distinct rings are presently known, the brightest being the ε ring. All except two rings of Uranus are extremely narrow – they are usually a few kilometres wide. The rings are probably quite young; the dynamics considerations indicate that they did not form with Uranus. The matter in the rings may once have been part of a moon (or moons) that was shattered by high-speed impacts. From numerous pieces of debris that formed as a result of those impacts, only a few particles survived, in stable zones corresponding to the locations of the present rings.[96][121]

text: William Herschel described a possible ring around Uranus in 1789. This sighting is generally considered doubtful, because the rings are quite faint, and in the two following centuries none were noted by other observers. Still, Herschel made an accurate description of the epsilon ring's size, its angle relative to Earth, its red colour, and its apparent changes as Uranus travelled around the Sun.[122][123] The ring system was definitively discovered on 10 March 1977 by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Jessica Mink using the Kuiper Airborne Observatory. The discovery was serendipitous; they planned to use the occultation of the star SAO 158687 (also known as HD 128598) by Uranus to study its atmosphere. When their observations were analysed, they found that the star had disappeared briefly from view five times both before and after it disappeared behind Uranus. They concluded that there must be a ring system around Uranus.[124] Later they detected four additional rings.[124] The rings were directly imaged when Voyager 2 passed Uranus in 1986.[16] Voyager 2 also discovered two additional faint rings, bringing the total number to eleven.[16]

text: In December 2005, the Hubble Space Telescope detected a pair of previously unknown rings. The largest is located twice as far from Uranus as the previously known rings. These new rings are so far from Uranus that they are called the "outer" ring system. Hubble also spotted two small satellites, one of which, Mab, shares its orbit with the outermost newly discovered ring. The new rings bring the total number of Uranian rings to 13.[125] In April 2006, images of the new rings from the Keck Observatory yielded the colours of the outer rings: the outermost is blue and the other one red.[126][127] One hypothesis concerning the outer ring's blue colour is that it is composed of minute particles of water ice from the surface of Mab that are small enough to scatter blue light.[126][128] In contrast, Uranus's inner rings appear grey.[126]

text:
Uranus's rings

Animation about the discovering occultation in 1977. (Click on it to start)

Uranus has a complicated planetary ring system, which was the second such system to be discovered in the Solar System after Saturn's.[121]

Uranus's aurorae against its equatorial rings, imaged by the Hubble telescope. Unlike the aurorae of Earth and Jupiter, those of Uranus are not in line with its poles, due to its lopsided magnetic field.

text: Exploration

text: In 1986, NASA's Voyager 2 interplanetary probe encountered Uranus. This flyby remains the only investigation of Uranus carried out from a short distance and no other visits are planned. Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Uranus on 24 January 1986, coming within 81,500 km (50,600 mi) of the cloudtops, before continuing its journey to Neptune. The spacecraft studied the structure and chemical composition of Uranus's atmosphere,[75] including its unique weather, caused by its axial tilt of 97.77°. It made the first detailed investigations of its five largest moons and discovered 10 new ones. It examined all nine of the system's known rings and discovered two more.[16][96][129] It also studied the magnetic field, its irregular structure, its tilt and its unique corkscrew magnetotail caused by Uranus's sideways orientation.[89]

text: Voyager 1 was unable to visit Uranus because investigation of Saturn's moon Titan was considered a priority. This trajectory took Voyager 1 out the plane of the ecliptic, ending its planetary science mission.[130]:118

text: The possibility of sending the Cassini spacecraft from Saturn to Uranus was evaluated during a mission extension planning phase in 2009, but was ultimately rejected in favour of destroying it in the Saturnian atmosphere.[131] It would have taken about twenty years to get to the Uranian system after departing Saturn.[131] A Uranus orbiter and probe was recommended by the 2013–2022 Planetary Science Decadal Survey published in 2011; the proposal envisages launch during 2020–2023 and a 13-year cruise to Uranus.[132] A Uranus entry probe could use Pioneer Venus Multiprobe heritage and descend to 1–5 atmospheres.[132] The ESA evaluated a "medium-class" mission called Uranus Pathfinder.[133] A New Frontiers Uranus Orbiter has been evaluated and recommended in the study, The Case for a Uranus Orbiter.[134] Such a mission is aided by the ease with which a relatively big mass can be sent to the system—over 1500 kg with an Atlas 521 and 12-year journey.[135] For more concepts see Proposed Uranus missions.

text: In culture

text: In astrology, the planet Uranus () is the ruling planet of Aquarius. Because Uranus is cyan and Uranus is associated with electricity, the colour electric blue, which is close to cyan, is associated with the sign Aquarius[136] (see Uranus in astrology).

text: The chemical element uranium, discovered in 1789 by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth, was named after the newly discovered planet Uranus.[137]

text: "Uranus, the Magician" is a movement in Gustav Holst's orchestral suite The Planets, written between 1914 and 1916.

text: Operation Uranus was the successful military operation in World War II by the Soviet army to take back Stalingrad and marked the turning point in the land war against the Wehrmacht.

text: The lines "Then felt I like some watcher of the skies/When a new planet swims into his ken", from John Keats's "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer", are a reference to Herschel's discovery of Uranus.[138]

text: Many references to Uranus in popular culture and news involve humor about one pronunciation of its name resembling that of the phrase "your anus".[139]


document_title: 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights

question_text: which channel will broadcast fifa world cup 2018 in india

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text: 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights

text: FIFA, through several companies, sold the broadcasting rights for the 2018 FIFA World Cup[1] to the following broadcasters.

tag: p

text: Television[edit]

text:
Country
Broadcaster
Ref.

 Afghanistan
ATN
[1]

 Albania
RTSH
[1]

 Andorra
TF1, Mediaset España, beIN Sports
[1]

 Argentina
TV Pública, Telefe, DirecTV, TyC Sports
[1]

 Armenia
ARMTV
[1]

 Australia
SBS, Optus Sport
[2][3][4]

 Austria
ORF, OE24
[1]

 Azerbaijan
İTV, AzTV
[1]

 Bangladesh
BTV, Maasranga TV, Nagorik TV, Sony Pictures Networks
[1][5]

 Bahamas
ZNS, DirecTV
[1]

 Belarus
BTRC
[1]

 Belgium
VRT, RTBF
[1]

 Bermuda
BBC, DirecTV
[1]

 Bolivia
Unitel, Red Uno, DirecTV
[1]

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
BHRT
[1]

 Brazil
Globo, SporTV, Fox Sports
[6][7][8]

 Brunei
Astro
[1]

 Bulgaria
BNT
[1]

 Cambodia
CBS
[1]

 Canada
CTV, RDS, TSN
[3][9][1]

 Chile
Canal 13, TVN, Mega, DirecTV, Movistar
[1]

 China
CCTV, Migu, Youku
[10][11]

 Colombia
Caracol TV, RCN TV, DirecTV
[1]

 Costa Rica
Teletica, Sky, Movistar
[1][12]

 Croatia
HRT
[1]

 Cuba
ICRT
[1]

 Cyprus
CyBC
[1]

 Czech Republic
ČT
[1]

 Denmark
DR, TV 2
[1]

 Dominica
Sky, DirecTV
[1]

 Dominican Republic
Antena 7, Sky
[13]

 Ecuador
RTS, DirecTV
[1]

 El Salvador
TCS, Sky
[1]

 Estonia
ERR
[1]

 Faroe Islands
DR, TV 2
[1]

 Finland
Yle
[1][14]

 France
TF1, beIN Sports
[1]

 Germany
ARD, ZDF, Sky Sport, DAZN
[15][16][17][18][19]

 Georgia
GPB
[1]

 Greece
ERT
[1]

 Greenland
DR, TV 2
[1]

 Guatemala
TV Azteca, Tigo Sports, Sky, Movistar
[1]

 Honduras
TVC, Sky, Movistar
[1]

 Hong Kong
ViuTV, Now TV
[20][21]

 Hungary
MTVA
[1]

 Iceland
RÚV
[1]

 Indonesia
Transmedia, K-Vision, SuperPass, USeeTV
[22][23][24][25]

 Ireland
RTÉ
[1]

 Israel
KAN
[1]

 Italy
Mediaset
[26]

 Jamaica
TVJ, DirecTV
[1]

 Japan
Fuji TV, NHK, NTV, TBS, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo
[1]

 Kazakhstan
Qazaqstan
[1]

 Kosovo
RTK
[1]

 Laos
TVLAO
[1]

 Latvia
LTV
[1]

 Liechtenstein
SRG SSR
[27]

 Lithuania
LRT
[1]

 Macau
TDM
[28]

 Malaysia
Astro
[1]

 Malta
PBS
[1]

 Mexico
Televisa, TV Azteca, SKY México
[1]

 Moldova
TRM
[1]

 Monaco
TF1, beIN Sports
[1]

 Mongolia
NTV, MNB
[1]

 Montenegro
RTCG
[1]

 Morocco
SNRT, KAN, beIN Sports
[1][29][30]

 Myanmar
Skynet Sports
[1]

 Netherlands
NOS
[1]

 New Zealand
Sky Sport
[31][1]

 Nicaragua
Ratensa, Sky, Movistar
[1]

 Norway
NRK, TV 2
[1]

 Panama
Corporación Medcom, Televisora Nacional, Sky, Movistar
[1]

 Paraguay
SNT, Telefuturo, TyC, DirecTV
[1]

 Peru
Latina, DirecTV
[1]

 Philippines
ABS-CBN
[1]

 Poland
TVP, NC+
[1]

 Portugal
RTP, SIC, SportTV
[32][33][34]

 Romania
TVR
[1]

 Russia
Perviy Kanal, VGTRK, Match TV
[35]

 San Marino
Mediaset
[1]

 Serbia
RTS
[1]

 Singapore
Mediacorp, Singtel, StarHub
[36]

 Slovakia
RTVS
[1]

 Slovenia
RTVSLO
[1]

 South Africa
SABC, SuperSport, StarTimes
[1][37]

 South Korea
KBS, MBC, SBS
[1]

 Spain
Mediaset España
[38]

 Suriname
SCCN, DirecTV
[1]

 Sweden
SVT, TV4
[15][17]

  Switzerland
SRG SSR
[27]

 Taiwan
ELTA, CTS
[1][39]

 Thailand
Amarin TV, True
[40]

 Timor Leste
ETO Telco
[1]

 Trinidad & Tobago
CNC3, DirecTV
[1]

 Turkey
TRT
[1]

 United Kingdom
show
Home Nations/Territories

 Channel Islands
 England
 Gibraltar
 Isle of Man
 Northern Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales

BBC, ITV
[16]

 United States
show
and territories

 American Samoa
 Guam
 Northern Mariana Islands
 Puerto Rico
 Baker Island
 Howland Island
 Jarvis Island
 Johnston Atoll
 Kingman Reef
 Midway Islands
 Navassa Island
 Palmyra Atoll
 Wake Island

Fox Sports, Telemundo Deportes
[41][42]

 Uruguay
Monte Carlo, Canal 10, Teledoce, TyC, DirecTV
[1]

  Vatican City
Mediaset
[1]

 Venezuela
Venevisión, DirecTV
[1]

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text:
Region
Broadcaster
Ref.

Caribbean
show
Countries/Territories

 Antigua & Barbuda
 Anguilla
 Aruba
 Barbados
 Belize
 British Virgin Islands
 Cayman Islands
 Curaçao
 Dominican Republic
 Grenada
 Guyana
 Haiti
 Montserrat
 St. Lucia
 St. Kitts & Nevis
 St. Vincent & the Grenadines
 Turks and Caicos
 U.S. Virgin Islands

DirecTV
[1][43][1]

Indian subcontinent
show
Countries

 Bhutan
 India
 Maldives
   Nepal
 Pakistan
 Sri Lanka

Sony Pictures Networks
[1]

Middle East and North Africa
show
Countries

 Algeria
 Bahrain
 Comoros
 Djibouti
 Egypt
 Iran
 Iraq
 Jordan
 Kuwait
 Lebanon
 Libya
 Mauritania
 Oman
 Palestinian Authority
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia
 Somalia
 South Sudan
 Sudan
 Syria
 Tunisia
 United Arab Emirates
 Yemen

KAN, beIN Sports
[1][30][44][45][46][47]

Oceania
show
Countries/Territories

 Cook Islands
 Fiji
 Kiribati
 Micronesia
 Nauru
 Palau
 Papua New Guinea
 Samoa
 Solomon Islands
 Tonga
 Tuvalu
 Vanuatu

Sky Pacific
[1]

Sub-Saharan Africa
show
Countries

 Angola
 Benin
 Botswana
 Burkina Faso
 Burundi
 Cameroon
 Cape Verde
 Central African Republic
 Chad
 Congo
 Côte d'Ivoire
 DR Congo
 Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea
 Ethiopia
 Gabon
 Gambia
 Ghana
 Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau
 Kenya
 Lesotho
 Liberia
 Madagascar
 Malawi
 Mali
 Mauritius
 Mozambique
 Namibia
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Rwanda
 Senegal
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Swaziland
 Tanzania
 Togo
 Uganda
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe

Kwesé Sports, SuperSport, StarTimes, Canal+
[1][48]

text: Radio[edit]

text:
Nation/Territory
Broadcaster
Ref

 Albania
RTSH
[1]

 Australia
SBS
[1]

 Austria
ORF
[1]

 Belarus
BTRC
[1]

 Belgium
VRT, RTBF
[1]

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
BHRT
[1]

 Brazil
Rádio Bandeirantes, Rádio Gaúcha, Rádio Itatiaia, Rádio Jovem Pan, Rádio Verdes Mares, Radio Sagres 730, Sistema Globo de Rádio, Super Rádio Tupi
[1]

 Bulgaria
BNR
[1]

 Chile
ADN Radio, Radio Bio-Bio, Radio Cooperativa, UCV Radio
[1]

 Colombia
Blu Radio, Caracol Radio, RCN Radio
[1]

 Costa Rica
Radio Columbia, Radio Monumental, Teletica Radio
[1]

 Croatia
HRT
[1]

 Cyprus
CyBC
[1]

 Denmark
DR
[1]

 Ecuador
RTS
[1]

 Estonia
ERR
[1]

 France
Europe 1, RTL, Radio France, RMC
[1]

 Finland
Yle
[1]

 Georgia
GPB
[1]

 Germany
ARD, RTL Radio, Radio Hamburg, Radio NRW, Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Hitradio FFH, Antenne Bayern, 89.0 RTL
[1]

 Iceland
RÚV
[1]

 Indonesia
RRI
[49]

 Ireland
RTÉ
[1]

 Israel
KAN
[1]

 Italy
RAI, Mediaset
[1][50]

 Jamaica
RJR 94 FM
[1]

 Kosovo
RTK
[1]

 Liechtenstein
SRG SSR
[1]

 Lithuania
LT
[1]

 Macau
TDM
[1]

 Macedonia
MRT
[1]

 Moldova
TeleRadio-Moldova
[1]

 Monaco
RMC Sport
[1]

 Montenegro
RTCG
[1]

 Morocco
SNRT
[1][29]

 Netherlands
NOS
[1]

 Norway
NRK
[1]

 Portugal
RTP, TSF, Rádio Renascença
[1]

 Peru
RPP
[1]

 Russia
VGTRK
[1]

 Serbia
RTS
[1]

 Slovenia
RTVSLO
[1]

 South Africa
SABC
[1]

 South Korea
SBS
[1]

 Spain
RTVE, Cadena COPE, Cadena SER, Onda Cero, Radio Marca
[1]

 Sub-Saharan Africa
show
Countries

 Angola
 Benin
 Botswana
 Burkina Faso
 Burundi
 Cameroon
 Cape Verde
 Central African Republic
 Chad
 Congo
 Côte d'Ivoire
 DR Congo
 Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea
 Ethiopia
 Gabon
 Gambia
 Ghana
 Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau
 Kenya
 Lesotho
 Liberia
 Madagascar
 Malawi
 Mali
 Mauritius
 Mozambique
 Namibia
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Rwanda
 Senegal
 Seychelles
 Sierra Leone
 Swaziland
 Tanzania
 Togo
 Uganda
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe

France Médias Monde
[1]

 Sweden
SR
[1]

  Switzerland
SRG SSR
[1]

 Turkey
TRT
[1]

 United Kingdom
show
Home Nations/Territories

 England
 Scotland
 Wales
 Northern Ireland
 Gibraltar
 Channel Islands
 Isle of Man

BBC, talkSPORT
[1]

 United States
show
and territories

 American Samoa
 Guam
 Northern Mariana Islands
 Puerto Rico
 U.S. Virgin Islands
 Baker Island
 Howland Island
 Jarvis Island
 Johnston Atoll
 Kingman Reef
 Midway Islands
 Navassa Island
 Palmyra Atoll
 Wake Island

Fútbol de Primera
[1][51]

 Uruguay
Radio Oriental, Sociedad Anonimas de Television y Radios, Radio Monte Carlo
[1]


document_title: Nebula (comics)

question_text: who is gamora's sister in guardians of the galaxy

question_tokens: who is gamora 's sister in guardians of the galaxy

text: Nebula (comics)

text: Publication history[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2013)

text: Nebula was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Buscema, and first appeared in The Avengers #257 (July 1985).

text: Fictional character biography[edit]

text: A brutal space pirate and mercenary, Nebula seized control of Sanctuary II, a massive spaceship previously under the command of Thanos. Thanos was believed to be dead at this point, and Nebula claimed that he had been her grandfather. Nebula's band of mercenaries and pirates consisted of Skunge, Kehl, Gunthar and Levan.

text: Nebula asked the second Captain Marvel to join her mercenary band and aid them in conquering the Skrull Empire. However, Firelord learned that Nebula had massacred the Xandarians. Nebula used her space fleet to attack the Skrull space armada and the Avengers.[1]

text: Nebula then schemed to gain absolute power using Earth scientist Dr. Harker's atomic compressor to release vast amounts of energy that were absorbed by the Infinity Union (Although this attempt nearly triggered the end of the universe when the experiment caused a second Big Bang that came close to annihilating everything before a small group of Avengers – Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spider-Man and Sersi – were able to escape the destruction and shut down the equipment in time to negate the unmaking of existence). She fought the Avengers, and absorbed energies from the Infinity Union through the implant in her brain. As she fought the Avengers, she lost her powers when Sersi removed the brain implant. Nebula then escaped.[2]

text: The Infinity Gauntlet[edit]

text: The newly resurrected Thanos was offended by Nebula's claims of kinship. He reclaimed his ship and almost kills her, using the Infinity Gems. He transformed her into a grotesque virtual corpse still barely alive, leaving her as a maimed and seemingly mindless zombie, burned and disfigured by his energy beams.[3]

text: When he later claimed the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos boasted that Nebula was his greatest creation — unable to die, but not truly alive either. However, when Thanos defeated Eternity and took his place, Thanos expanded his consciousness into the universe, leaving his body comatose. Nebula managed to take the Gauntlet from Thanos, using its power to restore herself to health and banish Thanos, seeking to conquer the universe herself. Thanos agreed to help a loose band of heroes defeat Nebula. The group in question consisted of Adam Warlock, Doctor Strange, the Silver Surfer, Thor, the Hulk, Firelord, Doctor Doom and Drax the Destroyer— the only heroes that Strange had been able to locate in the time available to him. The group confronted her, and, with Thanos exploiting Nebula's inexperience with wielding the Gauntlet, she was tricked into undoing the events of Thanos's godhood and all the death and destruction Thanos wreaked with his power.[volume & issue needed]

text: The Cosmic Pantheon (which Thanos had earlier defeated) immediately appeared, and battled her. With Nebula thus distracted— lacking the knowledge to realize that they were keeping her occupied by attacking her all at once, thus preventing her from thinking of a less direct method of assault— the Surfer and Warlock were able to steal the Gauntlet from her by exploiting Warlock's connection to the Soul Gem, disrupting the unity between the Infinity Gems and forcing Nebula to drop the Gauntlet. Nebula was captured by Starfox and returned to Titan for trial, while Adam Warlock claimed the Gauntlet.[4]

text: Nebula was later confronted by Firelord in the Titanian prison. In flashback, the murder of her abusive father was depicted.[5] Nebula was later freed from prison by Geatar, and converted into a cyborg by Doctor Mandibus.[6] She attempted to free her pirate crew from the "Anvil" space prison, but was thwarted by the Silver Surfer and Jack of Hearts. She killed her crew in escaping.[7]

text: Annihilation[edit]

text: Nebula has appeared as one of Gamora's followers, 'The Graces'. In this role, she battled Ronan the Accuser alongside Stellaris. Ronan triumphed, severely wounding her.[8]

text: Powers and abilities[edit]

text: Nebula is an athletic woman, and an excellent armed and unarmed combatant. She possesses a gifted intellect and is a brilliant battle strategist.

text: Nebula uses blasters worn on her wrists that fire concussive blasts of unknown energy or heat blasts that can incinerate a human being almost instantly. She also apparently wears a device that enables her to disguise her appearance, either through illusion-casting or through actual molecular rearrangement of her body and clothing.

text: Nebula was converted by Doctor Mandibus into a cyborg. She was given an artificial left eye, left arm, and left shoulder. The left upper quarter of her head and part of her right hip are sheathed in metal.

text: Nebula briefly possessed the Infinity Union, a combination of three devices that together could channel all forms of ambient energy into her which infused her with vast energies. She also briefly possessed the Infinity Gauntlet, which held six "Infinity Gems" of virtually-unlimited power, which gave her seemingly-absolute control of reality while she possessed them. However, her short sightedness meant that she often made crucial errors in judgment when wielding the power, like undoing the events of Thanos's godhood without realizing that this would revert her to her near-death state and free the imprisoned Cosmic Pantheon whom Thanos had recently defeated.

text: In other media[edit]

text: Television[edit]

text:
Nebula is featured in the two-part episode "Learning Curve" of the 1999 animated series Silver Surfer, voiced by Jennifer Dale.[citation needed]
Nebula appears in the second season of the 2009 animated series The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Jane Lynch.[9] This version is the older sister of Thanos, and appears in the episodes "Double Negations at the World's End", "Fate of Destiny" and "When Strikes the Surfer."
Nebula appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy TV series, voiced by Cree Summer.[10] In the episode "Origins," Gamora and Nebula were put through training by Ronan the Accuser so that they can fight for Thanos. In the episode "The Backstabbers," the death of Ronan the Accuser has left a power vacuum where Nova Prime mentions to the Nova Corps that there is competition between Korath the Pursuer, Nebula, and Gamora to see who will succeed Ronan the Accuser as Thanos' new general. Gamora pretends to betray the Guardians of the Galaxy so that she can get Nebula and her Chitauri crew into fighting Korath the Pursuer's group. Following the plan and the Guardians of the Galaxy getting away, Nebula recovers Ronan the Accuser's Universal Weapon that Drax the Destroyer threw at her ship. In the episode "Bad Moon Rising," Nebula attacks the Guardians of the Galaxy on the living moon Mandala. Using Mandala's life-giving powers and a special seed, Nebula resurrects Ronan the Accuser and gives him his Universal Weapon as Ronan the Accuser plans to pilot Mandala to Xandar in order to annihilate the enemies of the Kree there. With help from Star-Lord and Groot, Mandala broke free and uses a special magma attack to send Nebula and Ronan the Accuser flying far away from Mandala.
Nebula appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat, voiced again by Cree Summer.[11][better source needed]

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text: Film[edit]

text: Karen Gillan portrays Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as one of the children raised by Thanos alongside her adopted sister Gamora. Over time, Nebula developed an obsessive need to best Gamora in combat. Every time she lost a sparring match, Thanos subjecting Nebula to torturous mutilation, replacing parts of her body with cybernetic enhancements for further improvement. This imbued Nebula with a deep hatred toward Thanos.

text:
Nebula is introduced to the franchise in the 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy.[12] She is sent by Thanos alongside Gamora to assist Ronan the Accuser in acquiring an orb containing the Power Stone. When Ronan learns that he was seeking out an Infinity Stone and betrays Thanos with the intent of using the stone himself to destroy Xandar, Nebula becomes a willing follower when Ronan vowed to kill Thanos once Xandar is destroyed. Nebula is ultimately defeated in combat by Gamora, refusing to be saved by her as she severs her trapped mechanical left hand and escapes Xandar in an Ravager ship.
Nebula appears again in 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[13] Nebula ended up being captured by the Sovereign for stealing their anulax batteries before the Guardians retrieve her to claim her bounty on Xandar. But Rocket Racoon's act of stealing some anulax batteries placed the group in jeopardy as they crash their ship on a nearby planet, with Rocket and Baby Groot looking after Nebula while the rest are taken by Ego to his planet. But Nebula eventually tricks Groot into freeing her as she takes out both Rocket and Yondu Udonta at the benefit of the latter's mutiny orchestrated by Taserface. Nebula convincing Taserface to claim the bounties on both Rocket and Yondu, convincing the Ravagers to give her a cut of the profit along with a replacement hand and a ship to reach Ego's planet. After an extended fight on Ego, Nebula finally defeats Gamora and vents out her motivation in tracking her down before the two enter an uneasy alliance as they learn of Ego's true nature. Nebula helps the Guardians kill Ego, later parting ways with Gamora after they reconciled to set out alone in her journey to kill Thanos.
Nebula reappears in the 2018 film Avengers: Infinity War.[14] Nebula was captured by Thanos following her nearly successful attempt on his life. Thanos then tortured her to coerce Gamora to take him to the Soul Stone. Nebula later escapes and joins Star-Lord, Drax and Mantis as well as a faction of the Avengers on Titan. She deduces Gamora's fate and is one of the surviving characters after Thanos uses the completed Infinity Gauntlet to wipe out half of the universe, stranding her on Titan alongside Iron Man. She and Rocket are the only two surviving Guardians by the end of the film.
Gillan will reprise her role in the untitled sequel (2019).[14]

text: Video games[edit]

text:
Nebula is the penultimate boss in the 1996 SNES game Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems.[citation needed]
Nebula appears in Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, with Jane Lynch reprising her voice role.[15]
Nebula appears as a villain in Marvel: Avengers Alliance. She is featured in Spec-Ops 20 which is based on the Guardians of the Galaxy film.[citation needed]
Nebula is a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.[citation needed]
Nebula appears in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Linnea Sage.[16]
Nebula appears in Lego Marvel's Avengers as an unlockable and playable character.[citation needed]
Nebula appears in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, voiced by Ashly Burch.[17] Following the death of Thanos, Gamora states to Star-Lord at a bar at Knowhere that a small part of her wants to see her sister Nebula again. Star-Lord will either tell Gamora that Nebula's family or that calling her could be a mistake. If it is the former, Nebula expresses anger in her call with Gamora of how the Guardians killed their father. In episode 2, Nebula attacks the location where Thanos' body is being held. Regardless on Star-Lord's choice revolving around Rocket Raccoon's trip to Halfworld, Star-Lord and Gamora fight Nebula and managed to subdue her. On the Milano, Nebula is shown to be locked up in Gamora's room. Entering Gamora's room which Nebula has been locked up in, Star-Lord and Gamora tell Nebula that they need her to translate the ancient Kree language which Nebula is reluctant to do. When Nebula tells Gamora that she still remembers Tar-Voll, Gamora draws her sword on her as Nebula orders for Gamora to leave. If Star-Lord has Gamora leave, she does so while stating to Star-Lord that she won't help him if she hears screams. Nebula states that she never cared for them. If Star-Lord agrees with Gamora, he states that Gamora's got the right idea as he pins her against the wall (Star-Lord will also have the option to spit back on her). Drax the Destroyer later tells Star-Lord that there was a device found in Nebula's skull. Star-Lord persuades Nebula into giving him the device where she states that it will tell him everything he'll want to know while stating to Star-Lord that he owes her. When Kree soldiers working for Hala the Accuser attack the ship, Star-Lord will have the option to release Nebula to help fight the Kree soldiers while warning her that the trust exercise will be over if she back-stabs them in battle. In episode 3, Star-Lord experiences Gamora's flashbacks involving Nebula back when she was being trained by Thanos. The first one has Gamora dueling Nebula. Depending on the outcome, Thanos will still favor Nebula as the winner. The second flashback has Nebula being ordered to kill Gamora as a test. After the final flashback, Star-Lord had to decide to tell Nebula to go or told her to stay. If Star-Lord tells Nebula to go at the end, she will join Hala the Accuser's forces. If Star-Lord tells Nebula to stay, she and Gamora finally reconciled.
Nebula is a playable character in Marvel: Contest of Champions.[18]


document_title: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

question_text: who did the canucks get in the draft

question_tokens: who did the canucks get in the draft

text: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

text: Key[edit]

text:
Abbreviation
Meaning

Rd #
Round number

Pick #
Overall draft pick within that draft year

Nat
Nationality

Pos
Hockey position

Reg GP
Regular season games played with Vancouver

Pl GP
Playoff games played with Vancouver

C
Centre

W
Winger

LW
Left Wing

RW
Right Wing

D
Defence

G
Goaltender

Bold lettering
Currently on the Vancouver Canucks roster

text: 1970 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

2

Dale Tallon

D

Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

222

0

2

16

Jim Hargreaves

D

Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

66

0

3

30

Ed Dyck

G

Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

49

0

4

44

Brent Taylor

RW

Estevan Bruins (WCHL)

0

0

5

58

Bill McFadden

-

Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)

0

0

6

72

Dave Gilmour

LW

London Knights (OHA)

0

0

text: 1971 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

3

Jocelyn Guevremont

D

Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA)

225

0

2

17

Bobby Lalonde

C

Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA)

353

6

3

39

Richard Lemieux

C

Montreal Jr. Canadiens (OHA)

192

0

5

59

Mike McNiven

RW

Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)

0

0

6

73

Tim Steeves

D

PEI Islanders (Junior)

0

0

7

87

Bill Green

D

University of Notre Dame (NCAA)

0

0

8

101

Norm Cherrey

RW

University of Wisconsin–Madison (CCHA)

0

0

8

102

Bob Murphy

F

Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

0

0

text: 1972 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

3

Don Lever

LW

Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)

593

10

2

19

Bryan McSheffrey

F

Ottawa 67's (OHA)

87

0

3

35

Paul Raymer

F

Peterborough Petes (OHA)

0

0

4

51

Ron Homenuke

F

Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

1

0

5

67

Larry Bolonchuk

D

Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

15

0

6

83

Dave McClelland

G

Penticton Broncos (BCJHL)

2

0

7

99

Danny Gloor

C

Peterborough Petes (OHA)

2

0

8

115

Dennis McCord

D

London Knights (OHA)

3

0

9

131

Steve Stone

RW

Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)

2

0

text: 1973 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

3

Dennis Ververgaert

RW

London Knights (OHA)

409

3

1

9

Bob Dailey

D

Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

257

7

2

19

Paulin Bordeleau

C

Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

183

5

3

35

Paul Sheard

LW

Ottawa 67's (OHA)

0

0

4

51

Keith Mackie

D

Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

0

0

5

67

Paul O'Neil

C

Boston University (NCAA)

5

0

6

83

Jim Cowell

F

Ottawa 67's (OHA)

0

0

7

99

Clay Hebenton

G

0

0

8

115

John Senkpiel

RW

Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

0

0

9

131

Peter Folco

D

Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

2

0

9

146

Terry McDougall

C

Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)

0

0

text: 1974 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

2

23

Ron Sedlbauer

LW

Kitchener Rangers (OHA)

325

10

3

41

John Hughes

D

Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

52

4

4

59

Harold Snepsts

D

Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)

781

44

5

77

Mike Rogers

C

Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

0

0

6

95

Andy Spruce

LW

London Knights (OHA)

51

0

7

113

Jim Clarke

D

Toronto Marlboros (OHA)

0

0

8

130

Robbie Watt

F

Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

0

0

9

147

Marc Gaudreault

D

Lake Superior State University (NCAA)

0

0

text: 1975 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

10

Rick Blight

RW

Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

324

5

2

28

Brad Gassoff

LW

Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)

122

3

3

46

Normand LaPointe

G

Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)

0

0

4

64

Glen Richardson

LW

Hamilton Fincups (OHA)

24

0

5

82

Doug Murray

LW

Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

0

0

6

100

Bob Watson

RW

Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)

0

0

7

118

Brian Shmyr

C

New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

0

0

8

136

Allan Fleck

LW

New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

0

0

9

152

Bob McNeice

LW

New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

0

0

11

182

Sid Veysey

C

Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)

1

0

text: 1976 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

2

26

Bob Manno

F

St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)

163

10

3

44

Rob Flockhart

LW

Kamloops Chiefs (WCHL)

43

0

4

62

Elmer Ray

LW

Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

0

0

5

80

Rick Durston

LW

Victoria Cougars (WCHL)

0

0

6

98

Rob Tudor

C

Regina Pats (WCHL)

26

3

7

114

Brad Rhiness

C

Kingston Canadians (OHA)

0

0

8

122

Stu Ostlund

C

Michigan Tech University (NCAA)

0

0

text: 1977 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

4

Jere Gillis

F

Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)

235

1

2

22

Jeff Bandura

D

Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)

0

0

3

40

Glen Hanlon

G

Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

137

2

4

56

Dave Morrow

D

Calgary Centennials (WCHL)

0

0

4

58

Murray Bannerman

G

Victoria Cougars (WCHL)

1

0

5

76

Steve Hazlett

LW

St. Catharines Fincups (OHA)

1

0

6

94

Brian Drumm

LW

Peterborough Petes (OHA)

0

0

7

112

Ray Creasy

C

New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

0

0

text: 1978 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

4

Bill Derlago

C

Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)

65

5

2

22

Curt Fraser

LW

Victoria Cougars (WCHL)

348

27

3

40

Stan Smyl

W

New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

896

41

#12 retired by the Canucks

4

56

Harold Luckner

Farjestad BK (SEL)

0

0

4

57

Brad Smith

F

Sudbury Wolves (OHA)

21

0

6

90

Gerry Minor

C

Regina Pats (WCHL)

140

12

7

107

Dave Ross

RW

Portland Winter Hawks (WCHL)

0

0

8

124

Steve O'Neill

W

Providence College (NCAA)

0

0

9

141

Charlie Antetomaso

D

Boston College (NCAA)

0

0

10

158

Rick Martens

G

New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)

0

0

text: 1979 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

5

Rick Vaive

RW

Birmingham Bulls (WHA)

47

0

2

26

Brent Ashton

F

Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)

124

7

3

47

Ken Ellacott

G

Peterborough Petes (OHA)

12

0

4

68

Art Rutland

F

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)

0

0

5

89

Dirk Graham

F

Regina Pats (WCHL)

0

0

6

110

Shane Swan

D

Sudbury Wolves (OHA)

0

0

text: 1980 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

10

Rick Lanz

D

Oshawa Generals (OHA)

417

14

3

49

Andy Schliebener

D

Peterborough Petes (OHA)

84

6

4

70

Marc Crawford

LW

Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)

176

20

5

91

Darrell May

G

Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

0

0

6

112

Ken Berry

W

Canadian international team (Intl)

27

0

7

133

Doug Lidster

D

Colorado College (NCAA)

666

41

8

154

John O'Connor

University of Vermont (NCAA)

0

0

9

175

Patrik Sundstrom

F

IF Bjorkloven (SEL)

374

11

10

196

Grant Martin

C

Kitchener Rangers (OHA)

24

0

text: 1981 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

10

Garth Butcher

D

Regina Pats (WHL)

610

14

3

52

Jean-Marc Lanthier

RW

Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)

105

0

4

73

Wendell Young

G

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

30

0

5

105

Moe Lemay

F

Ottawa 67's (OHL)

279

4

6

115

Stu Kulak

RW

Victoria Cougars (WHL)

32

0

7

136

Bruce Holloway

D

Regina Pats (WHL)

2

0

8

157

Petri Skriko

F

SaiPa (SM-liiga)

472

10

9

178

Frank Caprice

G

London Knights (OHL)

102

0

10

199

Rejean Vignola

F

Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

0

0

text: 1982 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

11

Michel Petit

D

Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)

226

0

3

53

Yves Lapointe

LW

Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

0

0

4

71

Shawn Kilroy

G

Peterborough Petes (OHL)

0

0

6

116

Taylor Hall

RW

Regina Pats (WHL)

34

0

7

137

Parie Proft

D

Calgary Wranglers (WHL)

0

0

8

158

Newell Brown

C

Michigan State University (NCAA)

0

0

9

179

Don McLaren

RW

Ottawa 67's (OHL)

0

0

10

200

Al Raymond

LW

Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)

0

0

11

221

Steve Driscoll

LW

Cornwall Royals (OHL)

0

0

12

242

Shawn Green

RW

Victoria Cougars (WHL)

0

0

text: 1983 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

9

Cam Neely

F

Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

171

7

2

30

David Bruce

LW

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

143

1

3

50

Scott Tottle

LW

Peterborough Petes (OHL)

0

0

4

70

Tim Lorenz

RW

Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

0

0

5

90

Doug Quinn

D

Nanaimo Islanders (WHL)

0

0

6

110

Dave Lowry

LW

London Knights (OHL)

165

3

7

130

Terry Maki

LW

Brantford Alexanders (OHL)

0

0

8

150

John Labatt

C

University of Minnesota (NCAA)

0

0

9

170

Allan Measures

D

Calgary Wranglers (WHL)

0

0

10

190

Roger Grillo

D

University of Maine (NCAA)

0

0

11

210

Steve Kayser

D

University of Vermont (NCAA)

0

0

12

230

Jay Mazur

W

University of Maine (NCAA)

47

6

text: 1984 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

10

J. J. Daigneault

D

Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)

131

3

2

31

Jeff Rohlicek

C

Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

9

0

3

52

David Saunders

LW

St. Lawrence University (NCAA)

56

0

3

55

Landis Chaulk

F

Calgary Wranglers (WHL)

0

0

3

58

Mike Stevens

LW

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

6

0

4

73

Brian Bertuzzi

D

Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)

0

0

5

94

Brett MacDonald

D

North Bay Centennials (OHL)

1

0

6

115

Jeff Korchinski

D

Clarkson University (NCAA)

0

0

7

136

Blaine Chrest

C

Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

0

0

8

157

Jim Agnew

D

Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

63

4

9

178

Rex Grant

G

Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)

0

0

10

198

Ed Lowney

F

Boston University (NCAA)

0

0

11

219

Doug Clarke

D

Colorado College (NCAA)

0

0

12

239

Ed Kister

D

London Knights (OHL)

0

0

text: 1985 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

4

Jim Sandlak

RW

London Knights (OHL)

509

33

2

25

Troy Gamble

G

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

72

4

3

46

Shane Doyle

D

Belleville Bulls (OHL)

0

0

4

67

Randy Siska

C

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

0

0

5

88

Robert Kron

C

Brno ZKL (Czech)

144

11

6

109

Martin Hrstka

F

Dukla Trencin (Slovak)

0

0

7

130

Brian McFarlane

RW

Seattle Breakers (WHL)

0

0

8

151

Hakan Ahlund

RW

Malmo IF (SWE)

0

0

9

172

Curtis Hunt

D

Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

0

0

10

193

Carl Valimont

D

University of Lowell (NCAA)

0

0

11

214

Igor Larionov

C

CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)

210

19

12

235

Darren Taylor

LW

Calgary Wranglers (WHL)

0

0

text: 1986 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

7

Dan Woodley

C

Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

5

0

3

49

Don Gibson

D

Michigan State University (NCAA)

14

0

4

70

Ronnie Stern

RW

Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)

97

3

5

91

Eric Murano

C

University of Denver (NCAA)

0

0

6

112

Steve Herniman

D

Cornwall Royals (OHL)

0

0

7

133

Jon Helgeson

LW

University of Wisconsin–Madison (NCAA)

0

0

8

154

Jeff Noble

C

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

0

0

9

175

Matt Merten

G

Providence College (NCAA)

0

0

10

196

Marc Lyons

D

Kingston Canadians (OHL)

0

0

11

217

Todd Hawkins

LW

Belleville Bulls (OHL)

8

0

12

138

Vladimir Krutov

F

CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)

61

0

text: 1987 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

2

24

Rob Murphy

C

Laval Titan (QMJHL)

73

4

3

45

Steve Veilleux

D

Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)

0

0

4

66

Doug Torrel

RW

University of Minnesota–Duluth (NCAA)

0

0

5

87

Sean Fabian

D

University of Minnesota (NCAA)

0

0

6

108

Garry Valk

LW

Sherwood Park (AJHL)

172

16

7

129

Todd Fanning

G

Ohio State University (NCAA)

0

0

8

150

Viktor Tumeneu

C

CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)

0

0

9

171

Craig Daly

D

New Hampton Prep (N.H.)

0

0

10

192

John Fletcher

G

Clarkson University (NCAA)

0

0

11

213

Roger Hansson

F

Malmo IF (Swe)

0

0

Olympic Champion

12

233

Neil Eisenhut

C

Langley Eagles (BCJHL)

13

0

12

234

Matt Evo

LW

Country Day High School (Mass)

0

0

text: 1988 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

2

Trevor Linden

C

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

1140

118

Won 1997 King Clancy Memorial Trophy#16 retired by the Canucks

2

33

Leif Rohlin

D

VIK Vasteras HK (Swe)

95

5

3

44

Dane Jackson

RW

Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)

15

6

6

107

Corrie D'Alessio

G

Cornell University (NCAA)

0

0

6

122

Phil Von Stefenelli

D

Boston University (NCAA)

0

0

7

128

Dixon Ward

RW

University of North Dakota (NCAA)

103

9

8

149

Greg Geldart

C

St. Albert Saints (AJHL)

0

0

9

170

Roger Akerstrom

D

Lulea HF (SWE)

0

0

10

191

Paul Constantin

LW

Lake Superior State University (NCAA)

0

0

11

212

Chris Wolanin

D

University of Illinois (NCAA)

0

0

12

233

Stefan Nilsson

C

Farjestad BK (Swe)

0

0

text: 1989 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

8

Jason Herter

D

University of North Dakota (NCAA)

0

0

2

29

Rob Woodward

LW

Michigan State University (NCAA)

0

0

4

71

Brett Hauer

D

University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)

0

0

6

113

Pavel Bure

RW

CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)

428

60

Won Calder Memorial Trophy in 1992Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012#10 retired by the Canucks

7

134

Jim Revenberg

RW

Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

0

0

8

155

Rob Sangster

LW

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

0

0

9

176

Sandy Moger

RW

Lake Superior State University (NCAA)

0

0

10

197

Gus Morschauser

G

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

0

0

11

218

Hayden O'Rear

D

Lathrop High School (Alaska)

0

0

12

239

Darcy Cahill

C

Cornwall Royals (OHL)

0

0

12

248

Jan Bergman

D

Sodertalje SK (Swe)

0

0

text: 1990 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

2

Petr Nedved

LW

Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

222

28

1

18

Shawn Antoski

LW

North Bay Centennials (OHL)

70

15

2

23

Jiri Slegr

D

CHZ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)

154

5

4

65

Darin Bader

LW

Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

0

0

5

86

Gino Odjick

LW

Laval Titan (QMJHL)

444

32

7

128

Daryl Filipek

D

Ferris State University (NCAA)

0

0

8

149

Paul O'Hagan

D

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

0

0

9

170

Mark Cipriano

D

Victoria Cougars (WHL)

0

0

10

191

Troy Neumeier

D

Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

0

0

11

212

Tyler Ertel

C

North Bay Centennials (OHL)

0

0

12

233

Karri Kivi

D

Ilves (Finland)

0

0

text: 1991 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

7

Alex Stojanov

RW

Hamilton Dukes (OHL)

62

5

2

29

Jassen Cullimore

D

Peterborough Petes (OHL)

84

11

3

51

Sean Pronger

C

Bowling Green State University (NCAA)

3

0

5

95

Dan Kesa

RW

Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

19

0

6

117

Evgeny Namestnikov

D

CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)

35

2

7

139

Brent Thurston

LW

Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

0

0

8

161

Eric Johnson

RW

Plymouth Armstrong High School (USHS-MN)

0

0

9

183

David Neilson

LW

Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

0

0

10

205

Brad Barton

D

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

0

0

11

227

Jason Fitzsimmons

G

Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

0

0

12

249

Xavier Majic

C

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA)

0

0

text: 1992 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

21

Libor Polasek

C

TJ Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)

0

0

2

40

Michael Peca

C

Ottawa 67's (OHL)

37

5

2

45

Mike Fountain

G

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

6

0

3

69

Jeff Connolly

RW

Saint Sebastian's School (USHS–MS)

0

0

4

93

Brent Tully

D

Peterborough Petes (OHL)

0

0

5

110

Brian Loney

RW

Ohio State University (NCAA)

12

0

5

117

Adrian Aucoin

D

Boston University (NCAA)

341

10

6

141

Jason Clark

LW

St. Thomas (MOJHL)

0

0

7

165

Scott Hollis

RW

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

0

0

9

213

Sonny Mignacca

G

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

0

0

10

237

Mark Wotton

D

Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

42

0

11

261

Aaron Boh

D

Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

0

0

text: 1993 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

20

Mike Wilson

D

Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

0

0

2

46

Rick Girard

C

Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

0

0

4

98

Dieter Kochan

G

Northern Michigan University (NCAA)

0

0

5

124

Scott Walker

RW

Owen Sound Platers (OHL)

197

0

6

150

Troy Creuer

D

Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)

0

0

7

176

Evgeny Babariko

RW

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

0

0

8

202

Sean Tallaire

RW

Lake Superior State University (NCAA)

0

0

10

254

Bert Robertsson

D

Sodertalje SK (Swe)

69

0

11

280

Sergei Tkachenko

G

Hamilton Canucks (AHL)

0

0

text: 1994 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

13

Mattias Ohlund

D

Lulea HF (Sweden)

770

52

2

39

Robb Gordon

C

Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL)

4

0

2

42

Dave Scatchard

C

Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)

179

0

3

65

Chad Allan

D

Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

0

0

4

92

Mike Dubinsky

RW

Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

0

0

5

117

Yanick Dube

C

Laval Titan (QMJHL)

0

0

7

169

Yuri Kuznetsov

C

Avangard Omsk (Russia)

0

0

8

195

Rob Trumbley

RW

Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

0

0

9

221

Bill Muckalt

W

University of Michigan (NCAA)

106

0

10

247

Tyson Nash

LW

Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

0

0

11

273

Robert Longpre

C

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

0

0

text: 1995 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

2

40

Chris McAllister

D

Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

64

0

3

61

Larry Courville

LW

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

33

0

3

63

Peter Schaefer

LW

Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

194

3

4

92

Lloyd Shaw

D

Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

0

0

5

120

Todd Norman

LW

Guelph Storm (OHL)

0

0

6

144

Brent Sopel

D

Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

322

42

7

170

Stu Bodtker

C

Colorado College (NCAA)

0

0

8

196

Tyler Willis

RW

Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

0

0

9

222

Jason Cugnet

G

Kelowna Spartans (BCJHL)

0

0

text: 1996 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

12

Josh Holden

C

Regina Pats (WHL)

46

0

3

75

Zenith Komarniski

D

Tri-City Americans (WHL)

19

0

4

93

Jonas Soling

RW

Huddinge IK (Sweden)

0

0

5

121

Tyler Prosofsky

RW

Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

0

0

6

147

Nolan McDonald

G

University of Vermont (NCAA)

0

0

7

175

Clint Cabana

D

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

0

0

8

201

Jeff Scissons

C

Vernon Vipers (BCJHL)

0

0

9

227

Lubomir Vaic

C

HC Kosice (Slovakia)

9

0

text: 1997 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

10

Brad Ference

D

Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

0

0

2

34

Ryan Bonni

D

Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

3

0

2

36

Harold Druken

C

Detroit Whalers (OHL)

118

4

3

64

Kyle Freadrich

LW

Regina Pats (WHL)

0

0

4

90

Chris Stanley

C

Belleville Bulls (OHL)

0

0

5

114

David Darguzas

LW

Edmonton Ice (WHL)

0

0

5

117

Matt Cockell

G

Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

0

0

6

144

Matt Cooke

LW

Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

566

32

6

148

Larry Shapley

RW

Peterborough Petes (OHL)

0

0

7

171

Rod Leroux

D

Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

0

0

8

201

Denis Martynyuk

LW

CSKA Moscow (Russia)

0

0

9

227

Peter Brady

G

Powell River Paper Kings (BCJHL)

0

0

text: 1998 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

4

Bryan Allen

D

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

216

7

2

31

Artem Chubarov

C

CSKA Moscow (Russia)

228

27

3

68

Jarkko Ruutu

LW

HIFK (Finland)

267

24

3

81

Justin Morrison

RW

Colorado College (NCAA)

0

0

4

90

Regan Darby

D

Tri-City Americans (WHL)

0

0

5

136

David Jonsson

RW

Leksands IF (Sweden)

0

0

5

140

Rick Bertran

D

Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

0

0

6

149

Paul Cabana

RW

Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)

0

0

7

177

Vince Malts

RW

Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)

0

0

8

204

Graig Mischler

C

Northeastern University (NCAA)

0

0

8

219

Curtis Valentine

LW

Bowling Green State University (NCAA)

0

0

9

232

Jason Metcalfe

D

London Knights (OHL)

0

0

text: 1999 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

2

Daniel Sedin

LW

Modo Hockey (Sweden)

1225

96

Won Art Ross Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award in 2011. Won King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2016 and 2018.

1

3

Henrik Sedin

C

Modo Hockey (Sweden)

1248

105

Won Art Ross and Hart Trophies in 2010. Won King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2018.

3

69

Rene Vydareny

D

Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

0

0

5

129

Ryan Thorpe

LW

Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

0

0

6

172

Josh Reed

D

Vernon Vipers (BCHL)

0

0

7

189

Kevin Swanson

G

Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

0

0

8

218

Markus Kankaanpera

D

JYP (Finland)

0

0

9

271

Darrell Hay

D

Tri-City Americans (WHL)

0

0

text: 2000 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

23

Nathan Smith

C

Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

4

4

3

71

Thatcher Bell

C

Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)

0

0

3

93

Tim Branham

D

Barrie Colts (OHL)

0

0

5

144

Pavel Duma

F

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)

0

0

7

208

Brandon Reid

C

Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

13

10

8

241

Nathan Barrett

C

Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

0

0

9

272

Tim Smith

C

Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

0

0

text: 2001 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

16

R. J. Umberger

C

Ohio State University (NCAA)

0

0

3

66

Fedor Fedorov

C

Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

15

0

4

114

Evgeny Gladskikh

RW

Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)

0

0

5

151

Kevin Bieksa

D

Bowling Green State University (NCAA)

597

71

7

212

Jason King

LW

Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

55

1

8

245

Konstantin Mikhailov

F

Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)

0

0

text: 2002 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

2

49

Kirill Koltsov

D

Avangard Omsk (Russia)

0

0

2

55

Denis Grot

D

Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)

0

0

3

68

Brett Skinner

D

Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

0

0

3

83

Lukas Mensator

G

HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)

0

0

4

114

John Laliberte

F

Boston University (NCAA)

0

0

5

151

Rob McVicar

G

Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

1

0

7

214

Marc-Andre Roy

LW

Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)

0

0

7

223

Ilya Krikunov

F

Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)

0

0

8

247

Matt Violin

G

Lake Superior State University (NCAA)

0

0

9

277

Thomas Nussli

F

EV Zug (Switzerland)

0

0

9

278

Matt Gens

RW

St. Cloud State University (NCAA)

0

0

text: 2003 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

23

Ryan Kesler

C

Ohio State University (NCAA)

655

57

Won Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2011

2

60

Marc-Andre Bernier

RW

Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

0

0

4

111

Brandon Nolan

C

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

0

0

4

128

Ty Morris

LW

St. Albert Saints (AJHL)

0

0

5

160

Nicklas Danielsson

LW

Brynas IF (Sweden)

0

0

6

190

Chad Brownlee

D

Vernon Vipers (BCHL)

0

0

7

222

Francois-Pierre Guenette

C

Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

0

0

8

252

Sergei Topol

F

Avangard Omsk (Russia)

0

0

8

254

Nathan McIver

D

Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)

18

0

9

285

Matthew Hansen

D

Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

0

0

text: 2004 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

26

Cory Schneider

G

Phillips Academy (USHS–MA)

98

10

Won William M. Jennings Trophy in 2011 (shared with Roberto Luongo)

3

91

Alexander Edler

D

Jamtland (Sweden)

688

65

4

125

Andrew Sarauer

LW

Langley Hornets (BCHL)

0

0

5

159

Mike Brown

RW

University of Michigan (NCAA)

39

0

6

189

Julien Ellis

G

Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

0

0

8

254

David Schulz

D

Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

0

0

9

287

Jannik Hansen

LW

Malmo Jr (Sweden)

565

64

text: 2005 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

10

Luc Bourdon

D

Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)

36

0

Died May 2008, while on roster
#28 taken out of circulation by the Canucks

2

51

Mason Raymond

W

Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)

374

55

4

114

Alexandre Vincent

G

Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)

0

0

5

138

Matt Butcher

C

Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)

0

0

6

185

Kris Fredheim

D

Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)

0

0

7

205

Mario Bliznak

C

Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia)

6

0

text: 2006 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

15

Michael Grabner

RW

Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

20

9

3

82

Daniel Rahimi

D

IF Bjorkloven (Sweden)

0

0

6

163

Sergei Shirokov

W

CSKA Moscow (Russia)

8

0

6

167

Juraj Simek

W

Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)

0

0

7

197

Evan Fuller

C

Prince George Cougars (WHL)

0

0

text: 2007 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

25

Patrick White

C

Tri-City Storm (USHL)

0

0

2

33

Taylor Ellington

D

Everett Silvertips (WHL)

0

0

5

145

Charles-Antoine Messier

C

Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)

0

0

5

146

Ilya Kablukov

W

CSKA Moscow (Russia)

0

0

6

176

Taylor Matson

C

Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

0

0

7

206

Dan Gendur

RW

Everett Silvertips (WHL)

0

0

text: 2008 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

10

Cody Hodgson

C

Brampton Battalion (OHL)

71

12

2

41

Yann Sauve

D

Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

8

0

5

131

Prab Rai

C

Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

0

0

6

161

Mats Froshaug

C

Linkopings HC Jr. (Sweden)

0

0

7

191

Morgan Clark

G

Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

0

0

text: 2009 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

22

Jordan Schroeder

C

University of Minnesota (NCAA)

81

0

2

53

Anton Rodin

W

Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit)

3

0

3

83

Kevin Connauton

D

Western Michigan University (NCAA)

68

0

4

113

Jeremy Price

D

Nepean Raiders (CJHL)

0

0

5

143

Peter Andersson

D

Frolunda HC (Sweden)

0

0

6

173

Joe Cannata

G

Merrimack College (NCAA)

0

0

7

187

Steven Anthony

LW

Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

0

0

text: 2010 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

4

115

Patrick McNally

 United States

D

Milton Academy (USHS–MA)

0

0

5

145

Adam Polasek

 Czech Republic

D

P.E.I. Rocket (QMJHL)

0

0

6

172

Alex Friesen

 Canada

C

Niagara IceDogs (OHL)

1

0

6

175

Jonathan Iilahti

 Finland

G

Espoo Blues (Finland)

0

0

7

205

Sawyer Hannay

 Canada

D

Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

0

0

text: 2011 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

29

Nicklas Jensen

 Denmark

LW

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

24

0

3

71

David Honzik

 Czech Republic

G

Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

0

0

3

90

Alexandre Grenier

 Canada

RW

Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)

9

0

4

101

Joseph LaBate

 United States

C

Academy of Holy Angels (USHS–MN)

13

0

4

120

Ludwig Blomstrand

 Sweden

LW

Djurgardens IF (J20 SuperElit)

0

0

5

150

Frank Corrado

 Canada

D

Sudbury Wolves (OHL)

28

4

6

180

Pathrik Westerholm

 Sweden

C

Malmo Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)

0

0

7

210

Henrik Tommernes

 Sweden

D

Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit)

0

0

text: 2012 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

26

Brendan Gaunce

 Canada

C

Belleville Bulls (OHL)

114

0

2

57

Alexandre Mallet

 Canada

LW

Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)

0

0

5

147

Ben Hutton

 Canada

D

Nepean Raiders (CCHL)

146

0

6

177

Wesley Myron

 Canada

LW

Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)

0

0

7

207

Matthew Beattie

 United States

C

Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS–NH)

0

0

text: 2013 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

9

Bo Horvat

 Canada

C

London Knights (OHL)

295

6

1

24

Hunter Shinkaruk

 Canada

LW

Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

1

0

3

85

Cole Cassels

 United States

C

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

0

0

4

115

Jordan Subban

 Canada

D

Belleville Bulls (OHL)

0

0

5

145

Anton Cederholm

 Sweden

D

Rogle BK (SHL)

0

0

6

175

Mike Williamson

 Canada

D

Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)

0

0

7

205

Miles Liberati

 United States

D

London Knights (OHL)

0

0

text: 2014 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

6

Jake Virtanen

 Canada

RW

Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

138

0

1

24

Jared McCann

 Canada

C

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)

69

0

2

36

Thatcher Demko

 United States

G

Boston College (NCAA D1)

1

0

3

66

Nikita Tryamkin

 Russia

D

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)

79

0

5

146

Gustav Forsling

 Sweden

D

Linkopings HC (SHL)

0

0

6

156

Kyle Pettit

 Canada

C

Erie Otters (OHL)

0

0

7

186

Mackenze Stewart

 Canada

D

Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

0

0

text: 2015 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

23

Brock Boeser

 United States

RW

Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

71

0

3

66

Guillaume Brisebois

 Canada

D

Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)

0

0

4

114

Dmitri Zhukenov

 Russia

C

Avangard Omsk 2 (Russia Jr.)

0

0

5

144

Carl Neill

 Canada

D

Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL)

0

0

5

149

Adam Gaudette

 United States

C

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)

5

0

6

174

Lukas Jasek

 Czech Republic

RW

HC Ocelari Trinec (Czech Extraliga)

0

0

7

210

Tate Olson

 Canada

D

Prince George Cougars (WHL)

0

0

text: 2016 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

5

Olli Juolevi

 Finland

D

London Knights (OHL)

0

0

3

64

William Lockwood

 United States

RW

U.S. NTDP (USHL)

0

0

5

140

Cole Candella

 Canada

D

Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)

0

0

6

154

Jakob Stukel

 Canada

LW

Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

0

0

7

184

Rodrigo Abols

 Latvia

C

Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

0

0

7

194

Brett McKenzie

 Canada

C/LW

North Bay Battalion (OHL)

0

0

text: 2017 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

5

Elias Pettersson

 Sweden

C

Timra IK (HockeyAllsvenskan)

0

0

2

33

Kole Lind

 Canada

RW

Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

0

0

2

55

Jonah Gadjovich

 Canada

LW

Owen Sound Attack (OHL)

0

0

3

64

Michael DiPietro

 Canada

G

Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

0

0

4

95

Jack Rathbone

 United States

D

Harvard University (NCAA)

0

0

5

135

Kristoffer Gunnarsson

 Sweden

D

Frolunda HC (SHL)

0

0

6

181

Petrus Palmu

 Finland

LW/RW

Owen Sound Attack (OHL)

0

0

7

188

Matthew Brassard

 Canada

D

Oshawa Generals (OHL)

0

0

text: 2018 Draft[edit]

text:
Rd #

Pick #

Player

Nat

Pos

Team (League)

Reg GP

Pl GP

Notes

1

7

Quinn Hughes

 United States

D

University of Michigan (NCAA)

0

0

2

37

Jett Woo

 Canada

D

Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

0

0

3

68

Tyler Madden

 United States

C

Northeastern University (NCAA)

0

0

5

130

Toni Utunen

 Finland

D

Tappara (Liiga)

0

0

6

186

Artyom Manukyan

 Russia

F

Avangard Omsk (Russia)

0

0

7

192

Matthew Thiessen

 Canada

G

Steinbach Pistons (CJHL)

0

0

text: Notes[edit]

text:
a Rick Lanz was born in Czechoslovakia but defected to Canada in 1968.
b Petr Nedved was born in Czechoslovakia but defected to Canada in 1989.