Vancouver, B.C. - Canucks General Manager Jim Benning and Head Coach Travis Green announced today the club's 23-man opening night roster ahead of the season opener versus Calgary on Wednesday, October 3rd.

Benning and Green also announced the leadership appointments of Alex Edler, Bo Horvat, Brandon Sutter and Chris Tanev who will serve as alternate captains for the 2018.19 season.

"Alex Edler, Bo Horvat, Brandon Sutter and Chris Tanev form our leadership group as alternate captains, supported by a wider group of veteran players," said Green. "Our team culture will be built from leadership by committee. It will be a big part of our process and our identity each and every game."

FORWARDS (13)

Sven Baertschi

Jay Beagle

Brock Boeser

Loui Eriksson

Nikolay Goldobin

Markus Granlund

Bo Horvat

Brendan Leipsic

Tyler Motte

Elias Pettersson

Tim Schaller

Brandon Sutter

Jake Virtanen

DEFENCEMEN (8)

Alex Biega

Michael Del Zotto

Alexander Edler

Erik Gudbranson

Ben Hutton

Derrick Pouliot

Troy Stecher

Christopher Tanev

GOALTENDERS (2)

Jacob Markstrom

Anders Nilsson

*Antoine Roussel begins the season on injured reserve

*Thatcher Demko begins the season on non-roster injured reserve

Video: Hear from the Canucks 2018-2019 alternate captains