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Why facing a Czech legend in his Canucks debut still resonates with Rick Lanz

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Rick Lanz played 10 seasons in the NHL , seven with the Vancouver Canucks .

Lanz was born in Karlovy Vary , Czechoslovakia , and moved to Ontario when he was seven .

His parents and older brother fled their homeland following the invasion in 1968 by troops from four Warsaw Pact countries, led by the Soviet Union .

Rick Lanz played 417 games for the Vancouver Canucks during his 417 -game career.

Lanz was traded to the Maple Leafs in 1986 and is 10th in all-time rearguard scoring for the club.

He's been coaching at DHA since 2017-18 and says it's a “great way to stay in the game,” as he’s attempting to “teach these younger kid a more efficient way to play”.

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