"We're coming in as rookies," Daniel Sedin said Wednesday. "Old rookies, but we want to come in and learn all aspects of this side of the business and we're just excited to be back in the organization. We worked with so many great people throughout the years, great teammates, coaches, management. We're excited to be back and we're coming in with wide eyes and we'll learn."
The Sedins will provide support for GM Jim Benning and assistant GMs John Weisbrod and Chris Gear, including involvement in player evaluation, development and communication from the amateur to NHL level. They will work with the staff in Abbotsford (American Hockey League), participate in amateur and pro scouting meetings, and help plan for drafts, free agency and the trade deadline.
"They're going to be involved in all the different aspects of what we do," Benning said. "That's from team-building, talking about the types of players we want, what we want the team to look like. They'll be part of our pro scouting meetings heading into the [2021 NHL] Expansion Draft here, be part of our free agent meetings when we talk about free agents or adding players to our group. So they're going to be involved.
"They played on good teams. They understand what good teams look like. They're passionate about wanting to do this so they're going to have a big voice in what we do here going forward."
The identical twins retired at the end of the 2017-18 season, after 17-season NHL careers with the Canucks, who selected Daniel Sedin with the No. 2 pick and Henrik Sedin at No. 3 in the 1999 NHL Draft. They are the only siblings in NHL history to each score at least 1,000 points.
Henrik, who was Canucks captain for eight seasons (2010-18), is Vancouver's all-time leader in games (1,330), points (1,070) and assists (830); Daniel is first in goals (393) and second in games (1,306), assists (648) and points (1,041).
Gifted offensive players, Henrik won the Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring leader and the Hart Trophy voted as NHL most valuable player in 2009-10. Daniel won the Art Ross Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award, voted as the most outstanding player as voted by the NHL Players' Association, in 2010-11. They shared the King Clancy Trophy, awarded to the player or players who best exemplify leadership qualities on and off the ice and have made noteworthy humanitarian contributions to their community, following the 2017-18 season (Henrik also won the award in 2015-16).
Their numbers -- No. 22 for Daniel and No. 33 for Henrik -- were retired Feb. 12, 2020. The Sedins chose to remain in Vancouver and the door was left open to return to the Canucks.
"It's taken some time," Henrik Sedin said. "We don't take this lightly. We wanted to make sure we came in in the right roles and feeling that we can do our best job in trying to help."
The Canucks (23-29-4) did not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, finishing last in the seven-team Scotia North Division, nine points behind the fourth-place Montreal Canadiens. The top four teams in each division qualified for the postseason.
Last season, Vancouver advanced to the Western Conference Second Round, losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in seven games.
"It's a special day for the team to be able to add the playing experience, hockey IQ and character of the Sedins to our front office," Benning said. "We're grateful to have Henrik and Daniel Sedin start the next stage of their careers and learn the business side of the game with us."
NHL.com staff writer Tim Campbell contributed to this report
