Daniel is the leading goal scorer in Vancouver history with 393 goals, and second behind Henrik with 1,041 points, 648 assists, a plus-147 rating, 1,306 games played and 367 power-play points (138 goals, 229 assists).
In 2010-11, he won the Art Ross Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award as most outstanding player voted by the NHL Players' Association, when he had 104 points (41 goals, 63 assists) in 82 games. He is third on the Canucks all-time playoff scoring list with 71 points (25 goals, 46 assists) in 102 games.
"So grateful to the Canucks organization to draft us and kept us there," Daniel said. "When you retire you think hockey is over and you move on in life, and then years later this happens and you're able to do it with your brother and go through this ceremony. We realize we've been extremely fortunate and lucky, but I also think because we played together we pushed each other to be the best players we could be. That's part of our journey too."
Their vision and uncanny ability to find each other on the ice is what they became known for as players, but Henrik said the way they inspired each other privately, in their off-ice training, was how they sustained their chemistry for 17 seasons.
"It was every day in the gym, every day playing tennis when we were kids, every day competing," he said. "But mostly I think when we trained. It's so easy to be happy with a session in the gym where you put in an hour and you walk away and you feel pretty good, but with Daniel there you always had to go the extra mile to push yourself. You would think that that extra two or three percent doesn't mean much, but if you do it every day it really means a lot."
The 41-year-olds still are doing everything together.
Daniel and Henrik spent this season as special advisers to the general manager in Vancouver, working together with GM Patrik Allvin and president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford, and are transitioning into new roles within the Canucks' player development department.
"We've done a little bit of everything," Henrik said. "It's been an interesting year, a lot of changes, but it's been super interesting to work with Patrik and Jim, the new staff up in the office. Just sitting and talking to them on a daily basis, you really learn a lot. We really enjoyed it.
"I think next year is going to be extremely fun as well, going into our new role being part of the development team, and our first thing on our agenda is the development camp in Vancouver in July. It's going to be fun to work with younger players and give them a little bit of feedback on what we've been through and what they need to do to try to get to the next level."
Where it leads is anybody's guess at this point, Henrik said.
"I think we said coming in that we don't have an end goal," he said. "We wanted to come in and try to help where we could. We'll see where it takes us. But we're extremely happy with where we are right now and if that's the case in 10 years, we're still there and we're helping, that's our main objective. So if that's where we are, we're totally fine with that."
Regardless of the path they eventually choose, odds are they'll do it together, just like everything else in hockey, including going into the Hall of Fame.
"We wouldn't know it any other way," Henrik said.
