Canucks owner Aquilini expected to name Trevor Linden team president on Wednesday

Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini will address the media during a press conference on Wednesday morning in Vancouver. It's widely expected that he'll appoint former Canucks captain Trevor Linden as the new president of Canucks Sports & Entertainment.

TSN's Farhan Lalji reports that Linden will be named president on Wednesday, while Vancouver Province beat writer Jason Botchford is hearing similar rumblings. 

There have been conflicting reports from Ken Campbell of The Hockey News, however, suggesting that the Vancouver Canucks were negotiating with Hockey Canada CEO Bob Nicholson about assuming the role of team president. In Campbell's formulation, Linden would take over as Canucks general manager.

So it appears that, in some capacity, the Canucks will announce the hiring of Linden on Wednesday. The long-time Canucks captain has his number 16 retired by the franchise, and is likely the most popular Canucks player of all time in the Vancouver sports market.

Attention will now turn to the status of Canucks head coach John Tortorella. According to Lalji, Tortorella's lucrative five-year contract with the team includes a buyout provision that would substantially lessen the amount due to the controversial American bench boss were he to be relieved of duties.