Kammala wannan jumlar: An hana shi horarwa, Quinn ya shiga Canucks a kakar wasa mai zuwa a 1987/88 a matsayin Shugaba da Babban Manaja. Ya yi ma'amala ta farko mai mahimmanci, yana kawo mai tsaron gidan gaba Kirk McLean daga New Jersey Devils tare da gaba Greg Adams, don cibiyar Patrik Sundström da Canucks '1988 zagaye na huɗu na zagaye (Matt Ruchty), a ranar 15 ga Satumba, 1987. Quinn ya ci gaba da yin tasiri a farkon wasanninsa biyu na NHL Entry Draft, inda ya zaɓi kyaftin din kungiyar Trevor Linden na biyu a duka a 1988 da Pavel Bure na 113 a duka a
Shekara ta 1989. Linden ya ci gaba da zama babban mai zura kwallo a tarihin kungiyar kuma Canucks sun yi ritaya da rigarsa. Bure, a halin yanzu, ya lashe Calder Memorial Trophy a matsayin gasar rookie-na-shekara a shekararsa ta farko kuma ya yi rikodin wasanni uku na 50-goal tare da Canucks kuma an yi ritaya da rigarsa.