Never one to enjoy talking about himself, Trevor Linden declined comment on his playing future or the contract extension given to Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault.

It's pretty obvious how Canucks fans feel about Trevor Linden, isn't it?

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"I don't really have any comment on anything at this point," said Linden on Thursday. "I'm just going through the process of determining where I'm at."

Linden, 38, has been expected to retire. He has been mulling his future since the end of the season in April.

It seems unlikely that Linden would be back with the Canucks with Vigneault behind the bench and new GM Mike Gillis promising change. The coach made him a healthy scratch 23 times last season.

Linden said he's been keeping busy working on a real-estate development project and training for the TransRockies bike race in eastern B.C. in August.

But Linden, who's renowned for his charitable work, did have something to celebrate on Thursday. He was named co-recipient, along with Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier, of the 10th annual NHL Foundation Player Award in recognition of their commitment and service to charities in their communities.

The NHL Foundation will present $25,000 to the Vinny Lecavalier Foundation on behalf of Lecavalier and $25,000 to Canuck Place Children's Hospice on behalf of Linden. Both players will be honoured at a special NHL awards presentation on Wednesday in Pittsburgh prior to Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.

Since 2004, Linden has been honourary chair of the Canadian Cancer Society's Cops for Cancer bike tours, helping to raise more than

$8 million for pediatric cancer care and research.

He was also a spokesperson for preventative cancer-care campaign with the Canadian Cancer Society throughout B.C. and will participate in a B.C. Cancer Foundation's Westside Cycling Classic fundraiser for cancer research on June 1.

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