Roger Takahashi joined the Canucks as the Strength and Conditioning Coach in June 2003. His responsibilities include specialized hockey conditioning and nutrition programs in-season and off-season, as well as recovery programs for injured players to ensure they return to the Canucks lineup in top physical condition.

In addition to training Canucks players, Takahashi is also responsible for training players with the Canucks top minor league affiliates, the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League and players of the Victoria Salmon Kings of the East Coast Hockey League. Takahashi works closely with Vancouver’s young prospects to educate them on nutrition and the training commitment required at the elite NHL level.

Takahashi graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Science in Science and a Bachelor of Science in Honours Kinesiology in 1991. He has written articles and given talks regarding injury prevention as well as sports training and has lectured at the university level at both Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia. He is actively involved in the Canucks Centre for BC Hockey programs as well as with the Strength and Conditioning Coaches of the NHL.

Takahashi was born and raised in Kamloops and now resides in Surrey with his wife, three sons and their nine dogs. He is a member of the British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists, the Sports Medicine Council of British Columbia, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.