2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] For the third consecutive season, they opened the season with a match against the Calgary Flames.[3] The team finished with the lowest-scoring season in franchise history, scoring just 182 goals.[4] The day after the Canucks' season-ending game, head coach Willie Desjardins was fired, along with assistant coaches Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn.[5] The Canucks overall missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

2016–17 Vancouver Canucks
Division7th Pacific
Conference13th Western
2016–17 record30–43–9
Home record18–17–6
Road record12–26–3
Goals for182
Goals against243
Team information
General managerJim Benning
CoachWillie Desjardins
CaptainHenrik Sedin
Alternate captainsAlex Burrows (Oct.–Feb.)
Alexander Edler (Feb.–Apr.)
Bo Horvat (Feb.–Apr.)
Daniel Sedin
Brandon Sutter (Feb.–Apr.)
Christopher Tanev (Feb.–Apr.)
ArenaRogers Arena
Average attendance18,509 (97.9%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Utica Comets (AHL)
Alaska Aces (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBo Horvat (20)
AssistsHenrik Sedin (36)
PointsBo Horvat (52)
Penalty minutesNikita Tryamkin (64)
Plus/minusChristopher Tanev (+3)
WinsRyan Miller (18)
Goals against averageJacob Markstrom (2.63)

Off-season

edit

The Canucks made their first off-season move while the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs were still in action, sending centre Jared McCann and second and fourth round picks to the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenceman Erik Gudbranson and a fifth-round pick.[6] On June 27, two days after the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Canucks placed winger Chris Higgins on unconditional waivers and subsequently bought out the final year of his contract.[7]

Training camp

edit

Vancouver's 2016 training camp was held in Whistler, British Columbia, on September 22–26, 2016.[8]

Regular season

edit

During the team bye week in February, many Canucks players experienced mumps symptoms, with some being diagnosed with the disease. Compounded with ongoing injuries to other players at the time, the Canucks played their following game with 11 regulars out of the lineup, where they lost to the San Jose Sharks 4–1.[9]

Preceding the 2017 NHL trade deadline, the Canucks traded long-time forward Alex Burrows to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for prospect Jonathan Dahlen on February 27, 2017.[10] The following night, they traded another long-time forward, Jannik Hansen, to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional fourth-round pick at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[11]

The Canucks finished their season with 69 points and had the second-best odds for the draft lottery of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Standings

edit
Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Anaheim Ducks 82 46 23 13 43 223 200 +23 105
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 82 47 26 9 43 247 212 +35 103
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 46 29 7 44 221 201 +20 99
4 x – Calgary Flames 82 45 33 4 41 226 221 +5 94
5 Los Angeles Kings 82 39 35 8 37 201 205 −4 86
6 Arizona Coyotes 82 30 42 10 24 197 260 −63 70
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 30 43 9 26 182 243 −61 69
Source: National Hockey League[12]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Calgary Flames 82 45 33 4 41 226 221 +5 94
2 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 41 29 12 39 240 224 +16 94
3 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 40 35 7 37 249 256 −7 87
4 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 39 35 8 37 201 205 −4 86
5 CE Dallas Stars 82 34 37 11 33 223 262 −39 79
6 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 30 42 10 24 197 260 −63 70
7 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 30 43 9 26 182 243 −61 69
8 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 22 56 4 21 166 278 −112 48
Source: National Hockey League[13]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

edit

Pre-season

edit

Regular season

edit
2016–17 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records

edit

Player statistics

edit

Final stats

Skaters

edit

Goaltenders

edit
Regular season[15]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jacob Markstrom 26 23 1416:58 10 11 3 62 2.63 692 .910 0 0 0 2
Ryan Miller 54 54 3211:51 18 29 6 150 2.80 1737 .914 3 0 1 22
Richard Bachman 5 5 295:11 2 3 0 13 2.64 162 .920 0 0 0 0
Totals 82 4924:59 30 43 9 225 2.74 2,591 0.913 3 0 1 24

Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
Acquired by another team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.


Awards and honours

edit

Awards

edit

Milestones

edit
Regular season
Player Milestone Date
Brendan Gaunce 1st career NHL assist October 16, 2016
Jannik Hansen 100th career NHL goal October 20, 2016
Christopher Tanev 300th career NHL game October 22, 2016
Troy Stecher 1st career NHL game October 25, 2016
Brandon Sutter 200th career NHL point November 5, 2016
Troy Stecher 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
November 5, 2016
Troy Stecher 1st career NHL goal November 13, 2016
Luca Sbisa 400th career NHL game November 15, 2016
Joseph LaBate 1st career NHL game November 23, 2016
Ben Hutton 100th career NHL game December 3, 2016
Jacob Markstrom 100th career NHL game December 13, 2016
Brandon Sutter 100th career NHL assist December 13, 2016
Loui Eriksson 300th career NHL assist December 16, 2016
Henrik Sedin 1200th career NHL game December 22, 2016
Anton Rodin 1st career NHL game December 23, 2016
Alex Burrows 800th career NHL game December 30, 2016
Anton Rodin 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
January 2, 2017
Daniel Sedin 600th career NHL assist January 2, 2017
Henrik Sedin 1,000th career NHL point January 20, 2017
Bo Horvat 200th career NHL game January 26, 2017
Michael Chaput 100th career NHL game February 9, 2017
Bo Horvat 100th career NHL point February 11, 2017
Daniel Sedin 1,200th career NHL game February 14, 2017
Evan McEneny 1st career NHL game February 25, 2017
Jayson Megna 100th career NHL game March 5, 2017
Ryan Miller 700th career NHL game March 13, 2017
Reid Boucher 100th career NHL game March 16, 2017
Sven Baertschi 200th career NHL game March 25, 2017
Brock Boeser 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
March 25, 2017
Griffen Molino 1st career NHL game March 31, 2017
Brock Boeser 1st career NHL assist April 4, 2017
Ryan Miller 700th career NHL start April 6, 2017
Alexander Edler 300th career NHL point April 8, 2017

Transactions

edit

The Canucks been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

edit
Date Details Ref
May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) To Vancouver Canucks:
Erik Gudbranson
NYI's 5th-round pick in 2016
To Florida Panthers:
Jared McCann
2nd-round pick in 2016
4th-round pick in 2016
[6]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To Vancouver Canucks:
Jonathan Dahlen
To Ottawa Senators:
Alex Burrows
[10]
February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) To Vancouver Canucks:
Nikolay Goldobin
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017
To San Jose Sharks:
Jannik Hansen
[11]

Player signings

edit
Player Date Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
Anton Rodin March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) 1 year, $950,000 [40]
Thatcher Demko April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20) 3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract [41]
Sven Baertschi June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) 2 years, $3.7 million [42]
Emerson Etem June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) 1 year, $775,000 [43]
Philip Larsen July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) 1 year, $1.025 million [44]
Jacob Markstrom July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) 3-year, $11 million contract extension [45]
Olli Juolevi August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05) 3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract [46]
Ben Hutton November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24) 2-year, $5.6 million contract extension [47]
Brock Boeser March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25) 3-year, $925,000 entry-level contract [48]
Jayson Megna April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02) 1 year, $675,000 contract extension [49]
Jonathan Dahlen April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21) 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level [50]
Andrey Pedan May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03) 1 year, $750,000 contract extension [51]
Erik Gudbranson June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) 1 year, $3.5 million contract extension [52]

Draft picks

edit

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Olli Juolevi D   Finland London Knights (OHL)
3 64 William Lockwood RW   United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 140[a] Cole Candella D   Canada Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
6 154 Jakob Stukel LW   Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 184 Rodrigo Abols C   Latvia Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7 194[b] Brett McKenzie C   Canada North Bay Battalion (OHL)
Draft notes[53]
  • The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick and St. Louis' third-round pick both in 2016 (38th and 89th overall) to Florida in exchange for Dmitri Kulikov and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[6]
  • The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[6]
  • The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.[54]
  • a The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Jared McCann, a second and fourth-round pick both in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and this pick.[6] Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's fifth-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for this pick.
  • b The Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Eddie Lack to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[55]

References

edit
  1. ^ "NHL Attendance Report - 2016-17". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  3. ^ "Canucks announce 2016–17 schedule". nhl.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Kuzma, Ben. "Desjardins becomes fall guy for everything wrong with Canucks". The Province. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Media Relations, Canucks. "Canucks relieve Willie Desjardins of duties". NHL. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Panthers trade Gudbranson to Canucks for McCann". nhl.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Canucks confirm buyout of Higgins' contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Canucks announce training camp in Whistler". canucks.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Canucks report mumps diagnosis". Vancouver Canucks. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Canucks acquire Jonathan Dahlen from Senators". nhl.com. February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Canucks Acquire Goldobin & Conditional 4th Round Pick". nhl.com. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "2016-2017 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  13. ^ "2016-2017 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
  14. ^ "2016–2017 – Regular Season – Vancouver Canucks – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  15. ^ "2016–2017 – Regular Season – Vancouver Canucks – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  16. ^ "Bo Horvat selected to play in 2017 All Star Game". NHL. January 10, 2017.
  17. ^ "Canucks sign defenceman Troy Stecher". Vancouver Canucks. April 13, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  18. ^ "Canucks sign goaltender Michael Garteig". Vancouver Canucks. April 29, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  19. ^ "Canucks sign Yan-Pavel Laplante". Vancouver Canucks. May 16, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  20. ^ "Canucks enter the Eriksson years, signing top free agent to a six-year, $36-million deal". Botchford, Jason. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  21. ^ "Canucks sign Jayson Megna to one-year deal". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  22. ^ a b c "Canucks sign Chaput, Rendulic & Billins". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  23. ^ "Canucks sign forward Michael Carcone". Vancouver Canucks. July 15, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  24. ^ "Canucks Sign Jack Skille to One-Year Contract". Vancouver Canucks. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  25. ^ "Canucks Sign Forward Zack MacEwen to Three Year ELC". canucks.com. March 3, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  26. ^ "Canucks sign forward Drew Shore". canucks.com. March 12, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  27. ^ "CJalen Chatfield signed to three-year contract". canucks.com. March 13, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  28. ^ "Canucks sign forward Griffen Molino". canucks.com. March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  29. ^ "Canucks sign defenceman Philip Holm to entry-level deal". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  30. ^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Dan Hamhuis". nhl.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  31. ^ "Yannick Weber Signs with Nashville Predators". The Hockey Writers. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  32. ^ "Linden Vey signs with the Flames". The Province. July 5, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  33. ^ Kailey Sibley (August 16, 2016). "Radim Vrbata signs one-year deal with Arizona Coyotes". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  34. ^ "Maple Leafs invite Brandon Prust to training camp on professional tryout". cbc.ca. August 22, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  35. ^ "Former Canucks forward Chris Higgins signs PTO with Flames". sportsnet.ca. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  36. ^ "Senators sign defenceman Matt Bartkowski to a professional tryout". ottawacitizen.com. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  37. ^ "Canucks claim Reid Boucher". Vancouver Canucks. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  38. ^ "Canucks claim Joseph Cramarossa off waivers". Vancouver Canucks. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  39. ^ "Ducks Claim Etem off NHL Waivers". Anaheim Ducks. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  40. ^ "Canucks sign Anton Rodin". canucks.nhl.com. March 22, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  41. ^ "Canucks sign Thatcher Demko". Vancouver Canucks. April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  42. ^ "Canucks sign Baertschi to two-year extension". nhl.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  43. ^ "Canucks sign Etem to one-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  44. ^ "Canucks sign Philip Larsen to one-year deal". nhl.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  45. ^ "Canucks sign Markstrom to three-year extension". canucks.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  46. ^ "Olli Juolevi signs entry-level contract with Canucks". canucks.com. August 5, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  47. ^ "Canucks sign Hutton to Two-Year Contract Extension". canucks.com. November 24, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  48. ^ "Canucks sign Brock Boeser". canucks.com. March 25, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  49. ^ "Jayson Megna signed to one-year extension". canucks.com. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  50. ^ "Dahlen signed to three-year contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  51. ^ "Vancouver Canucks re-sign defenceman Andrey Pedan". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  52. ^ "Canucks sign Erik Gudbranson to contract extension". nhl.com. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  53. ^ "2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  54. ^ "Prust to Canucks for Kassian & 5th round pick". nhl.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  55. ^ "Canucks acquire two draft picks from Hurricanes". nhl.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.