1974–75 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1974–75 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 5th in the NHL. With a realignment of the teams in the NHL, the Canucks left the East Division and joined the newly formed Smythe Division. The Canucks won their first division title under this new alignment, and as a result reached the playoffs for the first time. The Canucks earned a first round bye and played in the quarter-finals against the Montreal Canadiens; the Canucks lost 4 games to 1.

1974–75 Vancouver Canucks
Smythe Division champions
Division1st Smythe
Conference4th Campbell
1974–75 record38–32–10
Home record23–12–5
Road record15–20–5
Goals for271
Goals against254
Team information
General managerPhil Maloney
CoachPhil Maloney
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsAndre Boudrias
Barry Wilkins
Chris Oddleifson
Jocelyn Guevremont
Mike Robitaille
Dennis Kearns
ArenaPacific Coliseum
Average attendance15,630
Team leaders
GoalsDon Lever (38)
AssistsAndre Boudrias (62)
PointsAndre Boudrias (78)
Penalty minutesTracy Pratt (145)
WinsGary Smith (32)
Goals against averageGary Smith (3.09)

This season also marked the first season in which the Canucks played without a team captain.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Vancouver Canucks80383210271254+1786
2St. Louis Blues80353114269267+284
3Chicago Blackhawks8037358268241+2782
4Minnesota North Stars8023507221341−12053
5Kansas City Scouts80155411184328−14441

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 9, 19743–3Atlanta Flames (1974–75)0–0–1
2LOctober 12, 19743–5St. Louis Blues (1974–75)0–1–1
3WOctober 15, 19746–4@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)1–1–1
4TOctober 16, 19741–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)1–1–2
5WOctober 19, 19745–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)2–1–2
6WOctober 20, 19741–0@ New York Rangers (1974–75)3–1–2
7LOctober 22, 19742–3Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)3–2–2
8WOctober 25, 19745–3Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)4–2–2
9LOctober 26, 19742–3Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)4–3–2
10WOctober 29, 19747–0Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)5–3–2
11WNovember 1, 19747–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)6–3–2
12WNovember 5, 19742–1New York Rangers (1974–75)7–3–2
13WNovember 7, 19746–4@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)8–3–2
14LNovember 9, 19743–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)8–4–2
15WNovember 10, 19744–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)9–4–2
16WNovember 12, 19741–0Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)10–4–2
17TNovember 15, 19742–2Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)10–4–3
18WNovember 16, 19745–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)11–4–3
19WNovember 19, 19746–3St. Louis Blues (1974–75)12–4–3
20WNovember 21, 19744–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)13–4–3
21TNovember 23, 19743–3@ New York Islanders (1974–75)13–4–4
22LNovember 24, 19744–7@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)13–5–4
23LNovember 26, 19743–4@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)13–6–4
24WNovember 27, 19746–1@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)14–6–4
25WNovember 30, 19743–0New York Islanders (1974–75)15–6–4
26WDecember 3, 19746–5Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)16–6–4
27WDecember 6, 19747–5Atlanta Flames (1974–75)17–6–4
28LDecember 8, 19742–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)17–7–4
29WDecember 10, 19743–0California Golden Seals (1974–75)18–7–4
30WDecember 12, 19745–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)19–7–4
31TDecember 14, 19742–2@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)19–7–5
32LDecember 15, 19742–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)19–8–5
33WDecember 17, 19744–2Washington Capitals (1974–75)20–8–5
34LDecember 20, 19741–6Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)20–9–5
35WDecember 22, 19746–4@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)21–9–5
36LDecember 26, 19741–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)21–10–5
37WDecember 28, 19746–4Boston Bruins (1974–75)22–10–5
38LJanuary 1, 19750–2Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)22–11–5
39LJanuary 4, 19753–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)22–12–5
40LJanuary 5, 19752–6@ New York Rangers (1974–75)22–13–5
41LJanuary 8, 19754–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)22–14–5
42LJanuary 9, 19751–5@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)22–15–5
43LJanuary 12, 19751–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)22–16–5
44LJanuary 15, 19751–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)22–17–5
45LJanuary 17, 19752–4Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)22–18–5
46LJanuary 18, 19752–3New York Rangers (1974–75)22–19–5
47WJanuary 23, 19753–2@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)23–19–5
48WJanuary 24, 19754–1@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)24–19–5
49WJanuary 26, 19756–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)25–19–5
50LJanuary 28, 19751–3Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)25–20–5
51WFebruary 1, 19755–2Washington Capitals (1974–75)26–20–5
52LFebruary 4, 19752–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)26–21–5
53WFebruary 7, 19753–1Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)27–21–5
54WFebruary 11, 19754–0Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)28–21–5
55WFebruary 14, 19755–4Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)29–21–5
56TFebruary 15, 19753–3Atlanta Flames (1974–75)29–21–6
57LFebruary 18, 19751–3Boston Bruins (1974–75)29–22–6
58WFebruary 21, 19754–1@ New York Islanders (1974–75)30–22–6
59LFebruary 22, 19751–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)30–23–6
60LFebruary 26, 19753–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)30–24–6
61LFebruary 27, 19751–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)30–25–6
62LMarch 1, 19753–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)30–26–6
63WMarch 2, 19757–3@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)31–26–6
64LMarch 4, 19754–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)31–27–6
65LMarch 5, 19752–5@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)31–28–6
66WMarch 7, 19752–1Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)32–28–6
67LMarch 8, 19755–7New York Islanders (1974–75)32–29–6
68TMarch 11, 19753–3Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)32–29–7
69WMarch 14, 19755–1Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)33–29–7
70WMarch 16, 19754–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)34–29–7
71TMarch 18, 19754–4@ New York Islanders (1974–75)34–29–8
72LMarch 19, 19750–3@ New York Rangers (1974–75)34–30–8
73LMarch 21, 19754–12@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)34–31–8
74TMarch 23, 19753–3St. Louis Blues (1974–75)34–31–9
75LMarch 25, 19753–5Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)34–32–9
76WMarch 28, 19754–2Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)35–32–9
77TMarch 29, 19753–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)35–32–10
78WApril 1, 19757–0California Golden Seals (1974–75)36–32–10
79WApril 2, 19753–0@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)37–32–10
80WApril 4, 19754–1Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)38–32–10

Awards and records

Trophies and awards

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1974 NHL amateur draft. The draft was held at the NHL Office in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
2 23 Ron Sedlbauer (LW)  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
3 41 John Hughes (D)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4 59 Harold Snepsts (D)  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5 77 Mike Rogers (C)  Canada Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6 95 Andy Spruce  Canada London Knights (OHA)
7 113 Jim Clarke (D)  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
8 130 Robbie Watt (F)  Canada Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
9 147 Marc Gaudreault (G)  Canada Lake Superior State University (NCAA)

See also

References

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