1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1998–99 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 29th in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1998–99 Vancouver Canucks
Division4th Northwest
Conference13th Western
1998–99 record23–47–12
Home record14–21–6
Road record9–26–6
Goals for192
Goals against258
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachMike Keenan (October 12, 1998 - January 19, 1999) Marc Crawford (January - April 4, 1999)
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Mattias Ohlund
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance15,806[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMarkus Naslund (36)
AssistsMark Messier (35)
PointsMarkus Naslund (66)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (209)
Plus/minusBret Hedican (+7)
WinsGarth Snow (20)
Goals against averageGarth Snow (2.93)

Regular season

The Canucks led the league in power-play opportunities against, with 450, and short-handed goals, with 17.[2]

Final standings

Northwest Division
R CR GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
12Colorado Avalanche82442810239205161998
28Edmonton Oilers82333712230226137378
39Calgary Flames82304012211234138972
413Vancouver Canucks82234712192258176458

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Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Dallas StarsPAC82511912236168114
2y – Colorado AvalancheNW8244281023920598
3y – Detroit Red WingsCEN824332724520293
4Phoenix CoyotesPAC8239311220519790
5St. Louis BluesCEN8237321323720987
6Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8235341321520683
7San Jose SharksPAC8231331819619180
8Edmonton OilersNW8233371223022678
9Calgary FlamesNW8230401221123472
10Chicago BlackhawksCEN8229411220224870
11Los Angeles KingsPAC823245518922269
12Nashville PredatorsCEN822847719026163
13Vancouver CanucksNW8223471219225858

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 12, 19984–2Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)1–0–0
2LOctober 14, 19981–4Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)1–1–0
3WOctober 17, 19984–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)2–1–0
4LOctober 20, 19981–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)2–2–0
5WOctober 21, 19982–1@ Washington Capitals (1998–99)3–2–0
6WOctober 23, 19985–0@ Florida Panthers (1998–99)4–2–0
7LOctober 25, 19982–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1998–99)4–3–0
8LOctober 27, 19984–5@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)4–4–0
9TOctober 30, 19982–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)4–4–1
10WNovember 1, 19984–1Washington Capitals (1998–99)5–4–1
11LNovember 2, 19983–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)5–5–1
12WNovember 7, 19985–3Nashville Predators (1998–99)6–5–1
13LNovember 9, 19983–4Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)6–6–1
14WNovember 12, 19984–3@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)7–6–1
15WNovember 13, 19985–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)8–6–1
16LNovember 15, 19981–2Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)8–7–1
17LNovember 18, 19982–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)8–8–1
18WNovember 19, 19985–0@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)9–8–1
19LNovember 21, 19982–4Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)9–9–1
20LNovember 23, 19983–4@ Ottawa Senators (1998–99)9–10–1
21LNovember 25, 19981–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)9–11–1
22LNovember 27, 19981–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)9–12–1
23LNovember 29, 19982–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)9–13–1
24TDecember 1, 19981–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1998–99)9–13–2
25WDecember 4, 19984–1Dallas Stars (1998–99)10–13–2
26TDecember 6, 19983–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1998–99)10–13–3
27TDecember 9, 19984–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)10–13–4
28LDecember 12, 19980–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)10–14–4
29WDecember 17, 19982–1Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)11–14–4
30LDecember 19, 19984–6Nashville Predators (1998–99)11–15–4
31WDecember 22, 19985–3@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)12–15–4
32WDecember 23, 19985–2Calgary Flames (1998–99)13–15–4
33LDecember 26, 19980–2@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)13–16–4
34LDecember 27, 19980–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)13–17–4
35LDecember 29, 19982–4Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)13–18–4
36LDecember 31, 19982–6Philadelphia Flyers (1998–99)13–19–4
37LJanuary 2, 19991–2Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)13–20–4
38LJanuary 4, 19990–4@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)13–21–4
39LJanuary 6, 19994–6@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)13–22–4
40TJanuary 8, 19991–1 OTFlorida Panthers (1998–99)13–22–5
41WJanuary 10, 19992–0Dallas Stars (1998–99)14–22–5
42LJanuary 14, 19991–3Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)14–23–5
43TJanuary 16, 19992–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1998–99)14–23–6
44WJanuary 18, 19995–3@ Dallas Stars (1998–99)15–23–6
45LJanuary 19, 19991–4@ Nashville Predators (1998–99)15–24–6
46LJanuary 28, 19992–4St. Louis Blues (1998–99)15–25–6
47WJanuary 30, 19993–2Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)16–25–6
48LFebruary 1, 19990–1Ottawa Senators (1998–99)16–26–6
49LFebruary 3, 19991–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)16–27–6
50LFebruary 4, 19994–8@ New York Rangers (1998–99)16–28–6
51TFebruary 7, 19993–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1998–99)16–28–7
52WFebruary 9, 19994–3@ New Jersey Devils (1998–99)17–28–7
53LFebruary 11, 19995–6 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1998–99)17–29–7
54WFebruary 13, 19993–1Boston Bruins (1998–99)18–29–7
55LFebruary 15, 19991–8@ St. Louis Blues (1998–99)18–30–7
56LFebruary 17, 19990–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)18–31–7
57LFebruary 20, 19991–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)18–32–7
58TFebruary 23, 19994–4 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)18–32–8
59TFebruary 24, 19991–1 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)18–32–9
60WFebruary 26, 19991–0Carolina Hurricanes (1998–99)19–32–9
61LFebruary 28, 19990–2Buffalo Sabres (1998–99)19–33–9
62LMarch 3, 19993–4San Jose Sharks (1998–99)19–34–9
63LMarch 5, 19991–5Calgary Flames (1998–99)19–35–9
64TMarch 7, 19992–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1998–99)19–35–10
65TMarch 10, 19994–4 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1998–99)19–35–11
66WMarch 11, 19993–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)20–35–11
67LMarch 13, 19991–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1998–99)20–36–11
68LMarch 15, 19991–2New Jersey Devils (1998–99)20–37–11
69LMarch 19, 19991–3New York Islanders (1998–99)20–38–11
70LMarch 20, 19993–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1998–99)20–39–11
71LMarch 24, 19992–5@ Colorado Avalanche (1998–99)20–40–11
72LMarch 25, 19991–4St. Louis Blues (1998–99)20–41–11
73WMarch 27, 19995–1Montreal Canadiens (1998–99)21–41–11
74WMarch 29, 19991–0Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99)22–41–11
75LMarch 31, 19995–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1998–99)22–42–11
76LApril 2, 19990–7San Jose Sharks (1998–99)22–43–11
77LApril 3, 19992–5@ San Jose Sharks (1998–99)22–44–11
78LApril 5, 19991–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1998–99)22–45–11
79LApril 7, 19991–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1998–99)22–46–11
80TApril 10, 19991–1 OTEdmonton Oilers (1998–99)22–46–12
81WApril 12, 19992–0@ Calgary Flames (1998–99)23–46–12
82LApril 14, 19994–5Calgary Flames (1998–99)23–47–12

Transactions

Trades

October 19, 1998 To Vancouver Canucks
Trent Klatt
To Philadelphia Flyers
6th round pick in 2000 (Jeff Dwyer)
January 18, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
Ed Jovanovski
Dave Gagner
Mike Brown
rights to Kevin Weekes
1st round pick in 2000 (Nathan Smith)
To Florida Panthers
Pavel Bure
Bret Hedican
the rights to Brad Ference
3rd round pick in 2000 (Robert Fried)
March 8, 1999 To Vancouver Canucks
future considerations
To Phoenix Coyotes
Jamie Huscroft

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality NHL Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 4 Bryan Allen (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Oshawa Generals (OHL)
2 31 Artem Chubarov (C)  Russia Vancouver Canucks Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3 68 Jarkko Ruutu (W)  Finland Vancouver Canucks (from New York Islanders) HIFK (Finland)
3 81 Justin Morrison (RW)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Philadelphia Flyers) Colorado College (WCHA)
4 90 Regan Darby (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 136 David Ytfeldt (D)  Sweden Vancouver Canucks Leksands IF (Sweden)
5 140 Rick Bertran (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 149 Paul Cabana (W)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)
7 177 Vince Malts (RW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 204 Craig Mischler (C)  United States Vancouver Canucks (from Boston Bruins) Northeastern University (Hockey East)
8 219 Curtis Valentine (LW)  Canada Vancouver Canucks Bowling Green University (CCHA)
9 232 Jason Metcalfe (D)  Canada Vancouver Canucks London Knights (OHL)

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch (AHL)

See also

References

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  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
  • Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
  • Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
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