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

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

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

Regular season

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

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
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
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 game log

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

Detailed records

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
32 Richard Bachman G L 29 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah
47 Sven Baertschi LW L 24 2015 Langenthal, Switzerland
55 Alex Biega D R 29 2013 Montreal, Quebec
6 Brock Boeser RW R 20 2015 Burnsville, Minnesota
24 Reid Boucher LW L 23 2017 Grand Ledge, Michigan
45 Michael Chaput C L 25 2016 Montreal, Quebec
26 Joseph Cramarossa C L 24 2017 Toronto, Ontario
15 Derek Dorsett RW R 30 2014 Kindersley, Saskatchewan
23 Alexander Edler (A) D L 30 2004 Östersund, Sweden
21 Loui Eriksson RW L 31 2016 Gothenburg, Sweden
50 Brendan Gaunce C L 23 2012 Sudbury, Ontario
60 Markus Granlund C L 23 2016 Oulu, Finland
82 Nikolay Goldobin RW L 21 2017 Moscow, Russia
44 Erik Gudbranson D R 25 2016 Orleans, Ontario
53 Bo Horvat (A) C L 22 2013 London, Ontario
27 Ben Hutton D L 23 2012 Prescott, Ontario
63 Philip Larsen D R 27 2016 Esbjerg, Denmark
25 Jacob Markstrom G L 27 2014 Gävle, Sweden
46 Jayson Megna C R 27 2016 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
30 Ryan Miller G L 36 2014 East Lansing, Michigan
13 Griffen Molino C L 23 2017 Trenton, Michigan
17 Anton Rodin LW R 26 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
5 Luca Sbisa D L 27 2014 Ozieri, Italy
22 Daniel Sedin (A) LW L 36 1999 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
33 Henrik Sedin (C) C L 36 1999 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
42 Drew Shore C R 26 2017 Denver, Colorado
9 Jack Skille RW R 29 2016 Madison, Wisconsin
51 Troy Stecher D R 23 2016 Richmond, British Columbia
20 Brandon Sutter (A) C R 28 2015 Huntington, New York
8 Christopher Tanev (A) D R 27 2010 East York, Ontario
88 Nikita Tryamkin D L 22 2014 Yekaterinburg, Russia

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular season[13]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jacob Markstrom26231416:5810113622.63692.9100002
Ryan Miller54543211:51182961502.801737.91430122
Richard Bachman55295:11230132.64162.9200000
Totals824924:59304392252.742,5910.91330124

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

Awards

Milestones

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