2006 – 07 Vancouver Canucks season The 2006 – 07 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks ' 36th NHL season . The season began on the heels of a blockbuster trade involving goaltender Roberto Luongo and Lukas Krajicek coming to Vancouver in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi , Alex Auld and Bryan Allen . The acquisition of Luongo combined with the salary increases of the Sedin twins meant that the Canucks were too close to salary cap and as a result , saw names such as Ed Jovanovski , Anson Carter , Nolan Baumgartner , Jarkko Ruutu and Wade Brookbank lost to free agency . In addition to the departures of high - profile players such as Bertuzzi , Jovanovski and Carter , General Manager Dave Nonis had fired Marc Crawford as head coach after the 2005 – 06 season , and replaced him with Alain Vigneault . The team also added players such as Jan Bulis , Taylor Pyatt , Marc Chouinard and Willie Mitchell , players who many thought are not as highly skilled as the ones who had recently departed . Despite the arrival of Luongo , many hockey analysts and fans predicted before the season began that the team would either miss the playoffs , or at best battle for the last playoff spots as 7th or 8th seed in the Western Conference . However , a few did foresee that the addition of a high - calibre goaltender in Luongo would propel the Canucks into the top three of the conference . Under such skepticism , the team played mediocre hockey from October to the Christmas break , and received criticism due to the team ' s lack of scoring during this period . However , after the Christmas break , the team had settled down on Vigneault ' s coaching system , and played stellar hockey from that point on , exceeding the expectations of fans , analysts and critics alike . On April 7 , 2007 , the Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks by a score of 4 – 3 in overtime to clinch the Northwest Division title ; their second in the past three seasons . Not only did the team win a division title , this season was known for many milestones , such as Taylor Pyatt setting career high in points , and Alain Vigneault setting a new franchise record for wins as a head coach . Also , second - year player Kevin Bieksa had emerged as a top - four defenceman on the team throughout the season . On January 9 , 2007 , the NHL announced that Roberto Luongo had been voted by the fans to start in goal in the 2007 All - Star Game in Dallas . Aside from Luongo ' s selection into the All - Star Game , the first half of the season was also noted for the " Vote for Rory " internet campaign . The campaign was aimed at getting defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick voted into the 2007 All - Star Game , while mocking the NHL system of internet voting which encouraged people to vote as many times as they liked . For the first time in franchise history , the Canucks ended the regular season with the league ' s best penalty killing record , with an 86 . 9 % efficiency . With the division title and third seed in the conference , the Canucks faced off against the Dallas Stars in the Western Quarter - finals . The Canucks first game back in the playoffs was a long one . On April 11 , 2007 , the Canucks set a franchise record with a quadruple OT win in Game 1 . The game was the longest in Canucks history and the sixth longest in league history . Also in this game the Canucks set a record for shots against , allowing 76 . The Canucks won this seven - game series despite the fact that every Dallas victory was a shutout for goalie Marty Turco . The goal scoring woes continued in the second round against Brian Burke ' s Anaheim Ducks and the Canucks could not score more than two goals in a game . Although Trevor Linden experienced a resurgence and tied for the team lead for scoring in the playoffs , the Sedin twins could not escape the Ducks ' tight checking . The third period of Game 4 was a pivotal point as the Canucks could not protect a 2 – 0 third - period at home and lost in overtime . In the deciding Game 5 in Anaheim , Luongo stopped 56 shots to keep the Canucks in contention but got caught looking at the referee in overtime and failed to see a Scott Niedermayer wrister from the blue line . Regular season . Game log . October . Monthly Record : 7 – 5 – 1 ( Home 2 – 2 – 0 ; Road 5 – 3 – 1 ) November . Monthly record : 5 – 8 – 0 ( home 4 – 4 – 0 ; road 1 – 4 – 0 ) December . Monthly record : 8 – 5 – 0 ( home 6 – 1 – 0 ; road 2 – 4 – 0 ) January . Monthly record : 8 – 1 – 3 ( home 4 – 1 – 2 ; road 4 – 0 – 1 ) February . Monthly record : 8 – 3 – 1 ( home 3 – 1 – 0 ; road 5 – 2 – 1 ) March . Monthly record : 11 – 2 – 2 ( home 6 – 1 – 2 ; road 5 – 1 – 0 ) April . Monthly record : 2 – 2 – 0 ( home 1 – 1 – 0 ; road 1 – 1 – 0 ) Playoffs . The Vancouver Canucks ended the 2006 – 07 regular season as the Western Conference ' s third seed . Western Conference Quarter - finals : vs . ( 6 ) Dallas Stars . Vancouver wins series 4 – 3 Western Conference Semi - finals : vs . ( 2 ) Anaheim Ducks . Anaheim win series 4 – 1 Note : Player stats . Skaters . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalty Minutes " Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver . Stats reflect time with the Canucks only . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > Denotes player traded by Vancouver midway through the season . Stats reflect time with Canucks only . Goaltenders . " Note : GP = Games Played ; Min = Minutes ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; OT = Overtime / Shootout Losses ; GA = Goals Against ; SO = Shutouts ; Sv % = Save Percentage ; GAA = Goals Against Average " Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver . Stats reflect time with the Canucks only . Transactions . Trades . < br clear = " all " > < br clear = " all " > Draft picks . Vancouver ' s picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver , British Columbia . Farm teams . Manitoba Moose . AHL affiliate that is based in Winnipeg , Manitoba and their home arena is the MTS Centre . The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000 – 01 AHL season . In the 2006 – 07 AHL season , Manitoba finished in 1st place in the North Division , it was the franchises first regular season divisional championship in history . In addition , Mike Keane won the Fred T . Hunt Memorial Award for Sportsmanship , Perseverance and overall dedication to hockey . In the playoffs , the Manitoba Moose defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins , 4 games to 3 , in the first round . However , Manitoba would eventually be eliminated by the Hamilton Bulldogs , 4 games to 2 , in the second round of the playoffs . Victoria Salmon Kings . ECHL affiliate that is based in Victoria , British Columbia and their home arena is the Save - On - Foods Memorial Centre . This is the first year that the franchise has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks in its three year existence . In the 2006 – 07 ECHL season , the Salmon Kings established their first winning record by going on a nine - game winning streak to end the regular season . The Salmon Kings finished 7th overall in the National Conference and made their first playoff appearance against the Alaska Aces in the National Quarter - final . The Salmon Kings would win Game 1 by a score of 3 – 2 , however , the Aces would win 4 of the next 5 games to win the series 4 – 2 , eliminating Salmon Kings from the playoffs . References . Goaltenders : Defencemen • • • • Forwards • • • • • • • • •