2010 – 11 Vancouver Canucks season The 2010 - 11 Vancouver Canucks season is the 40th season in the modern Canucks ' history . The Vancouver Canucks are the two time defending Northwest division champions and will look to make it three in a row . Events . Off - season . Entry draft . The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was held June 25 – 26 , 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles , California . The Vancouver Canucks had the 25th overall draft choice in the first round as a result of being defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference semi - final but that draft choice was traded to the Florida Panthers . The Canucks also did not have a second or third round draft pick . Their second round draft pick was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Steve Bernier . Their third round draft pick was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes at the NHL trade deadline in exchange for Andrew Alberts . The Vancouver Canucks acquired an additional sixth round draft choice from the Phoenix Coyotes as a result of a trade that sent Mathieu Schneider to Phoenix . Vancouver had the 115th , 145th , 172nd , 175th and 205th overall draft choices . Trades . On June 25 , 2010 , the Vancouver Canucks acquired Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskovich from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Steve Bernier , Michael Grabner and the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft . Player signings . On May 31 , 2010 , the Vancouver Canucks announced that they signed three defensemen , including prospect Yann Sauve . Sauve was drafted 41st overall by the Canucks in the 2008 draft . In addition , they signed free agent Lee Sweatt and Chris Tanev . Sweatt split time in the Finnish Elite League and Kontinental Hockey League for the 2009 – 10 season . He registered 9 goals and 7 assists in 21 games for TPS Turku in the FNL . Sweatt added 2 goals and 5 assists in 37 games in the KHL with Dinamo Riga . Chris Tanev signed as a free agent after playing in the NCAA where he scored 10 goals and 18 assists in 41 games for the RIT Tigers . On June 1 , 2010 , the Vancouver Canucks signed Anton Rodin to a 3 - year entry level contract . Rodin was drafted 53rd overall by the Canucks in the 2009 draft . Rodin spent the 2009 - 10 season in the Swedish Elite League with Brynas IF . Rodin also played at the 2010 World Junior Championships where he won a bronze medal with Team Sweden . He finished the tournament tied for second in scoring for Sweden with 3 goals and 10 points , good enough for ninth in the tournament . On June 2 , 2010 , Mike Gillis signed Cory Schneider to a contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks . He was drafted in the first round , 26th overall , of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Canucks . Schneider spent the last two seasons playing with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL where he was named the league ' s Goaltender of the Year in 2008 – 09 while leading the Moose to the Calder Cup Final . The Canucks also announced that they signed Peter Andersson to an entry level contract . Andersson was drafted 143rd overall by the Canucks in 2009 . On June 16 , 2010 the Vancouver Canucks re - signed pending unrestricted free agent , Aaron Rome , to a new 2 - year contract . The deal is worth $ 1 . 5 million and will have a salary cap hit of $ 750 , 000 per season . On July 2 , 2010 Alexandre Bolduc signed a 1 - year , two way contract , worth $ 500 , 000 . Shane O ' Brien re - signed with the Canucks on July 6 , 2010 when he accepted his qualifying offer . The new contract will pay O ' Brien $ 1 . 6 million for 1 - year . Tanner Glass also signed a 1 - year contract worth $ 625 , 000 . On July 22nd , Jannik Hansen was awarded a 1 - year contract worth $ 825 , 000 by an arbitrator . On July 26 , 2010 the Vancouver Canucks re - signed Mason Raymond to a new 2 - year contract worth $ 5 . 1 million . Free agency . On July 1 , 2010 the Vancouver Canucks signed Dan Hamhuis to a 6 - year contract worth $ 27 million , Jeff Tambellini to a 1 - year contract worth $ 500 , 000 , Manny Malhotra to a 3 - year contract worth $ 7 . 5 million and Joel Perrault to a 1 - year contract worth $ 510 , 000 . The Vancouver Canucks signed Tyler Weiman on July 12 to a 1 - year contract worth $ 500 , 000 . On August 19 , 2010 the Vancouver Canucks signed unrestricted free agent Bill Sweatt , younger brother of Lee , to a 3 - year entry level contract . Bill Sweatt was drafted 38th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft but decided not to sign a contract until completing his four years of college education . He was subsequently traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Kris Versteeg , but maintained his desire to test free agency . He eventually decided to re - unite with his brother in Vancouver . The Canucks signed unrestricted free agent Raffi Torres to a 1 - year contract worth $ 1 million on August 25 , 2010 . Pre - season . Training camp . The Canucks will be holding their training camp in Penticton , British Columbia at the South Okanagan Events Centre starting September 18th . In addition to training camp , the Canucks will be hosting a Young Stars prospect tournament prior to the start of training camp from September 12th to 16th . The event will feature five teams in an eight game round robin format . The tournament will include the Anaheim Ducks , Calgary Flames , Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks . The Canucks prospects will kick off the tournament on September 12th against the Edmonton Oilers and end it against the Calgary Flames on September 16th . Schedule . The Canucks ' pre - season schedule kicks off on September 21st against the Calgary Flames . It will be a split series where each franchise will split into two squads to play two simultaneous games , one at the Saddledome in Calgary and one at Rogers Arena in Vancouver . In addition , the Canucks will play each of the Edmonton Oilers , Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks twice , once at home and once on the road . Regular season . Schedule . The Canucks officially kick off their 2010 – 11 campaign on October 9th at Rogers Arena against the Los Angeles Kings . With the Canucks celebrating their 40th anniversary , the NHL scheduled this game to honour the Canucks first ever NHL game against the Los Angeles Kings on October 9 , 1970 . The season finale will take place on April 9 , 2011 against the Calgary Flames . Special events . Prior to their game on December 11 , 2010 against the Tampa Bay Lightning , the Vancouver Canucks will honour Markus Naslund by retiring his # 19 jersey . Näslund will be the third player in franchise history to receive the prestigious honour following Stan Smyl and Trevor Linden . Näslund spent twelve seasons with the Vancouver Canucks , nine as captain . He also holds the franchise lead in points scored with 756 . The retirement ceremony coincides with Mattias Ohlund ' s return to Vancouver for the first time since signing with the Lightning in 2009 . The Canucks also announced that they will be introducing a " Ring of Honour " to commemorate past players . Four players will have their names added to the ring this season . The first player to get the honour will be Orland Kurtenbach who was the first ever captain of the Vancouver Canucks . Kurtenbach ' s ceremony will take place on October 26th . The dates for the remaining three inductees are November 24th , January 24th and March 14th . The players who will be honoured have not yet been named . Draft picks . Vancouver ' s picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles , California . Transactions . Trades . < br > Players retained . < br clear = " all " >