2011-12 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2011–12 Vancouver season was the 42nd season in the modern Canucks' history. The Vancouver Canucks are the defending Western conference champions and three time defending Northwest division champions. The Canucks opened the regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins at home on October 6. Their final regular season game was held at Rogers Arena against the Edmonton Oilers on April 7, 2012.
The Vancouver Canucks won their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy on the final day of the regular season when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers. Despite entering the playoffs as the top seed, the Canucks were eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in five games by the Los Angeles Kings.
==Offseason==
===NHL Entry Draft===
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was held June 24–25, 2011 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Canucks selected eight players including Nicklas Jensen with their first-round draft choice, 29th overall. On day two of the entry draft the Vancouver Canucks traded their second-round draft choice to the Minnesota Wild for two picks in later rounds. In total, Vancouver selected eight players including David Honzik, Alexandre Grenier, Joseph LaBate, Ludwig Blomstrand, Frank Corrado, Pathrik Westerholm and Henrik Tommernes.
===Minor League affiliations===
On June 21, 2011, True North Sports & Entertainment, the owners of the Manitoba Moose received Board of Governors approval to purchase and re-locate the Atlanta Thrashers. The Thrashers moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to replace the Manitoba Moose. The Moose announced that they were moving to St. John's and would become the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets. As a result, the Canucks were left without an affiliate temporarily. On June 27, 2011 the Vancouver Canucks signed a two-year affiliation agreement with the Chicago Wolves. The Vancouver Canucks announced that Craig MacTavish would be the new coach for the Wolves on August 1 after Claude Noel, who coached the Manitoba Moose during the 2010–11 season, was hired by the Jets. 
In addition, on April 8, 2011 it was announced that the Chilliwack Bruins of the Western Hockey League would be moving their franchise to Victoria, British Columbia. The sale of the Chilliwack Bruins to RG Properties was completed and made official on April 20 by the WHL. The Victoria Royals will replace the Victoria Salmon Kings and begin play in the 2011–12 WHL season. RG Properties, who also owned the Victoria Salmon Kings, opted to fold the Salmon Kings franchise at the conclusion of the 2010–11 ECHL season. As a result, the Canucks were left without an ECHL minor league affiliate. The Salmon Kings spent five years as the ECHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks.
On September 22 the Vancouver Canucks announced that it had signed an ECHL affiliation agreement with the Kalamazoo Wings.
==Preseason==
Training camp began for the rookies on September 9 and included two days of on-ice training sessions followed by a four-game Young Stars tournament featuring prospects from other teams including the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks and Winnipeg Jets. Among the players were four that were selected from the 2011 Entry Draft. Nicklas Jensen, David Honzik, Alexandre Grenier and Frank Corrado all took part in the Canucks rookie training camp and Young Stars tournament. LaBate did not participate in the camp because his college semester had begun while Blomstrand, Westerholm and Tommernes were in the midst of training camp for their own Swedish hockey clubs.
The Vancouver Canucks main training camp started on September 16. Several veteran NHL players were invited to the camp on a try-out basis. These players included Owen Nolan, Anders Eriksson, Niko Dimitrakos and Todd Fedoruk. However, none of the invites were able to secure a contract with the club. 
The Canucks played a total of eight preseason games where they finished with a record of 3–5. Much of the Vancouver Canucks roster were returning members from the 2010–11 season with the exception of Ryan Kesler, Mason Raymond, Christian Ehrhoff and Raffi Torres. Both Kesler and Raymond were recovering from injuries sustained in the prior season while Ehrhoff and Torres had changed teams, through trade and free agency respectively, during the offseason.
Citing the shortened offseason due to their appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Vancouver Canucks management and coaching staff decided to give a majority of the veterans rest. As a result players guaranteed roster spots in the regular season, such as Daniel and Henrik Sedin only played in two preseason games.
==Regular season==
Like 2010–11 the Vancouver Canucks were met with extremely high expectations for the upcoming season. They entered 2011–12 as the defending Presidents' Trophy and Western Conference Champions. It was a record setting season that saw them rank first in the league in goals per game, goals against per game and power play percentage. Both Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider were awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy for lowest goals against. 
General consensus through various sports media outlets such as The Hockey News, Sports Illustrated, TSN and Sportsnet predicted that the Canucks will return to the Western Conference Finals or at least finish first in the Western Conference regular season. 
===October – November===
The Vancouver Canucks began their season on October 6 when they hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins before embarking on a four game road trip. Prior to the start of the home opener the Canucks organization held a ceremony to celebrate their 2010–11 season and to thank the police officers, firemen and volunteers who helped the city recover after the Stanley Cup riot. The game was supposed to be Sidney Crosby's third NHL game at Rogers Arena, and first hockey game since scoring the golden goal at the 2010 Winter Olympics but was unable to play as he was still recovering from a concussion. In the game, the Vancouver Canucks battled back from a 3–1 deficit but fell short in a shootout. 
The club held a ceremony on October 18 prior to their game against the New York Rangers to honour the late Rick Rypien. Rypien played within the Vancouver Canucks organization for seven seasons, splitting time between the Canucks and the Manitoba Moose, before signing with the Winnipeg Jets during the summer. Rypien was found dead at his home in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta on August 15. The Canucks will also be wearing a helmet decal in honour of Rypien during the season. The Canucks also ran a video tribute for former Ranger Derek Boogaard who also died during the offseason.
The Canucks struggled throughout the month of October which was punctuated by a significant trade. Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm were traded to the Florida Panthers on October 22, just hours after the Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild. In return, the Canucks acquired a third-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft and forwards David Booth and Steven Reinprecht. The month ended with a match up against the Washington Capitals that saw the Canucks prevail by a final score of 7–4. Alex Edler, Maxim Lapierre and Chris Higgins all registered two goals for Vancouver while Alexander Ovechkin also scored a pair of goals for Washington.
The month of November opened with a six game road trip beginning in Calgary. The Canucks won the game by a score of 5–1 that saw Daniel Sedin score his 254th goal of his career to tie Pavel Bure for fourth all-time in Canucks goal scoring. However, the Canucks continued to battle inconsistency and were unable to sustain any momentum through the first two-thirds of the month where they compiled a record of 4–4 capped by a blowout loss to rival Chicago. The Canucks, led by Cory Schneider who originally replaced an injured Roberto Luongo, finished the month with five consecutive victories that included back-to-back shutouts for Schneider. During the winning streak head coach Alain Vigneault became the team's winningest coach when the team defeated Colorado on November 23.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–5–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 20 	Vancouver 	1–5 	Calgary 	 	Legace 	19,289 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 20 	Calgary 	3–4 	Vancouver 	 	Lack 	18,860 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 22 	Vancouver 	2–1 	Edmonton 	 	Lack 	15,724 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 24 	Anaheim 	4–1 	Vancouver 	 	Schneider 	18,860 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 25 	San Jose 	4–3 	Vancouver 	 	Lack 	18,860 	2–3–0 	Recap
6 	September 28 	Vancouver 	2–3 	Anaheim 	 	Luongo 	13,542 	2–4–0 	Recap
7 	September 29 	Vancouver 	0–3 	San Jose 	 	Schneider 	16,347 	2–5–0 	Recap
8 	October 1 	Edmonton 	1–4 	Vancouver 	 	Luongo 	18,860 	3–5–0 	Recap
===Regular season===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 6 	Pittsburgh 	4–3 	Vancouver 	SO 	Luongo 	18,860 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	October 10 	Vancouver 	3–2 	Columbus 	 	Schneider 	9,187 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	October 12 	Vancouver 	4–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Luongo 	19,632 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 13 	Vancouver 	0–2 	Detroit 	 	Schneider 	20,066 	1–2–1 	3 	Recap
5 	October 15 	Vancouver 	4–3 	Edmonton 	 	Luongo 	16,839 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 18 	NY Rangers 	4–0 	Vancouver 	 	Luongo 	18,860 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	October 20 	Nashville 	1–5 	Vancouver 	 	Luongo 	18,860 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 22 	Minnesota 	2–3 	Vancouver 	OT 	Schneider 	18,860 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 25 	Vancouver 	2–3 	Edmonton 	 	Luongo 	16,839 	4–4–1 	9 	Recap
10 	October 26 	St. Louis 	3–0 	Vancouver 	 	Schneider 	18,860 	4–5–1 	9 	Recap
11 	October 29 	Washington 	4–7 	Vancouver 	 	Luongo 	18,860 	5–5–1 	11 	Recap
===Detailed records===
Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division
New Jersey Devils 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	2 	1
New York Islanders 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	4 	1
New York Rangers 	0–1–0 	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0 	0 	4
Philadelphia Flyers	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0 	4 	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	0–0–1 	0–0–0 	0–0–1 	1 	3 	4
 	1–1–1 	1–1–0 	2–2–1 	5 	13 	15
Northeast Division 	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division	Northeast Division
Boston Bruins 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	4 	3
Buffalo Sabres 	0–1–0 	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0 	3 	5
Montreal Canadiens 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	5 	7
Ottawa Senators 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	6 	2
Toronto Maple Leafs	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	11 	5
 	2–2–0 	4–0–0 	6–2–0 	12 	29 	22
Southeast Division 	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division	Southeast Division
Carolina Hurricanes	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0 	3 	4
Florida Panthers 	0–0–0 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0 	1 	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	5 	4
Washington Capitals	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	7 	4
Winnipeg Jets 	1–0–0 	0–0–0 	1–0–0 	2 	3 	2
 	2–0–0 	1–2–0 	3–2–0 	6 	19 	16
Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks 	1–1–0 	1–0–1 	2–1–1 	5 	11 	11
Columbus Blue Jackets	2–0–0 	1–0–1 	3–0–1 	7 	12 	8
Detroit Red Wings 	1–0–1 	1–1–0 	2–1–1 	5 	11 	11
Nashville Predators 	1–1–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	15 	13
St. Louis Blues 	1–1–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	7 	8
 	6–3–1 	5–3–2 	11–6–3 	25 	56 	51
Northwest Division 	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division	Northwest Division
Calgary Flames 	2–1–0 	1–1–1 	3–2–1 	7 	18 	13
Colorado Avalanche 	3–0–0 	3–0–0 	6–0–0 	12 	19 	5
Edmonton Oilers 	3–0–0 	2–1–0 	5–1–0 	10 	22 	13
Minnesota Wild 	3–0–0 	1–2–0 	4–2–0 	8 	16 	11
Vancouver Canucks 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	11–1–0 	7–4–1 	18–5–1 	37 	75 	42
Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division 	Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks 	1–1–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	15 	14
Dallas Stars 	1–1–0 	1–0–1 	2–1–1 	5 	11 	11
Los Angeles Kings 	1–0–1 	1–1–0 	2–1–1 	5 	7 	9
Phoenix Coyotes 	1–1–0 	1–0–1 	2–1–1 	5 	12 	8
San Jose Sharks 	1–0–1 	2–0–0 	3–0–1 	7 	12 	10
 	5–3–2 	6–2–2 	11–5–4 	26 	57 	52
===Playoffs===
The Vancouver Canucks clinched the Presidents' Trophy for the second consecutive year, thus guaranteeing themselves home ice advantage for the duration of the playoffs. 
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Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	Western Conference Quarterfinal vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–1	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 11 	Los Angeles 	4–2 	Vancouver 	 	Luongo 	18,890 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 13 	Los Angeles 	4–2 	Vancouver 	 	Luongo 	18,890 	0–2 	Recap 	
3 	April 15 	Vancouver 	0–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Schneider 	18,118 	0–3 	Recap 	
4 	April 18 	Vancouver 	3–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Schneider 	18,409 	1–3 	Recap 	
5 	April 22 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	Vancouver 	OT 	Schneider 	18,890 	1–4 	Recap 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	82	14	67	81 	+23	52
 	71	30	37	67 	+14	40
 	80	28	24	52 	+24	90
 	77	22	27	49 	+11	56
 	82	11	38	49 	0 	34
 	78	8 	36	44 	+12	94
 	71	18	25	43 	+11	16
 	82	16	23	39 	+18	34
 	82	4 	33	37 	+29	46
‡ 	61	16	17	33 	+10	8
† 	56	16	13	29 	+1 	32
 	69	9 	16	25 	+7 	10
 	55	10	10	20 	+4 	18
 	82	9 	10	19 	−3 	130
 	78	7 	11	18 	−11	14
 	43	4 	6 	10 	−4 	46
 	68	4 	4 	8 	−1 	81
 	47	1 	6 	7 	0 	64
 	18	5 	1 	6 	+2 	6
† 	19	2 	4 	6 	+4 	12
 	10	1 	3 	4 	+2 	14
 	44	2 	1 	3 	+4 	40
‡ 	6 	1 	2 	3 	−1 	6
† 	14	1 	2 	3 	−4 	6
† 	17	1 	2 	3 	−1 	31
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	+1 	5
 	25	0 	2 	2 	+10	2
 	23	1 	0 	1 	−2 	37
‡ 	12	0 	1 	1 	+6 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	7
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−5 	2
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	5 	2	3	5 	0 	4
 	5 	0	3	3 	-2 	6
 	5 	0	3	3 	-1 	6
 	2 	0	2	2 	0 	0
 	5 	2	0	2 	-2 	8
 	5 	1	0	1 	−2 	4
 	5 	1	0	1 	0 	6
 	4 	0	1	1 	−1 	2
 	5 	1	0	1 	-1 	7
 	5 	0	1	1 	0 	16
 	5 	0	1	1 	-1 	0
 	5 	1	0	1 	−1 	14
 	5 	0	1	1 	-3 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	-3 	2
 	5 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	5 	0	0	0 	−3 	2
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	15
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0	0	0 	1 	2
 	5 	0	0	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; GS = Game Starts; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	GS	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
 	55	54	3162	31	14	8 	127	2.41	1577	.919	5
 	33	28	1832	20	8 	1 	60 	1.96	885 	.937	3
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO
 	3 	183	1	2	4 	1.31	101	.960	0
 	2 	117	0	2	7 	3.59	64 	.891	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canucks. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
Updated after game on April 7, 2012
==Awards and records==
===Records===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season
Player 	Record 	Awarded
Alain Vigneault	Most franchise victories (coaching) – 247	November 23, 2011
Roberto Luongo 	Most franchise victories (goalie) – 212 	January 21, 2012
Daniel Sedin 	Most franchise overtime goals – 10 	January 31, 2012
===Milestones===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Sedin 	500th consecutive game 	October 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dale Weise 	1st career goal1st career point 	October 20, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dale Weise 	1st career assist 	October 29, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Kesler 	500th career game 	November 23, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Daniel Sedin 	5th career hat trick 	December 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Duco 	1st career point1st career assist	January 10, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexandre Burrows	500th career game 	February 21, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Awards===
Regular Season	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cory Schneider	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 28, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Henrik Sedin 	NHL Third Star of the Month	January 1, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cody Hodgson 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	February 2, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Final roster==
Updated February 27, 2012.
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==Draft Picks==
Vancouver's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	29 	Nicklas Jensen 	LW 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 	711 	David Honzik 	G 	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
3 	90 	Alexandre Grenier 	RW 	 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4 	1011	Joseph LaBate 	C 	 	Academy of Holy Angels (USHS-MN)
4 	120 	Ludwig Blomstrand 	LW 	 	Djurgården J20 (Swe-Jr)
5 	150 	Frank Corrado 	D 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6 	180 	Pathrik Westerholm	RW 	 	Malmö Redhawks (Swe-2)
7 	210 	Henrik Tommernes 	D 	 	Frölunda HC (Swe)
* An additional second-round draft pick was awarded to the Montreal Canadiens as compensation for failing to sign a first-round draft choice. Therefore, all picks after have been moved down by one. The New Jersey Devils forfeit a third-round draft pick, but league protocol retains the draft pick number so that subsequent draft numbers are unaffected.
1. These picks were acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Wild that sent the Canucks 60th overall pick for the 71st and 101st overall picks.
==Transactions==
===Trades===
February 27, 2012	To Vancouver CanucksAndrew Gordon 	To Anaheim DucksSebastian Erixon 	
February 27, 2012	To Vancouver CanucksZack KassianMarc-André Gragnani 	To Buffalo SabresCody HodgsonAlexander Sulzer 	
February 27, 2012	To Vancouver CanucksSamuel Pahlsson 	To Columbus Blue JacketsTaylor Ellington4th-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 2012 (via NY Islanders)	
October 22, 2011 	To Vancouver CanucksDavid BoothSteven Reinprecht3rd-round pick in 2013 	To Florida PanthersMarco SturmMikael Samuelsson 	
July 9, 2011 	To Vancouver CanucksMike Duco 	To Florida PanthersSergei Shirokov 	
June 28, 2011 	To Vancouver Canucks4th-round pick in 2012 	To New York IslandersChristian Ehrhoff 	
June 25, 2011 	To Vancouver Canucks71st overall pick in 2011 (David Honzik)101st overall pick 2011 (Joseph LaBate)	To Minnesota Wild60th overall pick in 2011 (Mario Lucia) 	
===Players signed===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms 	
September 23, 2011	Frank Corrado 	3 years, $1.83 million 	
September 22, 2011	Nicklas Jensen 	3 years, $2.775 million	
September 8, 2011 	Victor Oreskovich 	1 year, $605,000 	
July 28, 2011 	Jannik Hansen 	3 years, $4.05 million 	
July 1, 2011 	Nolan Baumgartner 	1 year, $525,000 	
July 1, 2011 	Christopher Higgins	2 years, $3.8 million 	
July 1, 2011 	Sami Salo 	1 year, $2 million 	
June 29, 2011 	Andrew Alberts 	2 years, $2.45 million 	
June 27, 2011 	Maxim Lapierre 	2 years, $2 million 	
June 27, 2011 	Kevin Bieksa 	5 years, $23 million 	
===Waivers===
====Acquired====
Date 	Player 	Former team 	
October 4, 2011	Dale Weise	New York Rangers	
===Free agents signed===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms 	
Byron Bitz 	Free agent 	1 year, $700,000 	
Alexander Sulzer	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $700,000 	
Matt Climie 	San Antonio Rampage (AHL)	1 year, $525,000 	
Steve Pinizzotto	Hershey Bears (AHL) 	1 year, $600,000 	
Andrew Ebbett 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $525,000 	
Marco Sturm 	Washington Capitals 	1 year, $2.25 million	
Mark Mancari 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $525,000 	
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms 	
Lee Sweatt 	Ottawa Senators	2 years, $1.3 million	
Jeff Tambellini 	ZSC Lions (NLA)	3 years 	
Guillaume Desbiens	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $525,000 	
Rick Rypien 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $700,000 	
Tanner Glass 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $750,000 	
Alex Bolduc 	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $575,000 	
Raffi Torres 	Phoenix Coyotes	2 years, $3.5 million	
Sergei Shirokov 	CSKA Moscow 	3 years 	
==Farm teams==
* The Chicago Wolves are the new Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate beginning in the 2011–12 season.
* The Kalamazoo Wings are the new Canucks' East Coast Hockey League affiliate beginning in the 2011–12 season.
==See also==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Vancouver Canucks season, 2011–12
Category:Presidents' Trophy seasons
Category:Vancouver Canucks seasons