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. For the third consecutive season, they opened the season with a match against the Calgary Flames. The team finished with the lowest-scoring season in franchise history, scoring just 182 goals. The day after the Canucks' season-ending game, head coach Willie Desjardins was fired, along with assistant coaches Doug Lidster and Perry Pearn. The Canucks overall missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
==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. 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.
===Training camp===
Vancouver's 2016 training camp was held in Whistler, British Columbia, on September 22–26, 2016.
==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.
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. 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.
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==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)	Pre-season game log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 27 	Vancouver 	2–3 	San Jose 	OT 	Garteig 	14,865 	0–0–1 	Recap
2 	September 28 	Edmonton 	3–5 	Vancouver 	 	Demko 	17,058 	1–0–1 	Recap
3 	September 30 	Vancouver 	1–2 	Calgary 	 	Bachman 	19,102 	1–1–1 	Recap
4 	October 2 	San Jose 	3–2 	Vancouver 	OT 	Miller 	17,301 	1–1–2 	Recap
5 	October 3 	Arizona 	4–2 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	16,869 	1–2–2 	Recap
6 	October 6 	Calgary 	0–4 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	17,960 	2–2–2 	Recap
7 	October 8 	Vancouver 	3–2 	Edmonton 	 	Markstrom 	18,500 	3–2–2 	Recap
===Regular season===
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October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)	October: 4–4–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 0–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 15 	Calgary 	1–2 	Vancouver 	SO 	Miller 	18,865 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 16 	Carolina 	3–4 	Vancouver 	OT 	Markstrom 	17,832 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 18 	St. Louis 	1–2 	Vancouver 	OT 	Markstrom 	17,568 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
4 	October 20 	Buffalo 	1–2 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	17,809 	4–0–0 	8 	Recap
5 	October 22 	Vancouver 	3–4 	Los Angeles 	SO 	Markstrom 	18,230 	4–0–1 	9 	Recap
6 	October 23 	Vancouver 	2–4 	Anaheim 	 	Miller 	17,174 	4–1–1 	9 	Recap
7 	October 25 	Ottawa 	3–0 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	18,471 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 28 	Edmonton 	2–0 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	18,865 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 29 	Washington 	5–2 	Vancouver 	 	Markstrom 	18,338 	4–4–1 	9 	Recap
===Detailed records===
 Western Conference
Central Division 	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division	Central Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Chicago Blackhawks 	0–0–1 	1–1–0 	1–1–1 	3 	10 	12
Colorado Avalanche 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	3–0–0 	6 	8 	6
Dallas Stars 	1–1–0 	0–1–0 	1–2–0 	2 	8 	10
Minnesota Wild 	1–1–0 	1–0–0 	2–1–0 	4 	11 	12
Nashville Predators	1–0–0 	0–1–1 	1–1–1 	3 	4 	6
St. Louis Blues 	1–0–0 	0–2–0 	1–2–0 	2 	6 	9
Winnipeg Jets 	1–1–0 	0–1–0 	1–2–0 	2 	6 	7
Total 	6–3–1 	4–6–1 	10–9–2 	22 	54 	62
Pacific Division 	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division	Pacific Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks 	1–2–0 	1–1–0 	2–3–0 	4 	9 	14
Arizona Coyotes 	2–0–0 	1–2–0 	3–2–0 	6 	13 	10
Calgary Flames 	3–0–0 	0–2–0 	3–2–0 	6 	9 	11
Edmonton Oilers 	0–2–0 	1–2–0 	1–4–0 	2 	6 	14
Los Angeles Kings 	1–1–0 	1–0–1 	2–1–1 	5 	9 	9
San Jose Sharks 	0–3–0 	0–2–0 	0–5–0 	0 	5 	17
Vancouver Canucks 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
Total 	7–8–0 	4–9–1 	11–17–1 	23 	51 	75
 Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division 	Atlantic Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Boston Bruins 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	5 	10
Buffalo Sabres 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	6 	3
Detroit Red Wings 	0–0–1 	0–1–0 	0–1–1 	1 	3 	6
Florida Panthers 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	4 	5
Montreal Canadiens 	0–0–1 	0–1–0 	0–1–1 	1 	1 	5
Ottawa Senators 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	0 	4
Tampa Bay Lightning 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	9 	3
Toronto Maple Leafs 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	5 	8
Total 	4–2–2 	2–6–0 	6–8–2 	14 	34 	44
Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division
Opponent 	Home 	Away 	Total 	Pts. 	Goals scored 	Goals allowed
Carolina Hurricanes 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	10 	11
Columbus Blue Jackets	0–0–1 	1–0–0 	1–0–1 	3 	6 	4
New Jersey Devils 	0–0–1 	0–1–0 	0–1–1 	1 	3 	5
New York Islanders 	0–0–1 	0–1–0 	0–1–1 	1 	5 	8
New York Rangers 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	7 	10
Philadelphia Flyers 	0–1–0 	0–0–1 	0–1–1 	1 	6 	7
Pittsburgh Penguins 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	0 	7
Washington Capitals 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	2 	8
Total 	1–4–3 	2–5–1 	3–9–4 	10 	39 	60
==Roster==
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==Player statistics==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	81	20 	32 	52 	–7 	27
 	82	15 	35 	50 	−27 	28
 	82	15 	29 	44 	−16 	32
 	68	18 	17 	35 	–6 	8
 	81	17 	17 	34 	–20 	12
 	69	19 	13 	32 	−19 	14
 	65	11 	13 	24 	−9 	8
 	71	3 	21 	24 	−16 	25
 	68	6 	15 	21 	−20 	36
‡ 	55	9 	11 	20 	−3 	53
 	71	5 	14 	19 	−22 	31
‡ 	28	6 	7 	13 	2 	27
 	82	2 	11 	13 	–1 	40
 	53	2 	8 	10 	3 	14
 	55	5 	4 	9 	0 	12
 	68	4 	5 	9 	−12 	29
 	66	2 	7 	9 	−7 	64
 	58	4 	4 	8 	−4 	6
† 	27	5 	2 	7 	−7 	6
 	30	1 	5 	6 	−14 	18
 	26	1 	5 	6 	−8 	4
 	9 	4 	1 	5 	0 	0
 	57	0 	5 	5 	–2 	33
 	14	1 	3 	4 	−6 	33
† 	12	3 	0 	3 	1 	0
 	36	0 	3 	3 	–4 	18
 	14	0 	2 	2 	–3 	4
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
 	10	0 	1 	1 	1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	0
† 	10	0 	0 	0 	–1 	9
 	13	0 	0 	0 	–2 	21
Totals	82	178	292	470	−233	638
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	26 	23	1416:58	10	11	3	62 	2.63	692 	.910 	0	0	0	2
 	54 	54	3211:51	18	29	6	150	2.80	1737 	.914 	3	0	1	22
 	5 	5 	295:11 	2 	3 	0	13 	2.64	162 	.920 	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	82	4924:59	30	43	9	225	2.74	2,591	0.913	3	0	1	24
†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===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL All-Star Game selection	January 10, 2017
===Milestones===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Date
 	1st career NHL assist 	
 	100th career NHL goal 	
 	300th career NHL game 	
 	1st career NHL game 	
 	200th career NHL point 	
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	
 	1st career NHL goal 	
 	400th career NHL game 	
 	1st career NHL game 	
 	100th career NHL game 	
 	100th career NHL game 	
 	100th career NHL assist 	
 	300th career NHL assist 	
 	1200th career NHL game 	
 	1st career NHL game 	
 	800th career NHL game 	
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	
 	600th career NHL assist 	
 	1,000th career NHL point 	
 	200th career NHL game 	
 	100th career NHL game 	
 	100th career NHL point 	
 	1,200th career NHL game 	
 	1st career NHL game 	
 	100th career NHL game 	
 	700th career NHL game 	
 	100th career NHL game 	
 	200th career NHL game 	
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point	
 	1st career NHL game 	
 	1st career NHL assist 	
 	700th career NHL start 	
 	300th career NHL point 	
==Transactions==
The Canucks been involved in the following transactions:
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Vancouver Canucks:Erik GudbransonNYI's 5th-round pick in 2016 	To Florida Panthers:Jared McCann2nd-round pick in 20164th-round pick in 2016	
 	To Vancouver Canucks:Jonathan Dahlen 	To Ottawa Senators:Alex Burrows 	
 	To Vancouver Canucks:Nikolay GoldobinConditional 4th-round pick in 2017	To San Jose Sharks:Jannik Hansen 	
 
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Date	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
Troy Stecher 	 	University of North Dakota 	2 year, $925,000 entry-level contract	
Michael Garteig 	 	Quinnipiac University 	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract	
Yan-Pavel Laplante	 	Gatineau Olympiques 	3 year, $836,667 entry-level contract	
Loui Eriksson 	 	Boston Bruins 	6 year, $36 million 	
Jayson Megna 	 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $600,000 	
Michael Chaput 	 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1 year, $600,000 	
Borna Rendulic 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $575,000 	
Chad Billins 	 	Linkopings HC (SHL) 	1 year, $600,000 	
Michael Carcone 	 	Drummondville Voltigeurs 	3 year, $675,000 entry-level contract	
Jack Skille 	 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 year, $700,000 	
Zack MacEwen 	 	Gatineau Olympiques 	3 year, $847,500 entry-level contract	
Drew Shore 	 	EHC Kloten 	1 year, $600,000 	
Jalen Chatfield 	 	Windsor Spitfires 	3 year, $765,000 entry-level contract	
Griffen Molino 	 	Western Michigan University	2 year, $925,000 entry-level contract	
Philip Holm 	 	Vaxjo Lakers 	1 year, $925,000 entry-level 	
===Free agents lost===
Player 	Date	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Dan Hamhuis 	 	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $7.5 million 	
Yannick Weber 	 	Nashville Predators	1 year, $575,000 	
Linden Vey 	 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $700,000 	
Radim Vrbata 	 	Arizona Coyotes 	1 year, $1 million 	
Brandon Prust 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Professional Tryout (PTO) 	
Chris Higgins 	 	Calgary Flames 	Professional Tryout (PTO) 	
Matt Bartkowski	 	Ottawa Senators 	Professional Tryout (PTO) 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Previous team 	Date 	Ref
Reid Boucher 	New Jersey Devils	January 4, 2017	
Joseph Cramarossa	Anaheim Ducks 	March 1, 2017 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Emerson Etem	Anaheim Ducks	October 13, 2016 	
===Player signings===
Player 	Date	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
Anton Rodin 	 	1 year, $950,000 	
Thatcher Demko 	 	3 year, $925,000 entry-level contract 	
Sven Baertschi 	 	2 years, $3.7 million 	
Emerson Etem 	 	1 year, $775,000 	
Philip Larsen 	 	1 year, $1.025 million 	
Jacob Markstrom	 	3 year, $11 million contract extension 	
Olli Juolevi 	 	3 year, $925,000 entry-level contract 	
Ben Hutton 	 	2 year, $5.6 million contract extension	
Brock Boeser 	 	3 year, $925,000 entry-level contract 	
Jayson Megna 	 	1 year, $675,000 contract extension 	
Jonathan Dahlen	 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level 	
Andrey Pedan 	 	1 year, $750,000 contract extension 	
Erik Gudbranson	 	1 year, $3.5 million contract extension	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 	5 	Olli Juolevi 	D 	 	London Knights (OHL)
3 	64 	William Lockwood	RW 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 	140	Cole Candella 	D 	 	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
6 	154	Jakob Stukel 	LW 	 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7 	184	Rodrigo Abols 	C 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7 	194	Brett McKenzie 	C 	 	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
;Draft notes
* The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Buffalo Sabres as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick and St. Louis' third-round pick both in 2016 (38th and 89th overall) to Florida in exchange for Dmitri Kulikov and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Erik Gudbranson and the Islanders' fifth-round pick in 2016 to Vancouver in exchange for Jared McCann, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Brandon Prust to Vancouver in exchange for Zack Kassian and this pick.
* The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on May 25, 2016, that sent Jared McCann, a second and fourth-round pick both in 2016 to Florida in exchange for Erik Gudbranson and this pick. Florida previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Montreal's fifth-round pick in 2015 to New York in exchange for this pick.
* The Carolina Hurricanes' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Eddie Lack to Carolina in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
==References==
Category:Vancouver Canucks seasons
Vancouver Canucks season, 2016-17