1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1993–94 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 24th NHL season.
==Regular season==
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Decision	Attendance	Record
1 	W	Wed, Oct 6, 1993 	5–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 	McLean 	16,005 	1–0–0
2 	L	Sat, Oct 9, 1993 	1–5 	Calgary Flames (1993–94) 	McLean 	14,021 	1–1–0
3 	W	Mon, Oct 11, 1993	4–1 	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 	Whitmore	13,672 	2–1–0
4 	W	Sat, Oct 16, 1993	3–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 	McLean 	13,032 	3–1–0
5 	W	Tue, Oct 19, 1993	5–4 	Boston Bruins (1993–94) 	Whitmore	15,609 	4–1–0
6 	W	Thu, Oct 21, 1993	6–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 	McLean 	18,704 	5–1–0
7 	W	Sat, Oct 23, 1993	6–4 	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 	Whitmore	14,666 	6–1–0
8 	W	Sun, Oct 24, 1993	3–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 	McLean 	13,943 	7–1–0
9 	L	Wed, Oct 27, 1993	2–4 	Washington Capitals (1993–94) 	McLean 	12,479 	7–2–0
10 	L	Sat, Oct 30, 1993	3–6 	Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 	Whitmore	15,798 	7–3–0
11 	W	Tue, Nov 2, 1993 	2–1 	@ New York Islanders (1993–94) 	McLean 	10,164 	8–3–0
12 	L	Wed, Nov 3, 1993 	3–6 	@ New York Rangers (1993–94) 	Whitmore	18,001 	8–4–0
13 	L	Fri, Nov 5, 1993 	2–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1993–94) 	McLean 	15,161 	8–5–0
14 	W	Sun, Nov 7, 1993 	5–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 	McLean 	17,064 	9–5–0
15 	W	Wed, Nov 10, 1993	4–0 	Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 	McLean 	16,150 	10–5–0
16 	L	Sat, Nov 13, 1993	3–4 	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 	McLean 	20,042 	10–6–0
17 	W	Sun, Nov 14, 1993	3–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 	Whitmore	13,710 	11–6–0
18 	W	Tue, Nov 16, 1993	3–0 	St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 	McLean 	14,730 	12–6–0
19 	L	Fri, Nov 19, 1993	3–6 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 	Whitmore	15,550 	12–7–0
20 	L	Mon, Nov 22, 1993	2–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 	McLean 	16,150 	12–8–0
21 	L	November 24, 1993	4–5 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 	12–9–0 	 	
22 	W	November 26, 1993	5–3 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 	13–9–0 	 	
23 	L	November 27, 1993	1–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 	13–10–0 	 	
24 	W	November 29, 1993	2–1 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 	14–10–0 	 	
25 	L	December 2, 1993 	3–6 	Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 	14–11–0 	 	
26 	L	December 4, 1993 	1–3 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 	14–12–0 	 	
27 	L	December 6, 1993 	3–4 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 	14–13–0 	 	
28 	W	December 8, 1993 	4–1 	@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 	15–13–0 	 	
29 	W	December 9, 1993 	3–2 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 	16–13–0 	 	
30 	L	December 14, 1993	4–8 	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 	16–14–0 	 	
31 	L	December 15, 1993	2–7 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 	16–15–0 	 	
32 	W	December 17, 1993	6–1 	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 	17–15–0 	 	
33 	L	December 19, 1993	1–3 	Dallas Stars (1993–94) 	17–16–0 	 	
34 	W	December 21, 1993	6–3 	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 	18–16–0 	 	
35 	W	December 23, 1993	4–3 	Calgary Flames (1993–94) 	19–16–0 	 	
36 	L	December 28, 1993	5–6 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 	19–17–0 	 	
37 	L	December 31, 1993	2–3 	San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 	19–18–0 	 	
38 	L	January 2, 1994 	2–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 	19–19–0 	 	
39 	W	January 5, 1994 	7–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 	20–19–0 	 	
40 	L	January 8, 1994 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 	20–20–0 	 	
41 	L	January 9, 1994 	3–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 	20–21–0 	 	
42 	W	January 12, 1994 	4–3 	Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 	21–21–0 	 	
43 	T	January 14, 1994 	2–2 OT	Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 	21–21–1 	 	
44 	W	January 16, 1994 	4–3 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	22–21–1 	 	
45 	L	January 19, 1994 	3–4 	Calgary Flames (1993–94) 	22–22–1 	 	
46 	W	January 24, 1994 	5–4 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 	23–22–1 	 	
47 	T	January 25, 1994 	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 	23–22–2 	 	
48 	L	January 27, 1994 	2–3 OT	Dallas Stars (1993–94) 	23–23–2 	 	
49 	W	January 29, 1994 	6–3 	New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 	24–23–2 	 	
50 	W	January 31, 1994 	3–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 	25–23–2 	 	
51 	W	February 2, 1994 	6–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 	26–23–2 	 	
52 	L	February 4, 1994 	0–3 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	26–24–2 	 	
53 	L	February 6, 1994 	2–4 	Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 	26–25–2 	 	
54 	W	February 8, 1994 	6–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 	27–25–2 	 	
55 	L	February 10, 1994	3–7 	@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 	27–26–2 	 	
56 	W	February 12, 1994	3–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 	28–26–2 	 	
57 	L	February 13, 1994	1–2 	@ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 	28–27–2 	 	
58 	L	February 15, 1994	2–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 	28–28–2 	 	
59 	W	February 17, 1994	4–2 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 	29–28–2 	 	
60 	T	February 22, 1994	4–4 OT	Calgary Flames (1993–94) 	29–28–3 	 	
61 	W	February 26, 1994	3–1 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 	30–28–3 	 	
62 	L	March 1, 1994 	4–7 	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 	30–29–3 	 	
63 	W	March 3, 1994 	4–0 	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 	31–29–3 	 	
64 	W	March 4, 1994 	4–1 	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 	32–29–3 	 	
65 	L	March 7, 1994 	1–2 	Florida Panthers (1993–94) 	32–30–3 	 	
66 	W	March 9, 1994 	5–4 	New York Islanders (1993–94) 	33–30–3 	 	
67 	W	March 11, 1994 	8–4 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 	34–30–3 	 	
68 	L	March 13, 1994 	2–5 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 	34–31–3 	 	
69 	L	March 15, 1994 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 	34–32–3 	 	
70 	W	March 16, 1994 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 	35–32–3 	 	
71 	L	March 19, 1994 	4–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 	35–33–3 	 	
72 	L	March 20, 1994 	1–2 OT	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 	35–34–3 	 	
73 	W	March 23, 1994 	6–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 	36–34–3 	 	
74 	L	March 25, 1994 	2–5 	New York Rangers (1993–94) 	36–35–3 	 	
75 	W	March 27, 1994 	4–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 	37–35–3 	 	
76 	W	March 28, 1994 	3–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 	38–35–3 	 	
77 	L	March 30, 1994 	1–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 	38–36–3 	 	
78 	W	April 1, 1994 	5–1 	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 	39–36–3 	 	
79 	L	April 2, 1994 	4–7 	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 	39–37–3 	 	
80 	L	April 5, 1994 	3–8 	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 	39–38–3 	 	
81 	W	April 7, 1994 	3–2 	San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 	40–38–3 	 	
82 	L	April 9, 1994 	1–3 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 	40–39–3 	 	
83 	L	April 10, 1994 	1–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 	40–40–3 	 	
84 	W	April 13, 1994 	2–1 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	41–40–3 	 	
==Playoffs==
====Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Calgary Flames====
Vancouver wins series 4–3
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT 	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	April 18	Vancouver	5 – 0	Calgary 	 	McLean 	17,764 	1 – 0
2	April 20	Vancouver	5 – 7	Calgary 	 	McLean 	18,318 	1 – 1
3	April 22	Calgary 	4 – 2	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	1 – 2
4	April 24	Calgary 	3 – 2	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	1 – 3
5	April 26	Vancouver	2 – 1	Calgary 	OT 	McLean 	19,059 	2 – 3
6	April 28	Calgary 	2 – 3	Vancouver	OT 	McLean 	16,150 	3 – 3
7	April 30	Vancouver	4 – 3	Calgary 	2OT	McLean 	20,230 	4 – 3
====Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Dallas Stars====
Vancouver wins series 4–1
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 2 	Vancouver	6 – 4	Dallas 	 	McLean 	16,914 	1 – 0
2	May 4 	Vancouver	3 – 0	Dallas 	 	McLean 	16,914 	2 – 0
3	May 6 	Dallas 	4 – 3	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	2 – 1
4	May 8 	Dallas 	1 – 2	Vancouver	OT	McLean 	16,150 	3 – 1
5	May 10	Dallas 	2 – 4	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	4 – 1
====Western Conference Final: vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs====
Vancouver wins series 4–1
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT 	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 16	Vancouver	2 – 3	Toronto 	OT 	McLean 	15,728 	0 – 1
2	May 18	Vancouver	4 – 3	Toronto 	 	McLean 	15,728 	1 – 1
3	May 20	Toronto 	0 – 4	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	2 – 1
4	May 22	Toronto 	0 – 2	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	3 – 1
5	May 24	Toronto 	3 – 4	Vancouver	2OT	McLean 	16,150 	4 – 1
====Stanley Cup Final: vs. (E1) New York Rangers====
New York wins series 4–3
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1	May 31 	Vancouver	3 – 2	New York 	OT	McLean 	18,200 	1 – 0
2	June 2 	Vancouver	1 – 3	New York 	 	McLean 	18,200 	1 – 1
3	June 4 	New York 	5 – 1	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	1 – 2
4	June 7 	New York 	4 – 2	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	1 – 3
5	June 9 	Vancouver	6 – 3	New York 	 	McLean 	18,200 	2 – 3
6	June 11	New York 	1 – 4	Vancouver	 	McLean 	16,150 	3 – 3
7	June 14	Vancouver	2 – 3	New York 	 	McLean 	18,200 	3 – 4
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
Pavel Bure 	76	60	47	107	1 	86
Geoff Courtnall	82	26	44	70 	15 	123
Cliff Ronning 	76	25	43	68 	7 	42
Jeff Brown 	74	14	52	66 	-11	56
Trevor Linden 	84	32	29	61 	6 	73
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Kirk McLean 	52	3128	23	26	3	156	3 	.891	2.99
Kay Whitmore	32	1921	18	14	0	113	0 	.867	3.53
===Playoffs===
====Scoring Leaders====
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Pavel Bure 	24	16	15	31 	40
Trevor Linden 	24	12	13	25 	18
Geoff Courtnall	24	9 	10	19 	51
Jeff Brown 	24	6 	9 	15 	37
Cliff Ronning 	24	5 	10	15 	16
====Goaltending====
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L	GA	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Kirk McLean	24	1544	15	9	59	4 	.928	2.29
==Awards and records==
* Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
* Pavel Bure, NHL Leader, Goals (60)
* Pavel Bure, Club Record, Goals in a Season (60)
* Pavel Bure, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Vancouver Canucks)
* Pavel Bure, Cyclone Taylor Award (MVP of the Canucks)
==Transactions==
===Trades===
*June 25, 1993 – Doug Lidster was traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Rangers in exchange for John Vanbiesbrouck.
====Free Agents Acquired====
====Free Agents Lost====
====Received from Waivers====
====Placed on Waivers====
====Expansion draft====
Vancouver's losses at the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft in Quebec City, Quebec.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	Drafted by 	Drafted from
1 	1 	John Vanbiesbrouck (G)	 	Florida Panthers 	Vancouver Canucks
1 	37	Anatoli Semenov (C) 	 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Vancouver Canucks
====Draft picks====
Vancouver's picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in Quebec City, Quebec.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	20 	Mike Wilson (D) 	 	Vancouver Canucks	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
2 	46 	Rick Girard (C) 	 	Vancouver Canucks	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
4 	98 	Dieter Kochan (G) 	 	Vancouver Canucks	Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
5 	124	Scott Walker (D) 	 	Vancouver Canucks	Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
6 	150	Troy Creurer (D) 	 	Vancouver Canucks	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
7 	176	Yevgeny Babariko (C)	 	Vancouver Canucks	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Vysshaya Liga)
8 	202	Sean Tallaire (RW) 	 	Vancouver Canucks	Lake Superior State University (NCAA)
10 	254	Bert Robertsson (D) 	 	Vancouver Canucks	Södertälje SK (Allsvenskan)
11 	280	Sergei Tkachenko (G)	 	Vancouver Canucks	Hamilton Canucks (AHL)
==Farm teams==
===Hamilton Canucks===
AHL affiliate based in Hamilton, Ontario and whose home arena was Copps Coliseum. This was the team's second and final season as an affiliate of the Canucks. In the 1993–94 AHL season, Hamilton finished in 2nd place in the South Division, but was eliminated in the first round of the AHL playoffs by the Cornwall Aces in four straight games. After the season, the franchise was relocated as the Syracuse Crunch, which kept its affiliation with Vancouver.
==References==
==External links==
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