2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season was the franchise's 45th season in the NHL. The Canucks managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 season.
==Off-season==
On April 8, 2014, after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008, the team fired general manager Mike Gillis. One day later, ownership hired former Canucks captain Trevor Linden as team president, to assist in the search for a new general manager. Three weeks after Linden was hired, the Canucks announced that both head coach John Tortorella and assistant coach Mike Sullivan, who had only just been hired prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, were fired. Throughout the search for Vancouver's new general manager, it was speculated that Linden's preferred candidate was Jim Benning, who was serving as an assistant general manager for the Boston Bruins. On May 21, the Canucks confirmed that Benning had been hired as their new general manager. One of Benning's first changes to the roster was buying out David Booth, who had one year remaining on his contract. As a result of the buyout, Booth became an unrestricted free agent, and he will receive $1,583,333 per year (over the next two seasons) from the Canucks; Booth's buyout salary will not be applied to Vancouver's salary cap. The next major task for the Canucks was finding a new head coach. Among the candidates Benning interviewed were New York Rangers assistant coach Scott Arniel, and former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma. Additionally, Texas Stars head coach Willie Desjardins was also one the coaches Benning was long rumoured to have interest in. However, Benning was not able to interview Desjardins until late June, as Desjardins had just won the Calder Cup with Texas. On June 23, the Canucks officially introduced Desjardins as the 18th head coach in Canucks history. The next major tasks facing Benning were dealing with the trade request of Ryan Kesler, and preparing for the draft on June 27. On draft day, Benning completed a series of trades before the Canucks even made their first pick. Jason Garrison was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2nd-round draft pick, and then Ryan Kesler was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, the twenty-fourth overall pick, and a 3rd-round draft pick. Benning then flipped Anaheim's 3rd-round pick to the New York Rangers, in exchange for Derek Dorsett. On June 28 (the second day of the draft), Benning acquired Linden Vey from the Los Angeles Kings, in exchange for Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick (acquired the day before in the Garrison trade). As a result of trading away Roberto Luongo in March, the Canucks were left with a goalie tandem of Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom, who together had combined for 88 games of NHL experience. Thus, Benning's first move on July 1 was to sign free-agent goalie Ryan Miller to a 3-year, $18 million contract, in order to bring a veteran presence to Vancouver's goaltending position. Benning's next major transaction occurred only one day after acquiring Miller, as he signed former Phoenix Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata to a 2-year, $10 million contract. On July 3, Benning signed restricted free agent Zack Kassian to a 2-year, $3.5 million deal. On July 5, the Canucks re-signed defenceman Christopher Tanev to a 1-year, $2 million contract, only hours before the deadline to file for salary arbitration. On July 7, Benning named Doug Lidster as an assistant coach for the Canucks; Lidster had also recently served as an assistant coach to new Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins on the Texas Stars.
==Regular season==
October
November
December
The Vancouver Canucks began struggling after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2. They lost five games in a row and finally ended their struggles against the Calgary Flames with a 3–2 win in overtime.
January
February
On February 22, Ryan Miller was injured in shutout win over New York Islanders forcing Eddie Lack into the game. He would miss the next 22 games. Jacob Markstrom was called in from the Utica Comets.
March
Jacob Markstrom started against San Jose Sharks on March 3, but he was removed after he gave up three goals in four shots as the Canucks lost to the Sharks 6-2. Markstrom finally was able to win against Arizona Coyotes with a 3–1 victory
April
Canucks clinched their playoff spot after a 2–1 victory against Los Angeles Kings.
==Playoffs==
The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's second seed. This was the seventh playoff meeting for these teams with Calgary having won four of the six previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2004 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Calgary won in seven games. The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.
The Flames defeated the Canucks in six games. Calgary rallied from a one-goal deficit in Game 1, as David Jones tied the game 7:59 into the third and Kris Russell scored the winning goal with 29.6 seconds left to give the Flames a 2–1 win. The Canucks tied the series with a 4–1 win, as goalie Eddie Lack made 22 out of 23 saves and Alex Burrows recorded two assists. With 1:17 left to play, a fight broke out that resulted in 132 penalty minutes, with the Flames' Deryk Engelland given a game misconduct for instigating it, but eventually the league rescinded Engelland's penalty and instead fined Calgary head coach Bob Hartley $50,000 for his responsibility for the incident. Jonas Hiller made 23 saves to help give the Flames to a 4–2 win in Game 3. In Game 4, Calgary scored three first-period goals out of seven shots off of Lack. Ryan Miller replaced Lack to start the second period, but Hiller made 28 total saves en route to a 3–1 win.[58] Miller then made 20 saves and Daniel Sedin scored the winning goal 1:47 into the third period to help give the Canucks to a 2–1 win in Game 5. In Game 6, Hartley pulled Hiller after he allowed two goals on his first three shots, and put Karri Ramo in net. The Flames tied the game in the second period, and then Matt Stajan scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the third period. Two empty net goals in the final minute of the game sealed the series victory for the Flames.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 23 	San Jose 	2–4 	Vancouver 	 	Cannata 	13,650 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 23 	Vancouver 	2–5 	San Jose 	 	Eriksson 	6,810 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 25 	Vancouver 	3–1 	Calgary 	 	Lack 	19,289 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 26 	Calgary 	0–3 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	18,482 	3–1–0 	Recap
5 	September 29 	Arizona 	4–2 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	18,050 	3–2–0 	Recap
6 	October 2 	Vancouver 	2–1 	Edmonton 	 	Lack 	16,839 	4–2–0 	Recap
7 	October 4 	Edmonton 	2–3 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	18,802 	5–2–0 	Recap
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
Notes:
Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.	
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Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.
 
Regular season
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October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8 	Vancouver 	4–2 	Calgary 	 	Miller 	19,289 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Edmonton 	4–5 	Vancouver 	SO 	Miller 	18,870 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 17 	Vancouver 	2–0 	Edmonton 	 	Miller 	16,839 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
4 	October 18 	Tampa Bay 	4–2 	Vancouver 	 	Lack 	18,647 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 21 	Vancouver 	3–6 	Dallas 	 	Miller 	15,678 	3–2–0 	6 	Recap
6 	October 23 	Vancouver 	4–1 	St. Louis 	 	Miller 	16,099 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 24 	Vancouver 	3–7 	Colorado 	 	Lack 	17,119 	4–3–0 	8 	Recap
8 	October 26 	Washington 	2–4 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	18,427 	5–3–0 	10 	Recap
9 	October 28 	Carolina 	1–4 	Vancouver 	 	Miller 	18,234 	6–3–0 	12 	Recap
10 	October 30 	Montreal 	2–3 	Vancouver 	OT 	Miller 	18,870 	7–3–0 	14 	Recap
====Detailed records====
Western Conference 	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference	Western Conference
Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division 	Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2–1–0 	4 	10 	8
Colorado Avalanche 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	1–2–0 	2 	9 	13
Dallas Stars 	0–1–1 	0–1–0 	0–2–1 	1 	6 	12
Minnesota Wild 	1–1–0 	0–1–0 	1–2–0 	2 	8 	11
Nashville Predators	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	1–2–0 	2 	7 	12
St. Louis Blues 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	3–0–0 	6 	14 	7
Winnipeg Jets 	2–0–0 	0–1–0 	2–1–0 	4 	12 	9
Total 	5–4–1 	5–6–0 	10–10–1 	21 	66 	72
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 	1–1–1 	1–0–1 	2–1–2 	6 	8 	12
Arizona Coytes 	2–1–0 	1–0–1 	3–1–1 	7 	17 	10
Calgary Flames 	1–1–0 	1–1–0 	2–2–0 	4 	9 	8
Edmonton Oilers 	2–0–0 	3–0–0 	5–0–0 	10 	21 	15
Los Angeles Kings 	1–2–0 	1–1–0 	2–3–0 	4 	9 	14
San Jose Sharks 	0–2–0 	3–0–0 	3–2–0 	6 	12 	16
Vancouver Canucks 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
Total 	7–7–1 	10–2–2 	17–9–3 	37 	76 	75
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
Boston Bruins 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	3
Buffalo Sabres 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	8 	8
Detroit Red Wings 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	7 	6
Florida Panthers 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	3 	4
Montreal Canadiens 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	4 	5
Ottawa Senators 	1–0–0 	0–0–1 	1–0–1 	3 	7 	7
Tampa Bay Lightning 	0–1–0 	0–1–0 	0–2–0 	0 	3 	8
Toronto Maple Leafs 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	6
Total 	6–2–0 	2–5–1 	8–7–1 	17 	45 	47
Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division	Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	1
Columbus Blue Jackets	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	7 	6
New Jersey Devils 	1–0–0 	0–1–0 	1–1–0 	2 	4 	4
New York Islanders 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	7 	2
New York Rangers 	0–1–0 	1–0–0 	1–1–0 	2 	6 	9
Philadelphia Flyers 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	8 	1
Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	8 	0
Washington Capitals 	1–0–0 	1–0–0 	2–0–0 	4 	8 	5
Total 	6–2–0 	7–1–0 	13–3–0 	26 	55 	28
===Playoffs===
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Canucks Goals 	Flames Goals 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 15 	Calgary 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	Horvat 	Jones, Russell 	Lack 	18,870 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 17 	Calgary 	1–4 	Vancouver 	 	D. Sedin, Higgins, Kenins, Vrbata 	Russell 	Lack 	18,870 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 19 	Vancouver 	2–4 	Calgary 	 	Matthias, Hansen 	Bollig, Brodie, Bennett, Monahan 	Lack 	19,289 	1–2 	Recap 	
4 	April 21 	Vancouver 	1–3 	Calgary 	 	H. Sedin 	Gaudreau, Hudler, Bennett 	Lack 	19,289 	1–3 	Recap 	
5 	April 23 	Calgary 	1–2 	Vancouver 	 	Bonino, D. Sedin 	Jones 	Miller 	18,870 	2–3 	Recap 	
6 	April 25 	Vancouver 	4–7 	Calgary 	 	McMillan, Hansen, Vrbata, Sbisa 	Ferland (2), Monahan, Gaudreau, Hudler (2), Stajan 	Miller 	19,289 	2–4 	Recap 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	20 	56 	76 	+5 	18
 	82	18 	55 	73 	+11	22
 	79	31 	32 	63 	+6 	20
 	75	15 	24 	39 	+7 	22
 	77	12 	24 	36 	+8 	16
 	70	18 	15 	33 	0 	68
 	81	16 	17 	33 	−6 	27
 	74	8 	23 	31 	+13	54
 	78	18 	9 	27 	−3 	16
 	68	13 	12 	25 	−8 	16
 	79	7 	18 	25 	+4 	175
 	75	10 	14 	24 	−3 	18
 	59	1 	22 	23 	0 	44
 	65	11 	10 	21 	+4 	30
 	45	8 	13 	21 	0 	34
 	70	2 	18 	20 	+8 	12
 	42	10 	6 	16 	−5 	81
 	60	4 	10 	14 	0 	77
 	30	4 	8 	12 	−2 	8
 	54	3 	8 	11 	+9 	35
 	76	3 	8 	11 	−8 	46
† 	3 	2 	0 	2 	0 	4
† 	17	0 	2 	2 	+1 	8
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	−2 	0
 	10	1 	0 	1 	−7 	0
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	+1 	7
† 	8 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
Totals 	82	236	406	642	+31	858
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	6	2 	2 	4 	+1 	0
 	6	2 	2 	4 	−1 	0
 	6	2 	2 	4 	−2 	0
 	6	1 	3 	4 	+1 	2
 	6	1 	3 	4 	−1 	2
 	6	1 	2 	3 	−2 	4
 	6	0 	3 	3 	+4 	0
 	6	0 	3 	3 	+3 	4
 	5	1 	1 	2 	+2 	4
 	6	1 	1 	2 	0 	2
 	6	1 	1 	2 	−2 	7
 	6	1 	1 	2 	−3 	10
 	3	0 	2 	2 	+1 	21
 	2	1 	0 	1 	+1 	4
 	6	0 	1 	1 	−2 	16
 	1	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	5	0 	0 	0 	−3 	15
 	6	0 	0 	0 	−1 	9
 	6	0 	0 	0 	−3 	20
 	6	0 	0 	0 	−5 	12
Totals 	6	14	27	41	−12	132
===Goaltenders===
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	45 	45	2,541:31	29	15	1	107	2.53	1,198	.911	6	0	0	0
 	41 	35	2,323:57	18	13	4	95 	2.45	1,201	.921	2	0	0	2
 	3 	2 	77:38 	1 	1 	0	4 	3.09	33 	.879	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	82	4,943:06	48	29	5	206	2.50	2,432	.915	8	0	0	2
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	3 	2	156:10	1	1	6 	2.31	67 	.910	0	0	0	0
 	4 	4	198:16	1	3	10	3.03	88 	.886	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	6	354:26	2	4	16	2.71	155	.897	0	0	0	0
†Traded to Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
==Final roster==
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== Notable achievements ==
=== Awards ===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL First Star of the Week 	November 24, 2014
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 23, 2015
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st NHL goal 	October 11, 2014
 	500th NHL game 	October 23, 2014
 	300th NHL win 	October 28, 2014
 	800th NHL game 	October 28, 2014
 	200th NHL game 	November 1, 2014
 	300th NHL point 	November 1, 2014
 	400th NHL game 	November 1, 2014
 	1st NHL game 	November 4, 2014
 	1st NHL game 	November 9, 2014
 	1st NHL goal1st NHL point 	November 20, 2014
 	1st NHL assist 	November 23, 2014
 	1st NHL hat-trick 	November 23, 2014
 	1,000th NHL game 	November 23, 2014
 	100th NHL point 	November 28, 2014
 	500th NHL game 	January 1, 2015
 	200th NHL goal 	January 3, 2015
 	300th NHL game 	January 8, 2015
 	200th NHL game 	January 19, 2015
 	200th NHL game 	January 27, 2015
 	1st NHL game 	January 30, 2015
 	1st NHL goal1st NHL point 	February 1, 2015
 	100th NHL game 	February 3, 2015
 	500th NHL point 	February 7, 2015
 	1st NHL assist 	February 11, 2015
 	1st NHL hat-trick 	February 13, 2015
 	600th NHL game 	February 13, 2015
 	1st NHL game1st NHL goal1st NHL point	February 16, 2015
 	100th NHL assist 	February 16, 2015
 	900th NHL point 	March 3, 2015
 	800th NHL game 	March 12, 2015
 	400th NHL game 	March 22, 2015
 	400th NHL game 	March 22, 2015
 	700th NHL assist 	April 6, 2015
 Playoffs
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st NHL playoff game1st NHL playoff goal1st NHL playoff point	April 15, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 15, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 15, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff assist 	April 17, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff goal1st NHL playoff point 	April 17, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff win 	April 17, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff goal 	April 19, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff assist 	April 19, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 21, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff game 	April 23, 2015
 	1st NHL playoff goal 	April 25, 2015
===Records===
Player 	Record 	Date
Ryan Miller 	First Canucks goaltender to post back-to-back road game shutouts in back-to-back days	January 16, 2015
Daniel Sedin	Most career power-play goals in Canucks history 	February 7, 2015
Eddie Lack 	Most saves by a Canuck goalie in a relief appearance without allowing a goal 	February 22, 2015
==Transactions==
The Canucks been involved in the following transactions:
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 27, 2014 	To Vancouver Canucks:Nick BoninoLuca Sbisa1st-round pick (24th overall) in 20143rd-round pick (85th overall) in 2014	To Anaheim Ducks:Ryan Kesler3rd-round pick in 2015
June 27, 2014 	To Vancouver Canucks:2nd-round pick (50th overall) in 2014 	To Tampa Bay Lightning:Jason GarrisonJeff Costello7th-round pick in 2015
June 27, 2014 	To Vancouver Canucks:Derek Dorsett 	To New York Rangers:ANA's 3rd-round pick (85th overall) in 2014
June 28, 2014 	To Vancouver Canucks:Linden Vey 	To Los Angeles Kings:TBL's 2nd-round pick (50th overall) in 2014
November 20, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks:Will Acton 	To Edmonton Oilers:Kellan Lain
November 25, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks:Andrey Pedan 	To New York Islanders:Alexandre Mallet3rd-round pick in 2016
January 29, 2015 	To Vancouver Canucks:Adam Clendening 	To Chicago Blackhawks:Gustav Forsling
March 2, 2015 	To Vancouver Canucks:Cory Conacher 	To New York Islanders:Dustin Jeffrey
March 2, 2015 	To Vancouver Canucks:Sven Baertschi 	To Calgary Flames:2nd-round pick in 2015
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Date 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Ryan Miller 	July 1, 2014	St. Louis Blues 	3 years, $18 million 	
Bobby Sanguinetti	July 1, 2014	Atlant Moscow Oblast	1 year, $600,000 	
Dustin Jeffrey 	July 2, 2014	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $600,000 	
Cal O'Reilly 	July 2, 2014	Utica Comets 	1 year, $600,000 	
Radim Vrbata 	July 2, 2014	Phoenix Coyotes 	2 years, $10 million 	
===Free agents lost===
Player 	Date 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
Mike Santorelli 	July 3, 2014 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $1.5 million 	
Jordan Schroeder	July 11, 2014	Minnesota Wild 	2 years, $1.2 million 	
Zac Dalpe 	July 13, 2014	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $700,000 	
Benn Ferriero 	July 16, 2014	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $600,000 	
Jeremy Welsh 	July 21, 2014	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $550,000 	
David Booth 	July 22, 2014	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $1.1 million 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brandon McMillanCanucks claim Brandon McMillan from waivers	Arizona Coyotes	February 12, 2015
===Player signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
Alex Biega 	July 1, 2014 	1 year, $600,000 contract extension 	
Zack Kassian 	July 3, 2014 	2 year, $3.5 million contract extension 	
Yannick Weber 	July 4, 2014 	1 year, $850,000 contract extension 	
Joe Cannata 	July 4, 2014 	1 year, $600,000 contract extension 	
Peter Andersson 	July 5, 2014 	1 year, $600,000 contract extension 	
Christopher Tanev	July 5, 2014 	1 year, $2 million contract extension 	
Linden Vey 	July 14, 2014	1 year, $735,000 contract extension 	
Darren Archibald 	July 22, 2014	1 year, $600,000 contract extension 	
Brandon DeFazio 	July 22, 2014	1 year, $600,000 contract extension 	
Jared McCann 	July 24, 2014	3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
Jake Virtanen 	July 25, 2014	3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
=== Suspensions and fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued 	Ref
Alex Burrows 	Illegal check to the head of Montreal defenceman Alexei Emelin.	3 games	$72,580.65	October 31, 2014 	
Jannik Hansen	Illegal check to the head of San Jose forward Tommy Wingels. 	— 	$5,000.00 	December 31, 2014	
==Draft picks==
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Canucks had following picks:
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	6 	Jake Virtanen 	RW 	Canada 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1 	24 	Jared McCann 	C 	Canada 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 	36 	Thatcher Demko 	G 	United States	Boston College Eagles (NCAA D1)
3 	66 	Nikita Tryamkin 	D 	Russia 	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)
5 	126	Gustav Forsling 	D 	Sweden 	Linköpings HC (SHL)
6 	156	Kyle Pettit 	C 	Canada 	Erie Otters (OHL)
7 	186	Mackenze Stewart	D 	Canada 	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
;Draft notes
*Anaheim's first-round pick went to Vancouver, as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim, in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a third-round pick in 2014, and this pick.
*Vancouver's fourth-round pick went to Carolina, as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013, that sent Zac Dalpe and Jeremy Welsh to Vancouver, in exchange for Kellan Tochkin and this pick.
==References==
Vancouver Canucks season, 2014-15
Category:Vancouver Canucks seasons