1974–75 Vancouver Canucks season

1974–75 Vancouver Canucks
Division	1st Smythe
Conference	4th Campbell
1974–75 record	38-32-10
Home record	23-12-5
Road record	15-20-5
Goals for	271
Goals against	254
Team information
General manager	Phil Maloney
Coach	Phil Maloney
Arena	Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance	15,630
Team leaders
Goals	Don Lever (38)
Assists	Andre Boudrias (62)
Points	Andre Boudrias (78)
Penalty minutes	Tracy Pratt (145)
Wins	Gary Smith (32)
Goals against average	Gary Smith (3.09)

The 1974–75 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 5th in the NHL. With a realignment of the teams in the NHL, the Canucks left the East Division and joined the newly formed Smythe Division. The Canucks won their first division title under this new alignment and reached the playoffs for the first time. The Canucks earned a first round bye and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1.

Pre-season

On October 6, 1974, the Canucks won an exhibition game 4-3 against the Edmonton Oilers.

Regular Season

This season marked the first time the Canucks played without a team captain.

Final Standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Vancouver Canucks	80	38	32	10	271	254	86
St. Louis Blues	80	35	31	14	269	267	84
Chicago Black Hawks	80	37	35	8	268	241	82
Minnesota North Stars	80	23	50	7	221	341	53
Kansas City Scouts	80	15	54	11	184	328	41

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 9, 1974	3–3	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	0–0–1
2	L	October 12, 1974	3–5	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	0–1–1
3	W	October 15, 1974	6–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	1–1–1
4	T	October 16, 1974	1–1	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	1–1–2
5	W	October 19, 1974	5–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	2–1–2
6	W	October 20, 1974	1–0	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	3–1–2
7	L	October 22, 1974	2–3	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	3–2–2
8	W	October 25, 1974	5–3	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	4–2–2
9	L	October 26, 1974	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	4–3–2
10	W	October 29, 1974	7–0	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	5–3–2
11	W	November 1, 1974	7–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	6–3–2
12	W	November 5, 1974	2–1	New York Rangers (1974–75)	7–3–2
13	W	November 7, 1974	6–4	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	8–3–2
14	L	November 9, 1974	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	8–4–2
15	W	November 10, 1974	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	9–4–2
16	W	November 12, 1974	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	10–4–2
17	T	November 15, 1974	2–2	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	10–4–3
18	W	November 16, 1974	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	11–4–3
19	W	November 19, 1974	6–3	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	12–4–3
20	W	November 21, 1974	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	13–4–3
21	T	November 23, 1974	3–3	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	13–4–4
22	L	November 24, 1974	4–7	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	13–5–4
23	L	November 26, 1974	3–4	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	13–6–4
24	W	November 27, 1974	6–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	14–6–4
25	W	November 30, 1974	3–0	New York Islanders (1974–75)	15–6–4
26	W	December 3, 1974	6–5	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	16–6–4
27	W	December 6, 1974	7–5	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	17–6–4
28	L	December 8, 1974	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	17–7–4
29	W	December 10, 1974	3–0	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	18–7–4
30	W	December 12, 1974	5–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	19–7–4
31	T	December 14, 1974	2–2	@ Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	19–7–5
32	L	December 15, 1974	2–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	19–8–5
33	W	December 17, 1974	4–2	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	20–8–5
34	L	December 20, 1974	1–6	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	20–9–5
35	W	December 22, 1974	6–4	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	21–9–5
36	L	December 26, 1974	1–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	21–10–5
37	W	December 28, 1974	6–4	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	22–10–5
38	L	January 1, 1975	0–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	22–11–5
39	L	January 4, 1975	3–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	22–12–5
40	L	January 5, 1975	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	22–13–5
41	L	January 8, 1975	4–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	22–14–5
42	L	January 9, 1975	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (1974–75)	22–15–5
43	L	January 12, 1975	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	22–16–5
44	L	January 15, 1975	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	22–17–5
45	L	January 17, 1975	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	22–18–5
46	L	January 18, 1975	2–3	New York Rangers (1974–75)	22–19–5
47	W	January 23, 1975	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	23–19–5
48	W	January 24, 1975	4–1	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	24–19–5
49	W	January 26, 1975	6–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1974–75)	25–19–5
50	L	January 28, 1975	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	25–20–5
51	W	February 1, 1975	5–2	Washington Capitals (1974–75)	26–20–5
52	L	February 4, 1975	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	26–21–5
53	W	February 7, 1975	3–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	27–21–5
54	W	February 11, 1975	4–0	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	28–21–5
55	W	February 14, 1975	5–4	Detroit Red Wings (1974–75)	29–21–5
56	T	February 15, 1975	3–3	Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	29–21–6
57	L	February 18, 1975	1–3	Boston Bruins (1974–75)	29–22–6
58	W	February 21, 1975	4–1	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	30–22–6
59	L	February 22, 1975	1–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	30–23–6
60	L	February 26, 1975	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1974–75)	30–24–6
61	L	February 27, 1975	1–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	30–25–6
62	L	March 1, 1975	3–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1974–75)	30–26–6
63	W	March 2, 1975	7–3	@ Washington Capitals (1974–75)	31–26–6
64	L	March 4, 1975	4–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	31–27–6
65	L	March 5, 1975	2–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	31–28–6
66	W	March 7, 1975	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	32–28–6
67	L	March 8, 1975	5–7	New York Islanders (1974–75)	32–29–6
68	T	March 11, 1975	3–3	Kansas City Scouts (1974–75)	32–29–7
69	W	March 14, 1975	5–1	Buffalo Sabres (1974–75)	33–29–7
70	W	March 16, 1975	4–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1974–75)	34–29–7
71	T	March 18, 1975	4–4	@ New York Islanders (1974–75)	34–29–8
72	L	March 19, 1975	0–3	@ New York Rangers (1974–75)	34–30–8
73	L	March 21, 1975	4–12	@ Atlanta Flames (1974–75)	34–31–8
74	T	March 23, 1975	3–3	St. Louis Blues (1974–75)	34–31–9
75	L	March 25, 1975	3–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1974–75)	34–32–9
76	W	March 28, 1975	4–2	Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	35–32–9
77	T	March 29, 1975	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1974–75)	35–32–10
78	W	April 1, 1975	7–0	California Golden Seals (1974–75)	36–32–10
79	W	April 2, 1975	3–0	@ California Golden Seals (1974–75)	37–32–10
80	W	April 4, 1975	4–1	Minnesota North Stars (1974–75)	38–32–10

Awards and Records

• Cyclone Taylor Award (Canucks MVP): Gary Smith
• Cyrus H. McLean Trophy (Canucks Leading Scorer): Andre Boudrias
• Babe Pratt Trophy (Canucks Outstanding Defenceman): Bob Dailey
• Fred J. Hume Award (Canucks Unsung Hero): Garry Monahan
• Most Exciting Player Award: Bobby Lalonde

Draft Picks

Vancouver's picks at the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. The draft was held at the NHL Office in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2	23	Ron Sedlbauer (LW)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHA)
3	41	John Hughes (D)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
4	59	Harold Snepsts (D)	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)
5	77	Mike Rogers (C)	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
6	95	Andy Spruce	Canada	London Knights (OHA)
7	113	Jim Clarke (D)	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
8	130	Robbie Watt (F)	Canada	Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)
9	147	Marc Gaudreault (G)	Canada	Lake Superior State University (NCAA)

Video

Nearly 20 minutes of highlights of the March 16, 1975 Canucks-Black Hawks game. Gary Smith is concussed during a goal by Phil Russell and leaves the game to be replaced by Ken Lockett.

NHL Action Vancouver Canucks @ Chicago Blackhawks (Mar. 16, 1975)

See Also

• 1974–75 NHL season