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1996–97 Vancouver Canucks season

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96-97VanCan
1996–97 Vancouver Canucks
Division 4th Pacific
1996–97 record 35–40–7
Goals for 257
Goals against 273
Team information
Coach Tom Renney
Captain Trevor Linden



Offseason[]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Colorado Avalanche 82 49 24 9 277 205 107
2 4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 36 33 13 243 231 85
3 7 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 37 9 252 247 81
4 9 Vancouver Canucks 82 35 40 7 257 273 77
5 10 Calgary Flames 82 32 41 9 214 239 73
6 12 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 43 11 214 268 67
7 13 San Jose Sharks 82 27 47 8 211 278 62

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Game log[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 5, 1996 3–1 Calgary Flames (1996–97) 1–0–0
2 L October 6, 1996 0–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 1–1–0
3 L October 9, 1996 1–2 Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 1–2–0
4 W October 12, 1996 5–3 St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 2–2–0
5 L October 14, 1996 4–5 OT Boston Bruins (1996–97) 2–3–0
6 W October 17, 1996 6–1 @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 3–3–0
7 L October 19, 1996 2–9 @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 3–4–0
8 L October 23, 1996 1–4 Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 3–5–0
9 W October 26, 1996 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 4–5–0
10 W October 30, 1996 6–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 5–5–0
11 W November 1, 1996 5–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 6–5–0
12 W November 2, 1996 4–3 Calgary Flames (1996–97) 7–5–0
13 L November 8, 1996 2–4 St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 7–6–0
14 W November 11, 1996 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1996–97) 8–6–0
15 L November 13, 1996 4–5 OT @ New York Islanders (1996–97) 8–7–0
16 W November 14, 1996 3–0 @ New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 9–7–0
17 L November 16, 1996 1–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 9–8–0
18 W November 19, 1996 2–0 Dallas Stars (1996–97) 10–8–0
19 W November 21, 1996 2–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 11–8–0
20 W November 23, 1996 5–3 New York Rangers (1996–97) 12–8–0
21 L November 26, 1996 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 12–9–0
22 W November 27, 1996 6–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 13–9–0
23 L November 29, 1996 3–7 @ Boston Bruins (1996–97) 13–10–0
24 L December 1, 1996 3–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 13–11–0
25 T December 3, 1996 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 13–11–1
26 W December 4, 1996 7–6 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97) 14–11–1
27 L December 7, 1996 2–3 Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 14–12–1
28 L December 11, 1996 1–6 Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 14–13–1
29 L December 13, 1996 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (1996–97) 14–14–1
30 W December 15, 1996 8–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 15–14–1
31 L December 18, 1996 1–2 New Jersey Devils (1996–97) 15–15–1
32 W December 20, 1996 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 16–15–1
33 L December 23, 1996 0–7 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 16–16–1
34 L December 26, 1996 1–6 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 16–17–1
35 L December 27, 1996 4–7 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 16–18–1
36 L December 31, 1996 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97) 16–19–1
37 W January 2, 1997 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 17–19–1
38 W January 4, 1997 7–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 18–19–1
39 W January 6, 1997 5–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 19–19–1
40 L January 7, 1997 2–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 19–20–1
41 W January 10, 1997 5–3 Hartford Whalers (1996–97) 20–20–1
42 L January 12, 1997 2–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 20–21–1
43 T January 14, 1997 4–4 OT Florida Panthers (1996–97) 20–21–2
44 W January 20, 1997 6–1 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 21–21–2
45 W January 22, 1997 4–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 22–21–2
46 L January 23, 1997 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1996–97) 22–22–2
47 L January 25, 1997 0–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 22–23–2
48 W January 27, 1997 5–2 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 23–23–2
49 W January 30, 1997 2–1 OT New York Islanders (1996–97) 24–23–2
50 L February 1, 1997 0–3 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 24–24–2
51 L February 3, 1997 4–6 @ Ottawa Senators (1996–97) 24–25–2
52 L February 4, 1997 4–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97) 24–26–2
53 W February 6, 1997 7–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 25–26–2
54 L February 8, 1997 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 25–27–2
55 L February 11, 1997 2–5 Washington Capitals (1996–97) 25–28–2
56 W February 15, 1997 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 26–28–2
57 L February 18, 1997 5–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97) 26–29–2
58 W February 20, 1997 6–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 27–29–2
59 L February 22, 1997 0–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 27–30–2
60 L February 23, 1997 2–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 27–31–2
61 L February 25, 1997 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1996–97) 27–32–2
62 W February 27, 1997 6–2 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 28–32–2
63 L March 1, 1997 0–3 Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 28–33–2
64 L March 3, 1997 1–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 28–34–2
65 T March 5, 1997 1–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 28–34–3
66 L March 8, 1997 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (1996–97) 28–35–3
67 T March 10, 1997 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97) 28–35–4
68 L March 11, 1997 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (1996–97) 28–36–4
69 L March 13, 1997 4–5 @ Florida Panthers (1996–97) 28–37–4
70 W March 15, 1997 5–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 29–37–4
71 L March 18, 1997 2–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97) 29–38–4
72 L March 20, 1997 1–2 San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 29–39–4
73 W March 22, 1997 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97) 30–39–4
74 T March 24, 1997 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (1996–97) 30–39–5
75 W March 26, 1997 5–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97) 31–39–5
76 W March 29, 1997 5–2 @ Calgary Flames (1996–97) 32–39–5
77 L March 30, 1997 2–3 Dallas Stars (1996–97) 32–40–5
78 T April 4, 1997 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (1996–97) 32–40–6
79 T April 5, 1997 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 32–40–7
80 W April 7, 1997 3–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1996–97) 33–40–7
81 W April 9, 1997 6–4 Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97) 34–40–7
82 W April 12, 1997 5–4 Edmonton Oilers (1996–97) 35–40–7

Playoffs[]

The Canucks failed to qualify for the playoffs by 3 points, this is the first of 4 seasons that the Canucks failed to qualify.

Player stats[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Alexander Mogilny 76 31 42 73 9 18
Martin Gelinas 74 35 33 68 6 42
Pavel Bure 63 23 32 55 -14 40
Mike Ridley 75 20 32 52 0 42
Markus Naslund 78 21 20 41 -15 30
Trevor Linden 49 9 31 40 5 27
Mike Sillinger 78 17 20 37 -3 25
Jyrki Lumme 66 11 24 35 8 32
Russ Courtnall 47 9 19 28 4 24
Esa Tikkanen 62 12 15 27 -9 66

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Roster[]

Draft picks[]

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Vancouver Canucks
The FranchiseFranchise • WHL years • Expansion Draft • History • All-time Roster • Draft Picks • Seasons • Records • Head Coaches
ArenasPacific Coliseum • Rogers Arena
CoachesLaycoe • Stasiuk • McCreary • Maloney • Kurtenbach • Neale • Neilson • Neale • LaForge • Neale • Watt • McCammon • Quinn • Ley • Quinn • Renney • Keenan • Crawford • Vigneault • Tortorella • Desjardins • Green
General ManagersPoile • Laycoe • Maloney • Milford • Neale • Gordon • Quinn • Burke • Nonis • Gillis • Benning
Team awardsBabe Pratt Trophy • Cyclone Taylor Trophy • Cyrus H. McLean Trophy • Fred J. Hume Award • Molson Cup • Most Exciting Player Award • Daniel & Henrik Sedin Award
Retired numbers10 • 11 (unofficial)• 12 • 16 • 19 • 22 • 28 (unofficial) • 33 • 37 (unofficial) • 99 (league wide)
AffiliatesAbbotsford AHL team (AHL) • Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)
Stanley Cup Finals (3)Wins: None • Losses: 1982 • 1994 • 2011
Vancouver Canucks Seasons
1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 • 2013–14 • 2014–15 • 2015–16 • 2016–17 • 2017–18 • 2018–19
1996–97 NHL season by team
Northeast DivisionBoston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Ottawa • Pittsburgh
Atlantic DivisionFlorida • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Tampa Bay • Washington
Central DivisionChicago • Dallas • Detroit • Phoenix • St. Louis • Toronto
Pacific DivisionAnaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • L.A. • San Jose • Vancouver
See also1996 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals


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