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2020–21 Vancouver Canucks season

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2020–21 Vancouver Canucks
Division 7th North
2020–21 record 23–29–4
Home record 13–12–3
Road record 10–17–1
Goals for 151
Goals against 188
Team information
General manager Jim Benning
Coach Travis Green
Captain Bo Horvat
Alternate captains Alexander Edler
Brandon Sutter
Arena Rogers Arena
Minor league affiliate(s) Utica Comets (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Brock Boeser (23)
Assists Quinn Hughes (38)
Points Brock Boeser (49)
Penalty minutes Alexander Edler (58)
Plus/minus Jordie Benn (+5)
Wins Thatcher Demko (16)
Goals against average Thatcher Demko (2.85)

The 2020–21 Vancouver Canucks season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

Due to the Canada-U.S. border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canucks were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly-formed North Division. The league's 56 game season was played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Vancouver and the other Canadian teams played an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.

On March 31, 2021, the first of several Canucks games were postponed due to COVID protocols. By April, a majority of the team had tested positive for COVID-19, including several coaches.[2][3] It is the most extensive COVID outbreak in the NHL and in North American professional sports to date.[4][5] The Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention on May 10 after the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime.[6]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

North Division
Pos Team
[v • d • e]
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Toronto Maple Leafs 56 35 14 7 29 187 148 +39 77
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 56 35 19 2 31 182 150 +32 72
3 x – Winnipeg Jets 56 30 23 3 24 170 154 +16 63
4 x – Montreal Canadiens 56 24 21 11 20 159 168 −9 59
5 e – Calgary Flames 56 26 27 3 21 156 161 −5 55
6 e – Ottawa Senators 56 23 28 5 18 157 190 −33 51
7 e – Vancouver Canucks 56 23 29 4 16 147 187 −40 50
Updated to game(s) played on May 19, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

The regular season schedule was released on December 23, 2020.[8]

2020–21 game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Detailed records[]

North Division
Opponent Home Away Total Pts GF GA
Calgary Flames 2–1–2 1–4–0 3–5–2 8 26 35
Edmonton Oilers 1–4–0 3–2–0 4–6–0 8 29 33
Montreal Canadiens 2–3–0 1–2–1 3–5–1 7 26 41
Ottawa Senators 4–1–0 2–2–0 6–3–0 12 30 20
Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0–0 0–5–0 4–5–0 8 23 32
Winnipeg Jets 0–3–1 3–2–0 3–5–1 7 17 27
Total 13–12–3 10–17–1 23–29–4 50 151 188

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Regular season[14]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Boeser, BrockBrock Boeser 56 23 26 49 −3 16
Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller 53 15 31 46 −7 43
Hughes, QuinnQuinn Hughes 56 3 38 41 −24 22
Horvat, BoBo Horvat 56 19 20 39 −6 23
Hoglander, NilsNils Hoglander 56 13 14 27 −4 16
Pettersson, EliasElias Pettersson 26 10 11 21 0 6
Myers, TylerTyler Myers 55 6 15 21 −8 51
Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson 51 10 8 18 −15 26
Schmidt, NateNate Schmidt 54 5 10 15 −7 4
Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter 43 9 3 12 −9 2
Hamonic, TravisTravis Hamonic 38 3 7 10 −3 39
Motte, TylerTyler Motte 24 6 3 9 0 14
Benn, JordieJordie Benn

‡ || 31 || 1 || 8 || 9 || +5 || 9

Edler, AlexanderAlexander Edler 52 0 8 8 −8 58
Gaudette, AdamAdam Gaudette

‡ || 33 || 4 || 3 || 7 || −13 || 12

Virtanen, JakeJake Virtanen 38 5 0 5 −4 41
Highmore, MatthewMatthew Highmore

† || 18 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 2

Hawryluk, JayceJayce Hawryluk 30 2 3 5 −7 9
Beagle, JayJay Beagle 30 1 4 5 −2 8
Graovac, TylerTyler Graovac 14 3 1 4 −3 6
Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel 35 1 3 4 +4 37
Juolevi, OlliOlli Juolevi 23 2 1 3 −1 0
Rathbone, JackJack Rathbone 8 1 2 3 +1 0
Vesey, JimmyJimmy Vesey

† || 20 || 0 || 3 || 3 || −10 || 6

Boyd, TravisTravis Boyd

† || 19 || 2 || 0 || 2 || −6 || 0

MacEwen, ZackZack MacEwen 34 1 1 2 −2 44
Chatfield, JalenJalen Chatfield 18 0 1 1 −11 12
Rafferty, BroganBrogan Rafferty 1 0 1 1 −1 0
Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson 7 0 1 1 −3 2
Bailey, JustinJustin Bailey 3 0 0 0 −2 2
Michaelis, MarcMarc Michaelis 15 0 0 0 −5 2
Brisebois, GuillaumeGuillaume Brisebois 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lind, KoleKole Lind 7 0 0 0 −4 0
Gadjovich, JonahJonah Gadjovich 1 0 0 0 −1 17
Lockwood, WilliamWilliam Lockwood 2 0 0 0 −2 2

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[15]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Demko, ThatcherThatcher Demko 35 35 2,086:48 16 18 1 99 2.85 1,164 .915 1 0 0 0
Holtby, BradenBraden Holtby 21 21 1,260:29 7 11 3 77 3.67 695 .889 0 0 1 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Canucks. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honours[]

Milestones[]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Hoglander, NilsNils Hoglander 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 January 13, 2021[16]
Juolevi, OlliOlli Juolevi 1st career NHL regular season game January 13, 2021
Boeser, BrockBrock Boeser 200th career NHL game January 16, 2021
Schmidt, NateNate Schmidt 400th career NHL game January 18, 2021
Chatfield, JalenJalen Chatfield 1st career NHL game January 20, 2021[17]
Hoglander, NilsNils Hoglander 1st career NHL assist January 21, 2021
Rafferty, BroganBrogan Rafferty 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 January 21, 2021
Juolevi, OlliOlli Juolevi 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 January 25, 2021[18]
Sutter, BrandonBrandon Sutter 1st career NHL hat-trick January 25, 2021[19]
Motte, TylerTyler Motte 200th career NHL game February 2, 2021
Beagle, JayJay Beagle 600th career NHL game February 11, 2021
Miller, J. T.J. T. Miller 200th career NHL assist February 21, 2021[20]
Roussel, AntoineAntoine Roussel 1000th career NHL Penalty minute February 25, 2021
Virtanen, JakeJake Virtanen 300th career NHL game March 2, 2021
Michaelis, MarcMarc Michaelis 1st career NHL game March 4, 2021
Hughes, QuinnQuinn Hughes 100th career NHL game March 4, 2021
Edler, AlexanderAlexander Edler 900th career NHL game March 6, 2021
Benn, JordieJordie Benn 100th career NHL assist March 14, 2021
Myers, TylerTyler Myers 300th career NHL point March 14, 2021
Chatfield, JalenJalen Chatfield 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 April 18, 2021
Pearson, TannerTanner Pearson 500th career NHL game May 4, 2021
Boeser, BrockBrock Boeser 200th career NHL points May 4, 2021
Horvat, BoBo Horvat 500th career NHL game May 16, 2021

Transactions[]

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12) To Vegas Golden Knights
3rd-round pick in 2022 		To Vancouver Canucks
Nate Schmidt 		[21]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Gaudette 		To Vancouver Canucks
Matthew Highmore 		[22]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Chicago Blackhawks
4th-round pick in 2021 		To Vancouver Canucks
Madison Bowey
5th-round pick in 2021 		[23]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Winnipeg Jets
Jordie Benn 		To Vancouver Canucks
6th-round pick in 2021 		[24]

Free agents[]

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Braden Holtby from Washington Capitals 2-year [25]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Jacob Markstrom to Calgary Flames 6-year [26]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Christopher Tanev to Calgary Flames 4-year [27]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) Louis Domingue to Calgary Flames 1-year [28]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10) Troy Stecher to Detroit Red Wings 2-year [29]
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12) Tyler Toffoli to Montreal Canadiens 4-year [30]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19) Jayce Hawryluk from Ottawa Senators 1-year [31]
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) Josh Leivo to Calgary Flames 1-year [32]
October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27) Oscar Fantenberg to SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 1-year [33]
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) Travis Hamonic from Calgary Flames 1-year [34]

Waivers[]

Date Player Team Ref
March 17, 2021 Jimmy Vesey from Toronto Maple Leafs [35]
March 22, 2021 Travis Boyd [36]

Contract terminations[]

Date Player Via Ref

Retirement[]

Date Player Ref

Signings[]

Date Player Contract term Ref
October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06) Zack MacEwen 2-year [37]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Tyler Motte 2-year [38]
October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) Ashton Sautner 1-year [39]
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16) Jake Kielly 1-year [40]
October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19) Adam Gaudette 1-year [41]
October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) Jake Virtanen 2-year [42]
October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30) Guillaume Brisebois 1-year [43]
December 9, 2020 (2020-12-09) Jalen Chatfield 1-year [44]
December 13, 2020 (2020-12-13) Tyler Graovac 1-year [45]
December 17, 2020 (2020-12-17) Justin Bailey 1-year [46]
January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06) Carson Focht 3-year [47]
April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08) Thatcher Demko 5-year [48]
April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08) Tanner Pearson 3-year [49]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held virtually via video conference call on October 6 and 7, 2020 from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 82 Joni Jurmo D Flag of Finland Finland Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
4 113 Jackson Kunz LW Flag of the United States United States Shattuck-St. Mary's High School (Minnesota)
5 144 Jacob Truscott D Flag of the United States United States U.S. NTDP U-18 (USHL)
6 175 Dmitry Zlodeyev C Flag of Russia Russia Dynamo Moscow 2 (MHL)
7 1913 Viktor Persson D Flag of Sweden Sweden Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

Notes:

  1. The Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 16, 2020 that sent Blake Coleman to Tampa Bay in exchange for Nolan Foote and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[50] The condition – New Jersey will receive a first-round pick in 2020 if Vancouver qualifies for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted when the Canucks advanced to the First Round of the playoffs on August 7, 2020.[51]
    Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick in a trade on June 22, 2019 that sent J. T. Miller to Vancouver in exchange for Marek Mazanec, a third-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[52]
  2. The Vancouver Canucks' second-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent Edmonton's second-round pick in 2020 (45th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 (97th overall) and this pick.[53]
    Los Angeles previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 17, 2020 that sent Tyler Toffoli to Vancouver in exchange for Tim Schaller, Tyler Madden, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[54]
  3. The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on January 16, 2019 that sent Michael Del Zotto to Anaheim in exchange for Luke Schenn and this pick.[55]
  4. The Vancouver Canucks' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent a fifth-round pick in 2020 (127th overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2020 (196th overall) and this pick.[56]
    The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 12, 2019 that sent Marek Mazanec to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.[57][58]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 129. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3. 
  2. ↑ Canucks' positive COVID cases increases to over 20. The Sports Network (April 4, 2021).
  3. ↑ NHL expresses concern over Canucks' COVID-19 protocol situation. CBC Sports (April 5, 2021).
  4. ↑ Kaplan, Emily (April 4, 2021). More than half of Vancouver Canucks' players test positive for COVID-19, source says. ESPN.
  5. ↑ For the Vancouver Canucks and the NHL, a brutal reminder of the virus's grip. The Washington Post (April 10, 2021).
  6. ↑ Canucks miss playoffs due to slow start, COVID-19 outbreak (May 11, 2021).
  7. ↑ NHL Hockey Standings. National Hockey League.
  8. ↑ 2020-21 NHL schedule announced (December 23, 2020).
  9. ↑ Flames at Canucks postponed tonight due to COVID-19 protocol (March 31, 2021).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Canucks can return to play April 16; NHL regular season extends to May 16 (April 10, 2021).
  11. ↑ NHL postpones Canucks games through April 6 due to COVID-19 protocols (April 1, 2021).
  12. ↑ NHL postpones Friday's Canucks-Oilers game as Vancouver recovers from outbreak (April 15, 2021).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 NHL postpones Friday's Canucks-Oilers game as Vancouver recovers from outbreak (April 15, 2021).
  14. ↑ 2020–21 Regular season – Vancouver Canucks Stats – Skaters.
  15. ↑ 2020–21 Regular season – Vancouver Canucks Stats – Goalies.
  16. ↑ Kevin Woodley (January 13, 2021). Boeser scores twice in third period, Canucks win opener against Oilers.
  17. ↑ Ben Kuzma (January 21, 2021). Canucks news: Late-bloomer Jalen Chatfield debuts, Jordie Benn sings the COVID-19 blues.
  18. ↑ Kevin Woodley (January 25, 2021). Sutter scores hat trick, Canucks defeat Senators.
  19. ↑ Gemma Karstens-Smith (January 26, 2021). Brandon Sutter scores 1st career hat trick as Canucks roll over Senators.
  20. ↑ Dubois returns from injury, scores winner as Jets beat Canucks (February 21, 2021).
  21. ↑ Canucks acquire D Schmidt from Vegas (October 12, 2020).
  22. ↑ Canucks Acquire Centre Matthew Highmore (April 12, 2021).
  23. ↑ Canucks Acquire Defenceman Madison Bowey (April 12, 2021).
  24. ↑ Canucks Acquire 6th Round Pick from Winnipeg Jets (April 12, 2021).
  25. ↑ Holtby signs two-year contract with Canucks (2020-10-09).
  26. ↑ Flames sign Jacob Markstrom. Calgary Flames (9 October 2020).
  27. ↑ Flames sign Tanev to four-year, $18 million deal. The Sports Network (October 9, 2020).
  28. ↑ Flames sign Louis Domingue. Calgary Flames (October 11, 2020).
  29. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (October 10, 2020). Detroit adds defenseman Troy Stecher.
  30. ↑ Canadiens agree to terms on a four-year contract with Tyler Toffoli. Montreal Canadiens (October 12, 2020).
  31. ↑ Canucks sign centre Jayce Hawryluk (2020-10-19).
  32. ↑ Leivo signs one-year contract with Flames. National Hockey League (October 24, 2020).
  33. ↑ Ex-Canuck Fantenberg signs with KHL's SKA. TSN (October 27, 2020).
  34. ↑ Canucks Sign Defenceman Travis Hamonic. Vancouver Canucks (January 12, 2021).
  35. ↑ Canucks claim Vesey, Senators nab Forsberg off waivers (March 17, 2021).
  36. ↑ Canucks Claim Forward Travis Boyd Off Waivers. Vancouver Canucks (March 22, 2021).
  37. ↑ Canucks re-sign forward Zack MacEwen to two-year deal (October 6, 2020).
  38. ↑ Canucks re-sign forward Tyler Motte (October 9, 2020).
  39. ↑ Canucks Sign Defenceman Ashton Sautner. Vancouver Canucks (October 13, 2020).
  40. ↑ Canucks re-sign minor league goalie Jake Kielly. Vancouver Canucks (October 16, 2020).
  41. ↑ Canucks re-sign forward Adam Gaudette. Vancouver Canucks (October 19, 2020).
  42. ↑ Canucks Re-Sign Forward Jake Virtanen. Vancouver Canucks (October 22, 2020).
  43. ↑ Canucks sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois. Vancouver Canucks (November 2, 2020).
  44. ↑ Canucks sign defenceman Jalen Chatfield. Vancouver Canucks (December 9, 2020).
  45. ↑ Canucks Sign Centre Tyler Graovac (2020-12-13).
  46. ↑ Vancouver Canucks [@Canucks] (December 17, 2020). #Canucks sign forward Justin Bailey to a one-year, two-way contract. Welcome back, @JustinBailey95!.
  47. ↑ Canucks Sign Carson Focht to Three-Year Deal. Vancouver Canucks (January 6, 2021).
  48. ↑ Canucks Sign Goaltender Thatcher Demko (April 8, 2021).
  49. ↑ Canucks Sign Forward Tanner Pearson (April 8, 2021).
  50. ↑ Coleman traded to Lightning by Devils (February 16, 2020).
  51. ↑ Canucks defeat Wild in OT in Game 4 of Cup Qualifiers, win series (August 7, 2020).
  52. ↑ Miller traded to Canucks by Lightning (June 22, 2019).
  53. ↑ Red Wings select 11 players on second day of 2020 NHL Entry Draft (October 7, 2020).
  54. ↑ Canucks acquire Tyler Toffoli from Kings (February 17, 2020).
  55. ↑ Canucks trade Michael Del Zotto to Ducks for Luke Schenn, pick (January 16, 2019).
  56. ↑ Sharks Conclude 2020 NHL Draft with Nine Selections (October 7, 2020).
  57. ↑ Rangers Acquire Seventh-Round Pick in 2020 NHL Entry Draft (February 12, 2019).
  58. ↑ Canucks find a goaltender, trading a 7th-round pick for Marek Mazanec (February 12, 2019).

References[]

Vancouver Canucks
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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
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NorthCalgary Flames - Edmonton Oilers - Montreal Canadiens - Ottawa Senators - Toronto Maple Leafs - Vancouver Canucks - Winnipeg Jets
WestAnaheim Ducks - Arizona Coyotes - Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild - San Jose Sharks - St. Louis Blues - Vegas Golden Knights
CentralCarolina Hurricanes - Chicago Blackhawks - Columbus Blue Jackets - Dallas Stars - Detroit Red Wings - Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - Tampa Bay Lightning
EastBoston Bruins - Buffalo Sabres - New Jersey Devils - New York Islanders - New York Rangers - Philadelphia Flyers - Pittsburgh Penguins - Washington Capitals
See alsoDraft - NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe - Stanley Cup playoffs - Stanley Cup Finals - Transactions - Three Star Awards - Suspensions and fines
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