2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season

2017–18 Vancouver Canucks
Division7th Pacific
Conference14th Western
2017–18 record31–40–11
Home record16–18–7
Road record15–22–4
Goals for218
Goals against264
Team information
General managerJim Benning
CoachTravis Green
CaptainHenrik Sedin
Alternate captainsMichael Del Zotto
Alexander Edler
Daniel Sedin
Brandon Sutter
Christopher Tanev
ArenaRogers Arena
Average attendance18,078[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Utica Comets (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrock Boeser (29)
AssistsHenrik Sedin (47)
PointsBrock Boeser
Daniel Sedin (55)
Penalty minutesDerek Dorsett (74)
Plus/minusBrandon Sutter (+8)
WinsJacob Markstrom (23)
Goals against averageJacob Markstrom (2.71)

The 2017–18 Vancouver Canucks season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] The Canucks missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season. This was the last season for both Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who both announced their retirements on April 2, 2018, after 18-season NHL careers.[3]

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vegas Golden Knights 82 51 24 7 47 272 228 +44 109
2 x – Anaheim Ducks 82 44 25 13 40 235 216 +19 101
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 45 27 10 40 252 229 +23 100
4 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
5 Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
8 Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
2 CE x – Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 41 257 237 +20 95
3 CE St. Louis Blues 82 44 32 6 41 226 222 +4 94
4 CE Dallas Stars 82 42 32 8 38 235 225 +10 92
5 PA Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 CE Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 39 10 32 229 256 −27 76
8 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
9 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 14, 2017.[5]

2017 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 16 Vancouver 4–3 Los Angeles OT Nilsson 11,846 1–0–0 Recap
2 September 17 Vegas 9–4 Vancouver Bachman 15,565 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 20 Vancouver 5–3 Calgary Demko 18,232 2–1–0 Recap
4[a] September 21 Vancouver 2–5 Los Angeles – 10,088 2–2–0 Recap
5 September 22 Vancouver 3–5 Edmonton Bachman 18,347 2–3–0 Recap
6[b] September 23 Los Angeles 4–3 Vancouver SO – 12,759 2–3–1 Recap
7 September 28 Calgary 1–3 Vancouver Nilsson 14,712 3–3–1 Recap
8 September 30 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Markstrom 16,637 4–3–1 Recap

Notes:
a Game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.
b Game was played at LeSports Center in Beijing, China.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[6]

2017–18 game log
October: 6–3–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 7 Edmonton 2–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 10 Ottawa 3–2 Vancouver SO Markstrom 17,273 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 12 Winnipeg 4–2 Vancouver Markstrom 15,589 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 14 Calgary 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,074 1–2–1 3 Recap
5 October 17 Vancouver 3–0 Ottawa Nilsson 13,430 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 19 Vancouver 3–6 Boston Nilsson 17,565 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 20 Vancouver 4–2 Buffalo Markstrom 18,050 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 22 Vancouver 4–1 Detroit Markstrom 19,515 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 24 Vancouver 1–0 Minnesota Nilsson 18,694 5–3–1 11 Recap
10 October 26 Washington 2–6 Vancouver Nilsson 18,293 6–3–1 13 Recap
11 October 30 Dallas 2–1 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,109 6–3–2 14 Recap
November: 6–7–2 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 5–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12 November 1 New Jersey 2–0 Vancouver Markstrom 16,855 6–4–2 14 Recap
13 November 4 Pittsburgh 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 7–4–2 16 Recap
14 November 6 Detroit 3–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,836 7–5–2 16 Recap
15 November 7 Vancouver 5–3 Calgary Markstrom 18,160 8–5–2 18 Recap
16 November 9 Vancouver 1–4 Anaheim Markstrom 16,038 8–6–2 18 Recap
17 November 11 Vancouver 0–5 San Jose Markstrom 17,562 8–7–2 18 Recap
18 November 14 Vancouver 3–2 Los Angeles Nilsson 18,230 9–7–2 20 Recap
19 November 16 Vegas 5–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,119 9–8–2 20 Recap
20 November 18 St. Louis 4–3 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,865 9–8–3 21 Recap
21 November 21 Vancouver 5–2 Philadelphia Markstrom 19,278 10–8–3 23 Recap
22 November 22 Vancouver 5–2 Pittsburgh Nilsson 18,606 11–8–3 25 Recap
23 November 24 Vancouver 2–3 New Jersey Markstrom 16,514 11–9–3 25 Recap
24 November 26 Vancouver 3–4 NY Rangers SO Markstrom 17,632 11–9–4 26 Recap
25 November 28 Vancouver 2–5 NY Islanders Nilsson 11,194 11–10–4 26 Recap
26 November 30 Vancouver 5–3 Nashville Nilsson 17,113 12–10–4 28 Recap
December: 4–8–1 (Home: 4–6–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
27 December 2 Toronto 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 13–10–4 30 Recap
28 December 5 Carolina 0–3 Vancouver Markstrom 17,860 14–10–4 32 Recap
29 December 7 Philadelphia 4–1 Vancouver Markstrom 16,515 14–11–4 32 Recap
30 December 9 Vancouver 2–4 Calgary Nilsson 18,552 14–12–4 32 Recap
31 December 11 Vancouver 1–5 Winnipeg Markstrom 15,321 14–13–4 32 Recap
32 December 13 Nashville 7–1 Vancouver Nilsson 16,806 14–14–4 32 Recap
33 December 15 San Jose 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,278 15–14–4 34 Recap
34 December 17 Calgary 6–1 Vancouver Markstrom 18,236 15–15–4 34 Recap
35 December 19 Montreal 7–5 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 15–16–4 34 Recap
36 December 21 Vancouver 4–5 San Jose OT Markstrom 17,562 15–16–5 35 Recap
37 December 23 St. Louis 3–1 Vancouver Markstrom 17,919 15–17–5 35 Recap
38 December 28 Chicago 2–5 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 16–17–5 37 Recap
39 December 30 Los Angeles 4–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 16–18–5 37 Recap
January: 4–6–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
40 January 2 Anaheim 5–0 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 16–19–5 37 Recap
41 January 6 Vancouver 2–3 Toronto SO Markstrom 19,361 16–19–6 38 Recap
42 January 7 Vancouver 2–5 Montreal Nilsson 21,302 16–20–6 38 Recap
43 January 9 Vancouver 1–3 Washington Markstrom 18,506 16–21–6 38 Recap
44 January 12 Vancouver 5–2 Columbus Markstrom 16,705 17–21–6 40 Recap
45 January 14 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota OT Markstrom 18,927 18–21–6 42 Recap
46 January 20 Vancouver 2–5 Edmonton Markstrom 18,347 18–22–6 42 Recap
47 January 21 Vancouver 0–1 Winnipeg Nilsson 15,321 18–23–6 42 Recap
48 January 23 Los Angeles 2–6 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 19–23–6 44 Recap
49 January 25 Buffalo 4–0 Vancouver Markstrom 18,340 19–24–6 44 Recap
50 January 30 Colorado 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,257 20–24–6 46 Recap
February: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 2–6–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 1 Chicago 2–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,144 21–24–6 48 Recap
52 February 3 Tampa Bay 4–2 Vancouver Markstrom 18,865 21–25–6 48 Recap
53 February 6 Vancouver 1–3 Florida Markstrom 10,758 21–26–6 48 Recap
54 February 8 Vancouver 2–5 Tampa Bay Nilsson 19,092 21–27–6 48 Recap
55 February 9 Vancouver 1–4 Carolina Markstrom 13,123 21–28–6 48 Recap
56 February 11 Vancouver 6–0 Dallas Markstrom 17,889 22–28–6 50 Recap
57 February 14 Florida 4–3 Vancouver Markstrom 17,412 22–29–6 50 Recap
58 February 15 Vancouver 1–4 San Jose Nilsson 17,274 22–30–6 50 Recap
59 February 17 Boston 1–6 Vancouver Nilsson 18,865 23–30–6 52 Recap
60 February 20 Colorado 5–4 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,107 23–30–7 53 Recap
61 February 23 Vancouver 3–6 Vegas Nilsson 18,207 23–31–7 53 Recap
62 February 25 Vancouver 3–1 Arizona Markstrom 10,935 24–31–7 55 Recap
63 February 26 Vancouver 1–3 Colorado Markstrom 12,654 24–32–7 55 Recap
64 February 28 NY Rangers 6–5 Vancouver OT Nilsson 18,044 24–32–8 56 Recap
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
65 March 2 Nashville 4–3 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,470 24–32–9 57 Recap
66 March 5 NY Islanders 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 17,307 25–32–9 59 Recap
67 March 7 Arizona 2–1 Vancouver Markstrom 17,742 25–33–9 59 Recap
68 March 9 Minnesota 5–2 Vancouver Nilsson 17,918 25–34–9 59 Recap
69 March 11 Vancouver 0–1 Arizona Markstrom 11,697 25–35–9 59 Recap
70 March 12 Vancouver 0–3 Los Angeles Nilsson 18,230 25–36–9 59 Recap
71 March 14 Vancouver 0–3 Anaheim Markstrom 16,561 25–37–9 59 Recap
72 March 17 San Jose 5–3 Vancouver Markstrom 18,332 25–38–9 59 Recap
73 March 20 Vancouver 1–4 Vegas Markstrom 18,214 25–39–9 59 Recap
74 March 22 Vancouver 5–2 Chicago Markstrom 21,526 26–39–9 61 Recap
75 March 23 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Nilsson 17,724 26–40–9 61 Recap
76 March 25 Vancouver 4–1 Dallas Markstrom 18,112 27–40–9 63 Recap
77 March 27 Anaheim 1–4 Vancouver Markstrom 18,405 28–40–9 65 Recap
78 March 29 Edmonton 1–2 Vancouver Markstrom 17,883 29–40–9 67 Recap
79 March 31 Columbus 4–5 Vancouver OT Demko 18,865 30–40–9 69 Recap
April: 1–0–2 (Home: 1–0–1 ; Road: 0–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
80 April 3 Vegas 5–4 Vancouver SO Markstrom 18,865 30–40–10 70 Recap
81 April 5 Arizona 3–4 Vancouver OT Markstrom 18,865 31–40–10 72 Recap
82 April 7 Vancouver 2–3 Edmonton SO Nilsson 18,347 31–40–11 73 Recap

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

Detailed records

Western Conference
Central Division
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Chicago Blackhawks 2–0–0 1–0–0 3–0–0 6 14 6
Colorado Avalanche 1–0–1 0–1–0 1–1–1 3 9 11
Dallas Stars 0–0–1 2–0–0 2–0–1 5 11 3
Minnesota Wild 0–1–0 2–0–0 2–1–0 4 6 7
Nashville Predators 0–1–1 1–0–0 1–1–1 3 9 14
St. Louis Blues 0–1–1 0–1–0 0–2–1 2 5 11
Winnipeg Jets 0–1–0 0–2–0 0–3–0 0 3 10
Total 3–3–4 6–4–0 9–7–4 22 56 59
Pacific Division
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Anaheim Ducks 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–3–0 2 5 13
Arizona Coyotes 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 8 7
Calgary Flames 0–2–0 1–1–0 1–3–0 2 10 18
Edmonton Oilers 2–0–0 0–1–1 2–1–1 5 9 11
Los Angeles Kings 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–2–0 4 12 11
San Jose Sharks 1–1–0 0–2–1 1–3–1 3 12 22
Vegas Golden Knights 0–1–1 0–2–0 0–3–1 1 10 20
Vancouver Canucks — — — — — —
Total 6–7–1 3–10–2 9–17–3 21 66 102


Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Boston Bruins 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 9 7
Buffalo Sabres 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 4 6
Detroit Red Wings 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 4
Florida Panthers 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 4 7
Montreal Canadiens 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 7 12
Ottawa Senators 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 3 5 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 4 9
Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 0–0–1 1–0–1 3 4 4
Total 2–5–1 3–4–1 5–8–2 12 43 48
Metropolitan Division
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Carolina Hurricanes 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 4 4
Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 10 6
New Jersey Devils 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 2 5
New York Islanders 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 6 8
New York Rangers 0–0–1 0–0–1 0–0–2 2 8 10
Philadelphia Flyers 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 6 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 9 4
Washington Capitals 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 7 5
Total 5–2–1 3–4–1 8–6–2 18 52 48

Player statistics

Final stats[7]

Skaters

Regular season[7]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Brock Boeser 62 29 26 55 −5 16
Daniel Sedin 81 23 32 55 −21 40
Henrik Sedin 82 3 47 50 −22 30
Bo Horvat 64 22 22 44 −1 10
Thomas Vanek‡ 61 17 24 41 −12 28
Alexander Edler 70 6 28 34 −18 68
Sam Gagner 74 10 21 31 −18 31
Sven Bartschi 53 14 15 29 3 20
Brandon Sutter 61 11 15 26 8 8
Loui Eriksson 50 10 13 23 0 4
Michael Del Zotto 82 6 16 22 −8 48
Derrick Pouliot 71 3 19 22 −22 39
Jake Virtanen 75 10 10 20 −11 46
Nikolay Goldobin 38 8 6 14 −14 6
Markus Granlund 53 8 4 12 −10 8
Christopher Tanev 42 2 9 11 7 8
Troy Stecher 68 1 10 11 −7 35
Jussi Jokinen† 14 4 6 10 7 2
Derek Dorsett 20 7 2 9 −1 74
Darren Archibald 27 4 5 9 −1 14
Brendan Leipsic† 14 3 6 9 −3 10
Alex Biega 43 1 8 9 3 32
Brendan Gaunce 37 4 2 6 0 10
Alexander Burmistrov 24 2 4 6 −5 12
Ben Hutton 61 0 6 6 −9 23
Reid Boucher 20 3 2 5 −12 0
Erik Gudbranson 52 2 3 5 −7 35
Nic Dowd† 40 3 0 3 −7 16
Tyler Motte† 15 2 0 2 −1 4
Ashton Sautner 5 0 2 2 4 2
Jayson Megna 1 0 0 0 0 0
Philip Holm‡ 1 0 0 0 −2 0
Adam Gaudette 5 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Chaput 9 0 0 0 −4 5

Goaltenders

Regular season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jacob Markstrom 60 57 3,413:43 23 26 7 154 2.71 1,745 .912 2 0 3 4
Anders Nilsson 27 24 1,463:41 7 14 4 84 3.44 850 .901 2 0 1 0
Thatcher Demko 1 1 61:21 1 0 0 4 3.91 30 .867 0 0 0 0

†Acquired by Canucks mid-season. Statistics reflect time with Canucks only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Canucks only.

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded Ref
Brock Boeser NHL Rookie of the Month for November December 1, 2017 [8]
Brock Boeser NHL Rookie of the Month for December January 2, 2018 [9]
Brock Boeser NHL All-Star game selection January 10, 2018 [10]

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached Ref
Brandon Sutter 600th career NHL game October 14, 2017 [11]
Sam Gagner 700th career NHL game October 14, 2017 [11]
Jacob Markstrom 100th career NHL start October 14, 2017
Derek Dorsett 500th career NHL game October 17, 2017 [12]
Thomas Vanek 700th career NHL point October 17, 2017 [13]
Sven Bartschi 100th career NHL point October 26, 2017 [14]
Alexander Burmistrov 100th career NHL point October 26, 2017 [15]
Alex Biega 100th career NHL game November 4, 2017
Brock Boeser 1st career NHL hat-trick November 4, 2017 [16]
Thomas Vanek 900th career NHL game November 7, 2017 [17]
Michael Del Zotto 500th career NHL game November 9, 2017 [18]
Loui Eriksson 800th career NHL game November 22, 2017 [19]
Alexander Edler 700th career NHL game November 26, 2017 [20]
Daniel Sedin 1000th career NHL point November 30, 2017 [21]
Jacob Markstrom 1st career NHL shutout December 5, 2017 [22]
Markus Granlund 200th career NHL game December 9, 2017 [23]
Michael Del Zotto 200th career NHL point December 9, 2017 [24]
Henrik Sedin 800th career NHL assist December 13, 2017 [25]
Derrick Pouliot 100th career NHL game December 21, 2017
Nic Dowd 100th career NHL game December 30, 2017 [26]
Brendan Gaunce 100th career NHL game December 30, 2017 [27]
Jake Virtanen 100th career NHL game December 30, 2017 [28]
Troy Stecher 100th career NHL game January 9, 2018 [29]
Henrik Sedin 1300th career NHL game February 3, 2018
Anders Nilsson 100th career NHL game February 23, 2018
Ben Hutton 200th career NHL game March 2, 2018
Daniel Sedin 1300th career NHL game March 25, 2018 [30]
Ashton Sautner 1st career NHL game March 25, 2018 [31]
Adam Gaudette 1st career NHL game March 29, 2018 [32]
Thatcher Demko 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL win		 March 31, 2018 [33]
Ashton Sautner 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 March 31, 2018 [34]

Records

Player Record Date
Alexander Edler Most points by Canucks defenceman March 2, 2018[35]

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Erik Gudbranson Boarding Boston forward Frank Vatrano 1 game $18,817.20 October 20, 2017[36]

Transactions

The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) To Vancouver Canucks
Derrick Pouliot 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Andrey Pedan
4th-round pick in 2018 		[37]
December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07) To Vancouver Canucks
Nic Dowd 		To Los Angeles Kings
Jordan Subban 		[38]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Vancouver Canucks
Brendan Leipsic 		To Vegas Golden Knights
Philip Holm 		[39]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Vancouver Canucks
Jussi Jokinen
Tyler Motte 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Thomas Vanek 		[40]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
Sam Gagner July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Columbus Blue Jackets 3-year, $9.45 million [41]
Michael Del Zotto July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Philadelphia Flyers 2-year, $6 million [42]
Patrick Wiercioch July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Colorado Avalanche 1-year, $650,000 [43]
Alexander Burmistrov July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Arizona Coyotes 1-year, $900,000 [44]
Anders Nilsson July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Buffalo Sabres 2-year, $5 million
Thomas Vanek September 1, 2017 (2017-09-01) Florida Panthers 1-year, $2 million [45]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
Chad Billins April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19) Linkopings HC 2-year [46]
Tom Nilsson May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) Djurgardens IF 2-year [47]
Ryan Miller July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Anaheim Ducks 2-year, $4 million [48]
Alexandre Grenier July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) Florida Panthers 1-year, $725,000 [49]
Mike Zalewski July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) Straubing Tigers 1-year [50]
Borna Rendulic August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11) Lahti Pelicans 1-year [51]
Michael Garteig August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24) Utica Comets 1-year [52]
Jack Skille September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) Dinamo Minsk Unknown [53]
Joseph Cramarossa September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28) Stockton Heat Unknown [54]
Alexander Burmistrov December 27, 2017 (2017-12-27) Ak Bars Kazan 1-year [55]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20) Anton Rodin Mutual agreement [56]

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) Derek Dorsett [57]
December 24, 2017 (2017-12-24) Alexander Burmistrov [58]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Anton Rodin 1-year, $700,000 [59]
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07) Joseph LaBate 1-year, $650,000 [60]
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) Evan McEneny 2-year, $1.315 million [61]
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) Michael Chaput 1-year, $687,500 [62]
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) Reid Boucher 2-year, $1.315 million [63]
August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09) Brendan Gaunce 2-year, $1.5 million [64]
September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) Bo Horvat 6-year, $33 million [65]
October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16) Jonah Gadjovich 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [66]
February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20) Erik Gudbranson 3-year, $12 million contract extension [67]
February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28) Alex Biega 2-year, $1.65 million contract extension [68]
March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01) Kole Lind 3-year, $3.375 million entry-level contract [69]
March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08) Ashton Sautner 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension [70]
March 26, 2018 (2018-03-26) Adam Gaudette 3-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract [71]
April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) Lukas Jasek 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [72]
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) Elias Pettersson 3-year, $11.325 million entry-level contract [73]
May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28) Petrus Palmu 2-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [74]
May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31) Michael DiPietro 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [75]
June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19) Reid Boucher 1-year, $725,000 contract extension [76]
June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20) Richard Bachman 2-year, $1.35 million contract extension [77]

Draft picks

The Vancouver Canucks selected Elias Pettersson at 5th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Elias Pettersson C  Sweden Timra IK (Allsvenskan)
2 33 Kole Lind RW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2 551 Jonah Gadjovich LW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3 64 Michael DiPietro G  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4 95 Jack Rathbone D  United States Dexter School (USHS)
5 1352 Kristoffer Gunnarsson D  Sweden IK Oskarshamn (Allsvenskan)
6 1813 Petrus Palmu LW  Finland Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 188 Matt Brassard D  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Draft notes[78]
  1. The Columbus Blue Jackets' second-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as compensation for Columbus hiring John Tortorella as their head coach on October 21, 2015.[79][80]
  2. The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 (181st overall) and this pick.[81]
  3. The Chicago Blackhawks' sixth-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017, that sent San Jose's fourth-round pick in 2017 (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Carolina's fifth-round pick in 2017 (135th overall) and this pick.[81]

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