1986–87 Vancouver Canucks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1986–87
Year:	1986
Team:	Vancouver Canucks
Record:	29–43–8
Homerecord:	17-19-4
Roadrecord:	12-24-4
Divisionrank:	5th
Conferencerank:	10th
Goalsfor:	282
Goalsagainst:	314
Attendance:	10,406
Goalsleader:	Tony Tanti (41)
Assistsleader:	Barry Pederson (52)
Pointsleader:	Tony Tanti (79)
Pimleader:	Garth Butcher (207)
Winsleader:	Richard Brodeur (20)
Gaaleader:	Richard Brodeur (3.59)

The 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 17th in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on July 5, 1986.^[1]

1986 pre-season game log: 2–5–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Vancouver	4–2		-	—	–
2	September 20	Vancouver	4–5			4,132	0–1–0
3	September 21		2–7	Vancouver	-	—	–
4	September 21		5–2	Vancouver		1,750	0–2–0
5	September 23		5–6	Vancouver		3,154	1–2–0
6	September 26	Vancouver	3–5		Caprice	9,184	1–3–0
7	September 27		8–6	Vancouver	Young	7,104	1–4–0
8	September 28		6–5	Vancouver		7,175	1–5–0
9	October 5		1–5	Vancouver	Young	8,696	2–5–0
Notes: Game was played by the rookie squad. Game was played at Memorial Arena in Victoria. Game was played at Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan. Game was played at Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo.

Regular season

The Canucks released their regular season schedule on July 17, 1986.^[2]

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 11, 1986	4–3	St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	1–0–0
2	L	October 13, 1986	1–7	Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)	1–1–0
3	L	October 15, 1986	2–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)	1–2–0
4	L	October 16, 1986	2–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)	1–3–0
5	L	October 18, 1986	1–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)	1–4–0
6	W	October 22, 1986	5–1	Boston Bruins (1986–87)	2–4–0
7	T	October 24, 1986	2–2 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	2–4–1
8	L	October 26, 1986	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	2–5–1
9	L	October 28, 1986	2–5	Washington Capitals (1986–87)	2–6–1
10	L	October 31, 1986	2–6	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	2–7–1
11	L	November 2, 1986	3–5	Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)	2–8–1
12	T	November 4, 1986	2–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)	2–8–2
13	L	November 5, 1986	2–3	@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)	2–9–2
14	W	November 7, 1986	7–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)	3–9–2
15	W	November 8, 1986	5–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	4–9–2
16	L	November 11, 1986	3–5	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)	4–10–2
17	L	November 12, 1986	3–4	Hartford Whalers (1986–87)	4–11–2
18	L	November 14, 1986	2–3	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	4–12–2
19	W	November 18, 1986	5–0	Calgary Flames (1986–87)	5–12–2
20	L	November 21, 1986	5–8	New York Rangers (1986–87)	5–13–2
21	L	November 22, 1986	2–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	5–14–2
22	W	November 25, 1986	11–5	Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	6–14–2
23	W	November 26, 1986	5–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	7–14–2
24	L	November 29, 1986	3–6	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	7–15–2
25	L	December 2, 1986	2–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	7–16–2
26	L	December 5, 1986	3–4	New York Islanders (1986–87)	7–17–2
27	W	December 7, 1986	3–1	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	8–17–2
28	L	December 9, 1986	3–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)	8–18–2
29	L	December 11, 1986	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)	8–19–2
30	T	December 13, 1986	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)	8–19–3
31	W	December 14, 1986	7–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	9–19–3
32	L	December 17, 1986	4–5	Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	9–20–3
33	L	December 19, 1986	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	9–21–3
34	L	December 20, 1986	3–5	Calgary Flames (1986–87)	9–22–3
35	W	December 23, 1986	6–4	Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	10–22–3
36	W	December 27, 1986	4–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)	11–22–3
37	L	December 30, 1986	3–7	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	11–23–3
38	T	January 2, 1987	3–3 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	11–23–4
39	L	January 4, 1987	2–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	11–24–4
40	L	January 6, 1987	2–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)	11–25–4
41	W	January 7, 1987	3–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)	12–25–4
42	T	January 10, 1987	2–2 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)	12–25–5
43	L	January 11, 1987	3–8	@ New York Rangers (1986–87)	12–26–5
44	L	January 14, 1987	0–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	12–27–5
45	W	January 16, 1987	9–5	Calgary Flames (1986–87)	13–27–5
46	W	January 17, 1987	4–3	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)	14–27–5
47	L	January 19, 1987	4–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	14–28–5
48	W	January 21, 1987	5–3	New York Rangers (1986–87)	15–28–5
49	L	January 23, 1987	0–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)	15–29–5
50	T	January 27, 1987	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	15–29–6
51	L	January 28, 1987	3–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	15–30–6
52	L	January 30, 1987	3–4	New Jersey Devils (1986–87)	15–31–6
53	L	February 1, 1987	3–4	Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)	15–32–6
54	W	February 3, 1987	4–2	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)	16–32–6
55	W	February 4, 1987	4–1	New York Islanders (1986–87)	17–32–6
56	T	February 6, 1987	2–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	17–32–7
57	L	February 8, 1987	2–3	Calgary Flames (1986–87)	17–33–7
58	T	February 14, 1987	3–3 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)	17–33–8
59	W	February 17, 1987	4–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	18–33–8
60	L	February 18, 1987	3–7	@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)	18–34–8
61	L	February 20, 1987	3–6	Washington Capitals (1986–87)	18–35–8
62	W	February 22, 1987	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	19–35–8
63	L	February 24, 1987	0–2	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)	19–36–8
64	L	February 26, 1987	4–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	19–37–8
65	L	February 28, 1987	6–8	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	19–38–8
66	W	March 1, 1987	4–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)	20–38–8
67	L	March 4, 1987	5–8	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	20–39–8
68	W	March 6, 1987	4–1	Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)	21–39–8
69	L	March 8, 1987	2–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	21–40–8
70	W	March 10, 1987	7–4	Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	22–40–8
71	W	March 13, 1987	6–4	Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)	23–40–8
72	W	March 17, 1987	4–2	Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)	24–40–8
73	W	March 20, 1987	6–5 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	25–40–8
74	L	March 22, 1987	2–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	25–41–8
75	W	March 26, 1987	5–2	@ New York Islanders (1986–87)	26–41–8
76	L	March 28, 1987	1–2	@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)	26–42–8
77	L	March 29, 1987	4–7	@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)	26–43–8
78	W	April 1, 1987	8–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	27–43–8
79	W	April 3, 1987	6–4	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	28–43–8
80	W	April 5, 1987	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	29–43–8

Playoffs

The Canucks did not qualify for the playoffs.

Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	7	Dan Woodley		Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
3	49	Don Gibson		Winkler Flyers (MJHL)
4	70	Ronnie Stern		Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
5	91	Eric Murano		Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
6	112	Steve Herniman		Cornwall Royals (OHL)
7	133	Jon Helgeson		Roseau High School (USHS-MN)
8	154	Jeff Noble		Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
9	175	Matt Merten		Stratford Cullitons (WOJBHL)
10	196	Marc Lyons		Kingston Canadians (OHL)
11	217	Todd Hawkins		Belleville Bulls (OHL)
12	238	Vladimir Krutov		CSKA Moscow (USSR)
S2	10	David Gourlie		University of Denver (WCHA)

See also

• 1986–87 NHL season

References

• Web site: 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-06 .

Notes and References

1. News: Training Camp Not Far Off . 5 July 1986 . The Vancouver Sun. 7 August 2024. Vancouver Sun Staff Reporter . Vancouver, BC . Blades insert page 7 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Canucks' Schedule . 17 July 1986 . The Vancouver Sun. 7 August 2024. Vancouver Sun Staff Reporter . Vancouver, BC . F4 . Newspapers.com.