2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season explained

The 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 40th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Season events

Off-season

Entry draft

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks drafted seven players. The Canucks did not have their own seventh-round draft pick as it had previously been traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jason LaBarbera.^[1] The Canucks acquired a sixth-round draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Shaun Heshka.^[2]

Free agency

On July 1, the Vancouver re-signed Daniel and Henrik Sedin to identical five-year, $31 million contracts. The contracts paid both players $6.1 million per season.^[3]

On July 3, 2009, Mikael Samuelsson was signed as an unrestricted free agent to a three-year contract worth $2.5 million per season.^[4]

The team lost free agent Mattias Öhlund, who had spent the first 11 seasons of his NHL career with Vancouver; he signed a seven-year, $26.25 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.^[5]

On August 17, 2009, the Canucks signed prospect Sergei Shirokov to a two-year, $1.75 million contract.^[6] Shirokov was drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Trades

On August 28, 2009, general manager Mike Gillis traded prospects centre Patrick White and defenceman Daniel Rahimi to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich.^[7]

Preseason

As part of the Kraft Hockeyville promotion, the Canucks played the New York Islanders in Terrace, British Columbia, for their first preseason game.^[8] The Canucks won by a score of 2–1.

On September 2, Mike Gillis announced that starting goaltender Roberto Luongo had signed a new 12-year, $64 million contract with the team.^[9] With Luongo being 30 years old at the time of the extension, the contract effectively ensured that Luongo would be with the Canucks for the remainder of his career. The contract included a modified no-trade clause (NTC): in the fifth year of its term, Luongo would be able to request a trade, and in the seventh year of its term, the Canucks would obtain the right to trade Luongo without his consent.^[10]

On September 24, 2009, Mike Gillis signed head coach Alain Vigneault to a new three-year contract.^[11] The extension will keep Vigneault behind the bench through the 2012–13 season. Vigneault joined the club in the 2006–07 season and led the Canucks to their two Northwest Division titles in the previous three seasons.

Regular season

The 2010 Winter Olympics took place in Vancouver—the first Winter Olympics in an NHL market since the NHL began to allow its players to compete in Olympic competition. As a result, the Canucks undertook the longest road trip in NHL history, with 14 games over six weeks, from January 27 to March 13, 2010,^[12] to allow General Motors Place to be used for ice hockey during the games.^[13] GM Place was renamed "Canada Hockey Place" during the games, as the International Olympic Committee doesn't allow corporate sponsorship for venues. The Canucks' former arena, Pacific Coliseum, was also a venue during the games, hosting figure skating and short track speed skating.

On March 19, 2010, forward Ryan Kesler signed a new six-year contract worth $30 million.^[14]

On the NHL trade deadline day, March 3, the Canucks acquired defenceman Andrew Alberts from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.^[15]

On March 17, 2010, the Canucks signed their first-round draft pick from the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Jordan Schroeder.^[16] The deal was a standard entry-level contract for three years. The contract was for the entry-level maximum of US$900,000 per season along with a $270,000 signing bonus.^[17] However, because the contract was signed after the NHL trade deadline, Schroeder was ineligible to play for the Canucks for the remainder of the season. As a result, Schroeder signed an amateur tryout contract with the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose.

The Canucks clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive year with a shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on April 2. The Canucks also managed to clinch a second consecutive Northwest Division title when they defeated the Minnesota Wild in overtime on April 4. The win secured the Canucks a top three seed in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs and home ice advantage in the first round.

On April 18, 2010, the Canucks signed their 2009 third-round draft pick, Kevin Connauton. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.^[18] However, like Schroeder, Connauton was ineligible to play for the Canucks as his contract was signed after the NHL trade deadline.

The Canucks finished the regular season third overall in the Western Conference.^[19] They were the second highest scoring team, with 268 goals for, averaging 3.27 goals per game.^[20]

Playoffs

The Canucks entered the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference. This was the first time the Canucks made the playoffs in consecutive seasons since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. In the first round, the Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in six games. The Canucks lost the following round, the Conference Semi-finals, to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log: 7–0–2 (home: 4–0–1; road: 3–0–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record
1	September 14		1–2	Vancouver			1,200	1–0–0
2	September 17	Vancouver	3–0				14,528	2–0–0
3	September 18	Vancouver	6–2				15,782	3–0–0
4	September 19		1–3	Vancouver		Luongo	18,630	4–0–0
5	September 21		4–5	Vancouver	SO	Schneider	18,630	5–0–0
6	September 23		3–4	Vancouver	SO	Luongo	18,630	6–0–0
7	September 24		3–2	Vancouver	OT	Raycroft	18,630	6–0–1
8	September 26	Vancouver	2–1		SO	Luongo	19,289	7–0–1
9	September 27	Vancouver	4–5		OT	Schneider	16,839	7–0–2

1. Game played in Terrace, British Columbia as part of Kraft Hockeyville promotion

Regular season

2009–10 game log
October: 7–7–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–5–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 1 Vancouver 3–5 19,289 0–1–0 0 2 October 3 Vancouver 0–3 Luongo 13,416 0–2–0 0 3 October 5 5–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 0–3–0 0 4 October 7 1–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 1–3–0 2 5 October 11 3–4 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,810 2–3–0 4 6 October 16 Vancouver 3–5 Luongo 19,289 2–4–0 4 7 October 17 1–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 3–4–0 6 8 October 19 Vancouver 1–2 Luongo 16,839 3–5–0 6 9 October 21 Vancouver 3–2 Luongo 20,077 4–5–0 8 10 October 24 1–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 5–5–0 10 11 October 25 0–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 6–5–0 12 12 October 27 5–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 6–6–0 12 13 October 29 Vancouver 2–1 SO 16,838 7–6–0 14 14 October 30 Vancouver 2–7 Raycroft 14,756 7–7–0 14
November: 7–5–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 15 November 1 0–3 Vancouver Raycroft 18,810 8–7–0 16 16 November 3 1–4 Vancouver Raycroft 18,810 9–7–0 18 17 November 5 Vancouver 5–2 Raycroft 18,105 10–7–0 20 18 November 6 Vancouver 1–2 17,235 10–8–0 20 19 November 10 Vancouver 1–6 Raycroft 17,175 10–9–0 20 20 November 12 Vancouver 1–3 Luongo 20,066 10–10–0 20 21 November 14 Vancouver 8–2 Luongo 15,823 11–10–0 22 22 November 20 2–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 12–10–0 24 23 November 22 1–0 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 12–11–0 24 24 November 26 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 13–11–0 26 25 November 28 3–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 14–11–0 28 26 November 29 4–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 14–12–0 28
December: 10–4–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 27 December 2 Vancouver 5–2 Luongo 13,586 15–12–0 30 28 December 3 Vancouver 3–0 Luongo 18,892 16–12–0 32 29 December 5 Vancouver 3–5 Raycroft 14,990 16–13–0 32 30 December 8 Vancouver 2–4 Luongo 12,565 16–14–0 32 31 December 10 2–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 17–14–0 34 32 December 12 3–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 18–14–0 36 33 December 14 1–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 19–14–0 38 34 December 16 3–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 19–15–0 38 35 December 18 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 20–15–0 40 36 December 20 3–1 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 20–16–0 40 37 December 22 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 21–16–0 42 38 December 26 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 22–16–0 44 39 December 27 Vancouver 5–1 Luongo 19,289 23–16–0 46 40 December 29 Vancouver 2–3 SO Luongo 13,976 23–16–1 47 41 December 31 Vancouver 4–3 OT Luongo 19,150 24–16–1 49
January: 10–2–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 3–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 42 January 2 Vancouver 3–1 Luongo 17,059 25–16–1 51 43 January 5 3–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 26–16–1 53 44 January 7 0–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 27–16–1 55 45 January 9 3–2 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,810 27–16–2 56 46 January 11 3–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 27–17–2 56 47 January 13 Vancouver 2–5 Luongo 18,356 27–18–2 56 48 January 16 2–6 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 28–18–2 58 49 January 20 Vancouver 3–2 OT Luongo 16,839 29–18–2 60 50 January 21 3–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 30–18–2 62 51 January 23 1–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 31–18–2 64 52 January 25 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 32–18–2 66 53 January 27 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 33–18–2 68 54 January 30 Vancouver 5–3 Raycroft 19,534 34–18–2 70
February: 3–4–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 3–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 55 February 2 Vancouver 2–3 Luongo 21,273 34–19–2 70 56 February 4 Vancouver 1–3 Raycroft 18,803 34–20–2 70 57 February 6 Vancouver 3–2 SO Luongo 17,565 35–20–2 72 58 February 9 Vancouver 1–3 Luongo 14,226 35–21–2 72 59 February 11 Vancouver 3–0 Luongo 13,787 36–21–2 74 60 February 12 Vancouver 4–3 Raycroft 16,564 37–21–2 76 61 February 14 Vancouver 2–6 Luongo 19,342 37–22–2 76
March: 9–4–2 (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 62 March 2 Vancouver 4–3 OT Raycroft 14,513 38–22–2 78 63 March 3 Vancouver 6–3 Luongo 19,536 39–22–2 80 64 March 5 Vancouver 3–6 Luongo 22,235 39–23–2 80 65 March 7 Vancouver 4–2 Luongo 16,096 40–23–2 82 66 March 9 Vancouver 6–4 Luongo 12,861 41–23–2 84 67 March 10 Vancouver 3–4 SO Raycroft 15,883 41–23–3 85 68 March 13 1–5 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 42–23–3 87 69 March 14 1–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 43–23–3 89 70 March 16 5–2 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 43–24–3 89 71 March 18 2–3 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 44–24–3 91 72 March 20 4–3 Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 44–24–4 92 73 March 23 Vancouver 2–3 Luongo 16,839 44–25–4 92 74 March 24 1–4 Vancouver Raycroft 18,810 45–25–4 94 75 March 27 Vancouver 2–4 Luongo 17,562 45–26–4 94 76 March 30 1–4 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 46–26–4 96
April: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 77 April 1 Vancouver 3–8 Luongo 18,118 46–27–4 96 78 April 2 Vancouver 5–4 SO Raycroft 16,534 47–27–4 98 79 April 4 3–4 Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 48–27–4 100 80 April 6 4–3 Vancouver SO Luongo 18,810 48–27–5 101 81 April 8 Vancouver 2–4 Raycroft 17,562 48–28–5 101 82 April 10 3–7 Vancouver Luongo 18,810 49–28–5 103
Legend:

Playoffs

See also: 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference quarter-final vs. (6) Los Angeles Kings: Vancouver won series 4–2 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Los Angeles Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 1–0 Recap 2 April 17 Los Angeles Vancouver OT Luongo 18,810 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 Vancouver Los Angeles Luongo 18,264 1–2 Recap 4 April 21 Vancouver Los Angeles Luongo 18,322 2–2 Recap 5 April 23 Los Angeles Vancouver Luongo 18,810 3–2 Recap 6 April 25 Vancouver Los Angeles Luongo 18,287 4–2 Recap
Western Conference semi-final vs. (2) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 1 Vancouver Chicago Luongo 22,184 1–0 Recap 2 May 3 Vancouver Chicago Luongo 22,142 1–1 Recap 3 May 5 Chicago Vancouver Luongo 18,810 1–2 Recap 4 May 7 Chicago Vancouver Luongo 18,810 1–3 Recap 5 May 9 Vancouver Chicago Luongo 22,192 2–3 Recap 6 May 11 Chicago Vancouver Luongo 18,810 2–4 Recap Legend:

Standings

Conference standings

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canucks. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and records

Records

Regular season
Player	Record	Reached
	Franchise shutouts leader, 21	October 25, 2009
	Franchise assists leader, 416	March 14, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Single season assists record, 83	March 27, 2010
Vancouver Canucks	Single season franchise home wins, 28	March 30, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Single season points record, 112	April 10, 2010

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st game	October 1, 2009
	1st game	October 11, 2009
	1st game 1st assist 1st point	October 16, 2009
Michael Grabner	1st goal	October 21, 2009
	1st game	October 30, 2009
	1st career hat trick	November 14, 2009
	3rd career hat trick	December 10, 2009
	1st career hat trick	December 27, 2009
	2nd career hat trick	January 5, 2010
Alex Burrows	3rd career hat trick	January 7, 2010
	300th career game	January 7, 2010
	300th career game	January 7, 2010
	1st game	January 9, 2010
Henrik Sedin	700th career game	January 30, 2010
	400th career game	February 11, 2010^[21]
	100th career win	February 12, 2010^[22]
	1st career hat trick	March 9, 2010
Daniel Sedin	200th career goal	March 23, 2010
Daniel Sedin	700th career game	April 1, 2010
Michael Grabner	1st career hat trick	April 2, 2010
Daniel Sedin	4th career hat trick	April 10, 2010

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Henrik Sedin^[23]	NHL Third Star of the Week	October 12, 2009
Daniel Sedin^[24]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 14, 2009
Roberto Luongo^[25]	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 28, 2009
Henrik Sedin^[26]	NHL First Star of the Month	December 2009
Alex Burrows^[27]	NHL First Star of the Week	January 11, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[28]	NHL Second Star of the Month	January 2010
Mikael Samuelsson^[29]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 15, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[30]	NHL Third Star of the Month	March 2010
	Babe Pratt Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Cyclone Taylor Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Cyrus H. McLean Trophy winner	April 10, 2010
	Fred J. Hume Award winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin	Molson Cup winner	April 10, 2010
Alex Burrows	Most Exciting Player Award winner	April 10, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[31]	Art Ross Trophy winner	April 11, 2010
Henrik Sedin^[32]	Hart Trophy winner	June 23, 2010

Transactions

See also: 2009–10 NHL transactions.

Trades

June 27, 2009 ^[33]	To Vancouver Canucks 7th-round pick (187th overall) in 2009	To Phoenix Coyotes Shaun Heshka
August 28, 2009 ^[34]	To Vancouver Canucks Christian Ehrhoff Brad Lukowich	To San Jose Sharks Daniel Rahimi Patrick White
March 3, 2010 ^[35]	To Vancouver Canucks Yan Stastny	To St. Louis Blues Pierre-Cedric Labrie
March 3, 2010 ^[36]	To Vancouver Canucks Sean Zimmerman Conditional 6th-round pick in 2010	To Phoenix Coyotes Mathieu Schneider
March 3, 2010 ^[37]	To Vancouver Canucks Andrew Alberts	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
		1 year, $550,000^[38]
		1 year, $500,000^[39]
		3 years, $7.5 million^[40]
		1 year, $500,000^[41]
		1 year, $500,000^[42]
		1 year^[43]
		1 year, $1.55 million
		1 year, $500,000^[44]

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
		7 years, $26.25 million^[45]
		2 years, $2 million^[46]
		2 years, $1.1 million
		2 years, $1 million^[47]
		1 year^[48]
		1 year^[49]
	Dinamo Minsk (KHL)	^[50]
		^[51]
		1 year^[52]

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round		Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (League)
align=center	1	align=center	22	Jordan Schroeder (C)		University of Minnesota (WCHA)
align=center	2	align=center	53	Anton Rodin (RW)		Brynas IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
align=center	3	align=center	83	Kevin Connauton (D)		Western Michigan University (CCHA)
align=center	4	align=center	113	Jeremy Price (D)		Nepean Raiders (CJHL)
align=center	5	align=center	143	Peter Andersson (D)		Frolunda HC Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
align=center	6	align=center	173	Joe Cannata (G)		Merrimack College (Hockey East)
align=center	7	align=center	187	Steven Anthony (LW)		Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

This draft pick originally belonged to the Phoenix Coyotes. It was acquired from Phoenix in exchange for Shaun Heshka.

Farm teams

• The Manitoba Moose will remain the Canucks' American Hockey League affiliate for the 2009–10 season.
• The Victoria Salmon Kings will remain the Canucks' ECHL affiliate for the 2009–10 season.

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

External links

• 2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season at ESPN

Notes and References

1. News: Pap . Elliott . Goalie trade . Vancouver Sun . 31 December 2008 . E3.
2. News: Coyotes draft 5 players, trade for 3 defensemen . April 30, 2010 . June 27, 2009 . USA Today . Glendale, Arizona . .
3. News: Canucks commit $61M to Sedins . September 4, 2009 . July 1, 2009 . . .
4. News: Canucks sign Red Wings' Samuelsson . September 16, 2009 . July 3, 2009 . Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, BC, Canada .
5. News: Pap . Elliott . Ohlund bolts for big cash in Tampa Bay . Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, BC, Canada . July 1, 2009 . July 2, 2009 .
6. News: Canucks sign winger Shirokov . September 7, 2009 . August 17, 2009 . Globe and Mail . Canada . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090820140054/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/canucks-sign-winger-shirokov/article1254747/ . August 20, 2009 .
7. News: Canucks boast 'strength and depth on defence' after Sharks trade, Schneider signing . August 29, 2009 . August 28, 2009 . Vancouver Sun . Brad . Ziemer . Vancouver, BC, Canada . https://web.archive.org/web/20090830182140/http://www.vancouversun.com/Canucks%2Bboast%2Bstrength%2Bdepth%2Bdefence%2Bafter%2BSharks%2Btrade%2BSchneider%2Bsigning/1940156/story.html . August 30, 2009 . live .
8. News: Terrace, B.C., is Kraft Hockeyville . . March 8, 2009 . July 11, 2009 .
9. News: Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks agree on 12-year, $64 million contract extension . February 12, 2010 . September 3, 2009 . ESPN . Vancouver, BC .
10. News: Luongo's long-term deal with Canucks contains several 'escape clauses' . 4 September 2009 . S3 . National Post . Jason . Botchford . Vancouver, BC, Canada .
11. News: Canucks sign coach Vigneault to contract extension . May 6, 2010 . September 24, 2009 . . Vancouver, BC . https://web.archive.org/web/20100326055812/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=292404 . March 26, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
12. News: Olympics put Canucks on record road grind . . July 16, 2009 . July 16, 2009 . .
13. News: Sekeres . Matthew . Canucks take one for the Olympic team . The Globe and Mail. July 16, 2009 . S1.
14. News: Ryan Kesler signs six-year, $30-million extension with Vancouver Canucks . March 19, 2010 . March 19, 2010 . . Jason . Botchford . Vancouver, BC . https://web.archive.org/web/20100322190822/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Ryan%2BKesler%2Bsigns%2Byear%2Bcontract%2Bextension%2Bwith%2BVancouver%2BCanucks/2702752/story.html . March 22, 2010 . dead . mdy .
15. News: Canucks fail to make trade splash, add blueliner Andrew Alberts . April 30, 2010 . March 3, 2010 . Vancouver Sun . Elliott . Pap . Vancouver, BC, Canada .
16. News: Canucks sign Jordan Schroeder . March 17, 2010 . Vancouver Canucks . March 17, 2010 . Vancouver, BC . https://web.archive.org/web/20100322232638/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=521636. March 22, 2010 . live.
17. News: Ziemer . Brad . With injured Samuelsson sitting out, Grabner gets second chance to shine . Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, BC, Canada . March 18, 2010 . March 18, 2010 .
18. News: Canucks sign defenceman Kevin Connauton . April 28, 2010 . Vancouver Canucks . Vancouver, BC . May 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501125849/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=527380 . May 1, 2010 . live . mdy .
19. Web site: 2009–2010 Standings by Conference . National Hockey League . May 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100511025611/http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?type=con . May 11, 2010 . live . mdy .
20. Web site: 2009–2010 – Regukar season – Goals For – Total Goals For . National Hockey League . 12 May 2010 .
21. Web site: Luongo perfect as Canucks blank Panthers . . February 12, 2010 . . February 12, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100318042044/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=309869. March 18, 2010 . live.
22. Web site: Quirky goal gives Canucks comeback win over Blue JacketsQ. . February 12, 2010 . . February 13, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100324093236/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=310000. March 24, 2010 . live.
23. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=501906 Heatley, Quick and Henrik Sedin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week
24. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=509803 Quick, Dan Sedin, Bryzgalov named NHL's Three Stars
25. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=511314 Halak, Kane, Luongo top NHL Three Stars
26. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=512298 Sedin, Bryzgalov, Kane named December's '3 Stars'
27. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=513206 Burrows, Hiller, Garon named week's '3 Stars'
28. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=515776 Ovi, Henrik Sedin, Vokoun named January's best
29. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=521426 Samuelsson, Stempniak and Rinne named '3 Stars'
30. Web site: Stempniak, Howard, Sedin named March 'Three Stars' . . 1 April 2010 . NHL.com . 4 March 2019.
31. Web site: Sedin's 112 points earn Art Ross Trophy . April 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413223844/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=524991 . April 13, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
32. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=532546 Henrik Sedin named Hart Trophy winner
33. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=453754 Canucks select seven players at the 2009 draft
34. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=490636 Canucks acquire Brad Lukowich and Christian Ehrhoff
35. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519827 Canucks acquire Yan Stastny in exchange for Pierre-Cedric Labrie
36. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519843 Canucks acquire Sean Zimmerman and a conditional sixth round pick
37. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519903 Canucks acquire Andrew Alberts
38. News: Canucks sign twins, seek supporting cast. July 3, 2009. July 3, 2009. Globe and Mail . Canada .
39. News: Canucks sign three for depth. July 3, 2009. July 3, 2009. Vancouver Sun . Canada .
40. News: Canucks sign Red Wings' Mikael Samuelsson. July 3, 2009. July 3, 2009. Vancouver Sun . Canada .
41. News: Jaffray joins Flames. July 5, 2009. July 5, 2009. Winnipeg Sun.
42. News: Canucks sign goaltender Raycroft, re-sign blueliner O'Brien . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707225925/http://www.vancouversun.com/Travel/Canucks%2Bsign%2Bgoaltender%2BRaycroft%2Bsign%2Bblueliner%2BBrien/1764418/story.html . dead . July 7, 2009 . July 6, 2009 . July 6, 2009 . Vancouver Sun . Canada .
43. News: Canucks sign Schneider; trade for Ehrhoff and Lukowich. September 18, 2009. August 28, 2009. TSN. https://web.archive.org/web/20090830211714/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=289113. August 30, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
44. News: Pettinger gets a second shot with the Canucks . November 5, 2009 . November 3, 2009 . The Province . https://web.archive.org/web/20091104114042/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Pettinger%2Binks%2Byear%2Bdeal%2Bwith%2BCanucks/2173951/story.html . November 4, 2009 . dead . mdy .
45. News: Ohlund bolts for big bucks in Tampa Bay . July 3, 2009 . July 2, 2009 . Vancouver Sun . Canada . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090705210529/http://www.vancouversun.com/Sports/Ohlund%2Bbolts%2Bcash%2BTampa/1751364/story.html . July 5, 2009 . mdy .
46. News: Tough call for LaBarbera to leave Canucks. July 3, 2009. July 2, 2009. Prince George Citizen.
47. News: Cruickshank. Todd. Flames, Jaffray on familiar footing. July 8, 2009. Calgary Herald. C1.
48. . Blackhawks Sign C Mark Cullen . Chicago Blackhawks . 13 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090823075638/http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=442504&page=NewsPage&service=page . 23 August 2009 . 3 March 2019.
49. News: NHL notebook. Carolina Hurricanes. July 15, 2009. July 15, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090718082358/http://hurricanes.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442710. July 18, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
50. News: Vaananen choisit la KHL . French . . August 2, 2009 . August 2, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090804110928/http://www.corussports.com/hockey/vaananen_choisit_khl-20090802-1674851.html . August 4, 2009 .
51. News: League checking the numbers in Hossa's deal with Blackhawks. Philadelphia Daily News. August 2, 2009. August 1, 2009.
52. News: Coyotes pick up Pyatt. CBC Sports. September 18, 2009. September 2, 2009.