2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2014–15
Year:	2014
Team:	Vancouver Canucks
Conference:	Western
Conferencerank:	5th
Division:	Pacific
Divisionrank:	2nd
Record:	48–29–5
Homerecord:	24–15–2
Roadrecord:	24–14–3
Goalsfor:	242
Goalsagainst:	222
Generalmanager:	Jim Benning
Coach:	Willie Desjardins
Captain:	Henrik Sedin
Altcaptain:	Kevin Bieksa Daniel Sedin
Arena:	Rogers Arena
Attendance:	18,710 (98.9%)^[1]
Minorleague:	Utica Comets (AHL) Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Goalsleader:	Radim Vrbata (31)
Assistsleader:	Daniel Sedin (56)
Pointsleader:	Daniel Sedin (76)
Plusminusleader:	Alexander Edler (+13)
Pimleader:	Derek Dorsett (175)
Winsleader:	Ryan Miller (29)
Gaaleader:	Eddie Lack (2.45)

The 2014–15 Vancouver Canucks season was the franchise's 45th season in the NHL. The Canucks managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2012–13 season. The team would not appear in the post season again until the 2019-20 NHL Season.

Off-season

On April 8, 2014, after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008, the team fired general manager Mike Gillis.^[2] One day later, ownership hired former Canucks captain Trevor Linden as team president,^[3] to assist in the search for a new general manager. Three weeks after Linden was hired, the Canucks announced that both head coach John Tortorella and assistant coach Mike Sullivan, who had only just been hired prior to the start of the 2013–14 season, were fired.^[4] Throughout the search for Vancouver's new general manager, it was speculated that Linden's preferred candidate was Jim Benning, who was serving as an assistant general manager for the Boston Bruins. On May 21, the Canucks confirmed that Benning had been hired as their new general manager.^[5] One of Benning's first changes to the roster was buying out David Booth, who had one year remaining on his contract.^[6] As a result of the buyout, Booth became an unrestricted free agent, and he will receive $1,583,333 per year (over the next two seasons) from the Canucks; Booth's buyout salary will not be applied to Vancouver's salary cap. The next major task for the Canucks was finding a new head coach. Among the candidates Benning interviewed were New York Rangers assistant coach Scott Arniel, and former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma. Additionally, Texas Stars head coach Willie Desjardins was also one the coaches Benning was long rumoured to have interest in. However, Benning was not able to interview Desjardins until late June, as Desjardins had just won the Calder Cup with Texas. On June 23, the Canucks officially introduced Desjardins as the 18th head coach in Canucks history.^[7] The next major tasks facing Benning were dealing with the trade request of Ryan Kesler, and preparing for the draft on June 27. On draft day, Benning completed a series of trades before the Canucks even made their first pick. Jason Garrison was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2nd-round draft pick,^[8] and then Ryan Kesler was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, the twenty-fourth overall pick, and a 3rd-round draft pick.^[9] Benning then flipped Anaheim's 3rd-round pick to the New York Rangers, in exchange for Derek Dorsett.^[10] On June 28 (the second day of the draft), Benning acquired Linden Vey from the Los Angeles Kings, in exchange for Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick (acquired the day before in the Garrison trade).^[11] As a result of trading away Roberto Luongo in March, the Canucks were left with a goalie tandem of Eddie Lack and Jacob Markstrom, who together had combined for 88 games of NHL experience. Thus, Benning's first move on July 1 was to sign free-agent goalie Ryan Miller to a 3-year, $18 million contract, in order to bring a veteran presence to Vancouver's goaltending position.^[12] Benning's next major transaction occurred only one day after acquiring Miller, as he signed former Phoenix Coyotes winger Radim Vrbata to a 2-year, $10 million contract.^[13] On July 3, Benning signed restricted free agent Zack Kassian to a 2-year, $3.5 million deal.^[14] On July 5, the Canucks re-signed defenceman Christopher Tanev to a 1-year, $2 million contract, only hours before the deadline to file for salary arbitration.^[15] On July 7, Benning named Doug Lidster as an assistant coach for the Canucks; Lidster had also recently served as an assistant coach to new Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins on the Texas Stars.^[16]

Regular season

October

November

On November 4, rookie Bo Horvat made his NHL debut against the Colorado Avalanche; it was a winning debut for Horvat as the Canucks rally from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2. On November 20, Bo Horvat scored his first NHL goal against the Anaheim Ducks, the Canucks went onto lose the game 4-3 in a shootout. On November 23, Daniel Sedin played his 1000th NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks; the Canucks went on to defeat the Blackhawks by a final score of 4-1, forward Jannik Hansen also scored his first career hat trick this game.

December

The Vancouver Canucks began struggling after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2. They lost five games in a row and finally ended their struggles against the Calgary Flames with a 3–2 win in overtime.

January

February

On February 22, Ryan Miller was injured in shutout win over New York Islanders forcing Eddie Lack into the game. He would miss the next 22 games. Jacob Markstrom was called in from the Utica Comets.

March

Jacob Markstrom started against San Jose Sharks on March 3, but he was removed after he gave up three goals in four shots as the Canucks lost to the Sharks 6-2. Markstrom finally was able to win against Arizona Coyotes with a 3–1 victory

April

Canucks clinched their playoff spot after a 2–1 victory against Los Angeles Kings.

Playoffs

See also: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Vancouver Canucks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's second seed. This was the seventh playoff meeting for these teams with Calgary having won four of the six previous series. Their most recent meeting was in the 2004 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Calgary won in seven games. The Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The teams split this year's four-game regular season series, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.

The Flames defeated the Canucks in six games. Calgary rallied from a one-goal deficit in Game 1, as David Jones tied the game 7:59 into the third and Kris Russell scored the winning goal with 29.6 seconds left to give the Flames a 2–1 win. The Canucks tied the series with a 4–1 win, as goalie Eddie Lack made 22 out of 23 saves and Alex Burrows recorded two assists. With 1:17 left to play, a fight broke out that resulted in 132 penalty minutes, with the Flames' Deryk Engelland given a game misconduct for instigating it, but eventually the league rescinded Engelland's penalty and instead fined Calgary head coach Bob Hartley $50,000 for his responsibility for the incident. Jonas Hiller made 23 saves to help give the Flames to a 4–2 win in Game 3. In Game 4, Calgary scored three first-period goals out of seven shots off of Lack. Ryan Miller replaced Lack to start the second period, but Hiller made 28 total saves en route to a 3–1 win.[58] Miller then made 20 saves and Daniel Sedin scored the winning goal 1:47 into the third period to help give the Canucks to a 2–1 win in Game 5. In Game 6, Hartley pulled Hiller after he allowed two goals on his first three shots, and put Karri Ramo in net. The Flames tied the game in the second period, and then Matt Stajan scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the third period. Two empty net goals in the final minute of the game sealed the series victory for the Flames.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-season game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 23	San Jose	2–4	Vancouver			13,650	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 23	Vancouver	2–5	San Jose			6,810	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 25	Vancouver	3–1	Calgary			19,289	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 26	Calgary	0–3	Vancouver			18,482	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 29	Arizona	4–2	Vancouver		Miller	18,050	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 2	Vancouver	2–1	Edmonton		Lack	16,839	4–2–0	Recap
7	October 4	Edmonton	2–3	Vancouver		Miller	18,802	5–2–0	Recap
Notes: Game was played at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California.

Regular season

Game log
October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Vancouver 4–2 Calgary 19,289 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 Edmonton 4–5 Vancouver SO Miller 18,870 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 17 Vancouver 2–0 Edmonton Miller 16,839 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 18 Tampa Bay 4–2 Vancouver 18,647 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 21 Vancouver 3–6 Dallas Miller 15,678 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 23 Vancouver 4–1 St. Louis Miller 16,099 4–2–0 8 Recap 7 October 24 Vancouver 3–7 Colorado Lack 17,119 4–3–0 8 Recap 8 October 26 Washington 2–4 Vancouver Miller 18,427 5–3–0 10 Recap 9 October 28 Carolina 1–4 Vancouver Miller 18,234 6–3–0 12 Recap 10 October 30 Montreal 2–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,870 7–3–0 14 Recap
November: 9–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 6–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Vancouver 3–2 Edmonton 16,839 8–3–0 16 Recap 12 November 2 Nashville 3–1 Vancouver 18,395 8–4–0 16 Recap 13 November 4 Vancouver 5–2 Colorado Miller 13,221 9–4–0 18 Recap 14 November 6 Vancouver 3–2 San Jose Miller 17,562 10–4–0 20 Recap 15 November 8 Vancouver 1–5 Los Angeles Miller 18,230 10–5–0 20 Recap 16 November 9 Vancouver 2–1 Anaheim SO Lack 16,749 11–5–0 22 Recap 17 November 11 Ottawa 3–4 Vancouver OT Miller 18,775 12–5–0 24 Recap 18 November 14 Arizona 5–0 Vancouver Miller 18,708 12–6–0 24 Recap 19 November 19 Vancouver 5–4 Edmonton Miller 16,839 13–6–0 26 Recap 20 November 20 Anaheim 4–3 Vancouver SO Lack 18,870 13–6–1 27 Recap 21 November 23 Chicago 1–4 Vancouver Miller 18,663 14–6–1 29 Recap 22 November 25 New Jersey 0–2 Vancouver Miller 18,606 15–6–1 31 Recap 23 November 28 Vancouver 5–0 Columbus Miller 14,121 16–6–1 33 Recap 24 November 30 Vancouver 3–5 Detroit Miller 20,027 16–7–1 33 Recap
December: 5–4–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 Vancouver 4–3 Washington 18,506 17–7–1 35 Recap 26 December 4 Vancouver 3–0 Pittsburgh 18,463 18–7–1 37 Recap 27 December 6 Vancouver 2–5 Toronto Miller 19,346 18–8–1 37 Recap 28 December 7 Vancouver 3–4 Ottawa OT Lack 16,870 18–8–2 38 Recap 29 December 9 Vancouver 1–3 Montreal Miller 21,286 18–9–2 38 Recap 30 December 13 NY Rangers 5–1 Vancouver Miller 18,870 18–10–2 38 Recap 31 December 17 Dallas 2–0 Vancouver Lack 18,755 18–11–2 38 Recap 32 December 20 Calgary 2–3 Vancouver OT Miller 18,747 19–11–2 40 Recap 33 December 22 Arizona 1–7 Vancouver Miller 18,794 20–11–2 42 Recap 34 December 28 Vancouver 1–2 Anaheim OT Miller 17,374 20–11–3 43 Recap 35 December 30 Vancouver 3–1 San Jose Miller 17,562 21–11–3 45 Recap
January: 6–6–0 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 36 January 1 Los Angeles 3–2 Vancouver 18,870 21–12–3 45 Recap 37 January 3 Detroit 1–4 Vancouver Miller 18,870 22–12–3 47 Recap 38 January 6 NY Islanders 2–3 Vancouver 18,562 23–12–3 49 Recap 39 January 8 Florida 3–1 Vancouver Miller 18,799 23–13–3 49 Recap 40 January 10 Calgary 1–0 Vancouver Lack 18,870 23–14–3 49 Recap 41 January 13 Vancouver 1–5 Nashville Lack 15,726 23–15–3 49 Recap 42 January 15 Vancouver 4–0 Philadelphia Miller 19,571 24–15–3 51 Recap 43 January 16 Vancouver 3–0 Carolina Miller 13,093 25–15–3 53 Recap 44 January 19 Vancouver 2–1 Florida Miller 9,373 26–15–3 55 Recap 45 January 20 Vancouver 1–4 Tampa Bay Miller 18,517 26–16–3 55 Recap 46 January 27 Anaheim 4–0 Vancouver Miller 18,813 26–17–3 55 Recap 47 January 30 Buffalo 2–5 Vancouver Miller 18,570 27–17–3 57 Recap
February: 8–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 4–4–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 48 February 1 Minnesota 4–2 Vancouver 18,438 27–18–3 57 Recap 49 February 3 Winnipeg 2–3 Vancouver OT 18,509 28–18–3 59 Recap 50 February 5 San Jose 5–1 Vancouver Miller 18,508 28–19–3 59 Recap 51 February 7 Pittsburgh 0–5 Vancouver Miller 18,870 29–19–3 61 Recap 52 February 9 Vancouver 3–5 Minnesota Miller 18,804 29–20–3 61 Recap 53 February 11 Vancouver 5–4 Chicago OT Lack 21,346 30–20–3 63 Recap 54 February 13 Boston 2–5 Vancouver Miller 18,870 31–20–3 65 Recap 55 February 14 Vancouver 2–3 Calgary Miller 19,289 31–21–3 65 Recap 56 February 16 Minnesota 2–3 Vancouver Lack 18,465 32–21–3 67 Recap 57 February 19 Vancouver 5–4 NY Rangers SO Miller 18,006 33–21–3 69 Recap 58 February 20 Vancouver 2–4 New Jersey Lack 14,822 33–22–3 69 Recap 59 February 22 Vancouver 4–0 NY Islanders Miller 16,170 34–22–3 71 Recap 60 February 24 Vancouver 2–1 Boston Lack 17,565 35–22–3 73 Recap 61 February 26 Vancouver 3–6 Buffalo Lack 19,070 35–23–3 73 Recap
March: 10–4–2 (Home: 5–4–1 ; Road: 5–0–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 St. Louis 5–6 Vancouver SO 18,870 36–23–3 75 Recap 63 March 3 San Jose 6–2 Vancouver 18,535 36–24–3 75 Recap 64 March 5 Vancouver 2–3 Arizona SO Lack 12,589 36–24–4 76 Recap 65 March 7 Vancouver 3–2 San Jose Lack 17,562 37–24–4 78 Recap 66 March 9 Anaheim 1–2 Vancouver Lack 18,557 38–24–4 80 Recap 67 March 12 Los Angeles 4–0 Vancouver Lack 18,663 38–25–4 80 Recap 68 March 14 Toronto 1–4 Vancouver Lack 18,870 39–25–4 82 Recap 69 March 17 Philadelphia 1–4 Vancouver Lack 18,870 40–25–4 84 Recap 70 March 19 Columbus 6–2 Vancouver Lack 18,668 40–26–4 84 Recap 71 March 21 Vancouver 4–1 Los Angeles Lack 18,230 41–26–4 86 Recap 72 March 22 Vancouver 3–1 Arizona Markstrom 12,405 42–26–4 88 Recap 73 March 24 Winnipeg 2–5 Vancouver Lack 18,870 43–26–4 90 Recap 74 March 26 Colorado 4–1 Vancouver Lack 18,870 43–27–4 90 Recap 75 March 28 Dallas 4–3 Vancouver OT Lack 18,595 43–27–5 91 Recap 76 March 30 Vancouver 4–1 St. Louis Lack 19,204 44–27–5 93 Recap 77 March 31 Vancouver 5–4 Nashville SO Lack 17,113 45–27–5 95 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Vancouver 1–3 Chicago 21,901 45–28–5 95 Recap 79 April 4 Vancouver 4–5 Winnipeg Lack 15,016 45–29–5 95 Recap 80 April 6 Los Angeles 1–2 Vancouver SO Lack 18,870 46–29–5 97 Recap 81 April 9 Arizona 0–5 Vancouver Lack 18,796 47–29–5 99 Recap 82 April 11 Edmonton 5–6 Vancouver OT 18,870 48–29–5 101 Recap
Legend:

Detailed records

Western Conference
Central Division
	1–0–0	1–1–0	2–1–0	4	10	8
	0–1–0	1–1–0	1–2–0	2	9	13
	0–1–1	0–1–0	0–2–1	1	6	12
	1–1–0	0–1–0	1–2–0	2	8	11
	0–1–0	1–1–0	1–2–0	2	7	12
	1–0–0	2–0–0	3–0–0	6	14	7
	2–0–0	0–1–0	2–1–0	4	12	9
Total	5–4–1	5–6–0	10–10–1	21	66	72
Pacific Division
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
	1–1–1	1–0–1	2–1–2	6	8	12
	2–1–0	1–0–1	3–1–1	7	17	10
	1–1–0	1–1–0	2–2–0	4	9	8
	2–0–0	3–0–0	5–0–0	10	21	15
	1–2–0	1–1–0	2–3–0	4	9	14
	0–2–0	3–0–0	3–2–0	6	12	16
Vancouver Canucks	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	7–7–1	10–2–2	17–9–3	37	76	75

Eastern Conference
Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	7	3
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	8	8
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	7	6
	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	3	4
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	4	5
	1–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–1	3	7	7
	0–1–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0	3	8
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	6	6
Total	6–2–0	2–5–1	8–7–1	17	45	47
Metropolitan Division
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	7	1
	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	7	6
	1–0–0	0–1–0	1–1–0	2	4	4
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	7	2
	0–1–0	1–0–0	1–1–0	2	6	9
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	8	1
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	8	0
	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	4	8	5
Total	6–2–0	7–1–0	13–3–0	26	55	28

Playoffs

Player statistics

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		45	45	2,541:31	29	15	1	107	2.53	1,198	.911	6	0	0	0
style=white-space:nowrap		41	35	2,323:57	18	13	4	95	2.45	1,201	.921	2	0	0	2
style=white-space:nowrap		3	2	77:38	1	1	0	4	3.09	33	.879	0	0	0	0
Totals		82	4,943:06	48	29	5	206	2.50	2,432	.915	8	0	0	2

Playoffs

Player
style=white-space:nowrap		3	2	156:10	1	1	6	2.31	67	.910	0	0	0	0
style=white-space:nowrap		4	4	198:16	1	3	10	3.03	88	.886	0	0	0	0
Totals		6	354:26	2	4	16	2.71	155	.897	0	0	0	0

^†Traded to Canucks mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
	NHL First Star of the Week^[17]	November 24, 2014
	NHL All-Star game selection^[18]	January 10, 2015
	NHL Second Star of the Week^[19]	February 23, 2015

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st NHL goal	October 11, 2014
	500th NHL game	October 23, 2014
	300th NHL win	October 28, 2014
	800th NHL game	October 28, 2014
	200th NHL game	November 1, 2014
	300th NHL point	November 1, 2014
	400th NHL game	November 1, 2014
	1st NHL game	November 4, 2014
	1st NHL game	November 9, 2014
	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	November 20, 2014
	1st NHL assist	November 23, 2014
	1st NHL hat-trick	November 23, 2014
	1,000th NHL game	November 23, 2014
	100th NHL point	November 28, 2014
	500th NHL game	January 1, 2015
	200th NHL goal	January 3, 2015
	300th NHL game	January 8, 2015
	200th NHL game	January 19, 2015
	200th NHL game	January 27, 2015
	1st NHL game	January 30, 2015
	1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	February 1, 2015
	100th NHL game	February 3, 2015
	500th NHL point	February 7, 2015
	1st NHL assist	February 11, 2015
	1st NHL hat-trick	February 13, 2015
	600th NHL game	February 13, 2015
	1st NHL game 1st NHL goal 1st NHL point	February 16, 2015
	100th NHL assist	February 16, 2015
	900th NHL point	March 3, 2015
	800th NHL game	March 12, 2015
	400th NHL game	March 22, 2015
	400th NHL game	March 22, 2015
	700th NHL assist	April 6, 2015

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
	1st NHL playoff game 1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point	April 15, 2015
	1st NHL playoff game	April 15, 2015
	1st NHL playoff game	April 15, 2015
	1st NHL playoff assist	April 17, 2015
	1st NHL playoff goal 1st NHL playoff point	April 17, 2015
	1st NHL playoff win	April 17, 2015
	1st NHL playoff goal	April 19, 2015
	1st NHL playoff assist	April 19, 2015
	1st NHL playoff game	April 21, 2015
	1st NHL playoff game	April 23, 2015
	1st NHL playoff goal	April 25, 2015

Records

Player	Record	Date
	First Canucks goaltender to post back-to-back road game shutouts in back-to-back days	January 16, 2015
	Most career power-play goals in Canucks history	February 7, 2015
	Most saves by a Canuck goalie in a relief appearance without allowing a goal	February 22, 2015

Transactions

The Canucks been involved in the following transactions:

Trades

Date
June 27, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks: Nick Bonino Luca Sbisa 1st-round pick (24th overall) in 2014 3rd-round pick (85th overall) in 2014	To Anaheim Ducks: Ryan Kesler 3rd-round pick in 2015
June 27, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks: 2nd-round pick (50th overall) in 2014	To Tampa Bay Lightning: Jason Garrison Jeff Costello 7th-round pick in 2015
June 27, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks: Derek Dorsett	To New York Rangers: ANA's 3rd-round pick (85th overall) in 2014
June 28, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks: Linden Vey	To Los Angeles Kings: TBL's 2nd-round pick (50th overall) in 2014
November 20, 2014^[20]	To Vancouver Canucks: Will Acton	To Edmonton Oilers: Kellan Lain
November 25, 2014^[21]	To Vancouver Canucks: Andrey Pedan	To New York Islanders: Alexandre Mallet 3rd-round pick (64th overall) in 2016
January 29, 2015^[22]	To Vancouver Canucks: Adam Clendening	To Chicago Blackhawks: Gustav Forsling
March 2, 2015^[23]	To Vancouver Canucks: Cory Conacher	To New York Islanders: Dustin Jeffrey
March 2, 2015^[24]	To Vancouver Canucks: Sven Baertschi	To Calgary Flames: 2nd-round pick (53rd overall) in 2015

Free agents acquired

Player	Date	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
	July 1, 2014		3 years, $18 million
	July 1, 2014		1 year, $600,000	^[25]
	July 2, 2014		1 year, $600,000	^[26] ^[27]
	July 2, 2014		1 year, $600,000	^[28]
	July 2, 2014		2 years, $10 million

Free agents lost

Player	Date	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
	July 3, 2014		1 year, $1.5 million	^[29]
	July 11, 2014		2 years, $1.2 million	^[30] ^[31]
	July 13, 2014		1 year, $700,000	^[32] ^[33]
	July 16, 2014		1 year, $600,000	^[34] ^[35]
	July 21, 2014		1 year, $550,000	^[36] ^[37]
	July 22, 2014		1 year, $1.1 million	^[38]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Brandon McMillan^[39]		February 12, 2015

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
	July 1, 2014	1 year, $600,000 contract extension	^[40] ^[41]
	July 3, 2014	2-year, $3.5 million contract extension
	July 4, 2014	1 year, $850,000 contract extension	^[42]
	July 4, 2014	1 year, $600,000 contract extension	^[43] ^[44]
	July 5, 2014	1 year, $600,000 contract extension	^[45] ^[46]
	July 5, 2014	1 year, $2 million contract extension
	July 14, 2014	1 year, $735,000 contract extension	^[47]
	July 22, 2014	1 year, $600,000 contract extension	^[48] ^[49]
	July 22, 2014	1 year, $600,000 contract extension	^[50]
	July 24, 2014	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[51]
	July 25, 2014	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[52]

Suspensions and fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
	Illegal check to the head of Montreal defenceman Alexei Emelin.	3 games	$72,580.65	October 31, 2014	^[53]
	Illegal check to the head of San Jose forward Tommy Wingels.	–	$5,000.00	December 31, 2014	^[54]

Draft picks

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks. The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Canucks had following picks:

Round		Player	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
align=center	1	align=center	6	Jake Virtanen	RW	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
align=center	1	align=center	24	Jared McCann	C	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
align=center	2	align=center	36	Thatcher Demko	G	United States	Boston College Eagles (NCAA D1)
align=center	3	align=center	66	Nikita Tryamkin	D	Russia	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)
align=center	5	align=center	126	Gustav Forsling	D	Sweden	Linköpings HC (SHL)
align=center	6	align=center	156	Kyle Pettit	C	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
align=center	7	align=center	186	Mackenze Stewart	D	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

Draft notes

• Anaheim's first-round pick went to Vancouver, as the result of a trade on June 27, 2014, that sent Ryan Kesler and a third-round pick in 2015 to Anaheim, in exchange for Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa, a third-round pick in 2014, and this pick.^[9]
• Vancouver's fourth-round pick went to Carolina, as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013, that sent Zac Dalpe and Jeremy Welsh to Vancouver, in exchange for Kellan Tochkin and this pick.^[55]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NHL Attendance Report - 2014-15. ESPN. December 18, 2015.
2. News: Canucks fire president and GM Mike Gillis . . May 17, 2014 . April 8, 2014 . Pap . Elliott . https://web.archive.org/web/20140506094332/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+fire+president+Mike+Gillis+with+video/9714939/story.html . May 6, 2014 . live . mdy-all .
3. News: New Canucks president Trevor Linden has inherited a fine mess in Vancouver . . May 17, 2014 . April 11, 2014 . Hutchinson . Brian . https://archive.today/20140519060723/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/04/10/new-canucks-president-trevor-linden-has-inherited-a-fine-mess-in-vancouver/ . May 19, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
4. News: Canucks cite 'needed fresh start' in firing coach John Tortorella . . May 17, 2014 . May 1, 2014 . Pap . Elliott . https://web.archive.org/web/20140504061329/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+cite+needed+fresh+start+firing+coach+John+Tortorella/9797081/story.html . May 4, 2014 . live . mdy-all .
5. News: Linden gets his man Benning, who will join the Canucks immediately . . May 21, 2014 . May 21, 2014 . Botchford . Jason . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525010022/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Botchford+Linden+gets+Benning+will+join/9864983/story.html . May 25, 2014 . live . mdy-all .
6. Web site: Booth receives compliance buyout from Canucks . . July 22, 2014 . June 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703042509/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=722940 . July 3, 2014 . live . mdy .
7. Web site: Willie Desjardins named Canucks head coach . . June 27, 2014 . June 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703095848/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=723453 . July 3, 2014 . live . mdy .
8. Web site: Lightning acquire defenseman Garrison from Canucks . . June 27, 2014 . June 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630195736/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724130 . June 30, 2014 . live . mdy .
9. Web site: Ducks get Kesler in trade from Canucks . . June 27, 2014 . June 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630195730/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724128 . June 30, 2014 . live . mdy .
10. Web site: Rangers send Dorsett to Canucks for third-round pick . . June 27, 2014 . June 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630195741/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724141 . June 30, 2014 . live . mdy .
11. Web site: Canucks acquire Linden Vey from Kings . . June 28, 2014 . June 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213018/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724356 . July 14, 2014 . live . mdy .
12. Web site: Canucks sign Ryan Miller to three-year contract . . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014 . Woodley . Kevin . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704071331/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724810 . July 4, 2014 . live . mdy .
13. Web site: Canucks sign Vrbata to two-year, $10 million deal . . July 3, 2014 . July 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707055752/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=456319 . July 7, 2014 . live . mdy .
14. Web site: Zack Kassian re-signs with Canucks . . July 4, 2014 . July 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707142258/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725391 . July 7, 2014 . live . mdy .
15. Web site: Canucks re-sign Tanev – one year, $2 million . . July 5, 2014 . July 5, 2014 . Yerdon . Joe . https://web.archive.org/web/20140710023432/http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/05/canucks-re-sign-tanev-one-year-2-million/ . July 10, 2014 . live . mdy .
16. Web site: Doug Lidster named to coaching staff . . July 9, 2014 . July 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140841/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725643 . July 14, 2014 . live . mdy .
17. Web site: Hansen, Tatar and Benn named stars of the week. NHL. November 24, 2014.
18. Web site: 2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets. NHL. January 10, 2015.
19. Web site: Quick, Sedin and Pacioretty named stars of the week. NHL. February 23, 2015.
20. Web site: Oilers acquire Lain from Canucks in exchange for Acton . . November 20, 2014 . November 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141123032537/http://www.tsn.ca/oilers-acquire-lain-from-canucks-in-exchange-for-acton-1.140298 . November 23, 2014 . live . mdy .
21. Web site: Canucks acquire defenseman Pedan from Islanders . . November 25, 2014 . November 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034413/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=740944 . November 29, 2014 . live . mdy .
22. Web site: Canucks acquire Adam Clendening. January 29, 2015. canucks.nhl.com. January 29, 2015.
23. Web site: Canucks acquire Cory Conacher from Islanders. March 2, 2015. canucks.nhl.com. March 2, 2015.
24. Web site: Canucks acquire Sven Baertschi. March 2, 2015. canucks.nhl.com. March 2, 2015.
25. Web site: 2014 Free Agent Frenzy Tracker . . July 1, 2014 . July 1, 2014 . Halford . Mike . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702165849/http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/01/phts-2014-free-agent-frenzy-tracker/ . July 2, 2014 . live . mdy .
26. Web site: Canucks sign Jeffrey, O'Reilly, Sanguinetti . July 2, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707034324/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725123 . July 7, 2014 . live . mdy .
27. Web site: Dustin Jeffrey contract history . July 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140628071943/http://capgeek.com/player/499 . June 28, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
28. Web site: Cal O'Reilly contract history . July 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162636/http://www.capgeek.com/player/1060 . July 14, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
29. Web site: Santorelli agrees to contract with Maple Leafs . . July 3, 2014 . July 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707034337/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725368 . July 7, 2014 . live . mdy .
30. News: Wild signs Jordan Schroeder, re-signs Jon Blum . July 12, 2014 . July 15, 2014 . . Michael . Russo . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714040020/http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/266872731.html . July 14, 2014 . live . mdy .
31. Web site: Jordan Schroeder contract history . July 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705204207/http://www.capgeek.com/player/1645 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
32. Web site: Sabres sign forward Dalpe to one-year contract . July 13, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715014338/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=726140 . July 15, 2014 . live . mdy .
33. Web site: Zac Dalpe contract history . July 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705203739/http://www.capgeek.com/player/1635 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
34. Web site: Blues Sign Ferriero to 1-Year Deal . July 16, 2014 . July 16, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719065028/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726291 . July 19, 2014 . live . mdy .
35. Web site: Benn Ferriero contract history . July 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705211605/http://www.capgeek.com/player/1565 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
36. Web site: Prosser, Welsh agree to contracts with Blues . July 21, 2014 . July 21, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140723051601/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=726781 . July 23, 2014 . live . mdy .
37. Web site: Jeremy Welsh contract history . July 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705203259/http://www.capgeek.com/player/2221 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
38. News: Maple Leafs sign veteran winger David Booth . July 22, 2014 . July 22, 2014 . . Kevin . McGran . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728012951/http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2014/07/22/maple_leafs_veteran_winger_david_booth.html . July 28, 2014 . live . mdy .
39. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=753061 Canucks claim Brandon McMillan from waivers
40. Web site: Canucks sign Alex Biega . July 3, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140716070314/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725396 . July 16, 2014 . live . mdy .
41. Web site: Alex Biega contract history . July 3, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705200530/http://www.capgeek.com/player/1752 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
42. Web site: Yannick Weber agrees to new one-year deal with the Canucks . Swiss Hockey News . July 4, 2014 . July 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714173756/http://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/int/na/13-nhl/1803-yannick-weber-agrees-to-new-one-year-deal-with-the-vancouver-canucks . July 14, 2014 . live . mdy .
43. Web site: Canucks re-sign Joe Cannata . July 4, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141629/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725423 . July 7, 2014 . live . mdy .
44. Web site: Joe Cananta contract history . July 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705204024/http://www.capgeek.com/player/2186 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
45. Web site: Canucks re-sign Peter Andersson . July 5, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141639/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725496 . July 7, 2014 . live . mdy .
46. Web site: Peter Andersson contract history . July 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705195407/http://www.capgeek.com/player/1789 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy .
47. Web site: Vey accepts Canucks' qualifying offer . . July 14, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715043739/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=457215 . July 15, 2014 . live . mdy .
48. Web site: Canucks Sign DeFazio and Archibald . . July 22, 2014 . July 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140724171203/http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=726913 . July 24, 2014 . live . mdy .
49. Web site: Darren Archibald contract history . August 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705204700/http://www.capgeek.com/player/1904 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
50. Web site: Brandon DeFazio contract history . August 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705205333/http://www.capgeek.com/player/2316 . July 5, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
51. Web site: Hounds McCann 'thrilled' . July 24, 2014 . July 25, 2014 . . Peter . Ruicci . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811061316/http://www.saultstar.com/2014/07/24/hounds-mccann-thrilled . August 11, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
52. News: Canucks' top pick Jake Virtanen breaks news of his own signing on Twitter . July 25, 2014 . August 2, 2014 . . Brad . Ziemer . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729153514/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/hockey/vancouver-canucks/Canucks+pick+Jake+Virtanen+breaks+news/10063792/story.html . July 29, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
53. Web site: Canucks' Burrows suspended three games. . October 31, 2014.
54. Web site: Canucks' Hansen fined for illegal check to the head. . December 31, 2014.
55. Web site: Canucks acquire two forwards from Hurricanes . . May 17, 2014 . September 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312131212/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=684672 . March 12, 2014 . live . mdy .