The 2021–22 Vancouver Canucks season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The Canucks missed the playoffs for the second straight season, as they were eliminated from playoff contention when the Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in a shootout on April 26, 2022.[2]
On December 5, 2021, the Canucks fired both general manager Jim Benning, and head coach Travis Green following a slow start. This led to Bruce Boudreau to get hired as head coach. [3]
The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on July 20, 2021.[4]
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Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | ||
1 | September 26 | Vancouver | 3–5 | 10,208 | 0–1–0 | [5] | ||||
2 | September 27 | 2–4 | Vancouver | — | 1–1–0 | [6] | ||||
3 | October 1 | Vancouver | 1–4 | Calgary | 14,722 | 1–2–0 | [7] | |||
4 | October 3 | 2–3 | Vancouver | DiPietro | 9,108 | 2–2–0 | [8] | |||
5 | October 5 | Seattle | 4–0 | Vancouver | Demko | 9,268 | 2–3–0 | [9] | ||
6 | October 7 | Vancouver | 2–3 | 13,742 | 2–4–0 | [10] | ||||
7 | October 9 | Edmonton | 3–2 | Vancouver | Demko | 9,350 | 2–5–0 | [11] | ||
Notes: Game was played at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington. Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia. |
The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021,[12] with only a handful of games originally scheduled in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[13] As the result of an outbreak of COVID-19 that affected multiple teams and reduced attendance capacity in Canadian NHL cities, the league pulled out of the Olympics after postponing nearly 100 games in order to finish the regular season by April 29. Most of the postponed games were made up during the initially scheduled Olympic break in February.
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Legend: |
80 | 32 | 67 | 99 | +15 | 47 | ||
80 | 32 | 36 | 68 | +1 | 12 | ||
76 | 8 | 60 | 68 | +10 | 28 | ||
70 | 31 | 21 | 52 | +3 | 40 | ||
77 | 19 | 33 | 52 | +18 | 36 | ||
71 | 23 | 23 | 46 | −5 | 20 | ||
68 | 14 | 20 | 34 | +9 | 30 | ||
79 | 5 | 24 | 29 | +5 | 52 | ||
79 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +7 | 26 | ||
67 | 13 | 9 | 22 | +5 | 24 | ||
60 | 10 | 8 | 18 | −7 | 24 | ||
82 | 1 | 17 | 18 | +15 | 66 | ||
66 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +15 | 61 | ||
50 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 12 | ||
‡ | 49 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +3 | 22 | |
75 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −6 | 14 | ||
46 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +1 | 14 | ||
62 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −1 | 19 | ||
‡ | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 39 | ||
† | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 2 | ||
11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 0 | ||
40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 12 | ||
† | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 0 | |
18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 | ||
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | ||
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 9 | ||
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 2 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 |
64 | 61 | 3,700:39 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 168 | 2.72 | 1,967 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
17 | 14 | 796:42 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 2.94 | 400 | .903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
6 | 6 | 378:21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.74 | 218 | .950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 1 | 57:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.14 | 17 | .824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Award | data-sort-type="date" | Awarded |
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December 13, 2021[104] | |||
January 2, 2022[105] | |||
NHL All-Star game selection | January 13, 2022[106] |
Player | Milestone | data-sort-type="date" | Reached |
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1st career NHL game | October 13, 2021 | ||
1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 15, 2021 | ||
100th career NHL point | October 19, 2021 | ||
100th career NHL point | October 21, 2021 | ||
800th career NHL game | October 30, 2021 | ||
100th career NHL goal | October 30, 2021 | ||
100th career NHL game | November 14, 2021 | ||
100th career NHL assist | November 14, 2021 | ||
1st career NHL assist | November 19, 2021 | ||
1st career NHL goal | November 19, 2021 | ||
100th career NHL game | December 30, 2021 | ||
800th career NHL game | January 1, 2022 | ||
200th career NHL game | January 11, 2022 | ||
200th career NHL game | January 11, 2022 | ||
100th career NHL game | January 11, 2022 | ||
200th career NHL game | January 13, 2022 | ||
100th career NHL assist | January 23, 2022 | ||
800th career NHL game | January 25, 2022 | ||
1st career NHL win | January 27, 2022 | ||
100th career NHL game | January 29, 2022 | ||
600th career NHL game | January 31, 2022 | ||
600th career NHL game | January 31, 2022 | ||
400th career NHL point | February 8, 2022 | ||
400th career NHL point | February 8, 2022 | ||
200th career NHL point | February 21, 2022 | ||
300th career NHL game | February 24, 2022 | ||
200th career NHL point | March 26, 2022 | ||
200th career NHL game | April 19, 2022 |
Player | Record | Date | |
Most assists by Canucks defenceman in single season | April 23, 2022[107] | ||
Most points by Canucks defenceman in single season | April 26, 2022[108] |
The Canucks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To Arizona Coyotes Loui Eriksson Antoine Roussel Jay Beagle 1st-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2022 7th-round pick in 2023 | To Vancouver Canucks Oliver Ekman-Larsson Conor Garland | [109] | ||
To Winnipeg Jets Nate Schmidt | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 2022 | [110] | ||
To Tampa Bay Lightning Future considerations | To Vancouver Canucks Spencer Martin | [111] | ||
To Florida Panthers Olli Juolevi | To Vancouver Canucks Noah Juulsen Juho Lammikko | [112] | ||
To Ottawa Senators Travis Hamonic | To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick in 2022 | [113] | ||
To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Vancouver Canucks Travis Dermott | [114] | ||
To New York Rangers Tyler Motte | To Vancouver Canucks 4th-round pick in 2023 | [115] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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2-year | Free agency | [116] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
2-year | Free agency | [117] | ||||
Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [118] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
2-year | Free agency | |||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
4-year | Free agency | [119] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
2-year | Free agency | [120] | ||||
Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | ||||
Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [121] | ||||
Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [122] | |||
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [123] | |||
Waivers | [124] | |||||
Leksands IF (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [125] | |||
Frölunda HC (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [126] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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[127] | ||||||
Spartak Moscow (KHL) | 1-year | Buy-out | [128] [129] | |||
Dinamo Minsk (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [130] | |||
1-year | Buy-out | [131] [132] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [133] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [134] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [135] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [136] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [137] | ||||
Rochester Americans (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [138] | |||
Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [139] | |||
Rochester Americans (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [140] | |||
Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [141] | |||
Skelleftea AIK (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [142] | |||
Waivers | [143] | |||||
1-year | Free agency | [144] | ||||
Waivers | [145] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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5-year | Re-signing | [146] | ||
1-year | Re-signing | [147] | ||
2-year | Re-signing | [148] | ||
3-year | Entry-level | [149] | ||
1-year | Re-signing | [150] | ||
1-year | Re-signing | [151] | ||
1-year | Re-signing | [152] | ||
3-year | Re-signing | [153] | ||
6-year | Re-signing | [154] | ||
3-year | Re-signing | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [155] | ||
2-year | Entry-level | [156] | ||
1-year | Extension | [157] | ||
2-year | Extension | |||
1-year | Extension | |||
3-year | Extension | [158] | ||
1-year | Extension | [159] | ||
1-year | Extension | |||
1-year | Extension |
See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks. Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held virtually via video conference call on July 23 and 24, 2021 from the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||
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2 | 41 | Danila Klimovich | C | Belarus | Minskie Zubry (Vysshaya Liga) | |
5 | 137 | Aku Koskenvuo | G | Finland | HIFK Hockey (U20 SM-sarja) | |
5 | 140 | Jonathan Myrenberg | D | Sweden | Sollentuna HC (Hockeyettan) | |
6 | 169 | Hugo Gabrielson | D | Sweden | Halmstad Hammers HC (Hockeyettan) | |
6 | 178 | Connor Lockhart | C | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) | |
7 | 201 | Lucas Forsell | LW | Sweden | Färjestad BK (J20 SuperElit) |